COCKE CO. TN
Formed 1797 from Jefferson
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1830 Cocke Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed

1840 Cocke Co. TN Census
Pg.287  William Dunkin      1110,01     - 0100,01
   288  Andrew Dunkin       0001,101    - 0001,001

1850 Cocke Co. TN Census (and from Roy Hall 2/1989)
Page numbers without parens are stamped page numbers, within parens are handwritten numbers
11th District, taken 8/30/1850
Pg.361 (721), #241, Robert DUNCAN 30 VA farmer $300
                  Jane 24 VA
                  James ALLEN (Va.) 26 VA farmer
                  Sarah 19 VA
                  (MAD: Robert Duncan mar. Jane Allen 1843 Scott Co. VA; "James Allen (Va.) in name column on census)
Taken 9/13/1850
Pg.380 (759), #516, Wm. DUNCAN 43 TN farmer $600
                  Elisabeth 41 VA
                  Daniel B. 22 VA farmer
                  John 18 VA farmer, attended school
                  Mary 16 VA attended school
                  Albert 12, Jane 10 TN (both attended school)
                  James 8, Robert 6, Wm. 2 TN
                  (MAD: William mar. Elizabeth Bayless 1827 Washington Co. TN; Daniel B. in ? 1880 Collin Co. TX census)
Pg.384 (767), #564, John GREEN 50 SC farmer $800
                  Martha 49 TN
                  Sarah 20, William 18, John 22 TN
                  Wade 17, Jaily 15, Alfred 12 TN
                  Josiah 11, Wesley 9, Martha 8 TN
                  Job HAMPTEN 82 VA blind
                  (MAD: was looking for John Green mar. Martha Duncan 1840 Marshall Co. TN; not this family)
Taken 9/30/1850
Pg.397 (794), #767, Drury DUNCAN 23 TN farmer $275 Can't read/write
                  Elisabeth 22 TN
                  Brittania (f) 2 TN, Mary 7/12 TN

1860 Cocke Co. TN Census (pg.409 from Mary Sutton 11/1984)
Pg.403 (62), #452, Merit DUNCAN 30 NC laborer $0-$100
                  Mary 19 NC
                  Samuel 1 TN
                  (MAD: from McDowell Co. NC)
P.O. Parrotsville
Pg.409 (73), #528, Joseph DUNCAN 45 TN merchant $7,000-$48,460
                  Martha E.F. 26 NC
                  Mary S. 6 NC
                  Joseph 3 TN
                  Jannie DAVIS 22 VA instructress
                  William GRAGG 22 TN clerk in store
                  (MAD: Martha's mother d. 1899 Gaston Co. NC; Joseph the son of Joseph Duncan & Polly Allison of Washington Co. TN, mar. Martha E.F. Carpenter 1852 Gaston Co. NC; 1870 Mecklenburg Co. NC census)
Pg.475 (209), #1513, William DUNCAN 52 VA brick layer $1000-$300
                  Catharine 28 TN
                  John 28 VA
                  James 16, Jane 18 TN
                  Robert 14, William 12 TN
                  Elizabeth 10, Dud (m) 3 TN
                  Julia 1 TN
                  William CARTER 14, Edward 11 TN
Pg.485 (230), #1662, Albert DUNCAN 21 TN laborer $0-$75
                  Martha 20 TN
                  Leander 1 TN

1870 Cocke Co. TN Census
District 9, P.O. Newport
Pg.452, #65-66, DUNCAN, William 61 VA (white) brick mason $3000-$6000
                  Catherine 32? TN keeping house
                  Elizabeth 18 TN at home
                  David D. 14 TN labors on farm
                  Juliah (f) 12 TN at home
                  Samuel 8, Lewiza (f) 6, Sourah? (Sousan??) (f) 1 TN
                  (poor handwriting, spotted paper)
 

FAMILY RECORDS

Cocke Co. TN information (from Mary Sutton 7/1984)
      Robert McFarland Jones, b. 10/28/1847, wife Ellen S., who d. ca 1879. Robert M. Jones was first conductor on the train to Newport (Cocke Co.); lived on Little Chucky Creek near Warrensburg in Greene Co. His dau. Lillie E. Jones, b. Nov. 28, 1875, m. 1897 George C. Duncan. One of her grandmothers was first white girl child born in TN. Lillie Duncan had beautiful flower garden in Newport.
 

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, Daniel B.; 1 Lt. E 2 Tenn. Cav.; 1886 April 2, Invalid Appl. #568417, Cert. #617084. (MAD: enlisted 9/16/1862 at Sevierville, Sevier Co. TN)
      Duncan, James P.; E 2 Tenn. Cav.; 1892 March 12, Invalid Appl. #1097998, Cert. #1122780, Texas; remarks C2491451. (MAD: enlisted 9/16/1862 at Sevierville, Sevier Co. TN; 1860 Cocke Co. TN, 1880 Collin Co. TX)
 

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