Daughter of Jordan World Bowden and Edith Isabella May Bowden.

Married to Joseph Henry Duke around 1899.

Joseph and Susan were the parents of:
Myrick Jordan Duke
Joseph William Duke
Edith Mickey Duke Fleming(1907-unk)
Matthew Thomas Duke
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Bowden
Age in 1870: 2
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Union, Nash, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Nashville
Household Members: Name Age
J W Bowden 35
Edith Bowden 27
Penelope Bowden 8
Mary Bowden 5
Susan Bowden 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Boudean
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Cedar Rock, Franklin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jordan Boudean
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Isabella Boudean
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Household Members: Name Age
Jordan Boudean 44
Isabella Boudean 39
Peneopy Boudean 18
Mary E. Boudean 15
Susan Boudean 12
Lucy Boudean 8
John Boudean 4
William Boudean 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Duke
Age: 30
Birth Date: Sep 1869
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Cedar Rock, Franklin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joseph H Duke
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph H Duke 56
Susan Duke 30

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan M Duke
Age in 1910: 43
Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Cypress Creek, Franklin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joseph H Duke
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph H Duke 65
Susan M Duke 43
Myrick Duke 7
Joseph Duke 4
Edith Duke 3
Matthew Duke 0

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Susie Duke
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Cypress Creek, Franklin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: J H Duke
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
J H Duke 74
Susie Duke 51
Myrick Duke 17
Joseph Duke 14
Edith Duke 12
Matthew Duke 9

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Ann Duke
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Cypress Creek, Franklin, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Susan Ann Duke 60
Matthew Duke 20

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Duke
Age: 72
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina
Street: Avent Street
House Number: 612
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Household Members: Name Age
M G Duke 37
Rosa Duke 33
Joyce Duke 12
Susan Duke 72

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mrs. Suson Mae Duke
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 82
Marital status: Widowed 3
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1868
Birth Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 2 Jun 1950
Death Location: Rural, Nash
Father's Name: Will W Bowden
Mother's Name: Elizabeth May
Residence: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina
Cause of death: Coronary occlusion, chronic cholecystectasia
Informant: M J Duke, Rocky Mount, NC