MADISON CO. MT
Formed 1865; original county
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Madison Co. MT Census
Virginia City P.O.
Pg.249, #311-294, DUNCAN, James 21 SCT miner, parents of foreign birth (alone)
Pg.250, #394-377, DUNCAN, Geo. 50 SCT miner, parents of foreign birth
                  SHULTE, John 28 HANover miner, parents of foreign birth
Pg.251, #445-427, DUNCAN, Hugh 46 SCT miner $0-$3000, parents of foreign birth
                  C. (f) 44 SCT keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  James 21, Thomas 19 SCT miners, parents of foreign birth
                  Sarah E. 14 MD at home, parents of foreign birth
                  Hugh 9 KS ("Kas.") at home, parents of foreign birth
                  Margaret 5, Flora (f) 3 MT, parents of foreign birth
 

1900 CENSUS, UNION TWP., VIRGINIA CITY, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA (from Kathy D. Cawley 1/2006)
S.D. MONTANA, E.D.# 52, PAGE# 257A, IMAGE 19 OF 25
IDAHO STREET
293-293
STEWART, SAMUEL, HEAD, W/M, AUG 1872, AGE 27, SINGLE, OH/WVA/OH, LAWYER
SMITH, JOSEPH II, LODGER, W/M, JAN 1864, AGE 36, SINGLE, NY/NY/NY, NEWS ED.
DUNCAN, MONTGOMERY M., LODGER, W/M, NOV 1869, AGE 30, SINGLE, MO/MO/MO, COUNTY ATTORNEY
      (KDC: 1870 Callaway Co. MO census)
 

1910 CENSUS, UNION TWP., VIRGINIA CITY, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA (from Kathy D. Cawley 1/2006, rechecked HeritageQuest image 1/2007)
S.D.# 1, E.D.# 47, PAGE# 9B, IMAGE 4 OF 12
IDAHO STREET
188-191
DUNCAN,
MONTGOMERY M., HEAD, M/W, AGE 40, M1X, 6 YRS., MO./MO./MO., LAWYER/G.P.
HORTENSE E., WIFE, F/W, AGE 37, M2X, OH./OH./OH.
PHILIP S., SON, M/W, AGE 4, MT./MO./OH.
HORTENSE C., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 2, MT./MO./OH.
HANSERMAN?, DEAN W., STEP SON, M/W, AGE 12, OH./OH./OH., ATTENDS SCHOOL
  PAGE# 10, IMAGE 5 OF 12
  HARRISON AVENUE
201-204
DUNCAN,
ORRICK O., HEAD, M/W, AGE 25, M1X, 1 YR., MT./MO./MO., BOOK KEEPER/STORE
MINNA M., WIFE, F/W, AGE 27, M1X, WI./MO./WI.
 

1920 CENSUS, UNION TWP., VIRGINIA CITY, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA (from Kathy D. Cawley 1/2006)
S.D.# 1, E.D.# 141, PAGE# 263B, IMAGE 4 OF 23
IDAHO STREET
51-51
DUNCAN,
CAVE, HEAD, RENTS, M/W, AGE 37, MO./MO./MO., MINER/GOLD & SILVER MINE
EDITH M., WIFE, F/W, AGE 35, MT./IN./WI.
HELEN M., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 9, ATTENDS SCHOOL, OR./MO./MT.
DONALD C., SON, M/W, AGE 8, ATTENDS SCHOOL, OR./MO./MT.
JEANETTE E., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 6, ATTENDS SCHOOL, OR./MO./MT.
  PAGE# 264, IMAGE 5 OF 23
  IDAHO STREET
62-62
DUNCAN,
MONTGOMERY M., HEAD, OWNS, M/W, AGE 50, MO./MO./MO., LAWYER/G.P.
HORTENSE E., WIFE, F/W, AGE 45, OH./OH./OH.
PHILIP C., SON, M/W, AGE 14, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MO./OH.
HORTENSE C., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 12, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MO./OH.
HAUSERMAN, DEAN W., STEP-SON, M/W, AGE 21, SINGLE, OH./OH./OH.
  HARRISON STREET
  73-73
DUNCAN,
ARGYLE P., HEAD, RENTS, M/W, AGE 43, MO./MO./MO., MINERGOLD & SILVER MINE
MARY M., WIFE, F/W, AGE 36, OH./OH./OH.
WILLIAM S., SON, M/W, AGE 6, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MO./OH.
EVELYN H., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 5, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MO./OH.
  BROADWAY STREET
  74-74
DUNCAN,
PAUL S., HEAD, OWNS, M/W, AGE 41, MO./MO./MO., SALEMAN/RETAIL GROCERY
CLARA H., WIFE, F/W, AGE 35, IA./IL./IA., ENUMERATOR/CENSUS
JUNE H., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 11, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MO./IA.
VIRGINIA H., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 4 10/12, MT./MO./IA.
  PAGE 65B, IMAGE 8 OF 23
  COOVER STREET
94-94
DUNCAN,
ORRICK O., HEAD, RENTS, M/W, AGE 34, MT./MO./MO., RETAIL MERCHANT/GROCER
MINNA M., WIFE, F/W, AGE 37, WI./WI./WI.
HARRIET E., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 9, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MT./WI.
JANE D., DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 6, ATTENDS SCHOOL, MT./MT./WI.
PRISCILLA, DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 2 1/12, MT./MT./WI.
CHARLOTTE, DAUGHTER, F/W, AGE 1 2/12, MT./MT./WI.
NEVILLE, MAOMI L., HIRED GIRL, F/W, AGE 18, SINGLE, CO./PA./U.S.
 

1930 CENSUS, UNION TWP., VIRGINIA CITY, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA (from Kathy D. Cawley 1/2006)
S.D.# 9, E.D.# 29-16, PAGE# 144B, IMAGE 2 OF 5
IDAHO STREET
23-23
DUNCAN,
MONTGOMERY M., HEAD, OWNS/$2,500., M/W, AGE 60, M'd AT 35, MO./MO./MO.,
LAWYER/GENERAL PRACTICE
HORTENSE E., WIFE, F/W, AGE 54, M'd AT 18, OH./OH./OH.
PHILIP C., SON, M/W, AGE 24, MT./MO./OH., LAWYER/GENERAL PRACTICE
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1902 "Progressive Men of the State of Montana" pub. by A.W. Bowen & Co. (Los Angeles Public Library book 978.6 P96A; and from index cards of Kit Smith 8/1983)
      Pg.141: (Madison Co.) WILLIAM S. DUNCAN -- Descendant of a family ... in the annals of Scotland, and bearing a conspicuous part in the civil and military history of the United States, William S. Duncan has ancestors on both sides of the house who were gallant soldiers in the Revolution, the war of 1812 and the Mexican war; and he himself saw arduous service in the Confederate army during the Civil war. He was born in Jefferson City, Mo., on April 2, 1843, a son of J.M. and Mary E. (Sheeley) Duncan, both natives of Kentucky, belonging to families who had moved into that state from Virginia, their ancestors coming to America as early emigrants from Scotland and England. His father settled in Callaway Co. MO, in 1825, and engaged in contracting and building, also taking an active interest in local affairs. He died in that state in 1879, leaving two sons and one daughter.
            The older son, William, was educated in the district schools of Callaway county, and the Presbyterian College, which he left in 1861 at the age of 18 to enlist as a soldier of the Confederacy under Capt. Daniel McIntire, a classmate. ... and was again taken prisoner, but was paroled on condition that he would go west and not return to the army. Accordingly, in the spring of 1864 he journeyed overland to California, ... until the latter part of 1866 when he returned to Missouri. Here, in February, 1867, he married Miss Helen Cave, of Danville, Mo., daughter of Henry Cave, a native of KY, of VA ancestry. Their children are Harry, engaged in mining at Butte; Montgomery M., ... admitted to the bar in 1895 ...; Stewart L., Argyle P., Paul S. and Cave, mining on Norwegian Creek in Madison county; and Orrick O., now attending school. Another son, Philip C., was killed by an explosion in the Gagnon mine at Butte, and a daughter, Helen, is also dead. After his marriage, Mr. Duncan engaged ... in Missouri, until 1883, then he came to Montana and after passing the summer at Bozeman removed to Pony and engaged in mining, securing some good property on Norwegian Creek, ...
      Pg.143: (Madison Co.) MONTGOMERY M. DUNCAN -- Among the young members of the Montana bar is Mr. Duncan, who is now serving his second term as county attorney of Madison county, ... He was born in Fulton, Callaway Co. MO, on November 11, 1869. His father, William S. Duncan, was also born in Missouri, where he was graduated from ... in 1867 ... his marriage to Miss Helen Cave, a native of that state. .... Montgomery M. Duncan was second in a family of 8 children .... (MAD: apparently unmarried since no mention of wife)
      Pg.612: (Madison Co.) JAMES DUNCAN -- Among the successful farmers and stockgrowers of Madison county is Mr. Duncan, a worthy representative of one of the pioneer families of the state, ... He is of old Scottish lineage, and a native of the land of "brown heather and shaggy wood," having been born near Glasgow, on January 20, 1849. His father, Hugh Duncan, came with his family to America about 1856, locating in Maryland, where he resided until 1860, when he located in Kansas, where was the family home until 1864, though during this time Mr. Duncan passed three summers in Colorado. He brought his family across the plains to Montana on the Bridger route, arriving in Virginia City on the 21st of July. ... He was then ordained as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church ... He died in the Ruby valley home in 1887, in the fullness of years, ... He was survived by his wife, formerly Christina Young, who likewise was born in Scotland, and died in Montana in 1895. Of their 12 children four are living, James Duncan being the second in order of birth. James Duncan ... on November 1, 1871, Mr. Duncan was united in marriage with Miss Jeanette Gemmell, who was born in Utah, the daughter of James Gemmell, and of this union ten children have been born, Christina, Hugh, deceased, Charles Ruby, Andrew, Thomas, James, Hazel, Orlin and George.
      Pg.612-3: (Madison Co.) REV. HUGH DUNCAN -- A native of bonnie old Scotland and inheriting the characteristics of the sterling Scottish race, Rev. Hugh Duncan was born in Glasgow, on June 28, 1824, the son of Rev. James Duncan, a clergyman of the Presbyterian church. Hugh Duncan worked in the mines of Scotland, from early youth until his emigration to America. ... In 1852 Mr. Duncan emigrated to the US and secured work in the mines of PA, where he remained until 1857, then removed to Kansas, where he made his home during the exciting epoch just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. In 1864 he crossed the plains to Montana and located a claim .... In 1869 he located on a farm of 160 acres in the Ruby valley, Madison county, where he engaged in farming and stockraising until his death, which occurred on September 16, 1887 ... In 1846, in Scotland, Mr. Duncan married with Miss Christina Young, daughter of a Scotch miner. They had nine children, five of whom were born in Scotland, two in Kansas and two in Alder gulch, Mont. Those now surviving are James, Thomas, Sarah E., wife of James Galusha, and Flora.
 

1913 "A history of Montana" by Helen Fitzgerald Sanders, pub. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. (HeritageQuest image 2/2007, Local History Reel/Fiche Number 12733; FHL film 1,000,174 items 2-4)
      Pg.1236-1237: MONTGOMERY M. DUNCAN. ... a prominent lawyer in Virginia City [Madison Co.], Montana, and present incumbent of the office of state senator from the second district. He conducts a general law practice. .... A native of New Bloomfield, Callaway county, Missouri, Montgomery M. Duncan was born November 11, 1869, and he is a son of William S. and Helen (Cave) Duncan, both of whom were born in Missouri, the former in 1843 and the latter in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan were married in their native state in 1867 and in 1883 came to Montana, where he followed mining during most of his active career. Prior to coming to Montana, William S. Duncan was a soldier in the Confederate ranks of the Civil war, having served with all of valor and distinction in a number of important engagements under General Price. He was prominent in Democratic political circles but never sought office for himself. He was summoned to the life eternal in 1909, at the age of sixty-six years, and his cherished and devoted wife passed away in 1904, aged fifty-eight years. They are buried side by side in the cemetery at Pony, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan became the parents of ten children, of whom the subject of this review was the second in order of birth. There are five Duncan brothers in Montana, namely: Harry C., of Camas; Montgomery M., of this notice; Argyle P., of Norris; Paul S., of Virginia City; and Orrick O., who is engaged in the mercantile business at Harrison, Montana. There are two other brothers in the family, Stuart L., who lives at Prescott, Arizona; and Cave, a resident of Medford, Oregon.
            Montgomery M. Duncan was educated in the public schools of New Bloomfield, Missouri, to the age of fourteen years, when he accompanied his parents to Montana, where he has since maintained his home. After completing the curriculum of the public schools of Madison county, this state, he was matriculated as a student in Woodland College, at Independence, Missouri, where he studied for three years. ... admitted to the bar of that state in 1895. Admitted to the bar of Montana in the year 1896, active practice of his profession at Pony, this state. He came to Virginia City in 1899 ... Democrat, elected to a number of important offices, among them county attorney for three terms. ... member of the state legislature during the Ninth and Tenth sessions, and he is now a state senator. ... Mason, Odd Fellows, Elks and Woodmen of the World.
            At Twin Bridges, Montana, June 21, 1904, occurred the marriage of Mr. Duncan to Miss Hortense E. Miller, a native of Ohio and a popular and successful teacher in Madison county, Montana, prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have two children, as follows: Philip C., born in 1906, is attending school in Virginia City, as is also Hortense C., whose birth occurred in 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan ... Presbyterian church.
 

"Society of Montana Pioneers : constitution, members and officers, with portraits and maps" (anonymous) ed. by James U. Sanders; pub. Montana: The Society, 1899, 296 pgs. (LH12714, HeritageQuest images 5/2007; FHL book 978.6 C4p and film 1,000,177 item 3)
      Pg.180: Madison Co. HUGH DUNCAN, son of James Duncan; born near Glasgow, Scotland, June 28th, 1824. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Calling, minister. Last address, Sheridan. Deceased.
      MRS. HUGH DUNCAN, nee CHRISTIANA YOUNG, born in Scotland. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan.
      CHRISTIANA DUNCAN, daughter of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Scotland, March 15th, 1847. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan.
      HARRY DUNCAN, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Kansas, September 28th, 1858. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan.
      HUGH DUNCAN, JR., son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Kansas, March 30th, 1861. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan.
      INFANT DUNCAN, daughter of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Pennsylvania, April 25th, 1854. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan. (MAD: as given)
      JAMES DUNCAN, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Scotland, January 20th, 1849. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 21st, 1864. Occupation, farmer. Residence, Sheridan.
      THOMAS DUNCAN, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born at Arnstein, Scotland, February 23d, 1851. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 23d, 1864. Occupation, miner. Residence, Adobetown, Alder Gulch.
      Pg.182: J.L. GALUSHA, born at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, December 10th, 1847. Place of departure for Montana, Wisconsin; route traveled, across the plains via Lander Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, September 10th, 1864. Occupation, freighter. Residence, Sheridan. (MAD: Sheridan, Madison Co. MT)
      MRS. J.L. GALUSHA, nee SARAH DUNCAN, daughter of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born in Kansas, March 25th, 1856. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route taveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1864. Residence, Sheridan.
 

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