NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territorial Census Index
Duncan, Layfayette        2nd Dist       6  Ft.Kearney 1854
Duncan, Lafayette         Otoe           8  Nebraska City 1855
Duncan, Thomas            1st Dist       3  Belews 1854

1854-56 NE Territory Census
      Name, state of origin, occupation;
      Males 0-16, over 16, 0-21, over 21; Females 0-16, over 16, 0-21, over 21
1854: Belews:
            Pg.11, DUNCAN, Thomas MO farmer, 0001 - 2001
1854: 2nd Dist., most of Nehama & Otoe Co.:
            Pg.14, DUNCAN, Lafayette AL farmer, 0001 - 0000
1855: Otoe Co.:
            Pg.8, DUNCAN, Lafayette TN farmer, 0001 - 0000
1856: none
 

MILITARY RECORDS

See the published abstracts and indexes to military records by Virgil D. White for Duncans who served in the various wars.
      These include Edward Duncomb, widow Elizabeth applied for pension in 1889 in NE for service in the Mexican War
 

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, Delbert W.; G 3 Nebr. Inf.; 1899 Aug. 12, Invalid(S) Appl. #1233627, Cert. #1246667, Nebr.; remarks C2401141.
      Duncan, Green B., widow Duncan, Tabitha L.; E 106 Ill. Inf.; 1891 Dec. 18, Invalid Appl. #1079178, Cert. #792417, Nebr.; 1899 May 31, Widow Appl. #699287, Cert. #525590, Nebr. (MAD: Logan Co. IL; 1870 Otoe Co. NE)
      Duncan, James A., widow Duncan, Eliza; C 3 Iowa Cav.; 1891 June 3, Invalid Appl. #1028493, Cert. #718429, Nebr.; 1927 April 2, Widow Appl. #1575756, Cert. #A-12-12-28, MO. (MAD: ? 1870 Butler Co. NE census)
      Dunken, James D.; H 1 Nebr. Inf.; 1926 May 3, Invalid(S) Appl. #1538144, Cert. #A-11-27-26, Nebr.; remarks C2319866.
      Duncan, James F., widow Duncan, Sarah J.; K 106 Ill. Inf.; 1881 May 16, Invalid Appl. #421243, Cert. #287970, Iowa; 1885 Dec. 24, Widow Appl. #333860, Cert. #294906, Nebr. (MAD: b. Williamson Co. IL, mar. Logan Co. IL & 1860 census, d. Saunders Co. NE; see Menard Co. IL; 1880 Mills Co. IA)
      Duncan, James M., widow Duncan, Mary R., D 19 Mich. Inf.; 1890 Aug. 26, Invalid Appl. #923847, Cert. #707833, Nebr.; 1923 May 1, Widow Appl. #1204884, Cert. #940003, Neb. (MAD: 1860 St.Joseph Co. MI census)
      Duncan, James W., widow Duncan, Sarah; G 147 & A 140 Ill. Inf.; 1880 June 28, Invalid Appl. #398891, Cert. #257138; 1913 Aug. 30, Widow Appl. #1013632, Cert. #768518, Iowa. (MAD: enlisted Como, Whiteside Co. IL; ? 1860 Carroll Co. IL; 1870 Greene Co. IA; 1880 Cedar Co. NE; 1900 Dixon Co. NE, b.1845 ME)
      Duncan, John F.; E 1 Nebr. Inf.; 1899 Nov. 24, Invalid(S) Appl. #1239745, Cert. #1047649, Nebr; remarks C2536460.
      Duncan, John F.; G 50 Ohio Inf.; 1890 May 19, Invalid Appl. #776110, Cert. #523302, Nebr. (MAD: ? 1850 Shelby Co. OH; ? 1860 Hamilton Co. OH)
      Duncan, Joseph A., widow Duncan, Rebecca; H 46 Iowa Inf.; 1888 July 31, Invalid Appl. #666352, Cert. #770227, Nebr; 1895 Feb. 12, Widow Appl. #608687, Cert. #419711, Nebr. (MAD: 1850 Wayne Co. IA census)
      Duncan, Marion, widow Duncan, Cinderella; H 150 Ind. Inf.; 1933 May 22, Widow Appl. #1733361, Cert. #A-4-13-34, Nebr.; remarks XC2656850.
      Duncan, Oliver P., widow Duncan, Laura J.; B 46 Ill. Inf.; 1890 July 28, Invalid Appl. #841673, Cert. #643093, Nebr.; 1897 April 13, Widow Appl. #652815, no cert., Ark. (MAD: 1860 Stephenson Co. IL; 1870 Black Hawk Co. IA, wife Laura J.; 1880 Hamilton Co. NE)
      Duncan, Robert L., widow Duncan, Alice M.; F 17 Ill. Inf.; 1883 Oct. 13, Invalid Appl. #497566, Cert. #554386, Neb.; 1906 June 13, Widow Appl. #850557, no cert., Colo. (MAD: R.L. Duncan m. Alice M. Delzell 1868 Warren Co. IL; ?? 1870 Madison Co. IA; ?? 1900 Fremont Co. CO)
      Dunken, Roy; H 1 Nebr. Inf.; I 36 US V. Inf.; 1925 March 2, Invalid(S) Appl. #1515080, Cert. #1269726, Colo.; remarks C2381024.
      Duncan, William E., widow Duncan, Etta L.; E Benton Cadets MO Inf., C 99 & B 50 Ohio Inf.; 1890 March 28, Invalid Appl. #764301, Cert. #660174, Nebr.; 1904 Aug. 18, Widow Appl. #812239, no cert., Texas.
      Duncan, William F.; H 27 US Inf.; 1926 June 7, Invalid Appl. #1543054, no cert., Nebr.; remarks C2318876.
 

1895 "Roster of soldiers, sailors, and marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, residing in Nebraska, June 1, 1895" pub. York, Neb.: Nebraska Newspaper Union, 1895 (HeritageQuest image 3/2007, Local History Reel/Fiche Number 9146; FHL book 978.2 M2n and fiche 1,010,064 and film 844,966 item 4)
      Pg.168, soldiers from Illinois: Duncan, J.W., Private, Co.A, 140 Infantry, and Co.G, 147 Infantry; resides Wakefield [MAD: Dixon Co. NE]
      Pg.170, soldiers from Illinois: Duncan, G.B., Private, Co.E, 106 Infantry, resides Hendley [MAD: Furnas Co. NE] (MAD: 1880 Atchison Co. MO census)
      Pg.273, soldiers from Iowa: Duncan, James A., Private, Co.C, 3 Vol., resides Arlington [MAD: Washington Co. NE]
      Pg.340, Miscellaneous: Duncan, John, Sergeant, Co.H & A, 5 Infantry, resides Nelson [Nuckolls Co. NE]
      Pg.405, soldiers from Ohio: Duncan, J.F., Sergeant, Co.G, 50 V Infantry, resides Carleton [MAD: Thayer Co. NE]
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1904 "A Biographical and genealogical history of southeastern Nebraska : embellished with portraits of many well known people of this section of the Great West who have been and are prominent in its history and development" pub. by Lewis Publ. Co., 2 vols. (FHL film 1,000,181 items 1-2)
      Vol.2 - No Duncan from page by page scan.
            Pg.633: W.M. Riddle, Jefferson Co., NE, b. Eastern TN 23 June 1844, son of George F. Riddle, native of SC, and son of John Riddle of NC. Mother was Rachel Alford, b. TN; in 1854 parents to Macoupin Co. IL. (more not copied)
            Pg.746: Wm. Jacobs, b. Hancock Co., IL, Aug., 1857, son of J.H. Jacobs.
 

1909 "A History of Antelope County, Nebraska : from its first settlement in 1868 to the close of the year 1883" by A.J. Leach, pub. by R.R. Donnelley (FHL film 1,000,183 item 5, book 22)
      No Duncan biography indexed; poor index for minor listings
 

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