Individual Details
William Pekin DUNCAN
(4 Dec 1840 - 11 Apr 1907)
1 Jun 1850 Manti, Sanpere Co., Utah, pg 112, family 8. Wm. Duncan, 10 (1840)born IL, in household of a Mr. and Mrs. Cook. Not proven it is this William, but is probable, as he is the right age and we know the children were split up.
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Visalia, Twp. No. 2, Tulare Co., CA, pg. 5;
William Duncan, 19 (1840-41), farmer, real estate of $600 personal of $100. Nobody else in household.
1 Jun 1870, Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., CA, pg 271 & 272;
William Duncan, 39 (1830-31) born IL; raising stock, real estate of $1, 800, personal property of $1, 200
Mary Duncan, 25 (1844-45) born Texas
Kate Duncan, 5 (1864-65), born CA
Tilden Duncan, 4 (1865-66) born CA
Hazard Duncan, 2 (1867-68) born CA
Minnie Duncan, 2/12 (Abt Mar 1870) born CA.
Next door to brother George.
1 Jun 1880, Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 102 Pg 65B:
William Duncan, 38 (1841-42), born IL father born TN mother born U.S., farmer
Mary E Duncan, wife, 35 (1844-45), born Ark., father born TN mother born AL
Kattie Duncan, daughter, 15 (1864-65), born CA father born IL mother born Ark.
William T Duncan, son, 14 (1865-66), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
James H Duncan, son, 10 (1869-70), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Zadia Duncan, daughter, 7 (1872-73), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Warren L Duncan, son, 5 (1874-75), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Donald J Duncan, son, 4 (1875-76, born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Robert H Duncan, son, 10/12, born Sept (1879), born CA father born IL mother born Ark.
1 Jun 1900, Visalia Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 69 Sh 12B and 13A:
Kate Nickerson, head, born Feb ___, 35, widow, mother of 5, 5 living, born CA father born IL mother born AR, farmer, owns farm with mortgage
Ro___ Nickerson, son, born May ___, 18?, born CA father born ___ mother born CA, in school
Viola Nickerson, daughter, born Aug [?] ___, ___, born CA father born ___ mother born CA
[NOTE: These 3 at bottom of page and very poor image at ancestry and familysearch. Also, they say both children are 15.]
Ralph Nickerson, son, born Jan 1888, 12, born CA father born MO mother born CA
Alan Nickerson, son, born Apr 1889, 11, born CA father born MO mother born CA
Frank Nickerson, son, born Jul 1890, 9, born CA father born MO mother born CA
William Duncan, father, born Dec 1832, 67, widower, born IL father born Unknown mother born Pennsylvania, no occupation
Lizzie H Duncan [ancestry indexed Lurie H], boarder crossed out, sister written, Oct 1872, 27, married, mother of 2, 2 living, born MO father born KY mother born MO
Leland L Duncan, boarder crossed out, son written, born Oct 1893, 6, born CA father born CA mother born MO
Margery Duncan, boarder crossed out, daughter written, born Oct 1894, 5, born CA father born CA mother born MO.
Register of Deaths for Tulare County, Book 1B page 131 Certificate No.43. Index in Tulare City Library. Don't have copy of certificate.
This may be him in 1850:
William 10 IL UT San Juan 112 COOK
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Visalia, Twp. No. 2, Tulare Co., CA, pg. 5;
William Duncan, 19 (1840-41), farmer, real estate of $600 personal of $100. Nobody else in household.
1 Jun 1870, Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., CA, pg 271 & 272;
William Duncan, 39 (1830-31) born IL; raising stock, real estate of $1, 800, personal property of $1, 200
Mary Duncan, 25 (1844-45) born Texas
Kate Duncan, 5 (1864-65), born CA
Tilden Duncan, 4 (1865-66) born CA
Hazard Duncan, 2 (1867-68) born CA
Minnie Duncan, 2/12 (Abt Mar 1870) born CA.
Next door to brother George.
1 Jun 1880, Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 102 Pg 65B:
William Duncan, 38 (1841-42), born IL father born TN mother born U.S., farmer
Mary E Duncan, wife, 35 (1844-45), born Ark., father born TN mother born AL
Kattie Duncan, daughter, 15 (1864-65), born CA father born IL mother born Ark.
William T Duncan, son, 14 (1865-66), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
James H Duncan, son, 10 (1869-70), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Zadia Duncan, daughter, 7 (1872-73), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Warren L Duncan, son, 5 (1874-75), born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Donald J Duncan, son, 4 (1875-76, born CA father born IL mother born Ark
Robert H Duncan, son, 10/12, born Sept (1879), born CA father born IL mother born Ark.
1 Jun 1900, Visalia Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 69 Sh 12B and 13A:
Kate Nickerson, head, born Feb ___, 35, widow, mother of 5, 5 living, born CA father born IL mother born AR, farmer, owns farm with mortgage
Ro___ Nickerson, son, born May ___, 18?, born CA father born ___ mother born CA, in school
Viola Nickerson, daughter, born Aug [?] ___, ___, born CA father born ___ mother born CA
[NOTE: These 3 at bottom of page and very poor image at ancestry and familysearch. Also, they say both children are 15.]
Ralph Nickerson, son, born Jan 1888, 12, born CA father born MO mother born CA
Alan Nickerson, son, born Apr 1889, 11, born CA father born MO mother born CA
Frank Nickerson, son, born Jul 1890, 9, born CA father born MO mother born CA
William Duncan, father, born Dec 1832, 67, widower, born IL father born Unknown mother born Pennsylvania, no occupation
Lizzie H Duncan [ancestry indexed Lurie H], boarder crossed out, sister written, Oct 1872, 27, married, mother of 2, 2 living, born MO father born KY mother born MO
Leland L Duncan, boarder crossed out, son written, born Oct 1893, 6, born CA father born CA mother born MO
Margery Duncan, boarder crossed out, daughter written, born Oct 1894, 5, born CA father born CA mother born MO.
Register of Deaths for Tulare County, Book 1B page 131 Certificate No.43. Index in Tulare City Library. Don't have copy of certificate.
This may be him in 1850:
William 10 IL UT San Juan 112 COOK
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1840 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Sanpere Co., Utah | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Tulare Co., California | |||
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1864 | Tulare Co., California - Mary Ellen SANDERS |  | ||
| Voting Register | 6 Aug 1866 | William Peacan Duncan, age 25, born in Texas, farmer in Tule River Precinct. - Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Voting Register | 2 Jun 1879 | William Peacan Duncan, age 38, born in IL, farmer in Porterville. - Porterville, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Voting Register | 16 Jun 1884 | William Peacan Duncan, 43, born IL, Farmer, Res. Lakeside. - Lakeside, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Visalia Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Death | 11 Apr 1907 | Lindsay, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Burial | Aft 11 Apr 1907 | Visalia City Cemetery, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Reference No | 316 |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ellen SANDERS (1846 - 1891) |
| Child | Kate DUNCAN (1865 - 1932) |
| Child | William Tilden DUNCAN (1866 - 1944) |
| Child | James Hazard DUNCAN (1867 - 1888) |
| Child | Minnie DUNCAN (1870 - 1870) |
| Child | Zada DUNCAN (1873 - 1908) |
| Child | Warren Leslie DUNCAN (1875 - 1965) |
| Child | Donald Jean DUNCAN (1876 - 1950) |
| Child | George Werner DUNCAN (1877 - 1877) |
| Child | Gerald Hampton DUNCAN (1878 - 1878) |
| Child | Robert Harold DUNCAN (1879 - 1967) |
| Child | Ernest Bertram DUNCAN (1881 - 1881) |
| Child | Marion DUNCAN (1883 - 1883) |
| Child | Nathaniel Earl DUNCAN (1886 - ) |
| Child | Unknown DUNCAN (1888 - 1888) |
| Father | William A. DUNCAN (1803 - 1847) |
| Mother | Dolly H. DUNCAN (1811 - 1846) |
| Sibling | James Madison DUNCAN (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | George Washington DUNCAN (1832 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Oliver Hazard Perry DUNCAN (1836 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Hulda Caroline DUNCAN (1845 - 1921) |
Endnotes
1. Duncan/Sanders Marriage Certificate, Bk A pg 84.