Descendants of James Duncan, 1778-1849

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES1 DUNCAN died October 01, 1849 in Vermillion Co, IL. He married (1) POLLY WELLS November 07, 1798 in Bourbon Co, KY. She died November 16, 1831 in Danville, IL. He married (2) NANCY TAYLOR 1832 in Warren Co, IN.

Children of JAMES DUNCAN and POLLY WELLS are:

i. ASA2 DUNCAN.

ii. ALPHA DUNCAN.

iii. BENJAMIN DUNCAN, m. MORNING ELLIS.

iv. NANCY DUNCAN.

v. PERMELIA DUNCAN.

vi. DARIUS DUNCAN, b. 1813.

2. vii. JAMES H DUNCAN, b. February 12, 1818, Gallatin Co., KY; d. January 31, 1893, Potomac, IL.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES H2 DUNCAN (JAMES1) was born February 12, 1818 in Gallatin Co., KY, and died January 31, 1893 in Potomac, IL. He married ELIZABETH CRABLE April 04, 1839 in Vermillian CO., IL. She was born January 20, 1819 in Ohio, and died September 01, 1901 in Potomac, IL.

Children of JAMES DUNCAN and ELIZABETH CRABLE are:

i. MARY E3 DUNCAN, b. 1840; m. BENJAMIN MARPLE; b. February 1837, IN.

ii. CHARLES M DUNCAN, b. 1841.

iii. SARAH J DUNCAN, b. 1843.

3. iv. WILLIAM HENRY DUNCAN, b. 1844; d. January 09, 1921, West Palm Beach, Florida.

v. ASA DUNCAN, b. 1845; d. September 19, 1873.

4. vi. MARGARET E DUNCAN, b. 1847.

5. vii. JOHN JAMES DUNCAN, b. March 01, 1851, Marysville, IL; d. December 01, 1923, Potomac, IL.

viii. EMALINE DUNCAN, b. 1853; d. September 09, 1868.

ix. ASBURY DUNCAN, b. February 16, 1855; d. November 01, 1928; m. ALICE N PRICE; b. May 02, 1859.

Generation No. 3

3. WILLIAM HENRY3 DUNCAN (JAMES H2, JAMES1) was born 1844, and died January 09, 1921 in West Palm Beach, Florida. He married NANNCY ELLEN COPELAND May 01, 1867. She was born 1843, and died 1924.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY DUNCAN:

William R Archer, Born 1853, died 1924. Bordered as hired man for William and Nancy. Mr Archer is buried with William and Nancy in the Potomac Cemetery.

January 14, 1921 Sunday evening, about nine o'clock a telegram was received from Chas LaGrange, West Palm Beach, Florida stating that Will Duncan had died. Mr and Mrs. Duncan had only left Potomac the previous Tues. and from the meager information at hand, had become ill with a heart attack some time Sun. dying at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.

Immediately upon receipt of the news his son, LCarl went to Danville where he took the train for the LSouth. The body will probably arrive here Sat. and the funeral held sometime Sun. Mr Duncan was born and raised here and outside of some years spent in Oklahoma, has made this place his home. He owned 320 acres in the Bean Creek neighborhood. He is survivied by his wife and one son, Carl, also three brothers, J.J. A.B. and C.M. Duncan, and one sister Mrs. Mary Marple.

Two sisters preceded him in death, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mrs. Copeland. Had he lived until Feb. he would have been seventy-seven years of age

(From the Potomac Record Newspaper)

Children of WILLIAM DUNCAN and NANNCY COPELAND are:

i. LILLY ELLEN4 DUNCAN, b. Potomac, IL; d. Potomac, IL.

ii. CARL FRANKLIN DUNCAN, b. September 24, 1884, Potomac, IL; d. January 31, 1936, Potomac, IL; m. EDNA BELL KARR, January 06, 1909, Paxton, Il; b. 1887, Paxton; d. April 13, 1957, Potomac, IL.

Notes for EDNA BELL KARR:

On Wednesday afternoon, Jan 6, 1909, at 3:30, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. G.W. Karr, on West Center St. in Paxton, Illinois occurred the marriage of Miss Edna B Karr and Mr. Carl F Duncan, son of Mr and Mrs. W.H. Duncan, of Potomac, Il.

Some fifty guests were present at the wedding and the home was very beautifully decorated with smilax and carnations, the color scheme being green and white.

The ceremony which was performed in the parlor of the home by Rev. S. Elwood Fisher, pastor of the First Christion church, was a very beautiful and impressive one. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Fred Hoebel of Chicago, and Miss Amy Marsh of this city, while the groom was attended by Mr. lFred Hoebel, of Chicago.

While Mr. Lee Ireland played Loehngrin's wedding march, the officiating clergyman and the groom and his attendant descended the front stairway and took their places in the parlor. Here they wree met by the bride and her attendants who descended the rear stairway of the home, making their way to the parlor through lines of ribbon stretched by the Misses Millie Ireland, Lorene Wilson, Marguerite Clark and Merrie Mills. The brike looked very beautiful indeed in a gown of white batiste, while the groom appeared at his best in a suit of black.

Immediately after the ceremony and congratulations the company was served with a four-course lap dinner, the cateress being Mrs. Rushman, of Champaign, and the waiters being four girl friends of the bride.

The happy couple left on the evening trainfor Chicago, going from there to Quincy, Il for a short visit with friends. Upon their return they will beginhousekeeping on a farm 3 miles northeast of Potomac.

Many very beautiful wedding presents were received, consistingof cut glass, silverware, table linen and other articles useful for the home. The gifts also included a check for %500 from the bride's father.

Those present from out of town at the wedding were: J.B. Chambers and wife, of Danville: A.B. Duncan and wife, of Danville: C.M. Duncan, wife and son, of Penfield: Messrs. Claude and Fred Duncan of Ordway, OO. Mrs E.H. Copeland and Mr and Mrs H.S. Copeland and two daughters, of Potomac: Masters Glenn and Martin Collison of Rantoul: Messrs Wm. Archer and Chas Jester of Potomac: and Waler R Karr, of Gibbon, Neb. Because of the fact that the bride's grandfather, J.O. Martin, who had been ill for some time, took a sudden change for the worse and was then lying at the point of death, a number of relatives were prevented from attending the wedding.

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Carl Franklin Duncan, only son of William and Nanny E. Duncan, was born near Potomac, Il on the Duncan homestead, Sept 24, 1884 at which he departed this life Jan 30, 1926 at 5am, being at the time of his death 51 years, 4 months and 6 days old. His sickness lasted for a period of 4 years, ending in pneumonia, which caused his death. He lived on the farm onwhich he was born, until he was 5years, old, moving to Oklahoma with his parents where he lived for 13 years in Payne County, Union Township, Town of Guthrie. He finished the grad school in Oklahoma City, returning with his parents to Danville where he finished business college in1903, later graduating from the Quincy Business College in 1907. While he was yet a young man, he joined the M.E. Church of Potomac of which he remained a member until his death. He was married toEdna B. Karr Jan 6, 1909. To this union was born two sons, Mason Bertel and MelvinKarr. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, 2 sons, a daughter-in-law Dorene Jane, and a granddaughter, Bette Jane.

His father, mother and sister preceded him in death.

He was an official member of the M.E. Church and a member of the Masonic fraternity. Carl was a quiet disposition, a kind and loving husband and father. "So live, that when thy summons comes to join ye to that innumerable caravan which moves to that mysterious realm, which shal take his chambers in the silent halls of death; thou go not like the quarry slaves at night scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave like one who wraps the draperies of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams."

4. MARGARET E3 DUNCAN (JAMES H2, JAMES1) was born 1847.

Child of MARGARET E DUNCAN is:

i. EMMA4 DUNCAN, b. 1870.

5. JOHN JAMES3 DUNCAN (JAMES H2, JAMES1) was born March 01, 1851 in Marysville, IL, and died December 01, 1923 in Potomac, IL. He married NELLIE WILKIE. She was born April 26, 1856 in Madison, IN, and died December 22, 1926 in Potomac, IL.

Children of JOHN DUNCAN and NELLIE WILKIE are:

i. FREDERICK WILKIE4 DUNCAN, b. December 08, 1885, Potomac, IL; d. July 12, 1974, Potomac, IL; m. (1) MARY E. GOODWINE, January 16, 1915; b. August 09, 1890, Potomac, IL; d. July 03, 1952, Potomac, IL; m. (2) LOIS CROSS, August 16, 1954; b. April 11, 1900.

More About FREDERICK WILKIE DUNCAN:

Burial: Potomac, IL

More About MARY E. GOODWINE:

Burial: Potomac, IL

ii. CLAUDE L DUNCAN, b. April 21, 1888; d. October 01, 1967; m. (1) ALMA HELVIE; b. August 21; d. 1972; m. (2) ETHEL; b. August 21; d. 1972.

Submitted by Kathy Duncan Foggia, December 2007