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- 1900 Census, Texas, Comanche County, 4th Justice Precinct: David Luker, b. Mar 1881, age 19, born in Texas, father born in Alabama, mother born in Mississippi; listed as a “brother-in-law” under entry for John P. Ewing (believe that the correct relationship should be “nephew” since John P. Ewing is most likely Mollie Ewing’s (David’s mother) brother.}
1900 Census: TX: Comanche: 4 Justice Precinct: pg. 181:
Luker, David, Mar. 1881, 19, single, born in TX, father born in AL, mother born in ?, farm labor.
1920 Census, Montana, Wibaux County, School District No. 4: Luker, David, head, age 38, single, born in Texas, father born in Alabama, mother born in Mississippi, farm laborer.
1930 Census: Montana: Wibaux: School District 4, p. 1 of 2:
Luker, David, head, owns, 49, single, born in Texas, father born in Mississippi, mother born in Alabama, farmer, general farm.
At the time of Benjamin Luker’s death (1929), David Luker lived in Wibaux, Montana.
From ML Ward’s website: “David Luker was a translator during World War I. He spoke several languages and served as a translator in WWI. After the war, he lived alone in Montana; in his later years, he lived with his nephew, Ira O’Quinn Sturkie.”
Gravestone reads: Texas 1 CL PVT Co. D 7 Infantry
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