Duncan research files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson the Genealogy Bug Last revised July 28, 2003

LAWRENCE CO. IL
Formed 1821 from Crawford, Edwards
Clay formed 1824 from Wayne, Lawrence, Fayette
Richland formed 1841 from Clay, Lawrence
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1830-1840 Lawrence Co. IL Census
        No Duncan indexed

1840 Lawrence Co. IL Census
Pg.172  Thos. Gardner       0020,001   - 0202,1010,001
   192  Jos. Gardner        1100,1     - 2010,0
   193  Rich. Gardner       0102,1001  - 0010,0001
        Bej. Coats          0000,01    - 2100,1
        Jno. Gardner        2100,1     - 1010,1
        Stephen Gardner     0100,01    - 0000,1
   (MAD: pg.193 names next to each other;
         1850 Richland Co. IL census)

1850 Lawrence Co. IL Census
(no Twp)
Pg.23, #322-322, William P? C?LARK? (BLUARK?) 38 OH farmer $1000
                  Phebe 36 OH
                  Jacob 14 IL
                  Elizabeth 10 IL
                  William 3 IL
                  Mary DUNCAN 17 OH

1860 Lawrence Co. IL Census
      No Duncan indexed

1870 Lawrence Co. IL Census
Bridgeport
Pg.51, #32-32, DUNCAN, Wm. 42 OH boat maker $1200-$500
                  Narcisa 33 OH keeping house
                  Rosetta (f) 19 OH teacher
                  Alice 13, Joseph 10 IL
                  Sarah 8, Emma 6 IL
                  (MAD: 1860 Calhoun Co. IL census)
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1884 "Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, Historical & Biographical" pub. by F.A. Battey (FHL book 977.37 H2b and film 982,429 item 5)
      No Duncan; no Richard Gardner or Garner.
      Pg.802-3: Richland Co. IL; Claremont Township; Joel Gardner, farmer, born Dec. 18, 1825 in (then) Lawrence Co. IL, and now lives within a quarter of a mile from the spot on which he was born. Joel is the son of Thomas and Frances (Calhoun) Gardner. His father was born in GA and his mother in SC. Thomas moved to IN, where he engaged in farming, and in about 1822 emigrated to IL, and entered 93 acres known as the Peter Colvin farm, and there he died, Jan. 9, 1864, in his 72nd year; his wife died Oct. 10, 1855, aged 60 years, she the dau. of Hugh Calhoun, from whom Calhoun Prairie derived its name. The subject of this sketch ... mar. in 1846 to Rachel E. Heap, born in Muskingum Co. OH, Jan. 10, 1827, died Jan. 24, 1873; mar. 2nd Mrs. Sarah E. Edwards, Nov. 26, 1874, born in LaRue Co. KY June 23, 1838 ...
      (MAD: Thomas Gardner may have been a brother of Richard Gardner of Richland Co. IL, who had been in the War of 1812, from GA, whose wife was Martha Duncan)
 

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