NEWTON CO. AR
Formed 1842 from Carroll
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Newton Co. AR Census
      No Duncan indexed

1860 Newton Co. AR Census
Prairie
Pg.968, #139-139, Isac? (Jace?) CONLY (m) 60 TN farmer $0-$0
                  Charity Conly 26 IL
                  Cansady DUNNLIN? 10 AR
                  William CONLY 6, John J. 4, K.H. (m) 2 AR
                  Charity FORSTER (f) 69 NC domestic $0-$100
                  (MAD: 1850 Pope Co. AR census)
Van Buren Twp.
Pg.983, #235-235, John C. DUNCAN 54 MO farmer $0-$70
                  Sarah 43 NC
                  W. R/K/B?. (m) 12, Reubin 8 MO
                  Robert (m) 6, Molly 3 MO
                  Joseph 3 AR
                  (MAD: not sure of children's ages; but see 1850 Osage Co. MO census, John 26 MO, Sarah 30 NC; she and ch. in 1870 Osage Co. MO census)

1870 Newton Co. AR Census
Jackson Twp.
Pg.156, #83-83, REYNOLDS, David 19 AR farm laborer $0-$0, mar. in Jan.
                  Martha J. 20 KY keeping house, mar. in Jan.
                  DUNCAN, Polly 32 TN at home
                  James S. 7, Nelly J. (f) 2 AR at home
                  LAWSON, Sion (f) 26 TN at home
 

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, John C., widow Duncan, Malisa G?, Capt? (Con?) Widow? (written over "minor") Duncan, Sarah; H Ark. Cav. & Mexican War; 1880 June 17, Invalid Appl. #380028, Cert. #322465; 1890 Sept. 1, Widow Appl. #471710, no cert., MO; 1890 Dec. 20, Con?. widow Appl. #521611, no cert. MO. (MAD: enr. Greene Co. MO, b. 1826-36 Gasconade Co. MO; ? 1860 Newton Co. AR census)
      Duncan, Robert, widow Qualls, Sarah H.; K 1 ARK Inf.; 1888 June 9, Widow Appl. #374109, no cert., Ark. (MAD: ? 1860 Benton Co. AR or Newton or Washington Co. AR census; see ? Sarah Duncan mar. Henry Qualls 1872 Perry Co. TN)
      Duncan, William R.; C 1 Ark. Inf.; 1902 Sept. 16, Invalid Appl. #1291096, Cert. #1156112, Ark.; remarks C2471821. (MAD: b. Gasconade Co. MO; 1850 Osage Co. MO census; 1860 Newton Co. AR census)
 

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