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CHRISTIAN CO. IL
Formed 1839 from Sangamon, Shelby
CENSUS RECORDS
1840 Christian Co. IL Census
No Duncan indexed
1850 Christian Co. IL Census
Pg.128, #90-93, Elijah DUNCAN 51 NC farmer $1500
Temperance 39 KY
Lander J. (m) 18, Martin V. 11 IL
Marcane P. (f) 7 IL
George D. 3, Martha 6/12 IL
(MAD: Elijah Duncan mar. Temperance McKinney 3/12/1835 Sangamon Co. IL; perhaps the same Elijah Duncan who had mar. Ruthy Goffa 12/29/1820 in Rockingham Co. NC)
Pg.129, #107-110, N.H. DUNCAN (m) 37 NC farmer $200
Rebecca 32 OH
Wm. R. 7, George E. 2 IL
William C. 23 NC farmer
(MAD: Nathaniel Duncan, 1840 Sangamon Co. IL census; Nathaniel H. Duncan mar. Rebecca Britton 1/1/1840 Sangamon Co. IL)
1860 Christian Co. IL Census
P.O. Taylorville
Pg.758, #756-677, Elijah DUNCAN 62 NC farmer $6000-$300
Temperance 41 NC domestic
Martin 21, Marliana P. (f) 17 IL
Martha A. 10, Amanda E. 8 IL
Temperance E. 4, Lucinda 2 IL
Pg.758, #759-680, Rebecca DUNCAN 41 OH farmer $4000-$1500
George E. (m) 11 IL "domestic"
Joseph W. 5 IL
John COOPER 25 GERMany farmer
Amanda DUNCAN 12 IL
Pg.772, #875-782, L.J. DUNCAN (m) 28 IL farmer $0-$250
Rodisa (f) 29 IL domestic
Ruth J. 5 IL
James A. 1 IL
Joseph WESTBROOKS 23 IL (blank) $0-$50
(MAD: Leander Jackson Duncan mar. Rodisa Westbrook 8/21/1853; one Leander J. Duncan mar. Mrs. Sarah E. Watts 8/25/1870)
Pg.788, #998-916, Jerome DUNCAN 30 IL farmer $1000-$500
Nancy E. 21 IL domestic
Mary M. 7, Francis E. (m) 1 IL
(MAD: Jerome Duncan mar. Nancy E. Southwick 2/7/1852 Sangamon Co. IL; 1850 Jersey Co. IL census)
1870 Christian Co. IL Census
Ricks Twp.
Pg.70, #56-53, RANDALL, W.S. (m) 43 NC farmer $8,000-$1,000
Sarah 42 KY k.h.
Edward 17 IL farm L.
Rebecca 15, Julia 12 IL "w.ocp."
Charles 12, Belle (f) 9 IL
Martha 8, Eva 4 IL
DUNCAN, Wallace (m) 17 CAN farm L., parents of foreign birth
HARRISBARNES?, Hen. (m) 14 VA farm L.
COLSSWRIGHT? (COLPWRIGHT?), Ed 24 IL farm L.
Pana
Pg.112, #193-201, VANDARSES? (VANDEVERE?), Joel 78 NC retired farmer, $6,000-$1,000
Rebecca 82 OH keeping house $10,000-$0
DUNCAN, Douglas 14 OH at school
(MAD: one Joel Vandevere mar. Rebecca Duncan 10/19/1860, she perhaps the widow of Nathaniel Duncan)
Pg.114, #227-238, McDANIEL, C. (m) 38 VA working harness & horse? $0-$0
Telara (f) 26 OH keeping house
Charles 10, Estella 8 IL at school
DUNCAN, Amanda 19 IL domestic svt.
Taylorville PO, Twp.13N R1W
Pg.141, #54-54, DUNCAN, D.S. (m) 24 OH farmer $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
David 50 IRE farmer $8,000-$2,500, parents of foreign birth
Jane 44 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
MEHONY, William 35 IRE works on farm, parents of foreign birth
Taylorville PO, Twp.13N R2W
Pg.160, #197-197, DUNCAN, Tempy (f) 57 TN keeping house $2,000-$200
T.M?.V?. (m) 30 IL teamster $0-$500
M.T. (f) 27 IL
Amanda 18 IL
Lizzie 14, Lucy 12 IL attending school
Angeline 5 IL
Blueville PO, Twp.14N R3W
Pg.220, #3-3, SWAN??, Andrew 42 VT farmer $5,000-$1,300
Rachel 43 IL keeping house
CURTIS, William 14 IL f.h?.
DUNCAN, John 37 IL working on farm
Randallville PO, Twp.15N R1W
Pg.235, #45-45, DUNCAN, D. (m) 41 KY farmer $3,200-$700?
Ann 34 KY keeping house
William 15 KY works on farm
Lilian (f) 13 KY
(MAD: ? Daniel Duncan, ? 1860 Montgomery Co. KY census, wife Amelia)
Mt.Auburn PO, Twp.15N R1W
Pg.238, #80-80, DRENAN, John 43 KY farmer $8,400-$2,000
Henrietta 37 KY keeping house
Alferd 18, Franklin 17, John 15 KY
Delia (f) 14, E.A. (f) 12, Emma 10 KY
Henry 9, George 7 KY
Adelia 5, Corne? (f) 3, James 1 IL
E.W. (m) 27 KY works on farm
(MAD: indexed as John Duncan)
LAND RECORDS
Christian Co. IL Deed index (grantors 1839-1857 on FHL film 989,022; grantees 1839-1856 on FHL film 989,024)
2-472: 1847, Elijah Duncan from Charles Clark, goods & chattels
2-490: 7/12/1848, Elijah Duncan mortgage to trustees of school part of Sec. 9, 15, 16, T13 R3W
4-547: 1/1853, Elijah Duncan to John T. Jones
5-538: 1/1854, Elijah Duncan to Elias Hughes
5-587: 1854, Elijah Duncan from John C. Watson, 40a, N 1/2 lot 3, Sec. 31, T12 R2W
6-521: 1854, Nathaniel H. Duncan from Saml. L. Ridgeway, 30a S end Sec. 15 T12 R3, and 10a on N end of E 1/2 SE 1/4, and N 1/2 & E 1/2 off W 1/2 of E ... Sec. 14 T12 R3.
9-154: 11/1856, Elijah Duncan to J.M. & J.J. King
ESTATE RECORDS
Christian Co. IL Probate Journal (FHL film 986,724)
Vol. 1, 1839-1848 - no Duncan indexed
Vol. 1-1/2, 1848-1855 - no Duncan indexed
Christian Co. IL Order Book 1839-1849, wills etc. (FHL film 986,730)
no index
MILITARY RECORDS
Pension Index Card File, alphabetical; of the Veterans Administrative Contact and Administration Services, Admin. Operations Services, 1861-1934; Duff to A-J Duncan (negative FHL film 540,888, some cards very faint); Joseph Duncan to Dunn (positive FHL film 540,889, some cards very dark)
Cataloged under Civil War, 1861-1865, pensions, indexes; does not say if Confederate or Federal, but probably Federal. Negative film, some cards much too faint or dark to read, some cards blurred or faded, particularly the service unit and the dates of application. Most of the very faint or dark cards were in a slightly different format, with space for years enlisted and discharged which were sometimes filled in. Many of these were for service in later years, although one or two were for service ca 1866.
Name of soldier, alias, name of dependent widow or minor, service (military unit or units), date of filing, class (invalid or widow or minor or other), Application #, Certificate #, state from which filed (sometimes blank), attorney (sometimes blank, MAD: did not usually copy), remarks. Sometimes the "Invalid" or "Widow" class had an "s" added to it before the application #; occasionally the area for the service information included a circled "S". The minor's name was frequently that of the guardian rather than the minor.
The military unit was frequently the Company Letter, the Regiment Number, sometimes US Vet Vol Inf. (US Veteran Volunteer Infantry), L.A. (Light Artillery), H.A. (Heavy Artillery), US C Inf (US Colored? Infantry), Cav. (Cavalry), Mil. Guards, V.R.C. (?Volunteer Reserve Corps?), etc. Sometimes there were several service units given.
Cards appear to be arranged by the last name, first name, middle initial if any, and state (including "US") of service.
Duncan, Leander J., widow Duncan, Sarah E.; D 130 & E 77 Ill. Inf.; 1885 April 23, Invalid Appl. #538281, no cert.; 1888 Feb. 24, Widow Appl. #368188, Cert. #344897, Ill. (MAD: 1850 Christian Co. IL census)
HISTORIES before 1923
1904 "Past and Present of Christian County, Illinois" by Hon. J.C. McBride, pub. by S.J. Clarke (FHL film 934,973 item 1, book 68)
Introduction refers to the author's use of "notes compiled by the late Dr. Calvin Goudy."
First Settlement and Early Settlements:
Pg.30: Elijah Duncan, a native of North Carolina, settled on the west side of Bear Creek in 1847; there was born to him sixteen children.
MAD: No Duncan biography or other mention found.
1876 "History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : centennial record" by John Carroll Power, pub. Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson & Co. (Los Angeles Public Library book; FHL book 977.356 D3p and film 1,000,513 item 4; also from Carolyn Jensen, Sue Monaghan, Donald Neal Duncan)
SM: Note: Additional information is available for most of the families that married with the Duncans listed below.
Pg.672: Nancy E. Southwick, was born 1 May 1833, daughter of William Southwick b. 1807 and Louvicy Proctor b. 1811 (and granddaughter of Jesse Southwick 1762-1826 and Nancy Moore 1770-1845). Nancy E. Southwick married 7 Feb. 1851 to Jerome Duncan and had three children: Mary, William D., and Charles and lived in Taylorville, Christian Co. IL.
Pg.739: Aaron Vandever, b. 7 Feb. 1785 in VA, m. June 1805 in Henry Co. KY to Nancy French, b. 19 Nov 1789 in NC. Of their 11 children, Zipporah, born in May 1827, married 25 Mar 1847 to William T. Duncan. Mrs. Zipporah Duncan died 31 Dec 1849, leaving one daughter, Amanda Duncan, who lives in Montgomery Co. IL. (MAD: 1850 Mortality Schedule shows Zipporan Duncan (f) 22 IN died Dec. in Christian Co. IL)
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