ASHLAND CO. OH
Formed 1846 from Wayne, Richland, Huron
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Ashland Co. OH Census
(handwritten page numbers)
Jackson Twp.
Pg.182, #189-191, John DUNCAN 67 PA farmer
                  Catharine 59 PA
                  (MAD: definitely "John" Duncan)
Pg.182, #189-192, W.H. CAIN (m) 29 NY farmer $1000
                  Nancy J. 25 OH
                  E.W. (m) 1 OH
Pg.182, #190-193, William DUNCAN 23 OH farmer $1000
                  Catherine 20 OH
 

1860 Ashland Co. OH Census
Vermillion Twp.
Pg.145, #903-938, Joseph DUNCAN 74 PA farmer $13200-$4000
                  Catherine 64 PA
                  John 28 OH farmer $3000-$2800
                  John SCOTT 12 OH
                  (MAD: definitely "Joseph" Duncan)
Clear Creek Twp.
Pg.166, #1202-1242, Gordon DUNCAN 30 SCT farm tenant $200-$50
                  Jane 32 SCT
                  Wm. Alex 1 OH
Ashland Town, taken 6/4/1860
Pg.198, #122-122, Hugh DAVIS 60 PA farmer $0-$0
                  Martha 58 PA
                  Curtis 24 OH saddler
                  Ilgar V. (m) 21 OH
                  Martha E. 16 OH
                  James LINSEY 18 OH saddler
                  Jackson CRESENT 18 OH saddler
                  Solomon RICHWIN 23 PA saddler
                  Christian F. DUNCAN 29 GERM saddler
                  James HAGNOR 20 OH farmer
                  John McCOOLY 29 ITALY farmer
Taken 6/4/1860
Pg.200, #154-154, Christian F. DUNCAN 29 GERM saddler $0-$50
                  Catharine 23 GERM
                  (MAD: no children, not mar/in/year)
 

1870 Ashland Co. OH Census
Hayesville, Vermillion Twp.
Pg.839, #121-118, NIMAN, Amanda 52 OH keeping house $1000-$150
                  COLE, Retta (f) 25 OH
                  William 22 OH student
                  ROWE, John H. 22 PA student
                  DUNCAN, Chas. S. 20 OH student
                  SHARP, George W. 21 OH student
                  LEIGHTON, George 21 PA student
                  WILLIAM, Lyman B. (m) 23 OH student
                  LINDSEY, Joseph T. 21 OH student
                  BECKER, Martin L. 23 OH student
                  BECKER, Harrison M. 18 OH student
                  CUOREY?, James 28 OH student
Vermillion Twp.
Pg.852, #338-326, DUNCAN, Joseph 85 PA farmer $11,800-$780
                  Catharine 73 PA (blank) $0-$400
                  John 36 OH farm laborer $8350-$1511
                  MOSES, Susan 45 PA
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1909 "History of Ashland Co. OH" by Baughman (Los Angeles Public Library book R977.11 A82Ba)
      Pg.165: John Duncan listed as voter in 1819-20 in Jackson Township.
 

1863 "History of the Pioneer & Modern Times of Ashland Co. OH from the earliest to the present date" by Horace S. Knapp (FHL fiche 6,093,792 and book 977.129 H2k)
      Pg.278-9, Vermillion Twp: Joseph Duncan removed from Stark Co. OH to land he now holds in Vermillion Twp, being SW quarter Sec. 36, in spring of 1824; he entered this land and made some improvements upon it 2 years prior to this date. When he removed to his place his family consisted of his wife, dau. Eliza, and son John. His immediate neighbors, and who occupied adjoining lands, were William Black and George Marshall, both having since deceased. (MAD: 1830 Richland Co. OH census)
 

1891 "Portrait and biographical album of De Witt and Piatt Counties, Ill. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county : together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state." pub. by Chapman Bros. (LH10290, HeritageQuest images 2/2007 & 5/2007; FHL book 977.3 D3de and film 934,981 item 3)
      Pg.559-560: JOHN WRIGHT, M.D., in Clinton, DeWitt County, son of James Wright and Letitia (Martin) Wright who married in Ohio, whence they came to DeWitt County, Ill, in 1857. The wife died in 1862, and the husband in 1870. Five sons and 4 daughters, six of whom are now living. The gentleman of whom we write is the second son and child, and was born in Hamilton Co. OH, March 26, 1826. 1854 to DeWitt Co. IL ... Union army ... In 1849 Dr. Wright became the husband of Miss Jane Magill, at that time a resident of Hamilton Co. Ohio but a native of Clermont County. After a brief wedded life she passed away in 1852, leaving two daughters - Anna and Jane, one of whom died when young. Anna married the Rev. A.B. Duncan, of Ashland, Ohio, and died in February, 1889. In 1853 Dr. Wright married Miss Mary E. Wright, a native of Virginia but at the time of her marriage a resident of Missouri. Two sons and five daughters ...
 

1885 "History of DeKalb Co. IN" pub. by Inter-State Pub. (CA State Library, Sutro Branch, microfilm 277 reel 34 book 127; FHL film 934,901 item 2)
      Pg.766-7, Smithfield Township: George H. Duncan, prominent farmer of DeKalb Co., settled on Sec. 16, Smithfield Twp, in 1858; born in Washington Co. PA in 1827; his parents moved to Ashland Co. OH about 1838 and there he grew to manhood and was educated. In the fall of 1849 he began teaching school in Holmes Co. OH, ... 26 terms, his schools being in OH, MI and IN. His first school in DeKalb Co. was in the Bell Dist. in the winter of 1853-4. ... Since 1862 he has devoted his attention exclusively to farming. He was mar. first to Mary Chapman, a native of Ashland Co. OH, who died in 1862, leaving one dau., Mina, now the wife of Wm. F. Till. In 1863 he mar. Jane Chapman, a sister of his first wife; they have three children: Clementina, Benjamin F. and George B. Mr. Duncan served six years, 1874-80, as Commissioner of DeKalb Co. His father, George J. Duncan, was born in Washington Co. PA, Jan. 21, 1803, and mar. in March 1825 to Mary Baxter, also a native of Washington Co.; he moved to Ashland Co. OH in 1836 when that country was new, and in 1853 moved to DeKalb Co. IN and settled on Sec. 10, Smithfield Twp, where he died Jan. 8, 1870; his wife died Dec. 10, 1877; they had a family of eight sons and four daus, all of whom lived till maturity; seven sons and two daus. are still living, all save one son in DeKalb Co.; William B. resides in Kansas. (MAD: see 1850 Holmes Co. OH census, 1860 DeKalb Co. IN census)
 

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