Individual Details
Henry A. Duncan
(JUNE 28, 1850 - MARCH 10, 1908)
Events
| Birth | JUNE 28, 1850 | Lowndes County, AL |  |  | |
| Census | SEPTEMBER 12, 1850 | 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Rocky Mount District, Lowndes County, AL | | | |
| Census | AUGUST 11, 1860 | 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Friendship, Butler County, AL | | | |
| Census | JULY 9, 1870 | 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Pikeville Post Office, Marion County, AL | | | |
| Marriage | FEBRUARY 29, 1872 | Butler County, AL - Nancy Rebecca Hayes | | | |
| Marriage | JULY 22, 1877 | Butler County, AL - Sarah Delilah Bailey | | | |
| Census | JUNE 16, 1880 | 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Butler County, AL | | | |
| Census | JUNE 30, 1900 | 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Bastrop County, TX | | | |
| Miscellaneous | AUGUST 14, 1902 | 1902 Coryell Co. TX Tax Roll, Coryell County, TX | | | |
| Death | MARCH 10, 1908 | Turnersville, Coryell Co., TX | | ||
| Burial | ABT MARCH 10, 1908 | Turnersville Cemetery, Turnersville, Coryell County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Delilah Bailey (1847 - 1925) |
| Child | Zuela Duncan (1878 - 1908) |
| Child | Beulah Irene Duncan (1880 - 1933) |
| Child | Bethel Duncan (1883 - 1938) |
| Child | Anna Duncan (1886 - 1983) |
| Spouse | Nancy Rebecca Hayes (1850 - 1876) |
| Child | Sarah S. Duncan (1873 - ) |
| Child | Jesse Bennet Duncan (1874 - 1975) |
| Child | Olive Louise Duncan (1876 - 1876) |
| Father | Julius Bennet Duncan (1818 - 1901) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Dean (1818 - 1867) |
| Sibling | John T. Duncan (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Tabitha Jane Duncan (1848 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Mary A. C. Duncan (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | George Washington Duncan (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | James Buchanan Duncan (1857 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Joseph Alexander Columbus Duncan (1859 - 1944) |
Notes
Birth
The 1900 Bastrop Co., TX Census page 112A shows his birth date to be June,1850 and birthplace as AL.His birthdate is shown as 6-28-1850 on his cemetery marker.
Census
The 1850 Lowndes Co., AL Census, page 181, shows him with his parents, Julius B. and Sarah A. Duncan as Henry A., age 1, born in AL. Complete listing is given under Julius Bennet Duncan.Census
The 1860 Butler Co., AL Census, page 239, for Precinct 6, Friendship Post Office shows H.A. Duncan, age 9, born in AL, living in the household of his father, J.B. and mother, S.A. DuncanCensus
Henry A. Duncan is not listed with his family in the 1870 Crenshaw Co., AL Census and he was not married until 1872. The only listing in the 1870 Census for AL which might be him is in the following household:Caroline Stone, age 35, housekeeping, real estate value $140, born in AL
John T. Stone, age 16, farmer, born in AL
Henry Duncan, age 16, farmer, born in AL
Mary Stout, age 4, born in AL
Note: Henry should have been age 20 in 1870.
Marriage
The marriage certificate was issued 2-28-1872 for Henry A. Duncan, age 21, and Nancy Rebecca Hays, age 18, by Judge of Probate, H.W. Watson. The marriage was performed on 2-29-1872 by B.A. Walker, G.M. at the bride's father's home.Marriage
Sarah D. Bailey was a neighbor.The marriage certificate is issued to H.A. Duncan, age 27, and Sarah D. Baily, age 29, on 7-18-1877 by J.L. Powell, Judge of Probate. The marriage was performed by J. H. Slaygers, Justice of the Peace, on 7-22-1877 at the home of James H. McKinzie.
Census
The 1880 Butler Co., AL Census, page 338C, McBride's Beat 6, Greenville Beat 13, Enumeration District 37, Supervisor District 4 show the following household:H.A. Dunkin, age 30; Sarah, wife, age 29; Sarah, daughter,age 6; Jesse B., son, age 5; Zula, daughter,age 2.
All were born in AL and all parents were born in AL.
Listed just before and after are the households of G.W. Duncan, age 25 and J.B. Dunkin, age 24. They are likely brothers of Henry A. Duncan.
Census
The 1900 Bastrop Co., TX Census page 112A, Precinct 2, Enumeration District 5 show the following household members:Henry A. Duncan,head,born June 1850, age 49, married 23 years, born in AL, father born in AL, mother born in AL, farmer, renting farm;
Sarah D., wife, born Oct 1847, age 52, married 23 years, 4 of 5 children living, born in AL, father born in GA, mother born in AL;
Children Zula, born Apr 1878,age 22, born in AL, both parents born in AL; Bulah, born Sept 1880, age 19, born in AL, both parents born in AL; Bethel, born June 1883, age 16, born in TX, both parents born in AL; Anna, born Mar 1886, age 14, born in TX, both parents born in AL.
Miscellaneous
The 1902 Coryell Co., TX Tax Roll, page 14,shows H.A. Duncan, owns no land, owns 5 horses or mules,4 cattle, 2 carriages or wagons, a few farm implements with a total value of $260. He paid $4.09 it taxes which included his poll tax.He is probablly renting a farm in the Mound, TX area since his daughter ,Anna, was married in Dec. 1902 to Ernest L. Lawrence whose family lived near Mound, TX.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. Cemetery Marker, Record Type: Personal Observation, Reader: Sherry Lawrence (2000).
4. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
5. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
6. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
7. Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate.
8. Jane Winfree Beattie, Duncan Family Research by Jane Winfree Beattie, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Beaumont, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
9. Peggy Duncan, Duncan Family Research by Peggy Duncan, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Seguin, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
10. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Family Info: Henry A. Duncan Family Information, Edition: 1874, Translated out of the Original Greek (American Bible Society, New York, 1874).
11. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
12. Jane Winfree Beattie, Duncan Family Research by Jane Winfree Beattie, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Beaumont, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
13. Peggy Duncan, Duncan Family Research by Peggy Duncan, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Seguin, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
14. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Family Info: Henry A. Duncan Family Information, Edition: 1874, Translated out of the Original Greek (American Bible Society, New York, 1874).
15. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
16. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
17. Coryell Co., TX Tax Rolls, 1855-1910, Name Of Person: Various persons, Location: Gatesville Public Library, Film: Rolls 1-3 (1855-1910).
18. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
19. Cemetery Marker, Record Type: Personal Observation, Reader: Sherry Lawrence (2000).
20. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002).
21. Cemetery Marker, Record Type: Personal Observation, Reader: Sherry Lawrence (2000).