Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
the Genealogy Bug
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1860 Dallas Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Barron Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
"Portrait and biographical record of Walworth and Jefferson counties, Wisconsin" pub. Chicago, Lake City Publishing Co., 1894 (FHL film 908,347 item 1; SLC 10/2008 and 12/2008)
Pg.303-304: JAMES W. DUNCOMB is one of the well-known citizens of La Grange Township. He follows general farming and stock-raising on section 33, where he has 120 acres of rich prairie land. He started out in life for himself a poor boy, but he possessed an enterprising and energetic spirit, which has overcome the difficulties in his path. Step by step he has worked his way upward until he has obtained a well-deserved competence.
Mr. Duncomb is a native of Canandaigua [Ontario] County, N.Y., born December 13, 1852, and is a son of Moses and Mary J. (Wilbur) Duncomb, who were also natives of the Empire State. The father was a blacksmith by trade, and followed that business in the East until 1855, when he went to Jefferson County, Wis. In Hebron, Wis., he carried on a blacksmith shop until April, 1861, when, prompted by patriotic impulses, he ... became a member of Company A, Fourth Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served for three years. ... When his term had expired he was honorably discharged and at once returned to his home. Soon after, he removed to Richmond Centre, where he spent several years. He died in March 1882, and his remains were interred in Barron County, Wis. He was a member of the Baptist Church. His wife still survives him, and is now living in Menomonie, Dunn County, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncomb were the parents of ten children, eight sons and two daughters, of whom eight are yet living. The one in whom we are most interested, James W., was brought by his parents to the West during his infancy and has since lived in this locality. His school privileges were those afforded by the district schools of the neighborhood, and even those advantages were quite meagre, for at the early age of twelve years he was thrown upon his own resources to make his way in the world. He began to earn his own livelihood by working as a farm hand for $9 per month, and was thus employed for eleven years, when he determined to engage in farming in his own interest. For four years he rented land in Sugar Creek Township, and then, with the capital he had acquired, purchased his present farm, this being in 1882.
In the mean time, Mr. Duncomb was married. On the 7th of March, 1878, he wedded Miss Mary A. Lewis, daughter of John and Diantha (Harrison) Lewis. They now have three children, a son and two daughters: Eva M., Frank L. and Florence E. Their home is the abode of hospitality, and Mr. and Mrs. Duncomb have many warm friends in the community, who hold them in high regard. In his political views, Mr. Duncomb is a Republican ...
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1840-1850 Calumet Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860 Calumet Co. WI Census (no Duncan indexed)
Harrison
Pg.83/979, #579-579, Chrs. DUCAN 29 PRUSSIA farmer $1500-$250
Hanna 22 PRUssia
John 9/12 WI
1870-1880 Calumet Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860 Door Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Door Co. WI Census
Gardner
Pg.24, #1-1, BECK, John 22 PA laborer $0-$0
& other single men, including
DUNCAN, Charles 25 KY laborer
1860 Green Lake Co. WI Census
Town of Kingston
Pg.968, #1832-1657, William DUNCAN 34 SCT farmer $0-$300
Jane 32 SCT
Peter 9 SCT
Margaret 6, Jane 4 WI
William 2 WI
Margaret WING 64 SCT
James HENDERSON 36 SCT farmer $0-$0
John 30 SCT farmer $0-$0
Isabell (f) 29 SCT farmer
Peter 18 SCT farmer
(MAD: 1870 Dodge Co. WI census)
1870 Green Lake Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860 Juneau Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Juneau Co. WI Census
Wonewoc
Pg.165, #171-166, DUNCAN, Melvin F. 32 NY farmer $500-$300
Ordell (f) 24 WI keeping house
Myron 9/12 WI b.Nov.
(MAD: 1850 Green Co. WI census)
1860 Kewaunee Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Kewaunee Co. WI Census
Red River, P.O. Red River
Pg.474, #197-199, DINCAN, Isidore (m) 30 BELGium farmer $400-$200 (not parents of foreign birth)
Rosalie 20 BELGium keeping house (not parents of foreign birth)
1860 La Crosse Co. WI Census
La Crosse 1st Ward
Pg.250, #217-192, Charles DUNCAN 32 VA ("Virginia") mechanic $0-$0
Harriet E. 29 NY (blank) $2500-$400
(MAD: no others, not mar/in/year)
1870 La Crosse Co. WI Census
Village of North La Crosse
Pg.63, #124-125, ELLIOT, Thomas 44 IRE laborer $500-$0, par. of foreign birth
Agnes 44 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Edward 15, Randolf (m) 12, Frank 10 WI, parents of foreign birth
DUNCAN, William 23 IRE lumberman $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
Eliza E. 20 NY at home, parents of foreign birth
McGINNIS, David 24 CAN laborer, parents of foreign birth
Pg.67, #195-196, DUNCAN, Geo. W. 34 ME ("Maine") sailor $1200-$0
Bernice (f) 22 IL ("Ills") keeping house
Bernhard (m) 10/12 WI b.Sept. at home
1881 "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages its war records, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers" pub. Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1881 (FHL book 977.571 H2L and film 1,000,815 item 4; Google Books 8/2009)
Pg.750. City of La Crosse. WILLIAM DUNCAN, policeman, has been on the police force in North La Crosse since the spring of 1876. He is a native of Canada, born at Kingsley Falls, Province of Quebec, in 1847; son of John and Margaret (Strutch) Duncan, natives of Scotland. Came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1867, and has resided in La Crosse since that time. He was engaged in lumbering, as foreman for L.R. Stafford, for several years, and afterward for Hogan & Chamberlain. He was married in 1872, in La Crosse, to Eliza A., daughter of Thomas Elliott, and has two children, Edna and Mabel.
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, Henry A., widow Duncan, Josephine; A 16 Wis. Inf.; 1883 May 29, Invalid Appl. #484970, Cert. #259835, Wis.; 1884 June 10, Widow Appl. #316500, Cert. #215785, Wis. (MAD: 1880 Lincoln Co. WI, b.1843 NY; ?? 1870 Kalamazoo Co. MI)
1880 Marinette Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1881 "History of northern Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc." (anonymous); pub. Chicago: Western Historical Co. (LH10816, HeritageQuest images 2/2007 & 5/24/2007; FHL film 1,000,804 item 4)
Pg.602: Marinette County [Wisconsin] ... Menominee, Michigan, ... Menominee became a county in the winter of 1863 ... Settlement ... 1826 ... Next, in the same year, came Joseph Duncan, a packer of the company [American Fur Company].
1840-1850 Marquette Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860 Marquette Co. WI Census
Buffalo
Pg.11, #211-206, William DUNCAN 54 SCT farmer $1000-$625
Jane H. 46 SCT
John 19 SCT
Robert 14, Thomas 9 WI
1870 Marquette Co. WI Census
Town of Buffalo
Pg.522, #43-43, DUNCAN, Wm. 64 SCT farmer $2000-$955, parents of foreign birth
Jane 56 SCT keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Robt. 22 SCT farmer, parents of foreign birth
Thomas 18 WI farmer, parents of foreign birth
Janette (f) 10 WI at home, parents of foreign birth
1860 Monroe Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Monroe Co. WI Census
Sparta
Pg.166, #184-188, SABIN, Buford B. 39 VT nurseryman $8000-$3000
Mary E. 32 NY keeping house
Eiddie M. (f) 6 WI
Lelan J. (m) 4 WI
George 2 WI
CEOGIN, Olive (f) 18 IL domestic servant
COX, Jasper 21 NY laborer
DUNCUMB, Christopher 25 ENG gardner, parents of foreign birth
1860 Oconto Co. WI Census (HeritageQuest image 7/22/2010)
Town of Peshtigo
Pg.289, #155-143, Jacob DUCAN 28 Belgium laborer $0
Margaret 26 Belgium
Alphonse 1 WI
1870-1880 Oconto Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860 Pepin Co. WI Census
Bear Creek
Pg.17, #467-413, John LAFFERTY 52 NH farmer $0-$100
John 15, Leonard 14 MI
Ruben 12, Henry 9 MI
Eddie 6, George 4 WI
Sarah DUNCAN 72 GA "Georgia" (not black or mulatto)
1860 Pierce Co. WI Census
Clifton
Pg.78, #759-753, Henry BASCOMB 26 OH farmer $300-$250
Amanda 25 NY
Ellen 2 WI
Letta DUNCAN (f) 62 CANada
Pleasant Valley
Pg.118, #209-225, James DUNCAN 65 PA farmer $1000-$100
Elizabeth 35 NY
1840-1860 Portage Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Portage Co. WI Census
Linwood
Pg.116, #59-54, STRIKE, John 20 POLAND sawyer, parents of foreign birth
many men, including
DUNCAN, William 20 IRE works in saw mill, parents of foreign birth
Pg.116, #60-55, NELSON, Wels (m) 28 NORway works in saw mill, parents of foreign birth
Hannah 23 NORway keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Loeza (f) 1 WI, parents of foreign birth
MORTUSON, Emma 20 NORway domestic servant, parents of foreign birth
DUNCAN, John 17 ME works in saw mill
SILAS, Brooks 20 IN works in saw mill
CHAMBERS, Robert 25 NORway works in saw mill, parents of foreign birth
1840-1860 St. Croix Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 St. Croix Co. WI Census
Troy Twp
Pg.137, #128-128, KNOTT, Matthew 41 PRUssia farmer $2800-$1000, parents of foreign birth
Mary 28 PRU keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Leo (m) 9 WI, parents of foreign birth
Maggie 8 WI, parents of foreign birth
Otto (m) 2 WI, parents of foreign birth
George 1/12 WI, b.May, parents of foreign birth
DUNCAN, Jennie 13 WI domestic servant, parents of foreign birth
1840-1870 Sheboygan Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1894 "Portrait & Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county" pub. Chicago : Excelsior Pub. Co." (FHL film 1,000,821 item 2; SLC 9/2007)
Pg.573: Hiram Townsend of Waldo, since 1847, born Caledonia Co. VT May 7, 1817 (MAD: more on family and ancestry, not copied), with parents to New York in 1832, agricultural pursuits, married 17 Nov. 1842 Miss Eliza Baldwin, native of Monroe Co. NY, born Aug 2, 1823. Eleven children, only one now living. ... children include ... Harriet is the wife of Joseph Duncan, a farmer of Wood Co. Wis., by whom she has one son. (MAD: other children not copied)
1881 "History of northern Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc." (anonymous); pub. Chicago: Western Historical Co. (LH10816, HeritageQuest images 2/2007 & 5/24/2007; FHL film 1,000,804 item 4)
Pg.1032: Taylor Co. WESTBORO. A village near the northern boundary of the county, on the Wisconsin Central Railroad. The earliest settlers here were in 1874 ... A mill was built by J. Duncan, William Taylor and James Richie. It subsequently fell into the sole ownership of J. Duncan. ... John Duncan is Postmaster. ... There are two saw-mills in Westboro, John Duncan's and C.C. Palmer's. General merchandise, John Duncan; ...
Biographical Sketches: JOHN DUNCAN, manufacturer, Westboro, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, June 9, 1826; came to Milwaukee in 1851, and worked as a machinist until 1867, when he went into the shops of the St.Paul, Chicago & Minneapolis R.R.; while there sent out sixteen locomotives; in 1870, he bought a share in a machine shop in Fort Howard; in 1876 he established himself in Westboro. He erected his large mill in the year 1874; it has a capacity of 100,000 shingles and 50,000 feet of lumber a day. In 1849, April 13, he married Miss Margaret McEwing, of Greenock, Scotland. They have had a family of six - Thomas, with his father; Archibald, in the shop in Ft. Howard; his twin brother, John, not living; Wm., in the store, and Alexander, not living. Mr. Duncan and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
1860 Trempealeau Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Trempealeau Co. WI Census
Sumner
Pg.251, #54-55, HENRY, William 40 IRE farmer $1800-$600, parents of foreign birth
Elizabeth 42 NY keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Elmer (m) 8 WI at home, father of foreign birth
Edward 6 WI at home, father of foreign birth
DUNCAN, George 62 IRE laborer, parents of foreign birth
Eliza J. 55 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
1860 Bad Ax Co. WI Census
Bergen Twp, Town of Franklin
Pg.171, #1999-1912, Loveley (Lowley?) DUNCAN (f) 38 NY washing $75-$30
Eudora (f) 4 WI
(MAD: indexed "Lowley" Duncan pg.245)
1870 Vernon Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
1860-1870 Wood Co. WI Census
No Duncan indexed
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, Charles L., widow Duncan, Lydia; E 4 Wis. Inf., E 4 Wis. Cav.; 1884 June 26, Invalid Appl. #516496, Cert. #329982, Wis.; 1905 March 31, Widow Appl. #825090, Cert. #594036, Wis.; remarks XC2675903. (MAD: 1880 Waushara Co. WI b.1844 NY; 1870 Waupaca Co. WI; ?? 1860 Jefferson Co. WI; ?? 1900 Wood Co. WI)
1894 "Portrait & Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county" pub. Chicago : Excelsior Pub. Co." (FHL film 1,000,821 item 2; SLC 9/2007)
Pg.573: Hiram Townsend of Waldo, since 1847, born Caledonia Co. VT May 7, 1817 (MAD: more on family and ancestry, not copied), with parents to New York in 1832, agricultural pursuits, married 17 Nov. 1842 Miss Eliza Baldwin, native of Monroe Co. NY, born Aug 2, 1823. Eleven children, only one now living. ... children include ... Harriet is the wife of Joseph Duncan, a farmer of Wood Co. Wis., by whom she has one son. (MAD: other children not copied)
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