OREGON MISCELLANEOUS
 

"Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims" by Genealogical Forum of Portland, OR (FHL book 979.5 R2g)
      These volumes have information extracted from the land claims of early settlers.

The Oregon-California Trails Association has an index to documents held by the association referring to Duncans who came to California and Oregon 1850-1854.

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, Alexander, alias Livingston, Alexander W.; I 2 US Cav. & Navy Seaman & Master, Ohio, Plymouth PA, Alleghany, St.Lawrence, 1857-1888; filed 1890 Jan. 8, Invalid Appl. #747895, Cert. #543603, Oregon.
      Duncan, Cyrus M., widow Duncan, Sarah J.; I 11 Mich. Cav., F 2 Mich. Cav.; 1889 July 18, Invalid Appl. #717088, Cert. #517345, Oregon; 1907 Jan. 21, Widow Appl. #755241, Cert. #532332, Oregon. (MAD: 1850 Genesee Co. NY census; 1860 Mecosta Co. MI census; 1900 Lane Co. OR)
      Duncan, Frederick F.; App. 1st Cl., enlisted 1896, discharged 1899, Independence, Petrel, Oregon - more not copied, faint.
      Duncan, George M.; Capt. L 3 Tex. Inf.(S); 1929 Feb. 18, Invalid(S) Appl. #1635664, Cert. #A-6-5-29, Oreg.; remarks C2275023.
      Duncan, George W., widow Duncan, Susan D.; D & M 5 and B 15 Kans. Cav.; 1893 July 26, Widow Appl. #580385, Cert. #671459, Ore. (MAD: ?? 1850 Brown Co. IN census, 1860 Douglas Co. KS census)
      Duncan, Harry, widow Duncan, Anna Lee; B 3 & I 19 US Inf., B 1 US Inf., M 8 US Cav., E 22 US Inf.; 1930 June 13, Widow Appl. #1670263, Cert. #A-8-19-30, Oregon; remarks XC2633018.
      Duncan, Jesse R., widow Duncan, Sarah E.; Indian Wars; 1863-1864, 1878-1898, Oregon Vols.; 1927 June 6, Widow Appl. #1583480, no cert., Act of Nov. 3, 1927, Wash.; remarks, Died May 4, 1892, Spokane, Wash.
      Duncan, Ray; D 2 Oreg. Inf.; 1908 March 21, Invalid(S) Appl. #1372344, Cert. #1265676, Oreg.; remarks C2385140.
      Dunkin, Walter L.; K 2 Oreg. Inf.; 1923 Aug. 17, Invalid(S) Appl. #1523118, Cert. #1286021, La.; remarks C2364512.
      Duncan, William R., widow Duncan, Nancy J.; A 2 Minn. Inf.; 1898 April 12, Invalid Appl. #1206338, Cert. #990753, Oregon; 1901 April 1, Widow Appl. #738178, Cert. #541993, Oregon. (MAD: 1860 Winona Co. MN census; 1880 Otter Tail Co. MN; 1900 Multnomah Co. OR b.1846 IL, wife Nancy b.1853 IN, ch. b.1881-1885 MN)
 

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