It still exists. Artelia gave birth to three children between 1853 and 1856: daughter Mary Elizabeth Duke (1853-1899), and sons Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke (the latter more commonly known as "Buck"). In 1858, oldest son Sidney caught typhoid fever and died. Artelia, who had been caring for Sidney, also succumbed to the illness ten days later.

Very little is known about Duke's antebellum views on politics. It is known that Duke