Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
the Genealogy Bug
Last revised January 17, 2013
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1850 Fannin Co. TX Census (no Duncan indexed)
Pg.173, #378, A.G. PACE (m) 26 AL farmer $1000
Mary L. 19 GA
Jas. E. 1 TX
Pg.181, #480, John S. PACE 33 MO farmer $640
Rachel J. 19 TN
Susan E. 2/12 TX
many blacks, no names but ages
Pg.181, #482, S.D. NUNALEE (m) 30 AL farmer $900, mar. in year
Emeline 22 AL
Emeline J. PACE 8 TX
James PASCHAL 39 SC merchant
William PERRY 18 Unknown hunter
blacks
Pg.184, #589, J.E. PACE (m) 20 AR farmer $100
Ashley PACE (m) 17 AR
blacks
Pg.186, #540, A.E. PACE (m) 39 KY merchant $1100
E.H. STEVENS 24 AL clerk
Sarah A. JOUITT 15 AR, John G.L. 11 TX
(MAD: was looking for Twitty Pace and wife Susannah Duncan mar. 4/2/1810 Warren Co. KY)
1860 Fannin Co. TX Census (and from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
Beat #6
Pg.249, #1184-1215, H. MEDLIN (m) 49 TN blacksmith $450-$400
N. (f) 53 AL
John C. 13, Weston C. 12 AL
J.D. DUNCAN (m) 26 AL farm hand
Martha J. 22 AL
(does not say mar. in year)
1870 Fannin Co. TX Census (and from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
Bonham, Precinct 1
Pg.143-4, #161-161, ROSE? (BASE?), Sarah A. 50 KY keeping house $600-$400
Joseph A. 22 TN farmer
Samuel F. 19 TN (blank)
Sarah 14, Nancy 12 TN at home
GREEN, William 29 AL farmer
DUNKIN, Elliot 27 GA farmer
Precinct 2
Pg.185, #207-207, SCRUGGS, Sarah 36? MO keeping house $200?-$100
Emma 11, James? (m) 9, Joseph 7 MO
Bill 3 TX
DUNKIN, Joseph 25 MO clerk in store $0-$200
Nancy J. 19 AR
Walter (m) 1 MO
Pg.200, #395-395, McCALLUM, Johnathan 64 KY farmer $3000-$800
Rebecca 64 KY keep house
Francis (m) 22 KY farm laborer
Nancy C. 7? (9?) TX $100
MARTIN,Rebecca 5 TX $100
DUNKEN, Elizabeth 13 MS BLACK farm laborer
TX General Land Office Records (extracts from Karen S. Collins 11/1994)
Certificate #194, George W. Duncan, Fannin Land District. 3rd Class Cert. for conditional headright for 640 acres; 2 surveys: (1) 320 acres on Pecan Creek; (2) 320 acres on Bois D/Arc Creek. On 4 July 1841, changed to 2nd class unconditional because had resided in Republic of Texas for 3 years and has done and performed all the duties required of him as a citizen.
Certificate #193, George Duncan, Fannin Land District. 3rd Class Cert. for conditional headright for 640 acres, two tracts of 320 acres each, both on Bois D'Arc Creek. On 5 July 1840, changed to 2nd class unconditional because had resided in Republic of Texas for 3 years and had done and performed all the duties required of him as a citizen. Sold all to Baker for $300, 14 Nov. 1846. George Duncan was still in Fannin Co. at the time of this sale.
Script - 43-2/10 acres, George W. Duncan. Jack Co. TX on Cleveland Creek; contracted to buy 5 Aug. 1859; land was public domain for sale by state; forfeited for non-payment.
Fannin Co. TX County Court typed, undated document (complete copy from Karen S. Collins 11/1994, MAD's extract)
To The Hon. Judge of the County Court of Fannin County, Texas:
Your petitioner Mrs. M.A. Duncan respectfully shows that she is a resident citizen of Fannin County, Texas, that her former husband J.W. Duncan departed this life on July 31, 1891, at our home in Bonham, Fannin Co. TX; that he left the following children surviving him, all of whom are over 21 years of age: Mrs. Eva Starnes, residence Fannin Co. TX; Mrs. Minerva Garret, Fannin Co. TX; Mrs. Theodosia Dement, Fannin Co. TX; Martin Duncan, residence unknown; Wiley Duncan, residence Fannin Co. TX; Charley Duncan, Fannin Co. TX. Deceased J.W. Duncan also left 5 grand children who are the children of decedent's (J.W. Duncan's) deceased dau. Mrs. Josephine Moore; the said five grandchildren are all over the age of 21 years: Mrs. Harriet Austin, Indian Territory; William Moore, residence unknown; Mrs. Belle Journey, Fannin Co. TX; Wiley Moore, residence unknown; Eli Moore (male), residence unknown.
That there is a community estate between petitioner and her deceased husband consisting of a house and lot in Bonham, Fannin Co. TX on the E.side of North Center St., worth probably $1,500. Petitioner prays for appointment of appraisers and other relief proper in the premises. /s/ Thos. P. Stegel?, Atty for petitioner Mrs. M.A. Duncan.
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, Hiram T., widow Duncan, Harriet C.; Indian Wars; enlisted 1872, discharged 1875, Capt. Smith's Co. Min, Men? (Mesa?), Texas Vols.; additional service 1919-6-27 Henry? (Hinly?) Capt. Smith's Co., Texas Frontier Forces; 1917 Aug. 7, Ind. Serv. Appl. #14662, Cert. #13914, Texas; 1923 Jan. 27, Widow Appl. #1730759, Cert. (blank), Tex; remarks XC920854. (MAD: b.1852 Fannin Co. TX; 1860 Jack Co. TX census)
Index to TX Confederate Pension Records (from Lucille Mehrkam 10/1983)
Application, Name, County, Book
06160, Duncan, Hugh L., Fannin, 1
28327, Duncan, J.A., Fannin, 3
20688, Duncan, Mrs. Maria Ann, Fannin, 2
41508, Duncan, Mrs. Mattie B., Fannin, 5
1889 "Biographical souvenir of the state of Texas : containing biographical sketches of the representative public and many early settled families" by F. Battey (FHL book 976.4 D3bs and films 547,587 and 599,230 and 1,000,596 item 2; and from Lucille Mehrkam and Evelyn Sigler; sketches alphabetical, good index)
Part of Preface: "No pains have been spared to make the facts to be found within these covers accurate. With but few exceptions the material has been gathered from those most immediately interested and then submitted in type-written form for correction and revision."
Pg.264-5: John W. Duncan, born Hickman Co. TN, March 11, 1825, son of John and Nancy (Myatt) Duncan, grandson of David Duncan, and great-grandson of William Duncan, of pure Scotch descent on both paternal and maternal sides. John Duncan, father of John W., was a machinist, a colonel in State militia of TN, and died in 1867 at age 74 years. His wife, Nancy (Myatt) Duncan, died 1840 at 40 years of age. John W. Duncan was reared and educated in TN, came to TX Dec. 1859, located first Marion Co., then in 1860 to Upshur Co., 3 years later to Anderson Co., 7 years later to Fannin Co. In 1863 enlisted in Conf. army, Co. H, 18th TX Inf., trans-MS department, and served as capt. of Co. H. two years. Blacksmith by trade, became farmer after war. Served as Justice of Peace in Lawrence Co. TN as well as constable. In 1885 appointed postmaster at Bonham, TX. Jan. 26, 1843, at early age of 18, (John W.) Duncan married Miss Mary A. McAnally, dau. of Dr. Martin McAnally; 5 children: Evaline, Minerva, Martin G., Wylie N., and Charles L. He a Mason. (MAD: John W. Duncan mar. Mary A. McAnnally 1/26/1843 Lawrence Co. TN)
Pg.899-900: W.D. Wilkins, of Honey Grove, Fannin Co. TX, born Spartanburgh Co. SC on Nov. 5, 1845, son of W.T. and P.A. (Duncan) Wilkins. His father also b. Spartanburgh Co. SC, still lives there, a planter, age 70, son of William Wilkins native of the Palmetto State. His mother, daughter of Charles C. Duncan, born Spartanburgh Co., died 1858 age 41 or 42. W.D. Wilkins is third of 7 children now living: C.D., W.D., A.L., B.E., L.L., Mary E. and Alice. W.D. Wilkins in 1863 Conf. Army, Co. B, 1st SC cavalry; 1866 to Lamar Co. TX; 1873 to Honey Grove. ... In 1878 married Florence, dau. of Jap Barry of Clarksville, TX; 2 ch.
Pg.932-3: Hugh B. Yeager, born TX; father was Ducalion W. Yeager b. Bibb Co. AL to Fannin Co. TX 1855, Hunt Co. 1859; mother was maiden named Sarah A. Gillum, also b. AL, still living on homestead in Hunt Co. Hugh B. is 5th of 7 children: Henry V., Maggie J., Louis W., Personder C., Azariah O. and Mary A. Hugh B. Yeager b. Hunt Co. TX 21 April 1860 ... married on Dec. 3, 1885, to Miss Ellen L., dau. of John H. Younger and sister of F.S. Younger (biog. in book, not copied) ... Father of Ducalion W. Yeager was Abijah Yeager (sketch also has parents & family of Abijah, not copied) b. VA, married Lucy Williams in 1810 in GA, moved to Bibb Co. AL 1818, settled 4 miles south of Centreville, died there 1862 aged 75 years; Lucy Y. his widow died there age 95. Abijah had 7 children: James M. d. Fannin Co. TX 1862, Lewis W., Berry B. d. Vicksburg MS 1862-3 during seige, Gabriel P. d. Smith Co. TX 1860, Ducalion W., Theodocia C. mar. M. Dobbins, and Martha E. mar. M. Woolley. ... Sarah A. Gillum, mother of subject (Hugh B. Yeager), had two sisters, Narcissa J. and Mary E. Narcissa J. mar. L.D. Friday now a resident of Choctaw Co. MS. Mary E. married A. Dunkins who died in Wood Co. TX in 1860. The widow is still living in Wood Co. Sarah A. Gillum also had two half sisters, Effie E. and Denica E. Lee.
Some early Duncans in Fannin Co. TX:
George Duncan, Nov. 1837, arrived in TX, had 3rd class Conditional Certificate for 640 acres in Fannin Co. TX issued 13 Jan. 1840, and unconditional certificate issued 7 Sept. 1841 (from Vol.1, "1840 Citizens of TX, Land Grants" by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,364; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984). George Duncan had 3rd Class grant for land in Fannin Co. listed on pg.521 of "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860, and indexed by Paul Campbell (published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48) George Duncan claimed 640 acres as a married man and head of family, proved by Wm. R. Baker and Washington Duncan, Class 2d No.193. George Duncan claimed 640 acres as admin. of John Painter decd, proved by Washington Duncan and John Duncan, Class 2d No.191. George Duncan and George W. Duncan proved the claim of James H. Painter for 320 acres as a single man, who arrived in TX in Nov. 1837 as a minor, arrived age 17 in Sept. 1839, Class 2d No.195. ("First settlers of the Republic of Texas : headright land grants which were reported as genuine and legal by the traveling commissioners, January, 1840" by Carolyn Reeves Ericson and Frances T. Ingmire, FHL book 976.4 R2f; or "Title First settlers of Fannin County, Texas : minutes of the Board of Land Commissioners, Fannin County, Texas, 1838-1840" by Gifford White, 1981, Houston, TX, Library Book W584 FANNI TEX; FHL book 976.4265 R2m; from Lucille Mehrkam 5/1984)
George W. Duncan, Nov. 1837, arrived in TX, had 3rd class Conditional Certificate for 640 acres in Fannin Co. TX issued 13 Jan. 1840 (from Vol.1, "1840 Citizens of TX, Land Grants" by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,364; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984). George W. Duncan had 3rd Class grant for land in Fannin Co. listed on pg.520 of "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860, and indexed by Paul Campbell (published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48) George Washington Duncan claimed 640 acres as a married man and head of family; Class 2d No.194. ("First settlers of the Republic of Texas : headright land grants which were reported as genuine and legal by the traveling commissioners, January, 1840" by Carolyn Reeves Ericson and Frances T. Ingmire, FHL book 976.4 R2f; or "Title First settlers of Fannin County, Texas : minutes of the Board of Land Commissioners, Fannin County, Texas, 1838-1840" by Gifford White, 1981, Houston, TX, Library Book W584 FANNI TEX; FHL book 976.4265 R2m; from Lucille Mehrkam 5/1984)
John Duncan, Nov. 1837, arrived in TX, had 3rd class Conditional Certificate for 320 acres in Fannin Co. TX issued 13 Jan. 1840, and unconditional certificate issued 7 Sept. 1841 (from Vol.1, "1840 Citizens of TX, Land Grants" by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,364; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984) John Duncan claimed 320 acres as a single man, proved by George Duncan and George W. Duncan; Class 2d No.197. ("First settlers of the Republic of Texas : headright land grants which were reported as genuine and legal by the traveling commissioners, January, 1840" by Carolyn Reeves Ericson and Frances T. Ingmire, FHL book 976.4 R2f; or "Title First settlers of Fannin County, Texas : minutes of the Board of Land Commissioners, Fannin County, Texas, 1838-1840" by Gifford White, 1981, Houston, TX, Library Book W584 FANNI TEX; FHL book 976.4265 R2m; from Lucille Mehrkam 5/1984)
George Duncan, 1838, on tax roll (Vol.21#1 "TX Footprints" from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
Geo. W. Duncan, 1838, on tax roll, 580 acres (Vol.21#1 "TX Footprints" from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
John Duncan, 1838, on tax roll (Vol.21#1 "TX Footprints" from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
George Duncan, 1840, on tax roll, 1 white poll, 4 horses, 1 wood clock, 6 cattle (pg.31, perhaps "1840 Citizens of TX; Tax Rolls" Vol.2, by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,365; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
G.W. Duncan, 1840, on tax roll, 1 white poll (pg.31, perhaps "1840 Citizens of TX; Tax Rolls" Vol.2, by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,365; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
Julia Duncan, 4 May 1843, mar. Wm. S. Beavers (MAD: dau. of George Duncan and Penelope Wells, from info of Zoe Harris to Karen Collins to MAD 1994)
Martha Jane Duncan, 25 Oct. 1860, mar. Emanuel Lowery
1966 "A History of Fannin Co. TX" by Floy Crandall Hodge (Los Angeles Public Library book R976.41 F213Ho; pg.173 from Lucille Mehrkam and from Lenox Baker 1984; FHL book 976.4265 H2h)
This book contains a sketch of the family of Twitty Pace (1796-1894) who arrived in Fannin County in 1840 to farm. His home was originally Kentucky and it was there he acquired a wife in 1820. He later lived in Arkansas. The sketch names his children and some of his grandchildren.
Pg.173 contains a sketch of James A. Duncan, who settled in Bonham just before the Civil War, married first to Fannie Glover (1853-1876), married second Martha Bragg (1859-1950).
Pg.173 also contains a sketch of John Wiley Duncan, b.1825, who settled in Fannin Co. in 1855, married first Margaret McAnally, second to Margaret A. (last name not given), and third to Mrs. Margaret Cox Williams. The sketch names his children.
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