Descendants of Lydia DEEMER and Andrew DUNCAN

as of 7 October 2003

Generation No. 1

Return to Deemer Outline

1. Lydia² DEEMER (Frederick¹) She married Andrew DUNCAN. He was born ca 1791¹.

Notes for Andrew DUNCAN:

1830 PA Census: Armstrong Co. Allegheny Twp. p. 174, line 22

Series M19, roll 145

Andrew DUNCAN

Males: 3 (<5); 1 (30-40)

Females: 2 (<5); 1 (30-40)

7 family members total

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1840 PA Census: Indiana Co. Young Twp. p. 92, line 6

Series M704, roll 463

Andr. DUNCAN

Males: 2 (<5); 1 (5-10); 2 (10-15); 1 (40-50)

Females: 1 (<5); 1 (5-10); 1 (15-20); 1 (30-40)

10 family members total; 3 engaged in agriculture

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1850 PA Census: Armstrong Co. Kiskiminetas Twp. p. 318, lines 6-10

Series M432, roll 749, dwelling 185, family 190, 27 October 1850

Andrew DUNCAN, 59, Blacksmith, b. Pa.

Sarah, 12; John, 8; Andrew, 6; Elizabeth, 4

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1860 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. P.O. Chambersville, p. 351a, lines 18-23

Series M653, roll 1117, dwelling 2018, family 1972, 31 July 1860

Andrew DUNCAN, 60, Blacksmith, $100 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Elizabeth, 40, b. Pa.

John, 14, at school; Mary A., 12, at school; Catharine, 5; Infant, 1/12 [male]

[Could this really be the right Andrew Duncan? Elizabeth could have been a second wife, and the children could be theirs, or Elizabeth could be a widowed daughter or daughter-in-law, with her children - ed.]

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Children of Lydia DEEMER and Andrew DUNCAN are:

2 i. James³ DUNCAN².

3 ii. William DUNCAN².

4 iii. Nancy DUNCAN².

+ 5 iv. George D. DUNCAN, born ca 1827; died 12 Nov 1895 in White Twp. Indiana Co. PA.

+ 6 v. Andrew DUNCAN, born 28 Aug 1830 in Armstrong Co. PA; died 20 Sep 1914 in Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA.

7 vi. Lydia DUNCAN².

Notes for Lydia DUNCAN:

possibly the following, to be verified:

1850 PA Census: Armstrong Co. Kiskiminetas Twp. p. 327b, lines 12-17

Series M432, roll 749, dwelling 312, family 315, 1 November 1850

John FINDLEY, 30, Tailor, $500 Real Estate, b. Pa.

Nancy, 18, b. Pa.

Lidia J., 10; Elizabeth, 9; Samuel, 7

Lidia DUNCAN, 18, b. Pa.

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8 vii. Charles DUNCAN².

Notes for Charles DUNCAN:

1900 and 1920 Oregon Soundex indexes searched: Charles Duncan not found. 1910 is not indexed.

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9 viii. Eliza DUNCAN².

Notes for Eliza DUNCAN:

of possible interest:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/indiana/papers/paper0044.txt

18 September 1860

MARRIED.--On the 13th inst., by Rev. W.T. Johnson of Saltsburg, MR. JOSEPH SIMONS of Westmoreland county, to MISS ELIZA DUNCAN, of Tunnelton, Indiana county.

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Generation No. 2

5. George D.³ DUNCAN (Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹)² was born ca 1827, and died 12 Nov 1895 in White Twp. Indiana Co. PA³. He married Susan WALKER. She was born ca 1834, and died 20 Jan 1909 in Indiana, Indiana Co. PA⁴.

Notes for George D. DUNCAN:

1860 PA Census: Indiana Co. White Twp. P.O. Indiana, p. 414b, lines 27-31

Series M653, roll 1117, dwelling 284, family 291, 12 June 1860

George D. DUNCAN, 30, Farmer, $2,000 Real Estate / $500 Personal Estate, b. Indiana Co. Pa.

Susan, 26, b. Penna.

Will. M., 6, b. Indiana Co. Pa.; Lydia, 4, b. Indiana Co. Pa.; James A., 3, b. Indiana Co. Pa.

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1870 PA Census: Indiana Co. White Twp. P.O. Indiana, p. 419a, lines 8-12

Series M593, roll 1351, dwelling 39, family 43, 11 August 1870

George D. DUNCAN, 41, Farmer, $12,500 Real Estate / $1,045 Personal Estate, b. Penna.

Susan, 38, Keeping House, b. Penna.

William M., 16, attending school; Lidia, 14, attending school; James R., 12, attending school

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Indiana, PA "The Indiana Democrat" issue of Thursday, 21 November 1895, p. 3, col. 2

Duncan.

George D. Duncan died at the home of his son William, in White township, Tuesday night, November 12, after an illness of only a few days. The deceased has always been an unusually healthy man. Mr. Duncan was aged about 68 years. He was the father of three children, William, with whom he was living when he died, James, of Great Bend, Kan., and Mrs. Lydia Bonner, Johnstown.

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http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/white/greenwoodd4.htm

Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana Borough, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Duncan George D., (6F) d. 12 Nov. 1895 67y F

Duncan Susan, w/o George D., (6F) d. 22 Jan. 1909 78y F

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Notes for Susan WALKER:

Indiana, PA "Indiana Evening Gazette" issue of Wednesday, 20 January 1909, p. 1, cols. 1-2

AGED WOMAN KILLED WHILE WALKING ON THE P.R.R. TRACKS

Unable to Hear Train, Mrs. Susan Duncan Was Run Down Near Ladder Works This Morning.

THE BODY BADLY MUTILATED

Being somewhat deaf and unable to hear even the shrill alarm sounded by Engineer Al. Wagle, Mrs. Susan Duncan, aged 79, was run down and almost instantly killed by the 11 o'clock train this morning, while she was passing the Indiana Ladder Works plant en-route to the home of her grandson, Charles Duncan, who lives in Mrs. Sue Williard's home. The remains of the unfortunate woman were not identified for almost an hour and the persons who recognized the corpse at Undertaker John F. Steving's were Charles and Frank Duncan, grandsons of the deceased, who are clerks in the Indiana postoffice.

Mrs. Duncan arrived here Tuesday evening from Johnstown, where she had spent several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Lydia Bonner. She spent the night with the family of W.M. Mahan, of Wayne avenue, and was walking up the railroad to visit the Duncan home when the train overtook her. Near the carriage plant travelers are compelled to walk on the passenger track as a siding enters the factory at that point. Mrs. Duncan was walking the ties when Engineer Wagle, who is compelled to run with a full head of steam because of the grade there, saw her and blew the whistle. Despite repeated warnings the woman did not step into the ditch and the engineer reversed the throttle and tried to stop the locomotive.

His efforts were of no avail, however, and Mrs. Duncan was struck and pulled under the wheels. She was dragged about 125 feet before the engine could be stopped. Fireman William Sweeney was the first to leave the cab, and when he reached the front of the engine he found that the aged woman had been pulled under and almost back to the tender. Railroad Detective C.W. Burns, of Blairsville, who was a passenger, soon joined Mr. Sweeney and they removed the lifeless form from its position under the engine and carried the remains to the baggage car. The train then resumed its trip and when the local depot was reached the body was removed to John F. Steving's undertaking rooms.

At the undertaking room it was found that Mrs. Duncan died from a fractured skull. Her left ear was cut off, her right leg was ground off at the knee and her chest was slightly crushed, several ribs being broken. Her black dress was but slightly torn. The face is marked but little. Two small old-fashioned hand satchels she carried were hurled aside and were intact when found.

Railroad and town officials, physicians and prominent merchants were summoned to Steving's to view the remains. No identification was made, however, for almost an hour and a few rumors of certain aged deaf persons being killed were soon spread. At noon Coroner James S. Hammers, who had been on the scene since the fatality, reached the Messrs. Duncan, and they positively identified the woman as their grandmother.

In the meantime scores of persons had visited the scene, which is in front of Justice John P. Elkin's home. The course of the body as it was dragged by the engine from one rail to the other across the "six foot" was traced. The marks indicate that the remains were picked up in front of the home of J.W. Thompson.

By a singular coincidence, George Duncan, mail carrier in the Third ward, was near the Normal School when the accident occurred. When Mrs. W.D. Bash informed him that the body had not been identified, he expressed the fear that she might have been his grandmother, as Mrs. Duncan was to have reached the Williard residence in time for dinner.

There Mrs. William Duncan, of White township, awaited her and in the afternoon they were to go to the Duncan farm.

Alonzo Lewis was on School street when the fatality occurred. Being opposite the home of Rev. W.J. Wilson he had a clear view of the accident. He says the passenger engine whistle was sounded several times and that Mrs. Duncan did not appear to hear it.

The funeral of Mrs. Duncan will probably be held on Friday. The family pastor, Rev. Dr. J. Day Brownlee, of the First United Presbyterian church, will conduct the obsequies.

Mrs. Bonner, the only child of the deceased, is expected here from Johnstown tonight.

Coroner Hammers has secured a jury and will hold an inquest this evening.

This accident is the first fatality on the branch within the town limits in the memory of the present generation. Some years ago a man was killed while on the car steps at the stock yards, but no one remembers any person's being run down.

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Indiana, PA "Indiana Evening Gazette" issue of Thursday, 21 January 1909, p. 1, col. 6

NO PERSON HELD FOR MRS. DUNCAN'S DEATH

Coroner Hammers Made An Official Investigation of the Case.

FUNERAL IN U.P. CHURCH

Rev. Brownlee Will Conduct the Services There Tomorrow Morning.

SPENT HER LIFE IN COUNTY

The employes of the Indiana Branch train were exonerated from all blame by a jury empaneled by Coroner James S. Hammers to inquire into the death of Mrs. Susan Duncan, who was killed by the 11 o'clock train Wednesday morning while she was walking on the railroad tracks near the Indiana Carriage Works.

Dr. Hammers conducted the inquest at the undertaking rooms of John F. Steving on Wednesday evening. His jury consisted of the following -- Messrs. James Dodds, James A. Taylor, Charles Alter, Scott Geesy, Harry Yuckenberg and Benjamin Kellar.

Witnesses testified that Mrs. Duncan, who was hard of hearing, was walking ahead of the train and probably did not hear the whistle, and that engineer Al. Wagle stopped the train within a length of itself, thus showing that he had the locomotive under control. The jury therefore decided that Mrs. Duncan met an accidental death and that the railroad men were not responsible.

Friends of the victim are unable to explain her presence on the railroad as she had frequently expressed great fear of the tracks. She was to have accompanied her granddaughter from W.M. Mahan's to Charles Duncan's that fateful forenoon, but sent the young woman ahead to make some purchases, declaring she could make the trip alone.

On Wednesday evening the remains were conveyed to the Duncan homestead in White township. At 10 o'clock Friday morning they will be taken to the First United Presbyterian church, where Mrs. Duncan's pastor, Rev. J. Day Brownlee, will conduct the obsequies. The interment follows in the family lot in Greenwood cemetery.

Mrs. Duncan, whose maiden name was Walker, was born in West Lebanon about 79 years ago. She married George Duncan and for several years they lived in Penn Run. later the family located in White township and there George Duncan died about 15 years ago. The mother remained on the farm with her son, William, the father of Messrs. Charles, George and Frank Duncan, employes in the Indiana postoffice. She also frequently visited her only daughter, Mrs. Lydia Bonner, of Johnstown, whose guest she was until the day previous to her sad death. James Duncan, one of the two sons of the unfortunate woman, died some years ago, and William, her other son, passed away last fall.

She is survived by one brother, Isaac Walker, of Apollo.

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Children of George DUNCAN and Susan WALKER are:

+ 10 i. William M.⁴ DUNCAN, born 1853; died 31 Jul 1908.

+ 11 ii. Lydia DUNCAN, born Sep 1854; died 18 Nov 1926.

+ 12 iii. James A. DUNCAN, born Jul 1855; died 4 Oct 1901 in Great Bend, Barton Co. KS.

6. Andrew³ DUNCAN (Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹)⁵ was born 28 Aug 1830 in Armstrong Co. PA^5,6,7,8,9,10, and died 20 Sep 1914 in Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA^11,12. He married (1) Esther CAMPBELL¹³. She was born ca 1836, and died Bef. 1870. He married (2) Nancy Anne MAHAN¹³. She was born Oct 1835^14,15,16, and died 24 Feb 1899¹⁷.

Notes for Andrew DUNCAN:

1850 PA Census: Indiana Co. Saltsburg Borough, p. 318b, lines 25-29

Series M432, roll 785, dwelling 83, family 87, 7 November 1850

Joseph JOHNSTON, 27, Blacksmith, $700 Real Estate, b. Pa.

Mary A., 22, b. Pa., cannot read or write

Martha, 1

Andrew DUNCAN, 22, Blacksmith, b. Pa.

John DICKEY, 20, Blacksmith, b. Pa.

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1860 PA Census: Indiana Co. White Twp. P.O. Indiana, p. 414b, lines 24-26

Series M653, roll 1117, dwelling 283, family 290, 12 June 1860

Andrew DUNCAN, 28, Blacksmith, $400 Real Estate / $150 Personal Estate, b. Indiana Co. Pa.

Esther, 24, b. Indiana Co. Pa.

Andrew C., 1, b. Indiana Co. Pa.

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1870 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. P.O. Chambersville, p. 374b, lines 4-9

Series M593, roll 1351, dwelling 158, family 160, 1 July 1870

Andrew DUNCAN, 39, Blacksmith, $1400 Real Estate / $215 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Nancy A., 31, Keeping house, b. Pa., father of foreign birth

Rebecca, 9, at school; Nancy M., 4; Mollie, 1/12, b. May

[McK?] HENDERSON, 20, Apprentice to Blacksmith, b. Pa.

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1880 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. ed 141, p. 17, lines 31-37

Series T9, roll 1135, dwelling 161, family 163, 12 June 1880

Andrew DUNCAN, 49, Married, Blacksmith, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Nancy A., 42, wife, Married, keeping house, b. Pa., parents b. Ireland

Rebeca J., 19, dau, at school; Mary Nancy, 13, dau, at school

Lydia C., 10, dau, at school; Lizzie Belle, 4, dau; Effa M., 1, dau

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1900 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. ed 65, p. 8b, lines 63-64

Series T623, roll 1416, dwelling 163, family 164, 20 June 1900

Andrew DUNCAN, Head, Aug 1830, 69, widow, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer

Lizzie B., dau, Mar 1876, 24, single

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1910 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. ed 94, p. 12b, lines 82-84

Series T624, roll 1351, dwelling 40, family 40, 7 May 1910

Andrew DUNCAN, Head, 79, widow, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer: General Farm

Mary, dau, 43, single; Belle, dau, 33, single

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J.T. Stewart, ed., Indiana County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, volume II, Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1913, p. 1481

ANDREW DUNCAN, a retired farmer of Washington township, Indiana Co., Pa., was born in Armstrong county, this State, Aug. 28, 1830, son of Andrew Duncan and grandson of James Duncan.

James Duncan was born in Scotland, immigrated to the United States, and settled first in Dauphin county, Pa., later going to Armstrong county, where he made his permanent home.

Andrew Duncan, son of James, and father of Andrew Duncan, was born in Dauphin county, Pa., in 1796, and was there educated and taught the trade of blacksmith. When he came to Armstrong county he accompanied his father, and embarking in a blacksmithing business carried it on the greater portion of his life, although he gave his father valuable assistance with the farm work. Andrew Duncan married Lydia Deemer, a daughter of George [Frederick - ed.] and Lydia Deemer, and their children were: James, who is deceased; William, deceased; Nancy, deceased; George, deceased; Andrew; Lydia, who resides at Pittsburg; Charles, who resides at Portland, Oregon; Eliza Rebecca; and Eliza, who is deceased. Andrew Duncan was a Democrat in politics, but never held any public office. A member of the United Presbyterian Church, he held firmly to its faith. His death occurred three miles from the town of Indiana, in 1861, when he was aged sixty-five years.

Andrew Duncan, son of Andrew Duncan, attended school in Armstrong county, and worked among the neighboring farmers until he was twenty years of age. At that time he came to Indiana county, and commenced learning the blacksmith's trade at Saltsburg, following it for many years after he completed his apprenticeship. Later on in life he purchased seventy-eight acres of land near Creekside and operated same, carrying on general farming for a period of fourteen years. In 1909, owing to an illness, he retired.

Mr. Duncan married (first) Esther Campbell, a daughter of Cornelius Campbell and his wife Rebecca (Stewart), and their children were: Andrew, who died in infancy; and Rebecca Jane, who married William D. Fairman, of Washington township. After the death of his first wife Mr. Duncan married (second) Nancy Anne Mahan, a daughter of Patrick and Nancy (Wilson) Mahan, and they have had children as follows: Mary Nancy is living at home; Lydia Cora died at the age of fourteen years, ten months; Charles Blair died in infancy; one died in infancy unnamed; Lizzie Belle is living at home; Effa Maud graduated from the Indiana State normal school in 1901, taught five terms of school, returned to the normal and took the business course, graduating in 1907, and went to Pittsburg, where she taught three years in the Ellsworth business college; she is now stenographer for a law firm in that city. As the principles of the Prohibition party embody Mr. Duncan's own ideas, he is a stanch adherent of same, but has never been willing to accept nomination for office. The Center Presbyterian Church is his religious home.

Mr. Duncan takes great pride in his family history and often tells of the experiences of his grandmother, who suffered cruelly at the hands of the Indians. Her first husband and their child were captured by the red men, and killed. Later she and her daughter, who became the mother of Mr. Duncan, were stolen by the Indians and kept captive for a period of eight months. The intelligent brain of the captive mother worked out a means of escape. She succeeded in intoxicating her captors, and while they lay in a drunken stupor fought her way through the forest back to civilization. Her hardships while making her way back to her home and family may well be imagined. None but a woman of unusual strength of character could have survived the many dangers and constant exposure.

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Vital Statistics

Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Indiana County, Washington Twp.

Full Name: ANDREW DUNCAN

Sex: Male

Color: White

Marital Status: Widower

Date of Birth: Aug. 28, 1830

Age: 84 yrs, 0 ms, 22 days

Occupation: Retired farmer

Birthplace: Penna.

Name of Father: Andrew Duncan

Birthplace of Father: Penna.

Maiden Name of Mother: Lydia Deemer

Birthplace of Mother: Penna.

Informant: Mary Duncan, Creekside, Pa.

Date of Death: Sept. 20, 1914

Cause of Death: Mitral Heart Disease

Contributory: Cholera Morbus

Place and Date of Burial: Center Graveyard, Sept. 22, 1914

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Notes for Nancy Anne MAHAN:

Indiana, PA "Indiana County Gazette" issue of 1 March 1899

Mrs. Anderson Duncan.

Mrs. Anderson Duncan, nee Nancy Ann Mahan, died at her home near Creekside on Friday, February 24, at 10:40 a.m., of cancer, after a lingering illness. She was aged 64 years. Her husband and three daughters, Mary, Belle and Effie, survive her. Rev. W.J. Wilson conducted the funeral services on Sabbath at 2 p.m. after which interment of the remains was made in the Center burying ground.

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Children of Andrew DUNCAN and Esther CAMPBELL are:

13 i. Andrew C.⁴ DUNCAN¹⁸, born ca 1859.

14 ii. Rebecca Jane DUNCAN¹⁸, born ca 1861^19,20. She married William D. FAIRMAN²¹.

Children of Andrew DUNCAN and Nancy MAHAN are:

15 i. Mary Nancy⁴ DUNCAN²¹, born 12 Jul 1866 in Creekside, Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA^{22,23,24,25,26}; died 13 Sep 1946²⁶.

Notes for Mary Nancy DUNCAN:

1920 PA Census: Indiana Co. Washington Twp. ed 129, p. 9b, lines 60-61

Series T615, roll 1574, dwelling 163, family 165, 17 January 1920

Mary N. DUNCAN, Head, 53, single, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Telephone Operator: at home

Lizzie B., sister, 42, single

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Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA

Duncan Surname File

MARY NANCY DUNCAN passed away in her home in Creekside, Friday, September 13, at 7:50 p.m. She had been in failing health for several years, but was able to be about and was in her accustomed place in Church and Sunday School on Sabbath morning. On Wednesday she contracted pneumonia and succumbed.

She was a daughter of the late Andrew and Nancy Ann (Mahan) Duncan and was born July 12, 1866 in Creekside. She is survived by two sisters, Belle Duncan and Effa M. Duncan, both at home and a niece and nephew, Hazel Fairman and James W. Fairman, both children of a deceased sister, Mrs. W.D. Fairman.

She was a faithful member of Center Presbyterian Church. A member of the Women's Missionary Society, the Ladies' Aide and Willing Workers Bible Class. She and her sister were operators for the Creekside division of The Farmers Telephone Company for 28 years. Almost all her life was spent in Washington township, until moving to Creekside in May, 1946.

Friends will be received in the family home after 7:00 p.m. today. Services will be held in the Center Presbyterian Church, Creekside, Monday, September 16, at 2:30 p.m. (DST), in charge of her pastor, the Rev. J.K. Boston. Interment in the Center Presbyterian Church cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the church one hour prior to the service.

[pencil date "9/13/46"]

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16 ii. Lydia Cora DUNCAN²⁷, born 5 May 1870^28,29,30; died 5 Mar 1885³¹.

17 iii. Charles Blair DUNCAN³².

18 iv. Lizzie Belle DUNCAN³², born 12 Mar 1876 in Creekside, Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA^{33,34,35,36,37}; died 30 Jan 1949 in Indiana Co. PA^38,39.

Notes for Lizzie Belle DUNCAN:

Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA

Duncan Surname File

MISS L. BELLE DUNCAN, 71, of Creekside, passed away in the Indiana Hospital, Sunday, January 30, at 6:45 P.M.

She was the daughter of Andrew and Nancy Ann (Mahan) Duncan, born March 12, 1878 [1876? - ed.] in Creekside, where she had spent her entire life. She was a member of Center Presbyterian Church, Sabbath School, Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, and the Home W.C.T.U.

She is survived by one sister, Miss Effie M. Duncan, Creekside, one niece, Hazel Fairman, and one nephew, James Fairman, Creekside.

Friends will be received in her late home, Creekside, this evening after 7:00 P.M. and at the Center Presbyterian Church one hour prior to service, which will be held there Wednesday, February 3 at 3:00 P.M. The Rev. J.K. Boston will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.

[pencil date "1/20/49"]

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19 v. Effa Maud DUNCAN⁴⁰, born 26 Sep 1878 in Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA^41,42; died 21 Feb 1958 in Washington Twp. Indiana Co. PA^43,44.

Notes for Effa Maud DUNCAN:

Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA

Duncan Surname File

MISS EFFA M. DUNCAN of Creekside RD passed away unexpectedly at her late home in Washington Township Friday, February 21, 1958.

Born September 26, 1878, in Washington Township, Indiana Co. Pa., she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Ann Mahan Duncan and for some years had lived in Indiana prior to moving to her present home over a year ago. She was a graduate of Indiana Normal and taught in Indiana County Schools for a number of years. For several years she was secretary for a legal firm in Pittsburgh and had been associated with a Mission School in North Carolina before joining the Administrative-Staff of Indiana State Teachers College some years ago. Miss Duncan was a member of the Center Presbyterian Church of Creekside.

Surviving are a niece, Miss Hazel Fairman and a nephew, J. Wilson Fairman, both of Creekside, RD., as well as a number of cousins.

Friends will be received at Robinson-Lytle's, 36 N. 7th St., Indiana, and on Tues. from 1 to 2 p.m. at Center Presbyterian Church, Creekside where services will be conducted that afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. John K. Boston will officiate. Interment in the church cemetery.

[pencil date "2-24-58"]

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Generation No. 3

10. William M.⁴ DUNCAN (George D.³, Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹) was born 1853, and died 31 Jul 1908. He married Charlotte (DUNCAN). She was born 1856, and died 1941.

Notes for William M. DUNCAN:

1880 PA Census: Indiana Co. White Twp. ed 128, p. 11, lines 12-15

Series T9, roll 1135, dwelling 80, family 84, 8 June 1880

William DUNCAN, 27, Married, Farmer, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Charlotte, 23, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Charlie, 1, son

Rhetta STINSON, 11, help, cannot write, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

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http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/white/greenwoodd4.htm

Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana Borough, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Duncan William M., (6F, d 31 Jul 1908) 1853 - 1908 F

Duncan Charlotte, (6F, d 26 Mar 1941) 1856 - 1941 F

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Notes for Charlotte (DUNCAN):

1910 PA Census: Indiana Co. Indiana Borough, 3rd Ward, #930 Wayne Avenue, ed 81, p. 3a, lines 23-29

Series T624, roll 1350, dwelling 60, family 67, 26 April 1910

Charlotte DUNCAN, Head, age 54, widowed, 7 children / 7 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

George, son, 29, single, Mail Carrier: On Street

Frank, son, 27, single, Clerk: Post Office

Alice, dau, 25, single, Teacher: School Room

Maud, dau, 22, single

Laura, dau, 21, single

Harry, son, 15

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Children of William DUNCAN and Charlotte (DUNCAN) are:

20 i. Charlie⁵ DUNCAN, born ca 1879.

21 ii. George DUNCAN, born ca 1881.

22 iii. Frank DUNCAN, born ca 1883.

23 iv. Alice DUNCAN, born ca 1885.

24 v. Maud DUNCAN, born ca 1888.

25 vi. Laura DUNCAN, born ca 1889.

26 vii. Harry DUNCAN, born ca 1895.

11. Lydia⁴ DUNCAN (George D.³, Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹) was born Sep 1854⁴⁵, and died 18 Nov 1926. She married James M. BONNER 16 Apr 1881 in White Twp. Indiana Co. PA. He died Bef. 1900.

Notes for Lydia DUNCAN:

1900 PA Census: Cambria Co. Johnstown City, Ward 7, #558 Bedford St., ed 130, p. 11a, lines 33-35

Series T623, roll 1389, dwelling 192, family 212, 9 June 1900

Lydia BONNER, Head, Sept 1854, age 45, widowed, 4 children / 2 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Ethel M., dau, Apr 1883, 17; Nora J., dau, Apr 1886, 14

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1910 PA Census: Cambria Co. Johnstown City, 7th Ward, #558 Bedford Street, ed 125, p. 16a, lines 1-6

Series T624, roll 1323, dwelling 310, family 319, 25 April 1910

Lydia BONNER, Head, age 55, widowed, 4 children / 2 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Dressmaker: At Home

Ethel M., dau, age 27, marr. (1st time) 6 yrs, 3 children / 1 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Nora J., dau, 24, single, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

[first name illegible] [JAMES?], granddaughter, age 15

+ two boarders

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1920 PA Census: Cambria Co. Johnstown City, Ward 7, #558 Bedford St., ed 178, p. 12a, lines 14-16

Series T625, roll 1546, dwelling 233, family 244, 12 January 1920

Lydia BONNER, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 65, widowed, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Seamstress: At Home

Ethel JAMES, dau, 36, divorced, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Vivian E. [JAMES], grand-dau, age 16

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http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/white/greenwoodb4.htm

Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana Borough, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Bonner Lydia Duncan, (6F, d. 18 Nov. 1926)) 1854 - 1926 F

Bonner Cleveland, (6F) d. 26 Sep. 1885

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Indiana, PA "Indiana Evening Gazette" issue of Wednesday, 19 November 1941, p. 4, col. 6

15 YEARS AGO

Friday, November 19, 1926

DEATHS--Mrs. Lydia (Duncan) Bonner.

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Marriage Notes for Lydia DUNCAN and James BONNER:

Indiana, PA "Indiana Weekly Messenger" issue of Thursday, 30 April 1931, p. 8, col. 5

FIFTY YEARS AGO

Bonner-Duncan--At the residence of the bride's father, April 16, 1881, Mr. Jas. M. Bonner of Buffington township, and Miss Lydia Duncan, of White township.

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Children of Lydia DUNCAN and James BONNER are:

27 i. Ethel M.⁵ BONNER, born Apr 1883⁴⁶. She married ____ JAMES.

28 ii. Cleveland W. BONNER, born 18 Mar 1884; died 26 Sep 1885 in Johnstown, Cambria Co. PA⁴⁷.

Notes for Cleveland W. BONNER:

Indiana, PA "The Indiana Democrat" issue of Thursday, 8 October 1885, p. 2, col. 6

BONNER--On the 26th ult., at Johnstown, Cleveland W., son of James M. and Libbie [probably "Liddie" - ed] Bonner, aged 18 months and 8 days.

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29 iii. Nora J. BONNER, born Apr 1886⁴⁸.

12. James A.⁴ DUNCAN (George D.³, Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹) was born Jul 1855⁴⁹, and died 4 Oct 1901 in Great Bend, Barton Co. KS⁵⁰. He married Sophia C. (DUNCAN) ca 1880⁵¹. She was born Apr 1855⁵², and died Aft. 1910.

Notes for James A. DUNCAN:

1880 PA Census: Indiana Co. West Indiana Borough, ed 127, p. 55, lines 2-3

Series T9, roll 1135, dwelling 143, family 145, 1 June 1880

James A. DUNCAN, age 24, married, Farmer, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

Sophia C., age 26, wife, married during census year, Keeping house, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

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1900 KS Census: Barton Co. Great Bend, ed 19, p. 9b, lines 84-89

Series T623, roll 471, dwelling 181, family 195, 8 June 1900

James A. DUNCAN, Head, July 1855, 44, marr. 20 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Day Laborer

Sophia C., Wife, Apr 1855, 45, marr. 20 yrs, 4 children / 4 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.

George A., son, Mch 1881, 19, b. Penna., Barber; Hazel T., dau, Mch 1884, 15, b. Penna.

Harry H., son, Sep 1886, 13, b. Kansas, at school; Adson, son, June 1888, 11, b. Kansas, at school

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Indiana, PA "Indiana Weekly Messenger" issue of Wednesday, 23 October 1901, p. 2, col. 2

DUNCAN--At his home in Great Bend, Kansas, October 4th, 1901, of heart failure, JAMES A. DUNCAN, in his 45th year. Deceased was formerly a resident of White township and was a brother of W.M. Duncan. He is survived by his widow and four children.

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Notes for Sophia C. (DUNCAN):

1910 KS Census: Barton Co. Great Bend City, 2nd Ward, #1619 Morton, ed 19, p. 8a, lines 16-17

Series T624, roll 432, dwelling 4, family 4, [undated] 1910

Mrs. S.C. DUNCAN, Head, age 55, widowed, 4 children / 4 still alive, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Nurse: Private Family

Edson, son, age 20, single, b. Kansas, parents b. Penna., Barber: House Shop

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Children of James DUNCAN and Sophia (DUNCAN) are:

+ 30 i. George A.⁵ DUNCAN, born Mar 1881.

31 ii. Hazel T. DUNCAN, born Mar 1884⁵³.

32 iii. Harry H. DUNCAN, born Sep 1886⁵⁴.

33 iv. Edson DUNCAN, born Jun 1888⁵⁵.

Generation No. 4

30. George A.⁵ DUNCAN (James A.⁴, George D.³, Lydia² DEEMER, Frederick¹) was born Mar 1881⁵⁶. He married Edna E. (DUNCAN) ca 1904. She was born ca 1882 in Kentucky.

Notes for George A. DUNCAN:

1910 KS Census: Barton Co. Great Bend City, 4nd Ward, #1743 Twelfth St., ed 20, p. 21b, lines 62-64

Series T624, roll 432, dwelling 16, family 17, 29 April 1910

George A. DUNCAN, Head, age 29, marr. (1st time) 6 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Proprietor: Bottling Works

Edna E., Wife, age 28, marr. (1st time) 6 yrs, 1 child / 1 still alive, b. Kentucky, parents b. Kentucky

Maurice W., son, age 4

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1920 KS Census: Barton Co. Great Bend City, Ward 4, #1723 [12th?] St., ed 21, p. 1b, lines 97-99

Series T625, roll 524, dwelling 31, family 31, 5 January 1920

Geo. A. DUNCAN, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 38, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Merchant: Automobile

Edna E., Wife, age 38, married, b. Kentucky, parents b. Kentucky

Maurice, son, age 13, b. Kansas