LUZERNE CO. PA
Formed 1786 from Northumberland
Susquehanna formed 1810 from Luzerne
Bradford formed 1812 from Luzerne, Lycoming
Wyoming formed 1842 from Luzerne
Lackawanna formed 1878 from Luzerne
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1790-1820 Luzerne Co. PA Census
        No Duncan indexed

1830 Luzerne Co. PA Census
Wilkes-Barre
Pg.494  Isaac Duncan         Free colored

1840 Luzerne Co. PA Census
Wilkes-Barre
Pg.124  James Duncam         Free colored

1850 Luzerne Co. PA Census
Hazle
Pg.18, #826, Henry DUNCAN 30 ENG labourer
                  Margarette 28 ENG
                  Joseph F. 6, Robert 2 ENG
Jackson
Pg.49, #673, David DUNKAM 64 NJ (blank) $0
                  Elizabeth 60 NJ
Pittston
Pg.142, #2562, John ROACH 32 IRE laborer
                  Mary 30 IRE
                  Hugh 2 PA
                  Anthony FOGUE 30, Catharine 24 IRE
                  Mary DUNCAN 60 IRE
Pg.153, #2721, Richard B. DUNCAN 27 ENG laborer
                  Rachel A. 27 PA
                  Jane C. FALLS 8 PA
                  John A. 7 NJ
                  Margaret B. 5 PA
                  Rachel S. DUNCAN 1 PA
                  Lucy YERBY 22 PA & others
Pg.178, #3103, Richard DUNCAN 55 ENG engineer
                  Margaret 55 ENG
                  John 23 ENG
                  Elizabeth 23, Margaret 17 PA
                  Eliza 16, James 14 PA
Providence
Pg.294, #438, John DUNKIN 30 IRE peddler
                  Catharine 20 IRE
Carbondale
Pg.375, #981, Peter DUNCAN 30 IRE miner
                  Catharine 26 IRE
Wilkes-Barre
Pg.390, #164, Andrew BEAUMONT & family
                  Isaac DUNCAN 50 NJ BLACK
 

1860 Luzerne Co. PA Census
Scranton
Pg.977, #698-712, James ALLEN 40 IRE miner $0-$100
                  Ellen 38 IRE
                  Julia 5, Eliza 3 PA
                  John 1 PA
                  Chas. DUNCAN 33 IRE miner $0-$0
Pg.987, #784-794, Patrick DUNCAN 40 IRE puddler $0-$0
                  Celia 32 IRE
                  John 9, Mary 7 PA
                  Anna 3, James 1 PA
Pg.993, #835-843, Pat DUNCAN 30 IRE puddler $0-$0
                  Ann 23 IRE
                  Edward 5, Ann 3 PA
                  Ann McGOWAN (f) 60 PA laborer
Pg.1012, #986-992, John DUNCAN 35 IRE laborer $0-$25
                  Catharine 30 IRE
                  (no children, not m/in/year)
                  & 3 laborers
Pg.1041-2, #1231-1224, Patrick DUNCAN 40 IRE laborer $0-$0
                  Bridget 38 IRE
                  Mary 15 IRE
                  Anna 8, Catharin 7 PA
                  Thomas 5, James 3 PA
                  Martin 7/12 PA
Pg.1090-1, #1556-1570, Frederica DUNCAN (f) 42 GERMany (blank) $0-0
                  Chas. B. DUNCAN 17 Mecklinburg laborer
                  Ann SLUG? 17 (f) Wasaw house keeper
                  Chas. COOK 28 PA BLACK porter
                  John ANRIEL 17 MD ("Maryld.") MULATTO laborer
                  Silas HENDERSON 30 PA BLACK waiter
 

1870 Luzerne Co. PA Census
Plains Twp.
Pg.432, #259-263, HASELOP, Robert 28 SCT miner $0-$100, parents of foreign birth
                  Jennet 24 SCT keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  William 4, Robert 2 SCT, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNCAN, James 22 SCT miner, parents of foreign birth
                  DOEN, James 25 SCT engineer, parents of foreign birth
Salem Twp.
Pg.579, #3-4, GILLASPIE, Daniel 45 IRE rail road employee $400-$50, parents of foreign birth
                  & family & others
                  DUNKIN?, John 50 IRE rail road employee, parents of foreign birth
Scranton, Ward 2
Pg.26, #100-100, DUNKIN, Frank 40 PA (blank) $0-$0
                  Mary 29 PA
                  James 2 PA
Scranton, Ward 8
Pg.302, #446-561, Charles Hotel, including
                  DUNCAN, F.H. (m) 35 NJ telegraph operator
Wilkes Barre Twp.
Pg.521, #355-355, McCABE, Neal 52 IRE miner $4,000-$300, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary 36 IRE, parents of foreign birth
                  James 21 PA laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Michael 18 PA appr. machinist, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary 16 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Charles 14 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Francis (m) 12 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Daniel 10 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Margaret 8 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Joseph 6 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Neal 2 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNCAN, McDonald (m) 40 L.Canada miner, parents of foreign birth
                  and more miners and laborers
 

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 B.; D 121 & C & E 203 PA Inf.; 1865 Sept. 15, Invalid Appl. #88877, Cert. #56724. (MAD: ? 1860 Luzerne Co. PA census)
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

Philadelphia Co. PA Will (FHL film 21,731)
      1-26 to 34, #110: 5 Dec. 1801, will of Margaret Duncan of City of Phila., widow, (lots of religious terms). .... (See Philadelphia Co. for more) ... To my grandson David Telfair Duncan, son of my son Matthew Duncan, land in Luzerne Co. I purchased from John Disk about one mile below the mouth of Teagu?, 253 acres not yet patented. ... Appoint son Matthew Duncan and son in law William Bailey as executors. Wit. Peter Lohra, Silas E. Writ?, Jas. Humphreys Jr. Rec. Dec. 1, 1820.
 

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