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The Jukes in 1915

Creator: Arthur H. Estabrook (author)
Date: 1916
Publisher: Carnegie Institution of Washington
Source: Available at selected libraries

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Returning again to our main line, let us consider Angeline (b. 1833), sister of Aubrey, IV 28, son of Aaron. She is described by Dugdale as follows: "Insane tendency; husband beat her; assault and battery, county jail, 90 days; first husband killed morning after marriage; at 36, melancholic; at 41, suicide." She married an habitual drunkard who was also a pauper. They had one son, of whom nothing is known.

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Alaric, IV 37, born 1835, brother of Angeline, was a "laborer; lazy; 1857, outdoor relief, 1 year; 1864, outdoor relief, 2 years." He enlisted in the Civil War and now receives a pension of a dollar a day. He owns a small place in Z, is cross and cranky, but takes good care of his wife Bernice, V 245, who has been blind for 40 years. Bernice is a descendant of Bell, Clara, and Delia Juke, and is a typical person of that blood, both in appearance and behavior. She is ignorant and superstitious and has no children.

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Annie, IV 32, sister of Angeline, was born in 1829. She bad one illegitimate child by Sanford, IV 30. She then married, but her husband was killed while committing a bank robbery. She cohabited with Gilead, IV 33, who had been sent to State prison for 3 years for burglary in the third degree. She had one child by Gilead, Walt, V 172, who is semi-industrious but intemperate. He married consanguineously, Catherine, V 290, who died leaving no children. He then married her sister Celia, V 294, but is not living with her at the present time. After Gilead's death Annie went to live with another man.

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Sarah, V 171, Annie's daughter, was born in 1843. She had never any schooling or desire to broaden herself by study, has a defective make-up, is a "typical Juke." At times she is intemperate. She works only when disposed to and as a result does not accomplish much. Her house is kept in a neat condition, but her personal appearance is far from being so. Her husband, Franklin, V 170, has always been a steady worker, but he puts the money he earns into wild-cat schemes and therefore is very poor. Several years ago he built a small house which still remains unpainted. He is temperate and bears a fair reputation in the community. Soon after marriage Franklin and Sarah moved from the Juke region to a small manufacturing city in a neighboring State, where they still live. The children of this couple who grew up are now described.

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The first, VI 438, now 45, did average work as a pupil in school, but soon after leaving became a clandestine prostitute. This career was closed with her marriage at 17 to VI 437, a man of energy and push. She is fat, humorous, and jovial, is capable and makes a good wife. Three of the eight children born to her and her husband died in infancy, two are well married, two boys are in school and, though mentally slow, are doing fair work, and one child is still young.

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VI 440, the second living child of Sarah, although a steady worker, is continually moving here and there and so has never accumulated anything. He is now rather poor, is married and has three children: a boy, VII 408, mentally deficient, and a typical "street tough"; a girl, VII 409, rather refined, quiet, and honest; a boy, VII 410, half way between the two in character.

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The third living child of Sarah, VI 443, was capable in school but a harlot before marriage. She is now a hard worker and very neat, and bears a good reputation. By her first husband she had two children who are bright, intelligent, well brought up, and of good character. She has had two other marital experiences.

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VI 447, son of Sarah, now 31, was an average pupil in school, went into an office, and is now a traveling salesman with a good position. He is married, and his one child, now 10, is a neat, well-behaved, capable girl.

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The next in this group, VI 449, is not as "smart" as the others, but is a steady-going man and tries hard to get along. He married an intelligent, tidy, capable woman and has two children: a girl, aged 7, who is ataxic and mentally confused, and a boy, aged 5, normal physically.

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The last in the family under description is VI 451, and he resembles the old Jukes in caliber. He is intemperate, a wanderer, and only semi-industrious; is married, but has left his wife.

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Here an out marriage and a new environment many miles from the old Juke country are producing a new type of people - for the most part energetic and capable, both physically and mentally. Three out of these six children of Franklin and, Sarah are socially fit. Of the other three, one has two undesirable children; another has one; and the third has no descendants.

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Ada's third legitimate child was Aurora, III 4. Aurora was a "harlot; not industrious; healthy; temperate; 1835, poorhouse, 1 year; child born; dead." She married Gerald, III 5, a "laborer; mulatto; licentious, lazy; no property; 1830, county jail; syphilis." The mating produced nine children: Alan; Anna Maria, IV 39, whose descendants will be described under Effie Juke; Austin; Adolph IV 42, "laborer; octoroon; 1835, poorhouse, 1 year; lazy; licentious; intemperate"; Abby, IV 44, octoroon, who married a mulatto; Anna, IV 46, "harlot; born 1822; at 35, widow with 4 children, outdoor relief, 2 years; dead"; Asa, IV 49, "laborer; syphilis; licentious, lazy; at 2, poorhouse, 1 year; 7, poorhouse, 1 year; 46, outdoor relief, 1 year, intemperate"; married and had two girls, both of whom died in infancy; IV 51, "at 1, poorhouse, died young"; and Abner, IV 52, "1835, born in poorhouse; fate unknown."

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