Person:Mark Dugger (2)

Mark Dugger was born ca 1784/87 in Washington Co, TN (now Carter County). He is a proven son of William Dugger (1750-1839) and his 1st wife (name unknown).

Mark Dugger was in Knox Co, KY at least by 1808.

James L. Dugger gave us an interesting story as told by Alexander F. Dugger (born 1884) about how William Dugger's three sons by his first wife ran away from home when they were still fairly young (15 and under). It was probably around 1805-1808 timeframe:

"... Three boys Julius, James and Mark Dugger had a stepmother and lived in Tenn. A mischievous boy or boys in the community committed some sort of misdemeanor and laid it on to the eldest one or the Duggers boys a fifteen year old lad. His father a strict disciplinarian took his son to task. The boy denied the blame, Later the conversation at a woman`s meeting (probably a quilting) centered on the mis-deed and all blamed the Dugger boy. Again, the father called his fifteen year old son and quizzed him. The son denied guilt. The father told him that circumstances pointed to him and that he was going to whip him. The son said to his father, "If you whip me it will be the last time that you will ever whip me." The father whipped him. At the evening meal no boys showed up, when they failed to appear by late bed time, the father and his neighbors searched the forest throughout the night for the boys. In the early morning hours the father stood on a large log and called loudly to his boys without reply. The log was hollow and the boys were spending the night in it, yet they did not answer the fathers calls. The boys found their way through the forest to what is know Knox county, Kentucky and their father never located them until all were grown and married. I do not remember which boy was oldest, but James became my g gf . My gf James was born in Knox co. ky. in 1814. He had a brother William older than he. my g gf was thrown from a horse and killed before gf was born. In 1817 his mother moved to Greene co. Ind. were Dugger relatives had previously located. Records in Bloomfield the co seat of Greene co. show that a Julius and Mark Dugger filed on land in 1816. Thus two of the run-away boys and the widow the third one were located in Green co. in the early 1800`s where my gf grew up and married and where my father was born in 1844, My father`s name was Andrew Ferguson Dugger born in clay co. nb. in 1884. I am Alexander F. Dugger born in clay co. nb in 1884 ..."

Mark Dugger was listed on the 1808 Tax list in Knox Co, KY and listed as living on Lynn Creek. Assuming he was at least 21 by this time, his birth date would have to be ca 1787 or earlier.

Mark was also listed on the 1809 and 1810 tax list in Knox Co, KY, both times on Lynn Creek.

He was not listed on the 1810 census, but his brother James Dugger had an extra male with him age 16-25 (born 1784/94), and this is probably him or his brother Julius Dugger.

On 17 Feb 1811 Mark Dugger obtained a marriage bond in Knox Co, KY to marry Jane Ross (listed as "Jincy Ross" on the bond).

Mark was listed on the 1811, and 1816 Tax Lists in Knox Co, KY on Lynn Creek.

Mark Dugger went to the Greene Co, IN area ca 1816.

I didn't find him on the 1820 census, either in KY or IN. The area that was to become Greene County was part of Sullivan Co, IN and also part of a non county area in 1820, so it is possible Mark was in this "non county" area and didn't get listed on the 1820 census.

Mark Dugger died ca July 1827 in Greene Co, IN.

Though Mark was already dead, he was named in his father William Dugger's Will in 10 Apr 1839 in Carter Co, TN: "I give and bequeath to my son, Mark Dugger, five dollars"

I don't know if William Dugger was aware that his son had died. The Will did not indicate any such knowledge.

1.   Special thanks to Wayne Dugger for information shared on this family.