ATHENS CO. OH
Formed 1805 from Washington
Jackson formed 1816 from Scioto, Gallia, Athens, Ross
Hocking formed 1818 from Athens, Ross, Fairfield
Meigs formed 1819 from Gallia, Athens
Vinton formed 1850 from Gallia, Athens, Ross, Jackson, Hocking
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Athens Co. OH Census
Carthage
Pg.118  DUKIN, Moses      100100  -  00100

1830-1840 Athens Co. OH Census
      No Duncan indexed

1850 Athens Co. OH Census
(handwritten page numbers)
Canan
Pg.81, #567, John HOFF 43 VA farmer $300
                  Adaline 28 OH
                  Julia A. 4, John 2 OH
                  William 1/12 OH
                  Sarah DAVIS 54 MD
                  Narcissa 15 OH
                  Howel DUNCAN 51 (57?) VA farmer
                  (MAD: age 51 or 57, the 5 is connected to the second digit; from Fluvanna Co. VA; see also Fayette and Washington Co. OH)
Dover
Pg.298, #2116, James DUNCAN 34 PA farmer $1500
                  Henrietta 36 OH
                  William 14, Mary J. 9 OH
                  Martha A. 5, Walter H. 2/12 OH
                  Waldo 2/12 OH
                  (MAD: 1860 Union Co. IL census; census rechecked by John Ogden 4/2005; James Duncan had mar. 5/20/1849 to Henrietta Courtney, widow of George Tippie, from info of John Ogden)
 

1860 Athens Co. OH Census
Athens Twp.
Pg.200, #501-561, George DUNCAN 39 IRE farmer $1000-$175
                  Rebecca 40 IRE
                  Eliza 14, Matilda 12 IRE
                  Anna 10, Mary 18 IRE
                  James 8 CANada
                  John 5, Laura 1 OH
 

1870 Athens Co. OH Census
Athens Twp.
Pg.60, #296-335, DUNCAN, Robt. 26 PA wks on farm $0-$200
                  Rebecca 23 OH keeps house
                  Chas. C. 4, Louis C. (m) 2 OH
                  Maria D. 2/12 OH b.Mch.
Pg.66, #381-425, DUNCAN, George 50 IRE farmer $1600-$800, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNCAN, Rebecca 52 IRE keeps house, parents of foreign birth
                  Anna J. 20 IRE helps mother, parents of foreign birth
                  James 17 CANada E. wks on farm, parents of foreign birth
                  John S. 14 OH wks on farm, parents of foreign birth
                  Laura (f) 11 OH at school, parents of foreign birth
Pg.68, #410-454, COURTNEY, Wm. 64 OH farmer $10,000-$1,500
                  Fanny 58 MA keeps house
                  Charles 24 OH wks on farm
                  Mary 22 OH helps mother
                  Fanny 18 OH at school
                  DUNCAN, James 16 OH wks on farm
                  WALKER, Andrew 20 GA wks on farm
Millfield, Dover Twp.
Pg.137, #159-155, CHADWELL, Samuel 66 VA farmer $9600-$500
                  Mary 60 OH keepig house
                  George 18 OH work on farm
                  DUNCAN, George 14 OH work on farm
Dover Twp.
Pg.138, #167-163, SOUTHERTON, Archiles? (m) 39 OH farmer $9000-$2000, parents of foreign birth
                  Lydia 32 OH keeping house
                  Cora 6 OH attending school
                  Hiram 4 OH
                  DUNCAN, Waldo 20 OH work on farm
                  WALLACE, Susan 19 OH domestic servt.
                  (MAD: 1860 Union Co. IL census)
Pg.138, #169-165, MORRIS, Jeremiah 73 PA farmer $5000-$600
                  Bethany (f) 58 NY keeping house
                  DAVIS, Jeremiah 23 OH teacher
                  DUNCAN, Harriet 18 OH domestic servt.
Pg.144, #279-271, SANDERS, Joel 56 OH superintendent Co. infirmary, $13,700-$2,000
                  & family and paupers, semi-alphabetic order, including
                  DUNCAN, James 87 IRE pauper, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNCAN, Mary 83 IRE pauper, parents of foreign birth
Trimble Twp.
Pg.212-213, #92-84, JENNINGS, James S. 40 PA rarmer $18,500-$3032
                  Laura 36 OH keeping house
                  JENNINGS, William E. 10 PA attending school
                  Charles B. 7 PA attending school
                  WITHER?, Daniel W?. 66 OH farmer $0-$4000
                  DUNCAN, Walter 18 OH farm laborer
                  (MAD: 1860 Union Co. IL census)
 

OTHER RECORDS

Some early Duncans in Athens Co. OH:
      Mary Duncan, 25 March 1871, died; age 87y, born in Ireland; from Athens Co. OH Death Records 1870-1871 (Vol.8#1, "Gateway to the West" by Ruth Bowers and Anita Short, 1989 reprint of periodical 1967 to 1978, FHL book 977.1 D25g)
      Margaret Wittenmyer, 8 July 1844, died in 29th year at Jacksonville [Athens Co.], OH, dau. of John & Orpha Dunkin, had married William Wittenmyer and had one baby born about 1840; from 20 Sept. 1844 issue of "Western Christian Advocate" Vol.11 pg.92. (pg.117, "Abstracts of Obituaries in the 'Western Christian Advocate' 1834-1850" by Margaret R. Waters, Dorothy Riker and Doris Leistner, 1988; FHL book 973 V4w) (MAD: see Adams Co. OH)
      Charles E. Duncan, 27 Aug. 1878, born in Dover Twp., Athens Co., son of Walter Duncan (age 73) and Kate Learned (age 69), also natives of Athens Co. (pg.297, Vol.IV, "History of Ohio" by Charles B. Galbreath, 1925; Los Angeles Public Library book R977.1 G148; FHL book 977.1 H2ga, film 931,797 to 931,801 Vol.1 to 5) (MAD: Walter Duncan 30 OH, Kate 26 OH, in 1880 Athens Co. OH census pg.133B)
 

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