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UNION CO. KY
Formed 1811 from Henderson
Webster formed 1860 from Hopkins, Union, Henderson
CENSUS RECORDS
1820-1840 Union Co. KY Census
No Duncan indexed
1850 Union Co. KY Census (no other Duncan from page by page)
District 2
Pg.473, #187, Bedford DUNCAN 23 NC farmer
Elizabeth 29 NC
J.M. (f) 3, Noah (f) 1 KY
(MAD: mar. Elizabeth Russell 11/19/1846 Henderson Co. KY; in 1870 Webster Co. KY census)
Pg.476, #235, John RUSSELL 39 KY farmer $400
Permelia 26 NC
W.J.F. (m) 7, G.W. (m) 6 KY
E.A. (f) 3, Mary J. 10/12 KY
Jane DUNKEAN 42 NC
Ben Wright (Weight?) 43 NC laborer
(MAD: Permelia Duncan per Webster Co. history)
1860 Union Co. KY Census
Morganfield
Pg.385, #792, Wm. DUNCAN 40 NC farmer $4000-1000
Mary 40 NC (uses ditto marks for state of birth)
Elizah. A. (f) 16 (ditto)
Eleas? ?. (m) 12 (ditto)
Mary F. 10 (ditto)
Martha C?. 8 (ditto)
Mary J?. 6? (ditto)
Thos. J. 2 (ditto)
Sarah A. 9/12 (ditto)
(MAD: mar. Mary Morehead 6/20/1853)
Pg.420, #773, R?.C?. MOREHEAD? (m) 25 KY farmer $1000-500
Sahella? (f) 26 KY
Martha E. 9/12 KY
Martha DUNCAN 49 KY
(MAD: Andrew J. Morehead mar. Sally Ann Duncan 11/14/1859 Henderson Co. KY)
Pg.422, #788, Nath. T. DUNCAN 25 KY farmer $1000-500
Minerva A. 25 KY
Mary E. 6, Emeline 4 KY
Susan R. 3 KY
Robert 18 KY laborer
(MAD: Nathan Duncan mar. Minerva Cottingham 2/12/1852 Henderson Co. KY; ?? 1870 Webster Co. KY census)
Pg.423, #789, Wm. DUNCAN 21 KY farmer $0-0
?Lu?vina (f) 21 KY
Pg.423, #794, Thos. DUNCAN 22? (25?) KY
Jane 23 KY
Sarah 4, Lavina 1 KY
Pg.428, #829, John RUSSELL 49 NC farmer $3000-$1000
Pamela? 39 KY
Wm. J.F. 17, Geo. W. 15 KY
Elizah. Q?.A. (f) 12, Eliza E. 8 KY
Martha T/F. 7, Thisa? C. (f) 4 KY
Jane DUNCAN 52 KY
Pg.429, #836, N.B. DUNCAN 35 KY farmer $0-0
Nancy C. 28 KY
Anderson (m) 16, William 6 KY
John 5, Marin? C. (m) 3/12 KY
(MAD: Nathan B. Duncan, in 1870 Henderson Co. KY census)
Pg.483, #1214, Eliza C. HIGGINSON 47 KY (f) farmer $6000-4000
Rebecca 23, Jefferson 13 KY
Jno. B. 11, Matilda E. 8 KY
Leonard LAY 24 KY laborer
Charles CLAXTON 21 KY laborer
(MAD: looking for Elizabeth Duncan mar. Whiteside Higginson, bond 1/15/1852 in Henderson Co. KY; no Whiteside Higginson indexed 1860 KY)
Caseyville
Pg.563, #1848, Harry DUNCAN 34 KY Marshall $500-$500
Mary E. 31 KY
Alice W?. 11 KY
Leroy A. 8 IN
Jno. B. 6, Shelby T/P?. (m) 3 KY
Eli SHAZELIN?? 11 IL
Geo. GREGORY 30 KY
(MAD: 1870 Atchison Co. MO census)
1870 Union Co. KY Census
Hills Prct., P.O. Boardley
Pg.297, #118-118, RUSSELL, James 46 TN (white) farmer $2925-2262
DUNCAN, Thomas J. 13 KY (white) farm hand
Pg.301, #184-184, DUNCAN, Peter B. 50? (51?) KY farmer $0-$165
Susan M. 39 KY keeping house
David V. 19, John H. 17 KY farm hands
Marthy A. 16, Fannie P. 10 KY
Sallie 9, Robert L. 6 KY
Nannie (f) 2 KY
(MAD: Peter indexed as age 50, but looks more like 51; 1860 Washington Co. KY census)
Morganfield Prct., P.O. Morganfield
Pg.344, #347-347, CATLETT, Juliett A?. 68 VA (blank) $15000-$0
DUNCAN, James 65 KY (white) cabinet maker $6000-$0
TAYLOR, Gibson E. 42 KY (white) sheriff $120-$3000
Juliett L. (f) 37 KY keeping house
Peter C. 17 KY depty. sheriff
Jack E. 13, Henry H. 11 KY
Gibson B. 9, Mainus? B. (f) 6 KY
Robert L. 4, Benjamin 2 KY
TAYLOR, Hannah 70 VA BLACK (blank)
Ann 35 KY BLACK
Bettie 16, Juliett (f) 12 KY BLACK
Ben 14, Mary 12 KY BLACK
Gabe (m) 6, Nora 1 KY BLACK
WALL, John H. 33 KY (white) county ct. clk. $500-$300
Virginia 16 KY
1900 Union Co. KY Census (HeritageQuest image 1/2007)
Henshaw Precinct, S.D.2, E.D.80, Sheet 1
Pg.101A, #9-9, DUNCAN, Benj. D?., head, w/m, July 1857, age 42, mar. 22y, KY VA KY farmer
Ella R., wife, w/f, Oct.1860, age 40 ("39" written above), mar. 22y, 10 ch, 6 living, KY MO KY
Herbert L., son, w/m, Jan.1887, age 19, single, KY KY KY farm laborer
Wm. W., son, w/m, Jan. 1888, age 12, single, KY KY KY at school
Ben. L., son, w/m, Oct. 1889, age 10, single, KY KY KY at school
Maggie B., dau., w/f, June 1894, age 5, single, KY KY KY
Harry L., son, w/m, Jan. 1896, age 4, single, KY KY KY
Luthur (Luher?) E., son, w/m, May 1898, age 2, single, KY KY KY
ESTATE RECORDS
Union Co. KY Will Index (FHL film 562,164)
C-536: Duncan, Isabella, Sarah Francis & Marion, appraisement. (William Duncan was guardian of minors Marion, Isabella, Sarah Frances, orphans of Nathan Duncan, decd., per bond filed 5/1/1854; from "Blue Grass Roots" Vol.10, 1983, pg.124) (MAD: see Henderson Co. KY Deed Q-449)
E-33: Duncan, Isabella, gdn. settlement
E-370: Duncan, Marvin, gdn. settlement
G-291: Duncan, B.F., will
G-547: Duncan, Bedford, will
quit
LAND RECORDS
Union Co. KY Deed Indexes (grantor index pg.105 on FHL film 562,146; grantee pg.106 on FHL film 562,150)
Grantors, pg.105: (FHL film 562,146)
F-412: 1828, J.H. & P.A.R. Duncan by atty to Thos. Holt, deed, 1000a Highland creek
L-118: 1851, B.F. & J.L. Duncan to E.L. Givens, deed, Int. 1175a Ohio River
L-611: 1853, Bedford & Elizabeth Duncan to Isham Cottingham, deed, 200a Highland Creek
O-459: 1856, N.B. Duncan by Shff to Absolem Duncan, deed, 101a Highland creek
P-330: 1856, Bedford & Elizabeth Duncan to Alexander C. Watson, deed, 146-1/2a Highland Creek
P-401: 1857, Nathan B. & Mary J. Duncan to Alexander C. Watson, deed, 23-1/2a Union Co.
S-408: 1861, Absolem & Elizabeth Duncan to Nathan T. Duncan, deed, 150a Caldwell Creek
S-409: 1861, Nathan T. & Minerva Duncan to James Ford, deed, 45a Caldwell Creek
S-537: 1861, Harvey & Mary E. Duncan to Melvina Carroll, deed, Lot 79 Caseyville
T-128: 1861, John Duncan's heirs to William Duncan Jr., Comr. deed, 208-3/4a Caldwell Creek
T-331: 1863, Harvey Duncan to John Carroll, Comr. Deed, Lot 79 Caseyville
T-376: 1864, Emily Duncan to Isham Cottingham, Deed, 130a Highland Creek
U-437: 1864, John Duncan, N.B. Duncan & Mary J. Duncan to Hiram McElroy, Comr. Deed, 127-1/2a Union Co.
Next grantor X-114, 1870, Coleman, Sarah and Rebecca Duncan - quit
Grantees, pg.106-7: (FHL film 562,150; & see Duncan grantors above)
K-378: 1850, Isaac & Rachel Gibson to Jno. Duncan, deed, 50a Highland creek
K-379: 1850, Isaac & Rachel Gibson to Jno. Duncan, deed, 58a Caldwells Creek
O-164: 1856, Isaac & Rachel Gibson to John Duncan, 104a Craborchard Creek
O-461: 1856, William Holeman by Shff to Absolem Duncan, deed, 150a Highland creek
P-470: 1857, Thomas R. & Elizabeth Givens and George & Sallie N. Huston to Elijah Duncan, 100a Highland Creek
P-472: 1857, Thomas R. & Elizabeth Givens and George & Sallie N. Huston to William Duncan, deed, 425a Highland Creek
P-495: 1857, Alexander & Ava Watson to Nathan B. Duncan, deed, 26a Union Co.
Q-234: 1858, Thomas Chapman to Harry Duncan, apprentice, Eli Morgelum
R-103: 1858, Charles Anderson to Bedford Duncan, deed, 353a Highland Creek
R-369: 1859, B. Whitledge to Wm. Duncan trust., trust deed, 81a Highland creek
S-76: 1860, Ark. IOOF Lodge Caseyville, Peter & Attoway Casey & N.H. Casey by atty & E.M. Casey to Harvey Duncan, deed, lot Union Co.
T-130: 1861, Henry Stone to Ann E., Elijah, Wm. P., and Robert Duncan, deed, 61a Highland Creek
W-574: 1868, Robert E. Grandys Heirs to Coleman & Rebecca Duncan, Comr. deed, 110a Lost & Mason Creek
W-463: 1868, Francis Ford to Sanford Duncan, deed, 264a Ohio River
58-374: 1868, James Morrison to Nancy Duncan, Comr. Deed, 300a Ohio River
Next grantee Y-532, 1872, Sarah E. Handley by trustee to Absolem Duncan, trust deed, quit.
Union Co. KY Deed (FHL film 561,087)
F-412: 24 Nov. 1828, David Holt for himself and as attorney for Joseph H. Holt, Thomas Holt, John H. Duncan and wife Paulina late Paulina A. Holt, Amelia B. Holt, James M. Holt, Foster Demartus & wife Louisa late Louisa M. Holt, legal heirs and reps. of Thomas Holt decd, late of Harrison Co. KY, to Thomas Holt of same, for $400, 1,000 acres in Union Co. KY on Highland creek in the walnut bottom entered and surveyed in the name of Joseph Blackwell and patented to William Bryon, adj. the back corner of the 1000 acre survey made for Walter C. Strong; /s/ David Holt for himself & atty for Joseph H. Holt, Thomas Holt, John H. Duncan, Paulina S.R. Duncan, Amelia B. Holt, Jane M. Holt, Foster Demartus, Louisa M. Demartus; ack. in Harrison Co. KY, 25 Feb. 1829.
COURT RECORDS
"Reports of selected civil and criminal cases decided in the Court of Appeals of Kentucky" cases decided at winter term 1866; by W.P.D. Bush, Vol.I; Kentucky Reports, Vol.64, pgs.205 to 207 (California State Law Library, Sacramento, 2/2004)
HUSTON vs. DUNCAN; Court of Appeals of Kentucky; 64 Ky. 205; 1 Bush 205; January 17, 1866, Decided.
Case 57 - Petition Equity - Jan. 17.
APPEAL from Union.
JUDGE ROBERTSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
The opinion hitherto pronounced on the same record, on the appeal as between Holeman's ex'or vs. Holeman's heirs, rules this case dependent on the same facts and principles; and still satisfied with that judgment, we will only add, in support of its principle, the following reason, peculiarly applicable to land.
While the levy on movable property puts the thing in the officer's possession, either actually or constructively, and, consequently, invests him with a special property, a levy on land gives him no such possession, and, consequently, no such title. The death of the owner of the land after the levy, and before a sale, passes the whole title to his heirs, and, without a revivor against them, there is no title subject to sale by the levying officer, who could not, if he sell, pass any title to the purchaser. Such a sale, therefore, must be void.
The judgment recognizing the validity of the sale as between the parties to this appeal is therefore reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings, as indicated in the opinion just referred to, between other parties in the same case.
NOTE BY REPORTER. -- See case of Holeman's ex'r vs. Holeman's heirs, post. (MAD: 65 Ky. 514)
"Reports of selected civil and criminal cases decided in the Court of Appeals of Kentucky" cases decided at summer term 1867; by W.P.D. Bush, Vol.II; Kentucky Reports, Vol.65, pgs.514 to 519 (California State Law Library, Sacramento, 2/2004)
HOLEMAN'S ex'r vs. HOLEMAN'S heirs, &c; Court of Appeals of Kentucky; 65 Ky. 514; 2 Bush 514; September 26, 1866, Decided.
Case 1 - Petition Equity - Sept. 26.
APPEAL from Union Circuit Court.
JUDGE HARDIN delivered the opinion of the Court:
On the first day of January, 1855, the sheriff of Union county levied an execution in favor of John Jenkins, administrator of Tilford Jenkins, deceased, against W. F. Holeman and others, for one hundred and twenty-five dollars, with interest from the 20th day of January, 1854, and costs, on a tract of one hundred and fifty acres of land in Union county, belonging to Holeman. The execution was issued upon a judgment, and was such as Holeman had a right to replevy. Said Holeman died on the 20th day of January, 1855, and after an unsuccessful attempt to make sale of the land the sheriff returned the execution with his levy indorsed.
On the 6th day of July, 1855, a venditioni exponas was issued to enforce said levy, under which the sheriff sold the land on the 6th of August, 1855, to Absalom Duncan, for seventy-five dollars.
Hiram McElroy, the executor of W. F. Holeman, deceased, brought his suit in equity on the 19th of October, 1855, against Holeman's heirs and creditors, for a settlement of the estate, making George Huston, a creditor of the estate, a defendant.
The case was referred to a commissioner, who made a report, showing the estate to be largely insolvent, and that Huston was a creditor in the amount of two hundred and thirty dollars and seventeen cents; which report was confirmed. In the meantime the sheriff conveyed the land to the purchaser, Absalom Duncan, who subsequently conveyed it to Nathan T. Duncan, who, and Thomas Ford holding under him, appear to be in possession of the land. The creditor, Huston, by an amended cross-petition, sought to set aside the sheriff's sale to Duncan, and the subsequent conveyances, and to subject the land to the payment of the liabilities of Holeman's estate. The facts of the controversy on this amended cross-petition were embodied in an agreement, and the case was thereupon submitted to the circuit court for decision, which rendered judgment dismissing the amended cross-petition, from which Huston has appealed to this court.
The main, if not the only, question to be considered is, whether the power of the sheriff to enforce his levy by a sale of the land did or not cease by the death of the defendant in the execution -- a question which, so far as we are aware, has not been heretofore directly adjudicated by this court.
In the case, however, of Wagnon vs. McCoy's ex'r (2 Bibb 198), which differed from this only in the fact that the plaintiff, instead of the defendant, had died subsequent to the levy and before the sale, it was decided that the execution abated by the death of the plaintiff, for the apparent reason that the law gave the defendant the privilege "of replevying the debt or demand, without making an exception of the case where the death of the plaintiff shall have happened; and such an inevitable casualty ought not to be allowed to work a wrong to the defendant by depriving him of a right which the law had secured to him."
It is further said in that case, that "it seems to be a principle of the common law authorities, that whilst any act remained to be done by the parties necessary to carry on the suit or perfect the execution of the process, the suit or process would abate by the death of either of the parties."
And in the case of Huey's heirs vs. Redden's heirs et al. (3 Dana 488), in which it appears that, after a fieri facias in favor of Huey and against Redden and Mason had been levied on the property of the defendants, both Huey and Redden died, the court held, that "by the death of Redden the liability survived against Mason, and therefore Redden's death did not abate the execution so far as Mason was concerned, nevertheless the creditor would, in that event alone, have had a right to revive against Redden's representatives so as to increase his security." The court further held in that case, that the death of Huey abated the execution upon the authority of the case of Wagnon vs. McCoy, supra.
By section 2 of article 9 of chapter 36, Revised Statutes, the right to replevy a judgment or execution is conferred on the defendant without any provision for its exercise by another; and his death, therefore, as effectually deprives his estate of the right to replevy the debt as the death of the plaintiff could have done; and upon that ground the reason for abating the process is as strong in the one case as the other. But the law confers other and important rights on the defendant in an execution, to be exercised by him alone, in respect to the sale of his property, as, in the sale of a portion of his land, to designate the part to be sold, or in the sale of personal property, to have a bond taken to himself for an excess of the price of the property sold, or, as provided in section 4 of article 14 of chapter 36, Revised Statutes, he "may, on the day of sale, by writing, direct the property levied on to be sold in any succession he may desire; and he may produce other property, or the title to land in the county not levied on, and, by writing, direct the same to be first sold."
For these and other grave considerations, we are of the opinion that the power of the sheriff to enforce his levy by a sale of the one hundred and fifty acres of land ceased by the death of W. F. Holeman; and, consequently, that the sale and conveyance to Absalom Duncan were void, and should have been so adjudged by the court below.
But we are of opinion that the death of W. F. Holeman did not discharge the lien upon the land created by the levy, and that it still might be enforced in equity as other demands against the estate of Holeman, having a priority of claim, as provided in chapter 37 of the Revised Statutes.
Wherefore, the judgment of the court below is reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
NOTE BY REPORTER. -- The opinion in the case of Huston vs. Duncan (64 Ky. 205, 1 Bush 205) was rendered upon the same record of this case. That opinion involves mainly the same points, and should be examined in connection with the foregoing.
MILITARY RECORDS
"Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky" (Union Soldiers), 1861-1866, Vol.II (from John A. Duncan 1995, and FHL film 1,463,600, appendix pages)
Page, Company, Name, Rank, Date enrolled, When and where mustered in, period, when and where mustered out, remarks. Separate groups for Discharged, Transferred, Died, Deserted.
Pg.778, Company B, North Cumberland Battalion: Edwin M. Duncan, Private, enr. Dec. 14, 1864; mustered in Jan. 4, 1865, at Caseyville, [Union Co.] KY, for 1 year; mustered out Aug. 28, 1865, at Henderson, KY.
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Henderson Co. KY Deeds
G-26: 8 Feb. 1832, William Booth & wife Lucinda to Nathan Duncan, both Henderson Co. KY, $155, 146 acres Highland Creek adj. line of Moses McClure's 217 acre survey, corner William Waller's 100 acre survey, old line of David McClure. No wit. (FHL film 572,575)
O-462: Whereas on 16 Oct. 1823, Union Co. circuit court ordered that of the estate of Alexander Spotswood, George W. Spotswood, William Spotswood, Bushrod Washington Jr. and wife Henryetta late Spotswood, (blank) Taliaferro and wife Ann W.B. late Spotswood, Martha Ann Spotswood and other unknown heirs of Alexander Spotswood decd, and George Spotswood and William Spotswood exec. of estate of Alexander Spotswood decd; and Philip H. Jones late of "your" bailiwick; you cause to be (collected) $1000 which lately in Union Co. was decreed to Edmund Rice, James Rice, William McCormack & wife Mary, Nathaniel Cowan and wife Sally, Sally Ann Rice and John Rice as heirs of John Rice decd, and Clement Buckman for debt; to satisfy debt a tract of land in Henderson Co. on Highland Creek patented in name of Fountain Maury be sold; the highest bidder on 11 Nov. 1823 was William Grundy for $5; Grundy died leaving Robert E. Grundy his sole heir at law; Robert likewise died intestate without issue, leaving widow, uncles and aunts and their descendants and his grandmother his heirs at law; this indenture 2 April from present sheriff of Henderson Co. to (1) Margaret K. Johnson, widow of Robert E. Grundy but who has since intermarried with (blank) Johnson; (2) the following heirs of Caroline Myers who was sister of William Grundy: Pheby Dorsey, Elizabeth Adams, Nancy Adams, John G. Myers, William Myers, Robert M. Myers, Thos. D. Myers, F.R. Myers; and following grandchildren of Caroline Myers by her son Jacob Myers deceased: Emeline Myers, Jacob F. Myers, Susan E. Brown, Mary Jane McClain, Caroline S. Casey, Rebecca A. Russell; (3) Nancy Duncan another sister of William Grundy decd; (4) Jane McElroy another sister of said William Grundy decd; (5) the grandchildren of Polly Rutter another sister of William Grundy by her deceased daughter Mary Jane Welden: Eliza Jane Welden, William Welden, and the other unknown heirs of Mary Jane Welden; (6) the following: the widow and heirs of George Grundy deceased another brother of William Grundy, to wit, Mary H.S. Grundy, William F. Grundy, Martha Terrell, George B. Grundy, Susan M. Grundy, Robert Grundy, Thomas D. Grundy, Samuel H. Grundy; (7) Mehala Cambron another sister of William Grundy decd; (8) Rosanna Jones, maternal grandmother of Robert E. Grundy; (9) the following maternal uncles, aunts and their descendants of said Robert E. Grundy: Levi Jones (10) Leonard Jones (11) Fielding Jones (12) Henry L. Jones (13) Mary Ann Lowry (14) the children and heirs of Laban Jones, to wit, Rosanna Jones, Robert W. Jones, John P. Jones and Gabriel C. Jones; (15) the unknown heirs of John Jones decd; deed for land on Highland Creek patented in name of Fountain Maury? (MAD: acreage or better description never given). 2 April 1853. (FHL film 572,579; numbers appear in original deed) (MAD: see Nancy Grundy mar. Thomas Jefferson Duncan 1/12/1808 Nelson Co. KY)
P-353: 22 Aug. 1854, Martha Duncan to William Duncan, both Union Co. KY, $100, her interest in 146 acres on Highland Creek from Wm. Booth and wife to Nathan Duncan, see deed book G page 26 in Henderson Co.; her interest being a life estate; Henderson Co. chancery court suit in her name against Nathan Duncan. (FHL film 572,579)
P-353: 1 Sept. 1854, Nathan B. (X) Duncan of Union Co. KY to Bedford Duncan of Henderson Co. KY, $30, his undivided interest in 146 acres on Highland Creek, Deed G-26. (FHL film 572,579)
Q-99: 16 Nov. 1854, Leroy Russell and Bedford Duncan and wife Elizabeth Duncan to John Duncan, all of Henderson and Union Cos. KY, $900, 90 acres on bank of Highland Creek, adj. Randolph's line, which is on E bank of the Creek & in Dr. Young's line; no wit. Duncans appeared in Henderson Co. 16 June 1855; Leroy Russell ack. deed 2 Dec. 1855. (FHL film 572,580)
R-286: That on 8 June 1856 John (X) Duncan gave William Duncan power of attorney to settle business in Henderson and Union Cos. which has been satisfactory, release of power of attorney 27 Feb. 1857 by John D. Duncan. Wit. Eliga (sic) Duncan, Abaslam (sic) (X) Duncan. Reg. on oath of Elijah and Absalom Duncan. (FHL film 572,580)
HISTORIES before 1923
"History of Union County, Kentucky : a complete account of the settlement, organization, and government of the county, together with facts and figures concerning the society, professions, commerce, industries, agriculture, coal, railroads, education, religion, and other institutions and resources of the county, and biographical sketches of its leading citizens" by Wm H Newman, M J Clements, G W Cambron; pub. Evansville, Ind.: Courier Co., 1886, 904 pgs. (LH13593, HeritageQuest images 5/2007; FHL book 976.9885 H2h and fiche 6,049,698 and film 361,886)
Pg.504: Morganfield Precinct. McClure's Chapel of the Morganfield Circuit was organized in 1843. ... The pastors for the Morganfield Circuit, since its organization, were: ... Peter Duncan.
Pg.853: REV. PETERSON WALL ... born in Henderson County December 12, 1812, ... (MAD: parents given, not copied) On August 24, 1835, Mr. Wall was authorized by the County Court to solemnize matrimony, ... Since then the record of his marriages has been very large, but that part of it from 1835 to 1865 is made up from his memory and amounts to as many as two hundred and forty couples for that period. In 1865 he began keeping a record, and since then ... Mr. Wall married Sarah Alexander Sale, daughter of William and Lavina (Duncan) Sale, in Union County, November 15, 1837. Mrs. Wall's father, a farmer of Union County, was born in Caroline County, Virginia, March 31, 1771, married in Virginia April 18, 1800; came to Union 1828; died here January 12, 1861, having served in the War of 1812 as Captain. Mrs. Wall's mother was born in Amherst County, Va., April 30, 1780, and died in Union County March 24, 1858. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas and Clara (Sanders) Sale. Mrs. Wall was born in Nelson County, Va., December 30, 1816; died in Union June 25, 1880, the mother of ten children, viz: Louis A., Wm. B., and Peter, all of whom were in the Confederate army; Mary L., Mobley, Sarah Virginia, Davenport, Frances E., Howell and Juliet C. ...
1893 "Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene Co. MO" by Goodspeed (from Georgia Helderlein 2/1993; and extracts from index cards of Kit Smith 8/1983; HeritageQuest image 2/20/2007, Local History Reel/Fiche Number 10647)
Pg.42: JAMES H. DUNCAN. Among the noted & representative men of flourishing city of Springfield, MO, is J.H. Duncan, the present prosecuting attorney of Greene Co. ... He came originally from the Blue Grass State, born in Georgetown, Scott Co., Jan. 8, 1854, and is a son of Harvey and Mary E. (Bowden) Duncan. The father was also a native of KY, born in Madison Co., and is of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors emigrating to this country at an early date. For many years the father made his home in Springfield but later moved to Canton [Fulton Co.], IL, where he resides at present. Mrs. Duncan was a sister of Ex-Judge James H. Bowden of KY; she died in 1862. Of the 5 children born to this couple, only two besides our subject are now living: Prof. S.P. Duncan, resident of Coldwater KS and probate judge of his county, a prominent attorney of his city; and Mrs. Allie B. Gardener, wife of J.B. Gardener, resides in Canton, IL. The early recollections of our subject were of his native State, but when the war broke out, he moved with his parents to Evansville, Ind., from there to Canton, Ill., in 1866, where he remained for five or six years. He was educated in the Evansville and Canton high schools, and also attended the McGree College in Macon County, Mo., thus securing good educational advantages. After leaving school he became a teacher and while thus occupied he took up the study of law; later he entered the law office of Cravens & Bray and was admitted to the bar in 1876. ... Cumberland Presbyterian Church; home is presided over by his chosen companion, formerly Miss Levie A. Carson, a native of St.Louis and dau. of Henry S. Carson of Springfield; three children: Henry H., Harvey L. and Paul B. Mrs. Duncan holds membership in the Baptist Church ... (MAD: 1860 Union Co. KY census)
OTHER SOURCES
"American Biography, a New Cyclopedia" (spine title: "Encyclopedia of American Biography") Old Series, pub. by American Historical Society (FHL book 973 D36e; index on FHL film 1,425,550)
Vol.21, 1925, pg.415, contains a biography of Marion DUNCAN of Henderson Co., KY, born Union Co. KY Dec. 6, 1835, son of Nathan and Martha (Tyree) Duncan, died Henderson Co. KY May 20, 1918, age 80. Pg.416-8 contains a biography of Dr. Cyrus Graham who married Fannie Duncan, the adopted daughter of Marion Duncan and Juliet Mullin.
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