Individual Details
William Tilden DUNCAN
(21 Apr 1866 - 27 Apr 1944)
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 Apr 1930, Strathmore Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 54-54, sh 6B;
Tildon Duncan, head (and only), 60 (1870), widowed, married for first time at 20, born CA, both parents born CA, can read and write. Woodchopper..
Obituary in the Porterville Evening Recorder April 28, 1944:
" Wm. T. Duncan, Naturalist, Writer, Dies; Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 1:30, at the Webb chapel, in Lindsay, for William Tilden Duncan, 78, a life-long resident of Tulare county, who died yesterday morning at a Tulare hospital, where he had been under treatment since April 3rd. Rev. Charles Barkman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lindsay, will officiate. Interment will be in Olive cemetry.
Born west of Porterville, where his parents were early day settlers, Mr. Duncan later lived for many years above Springville, and for the past 30 years or more he had made his home on property he owned at Epperson Flat, in the foothills east of Lindsay.
An acute and interested observer of nature, Duncan was an authority on the bird and animal life of the foothills. From many summers spent in the mountains, he had a wide acquaintance with the plants and trees of the Sierra forests and meadow lands. He took a deep and sympathetic interest in the history of the Indian tribes that were being driven from the hills when he was a boy. His newspaper articles on these and kindred subjects had a wide audience.
Surviving are three brothers, W. L. Duncan of Templeton, San Luis Obispo County; R. H. Duncan of San Luis Obispo; and N. E. Duncan of Ivanhoe, and a number of nieces and nephews." Copy in the possession of the author.
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 Apr 1930, Strathmore Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 54-54, sh 6B;
Tildon Duncan, head (and only), 60 (1870), widowed, married for first time at 20, born CA, both parents born CA, can read and write. Woodchopper..
Obituary in the Porterville Evening Recorder April 28, 1944:
" Wm. T. Duncan, Naturalist, Writer, Dies; Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 1:30, at the Webb chapel, in Lindsay, for William Tilden Duncan, 78, a life-long resident of Tulare county, who died yesterday morning at a Tulare hospital, where he had been under treatment since April 3rd. Rev. Charles Barkman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lindsay, will officiate. Interment will be in Olive cemetry.
Born west of Porterville, where his parents were early day settlers, Mr. Duncan later lived for many years above Springville, and for the past 30 years or more he had made his home on property he owned at Epperson Flat, in the foothills east of Lindsay.
An acute and interested observer of nature, Duncan was an authority on the bird and animal life of the foothills. From many summers spent in the mountains, he had a wide acquaintance with the plants and trees of the Sierra forests and meadow lands. He took a deep and sympathetic interest in the history of the Indian tribes that were being driven from the hills when he was a boy. His newspaper articles on these and kindred subjects had a wide audience.
Surviving are three brothers, W. L. Duncan of Templeton, San Luis Obispo County; R. H. Duncan of San Luis Obispo; and N. E. Duncan of Ivanhoe, and a number of nieces and nephews." Copy in the possession of the author.
Events
| Birth | 21 Apr 1866 | West Of, Porterville, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Tule River Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Voting Register | 11 Aug 1888 | William Tilden Duncan, 22, born CA. Farmer, Resides Lakeside. - Lakeside, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Marriage | 19 Apr 1902 | Tulare Co., California - Living |  | ||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Strathmore Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Death | 27 Apr 1944 | Tulare Hospital, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Burial | Aft 27 Apr 1944 | Olive Cemetery, Lindsay, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Reference No | 330 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | William Pekin DUNCAN (1840 - 1907) |
| Mother | Mary Ellen SANDERS (1846 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Kate DUNCAN (1865 - 1932) |
| Sibling | James Hazard DUNCAN (1867 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Minnie DUNCAN (1870 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Zada DUNCAN (1873 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Warren Leslie DUNCAN (1875 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Donald Jean DUNCAN (1876 - 1950) |
| Sibling | George Werner DUNCAN (1877 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Gerald Hampton DUNCAN (1878 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Robert Harold DUNCAN (1879 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Ernest Bertram DUNCAN (1881 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Marion DUNCAN (1883 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel Earl DUNCAN (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Unknown DUNCAN (1888 - 1888) |
Endnotes
1. Duncan/Green Marriage Certificate, Bk H pg 202.