PERRY CO. IL
Formed 1827 from Randolph, Jackson
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1830-1840 Perry Co. IL Census
      No Duncan indexed

1850 Perry Co. IL Census
Pg.391, #828, Stephen DUNCAN 34 OH farmer $500
                  Mary Ann 26 OH
                  Sylvester 1, Casander 6/12 IL
(MAD: Stephan Duncan mar. Mary Ann Mecom 8/10/1848; son of James Duncan of 1850 Washington Co. IL census)

1860 Perry Co. IL Census
Twp.4 Range 1W, P.O. Tamaroa
Pg.5, #32-32, Stephen DUNCAN 45 OH farmer $2000-$753
                  Mary A. 25 OH
                  Osker (m) 9, Aramenta (f) 6, Alafin (f) 4 IL
                  Woten? (m) 2, Chalin (m) 5/12 IL
                  (MAD: Woten? has also been read as Walter)
Pg.5, #34-34, John MUMBOWER 52 PA farmer $1600-$805
                  Eliza A. 35 TN
                  James W. 24 OH farmer
                  Mary J. 22 OH
                  Ellen 19 IL
                  Henry G/C. 17 IL farmer
                  George W. 14 IL
                  Martha DUNCAN 15 IL
                  Marion (m) 13, Margaret 11 IL
                  Peter MUMBOWER 1 IL
Pg.13, #88-88, James DUNCAN 30 OH farmer $800-$300
                  Mary J. 20 OH
                  Mary E. 3, Temperance 2 IL
                  Nancy E. 4/12 IL
                  (MAD: 1850 Washington Co. IL census with James; James Duncan mar. Mary J. Wheatley 2/13/1855)
Pg.23, #167-167, Thomas DUNCAN 35 OH blacksmith $1500-$600
                  Elizabeth M. 22 OH
                  Mary A. 2, Isaac N. 1 IL
                  Henry WEEKS 22 OH apprentice blacksmith
                  (MAD: Thadius Duncan, 1850 Washington Co. IL census with James, mar. Elizabeth M. Mumbower 9/18/1856)
Twp.4S Range 3W, P.O. Pinckneyville
Pg.34, #231-231, James DUNCAN 49 IRE farmer $400-$200
                  Mary A. 40 IRE
                  James 18, "Rebeca" 14, Jain (f) 12 IRE
                  David 11, Eliza 9 IRE
                  Mary 7, William 5, Fanny D. (f) 2 IL
Twp.6 Range 1W, P.O. DuQuinn
Pg.171, #1231-1231, Charles DUNCAN 52 TN day laborer $200-$300
                  Mariah 50 TN
                  Rufus 17 IL day laborer

1870 Perry Co. IL Census (pg.140 also from Denzil Mauldin 1/1987)
Twp.6 Range 1W, P.O. DuQuoin
Pg.140, #26-26, GADDIS, William 36 PA farmer $0-$0
                  Harriet 30 OH keeping house
                  Georgiana (f) 10, Josephine 8 OH at home
                  Laura 4, Ellis (m) 3 IL
                  Henry 4/12 IL b.Mar.
                  Mary 8 OH
                  DUNCAN, David 20 KY farm laborer
Twp.4S Range 3W, P.O. Pinckneyville
Pg.215, #21-21, DUNCAN, James 59 IRE farmer $600-$200, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary A. 52 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  David 21 IRE farm laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Eliza 19 IRE teaching school, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary 16, William 13 IL at home, parents of foreign birth
                  Taunie (f) 11 IL, parents of foreign birth
Twp.4S Range 4W, P.O. Coulterville
Pg.259, #116-116, MAXWELL, Robt. 52 IRE farmer $4000-$700, parents of foreign birth
                  Jane? (f) 48 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  William 22 IL farm laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Martha 18, Margaret 17 IL, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNCAN, George 14 IL farm laborer
                  BENEDICT, Wm. 23 IL farm laborer
 

ESTATE RECORDS

Perry Co. IL Probate, Box #367, File 1584 (from Deone Penquite 2/1989, MAD's extract)
      Depositions of Watson McConnell, Thos. McConnell, Wm. Duncan, in the matter of the last will and testament of Jas. Duncan, deceased; probate thereof pending in Perry Co., filed Feb. 8, 1886.
      Certification in Clay Co. IL by William I. Clifton, Clerk of the County Court of signature of Gersham A. Hoff, who was county judge of Clay Co., dated 3 Dec. 1885.
      Original Will: I, James Duncan, living in Township 4, Range 3 N., Section 11, in Perry Co. IL, America ... to my wife Mary Anne Duncan (whose maiden name was Boyle) if she survives me, all my real estate and personal property ... for her natural life, and at her death to be divided amongst our children: 1/2 of entire estate to our son William Duncan, deducting what we may give him before our death; the other 1/2 to be divided: to our eldest son and daughter, Rebecca and David B., $5 each, the remainder equally among our four daughters Jane, Elira (Elisa?), Mary D. and Fannie D. Appoint William B. Anderson sole executor. Owing to the many unprovoked, untruthful and slanderous attacks made upon us from time to time by our son-in-law Robert D. Williamson, we consider ourselves justified in coming to the conclusion to prevent as far as possible his receiving into his hands any share of our real estate or personal property, and at the same time earnestly request our other daughters who are to receive the portion amongst them mentioned in the will, do see to our eldest daughter (Williamson's wife) that she suffer not for the necessary comforts of life through her husbands neglect or carelessness. 28 Sept. 1883. /s/ James Duncan, Mary Anne Duncan. Wit. Robert McConnell, Thomas McConnell, Watson McConnell, William Duncan.
 

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, Charles T., minor Duncan, Nancy, Gdn.; I 13 Ill Cav.; 1865 Feb. 27, Minor Appl. #84471, Cert. #59893. (MAD: ? mar. 1852 Franklin Co. IL; of Perry Co. IL per IL Civil War database)
      Dunkan, Francis M., mother Mumbower, Dicy A.; D 136 Ill Inf.; 1890 Aug. 27, Mother Appl. #482943, no cert., Ill. (MAD: of Tamaroa [Perry Co.] IL per IL Civil War database)
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

Jefferson Co. IL Death Records, 1877-1915 (FHL film 1,004,737)
      1-59: Stephen Duncan. #765, report June 3, 1882, Stephen Duncan, male, white, age 65, farming, died May 15, 1882, married, born TN, resided IL about 30 years, died Dodds Twp, Jefferson Co. IL, of pneumonia, burial near Tamarsa, Perry Co. IL, undertaker Jos. F. Carroll. (MAD: 1850 Perry Co. IL census, b. OH)
 

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