Individual Details
Grant DUNCAN
(2 Jan 1878 - 24 Jul 1954)
World War I draft registration gives as his birth date the date givenfor his wife in CADI rather than his birth date per CADI. Copy ofregistration made from ancestry.com and in file.
According to index in 1880, Grant's year of birth would be 1876, not1878. And there was one child younger in that census.
Obituary transcribed by Eileen Cummings:
"From his Obituary in The Porterville Evening Recorder, July 26, 1954,page 1
GRANT H DUNCAN
PASSES AWAY IN VISALIA
Grant H Duncan, a resident of Porterville for the past 47 years,passed away Saturday evening at a Visalia rest home. Mr. Duncan was76 years old and a native of Greenfield, Missouri. He was a rancherbefore retirement due to failing health. He was a member of the FirstChristian Church of Porterville.
Surviving relatives include a son, Raymond Duncan of Henderson,Nevada; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Stone of Porterville and Mrs. ElviraFox of Stockton, Missouri; two brothers, Arthur Duncan of Portervilleand Sam Duncan of Geary, Oklahoma, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at theMyers Chapel."
According to index in 1880, Grant's year of birth would be 1876, not1878. And there was one child younger in that census.
Obituary transcribed by Eileen Cummings:
"From his Obituary in The Porterville Evening Recorder, July 26, 1954,page 1
GRANT H DUNCAN
PASSES AWAY IN VISALIA
Grant H Duncan, a resident of Porterville for the past 47 years,passed away Saturday evening at a Visalia rest home. Mr. Duncan was76 years old and a native of Greenfield, Missouri. He was a rancherbefore retirement due to failing health. He was a member of the FirstChristian Church of Porterville.
Surviving relatives include a son, Raymond Duncan of Henderson,Nevada; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Stone of Porterville and Mrs. ElviraFox of Stockton, Missouri; two brothers, Arthur Duncan of Portervilleand Sam Duncan of Geary, Oklahoma, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at theMyers Chapel."
Events
| Birth | 2 Jan 1878 | Greenfield, Dade Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | Bet 1900 and 1901 | Mary Charlotte LANDERS | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Sac Twp., Dade Co., MO, ED 68 Sh 15B; Grant, brother-in-law, in home of Henry and Mary A. Fox, born Jan 1878, 22, single, born MO both parents born MO, farm laborer. | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Strathmore Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 233 Sh 11B; Grant, head, 42 (1877-78), born MO both parents born MO, farm laborer. | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Strathmore Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 58 Sh 11A printed pg 54; Grant, head, 54 (1875-76), married, 24 at first marriage, born MO both parents born MO, fruit farmer | |||
| Death | 24 Jul 1954 | Visalia, Tulare Co., California | | ||
| Reference No | 4244 |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Charlotte LANDERS (1877 - 1948) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | David W. DUNCAN (1845 - 1900) |
| Mother | Ardena WILSON (1850 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Mary A. DUNCAN (1866 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Martha DUNCAN (1866 - 1870) |
| Sibling | John DUNCAN (1868 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Vira DUNCAN (1870 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Samuel DUNCAN (1872 - 1954) |
| Sibling | George DUNCAN (1874 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mina B. DUNCAN (1878 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Arthur A. DUNCAN (1881 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Sherman DUNCAN (1884 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Margarett Allie DUNCAN (1887 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Buler H. DUNCAN (1889 - 1942) |
Endnotes
1. CADI - post 1940.
2. CADI - post 1940.