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LAFAYETTE CO. MO
Formed 1820 from Cooper; name changed from Lillard 1825
Jackson formed 1826 from Lafayette
Johnson formed 1834 from Lafayette
Rives (renamed to Henry 1841) formed 1834 from Lafayette
CENSUS RECORDS
1840 Lafayette Co. MO Census (from Vivian Biddle 1982)
Pg.154 A.G. Dunken 2110,01 - 0110,1
(MAD: ? 1830 Franklin Co. TN census)
1850 Lafayette Co. MO Census (also from Vivian Biddle 1982)
Pg.248, #1434, James DUNCAN 28 KY brick mason $1500
Martha A. 21 TN (does not say mar/in/year)
(MAD: from Buchanan Co. MO; James P. Duncan mar. Martha R. Shaw 11/28/1849 Ray Co. MO; 1870 Marin Co. CA census; James Parker Duncan per info of Carolyn Stewart 5/1999)
1860 Lafayette Co. MO Census (#108 also from Denzil Mauldin 1/1987)
Lexington Twp.
Pg.361, #108-142, Jno. DUNCAN 55 TN farmer $2400-$150
Elizabeth 20 MO
Margaret L. 3, Thos. J. 1 MO
(MAD: ?? probably not 1850 Jackson Co. MO census with wife Malinda ???)
Pg.361, #109-143, Thos. W. BARNES 40 KY farmer $12700-$4640
Tabitha 35 MO
Mary A. 12, Julia A. 11 MO
Clarinda P. 9, William C. 7 MO
James L. 5, Franklin 2 MO
Washington Twp.
Pg.410, #87-87, J.W. GRAHAM 35 KY farmer $4500-$400
Amanda 21 MO
Norah A?. (f) 2 MO
Abraham MOORE 21 TN laborer $0-$100
E.M. DUNCAN (f) 8 TN
Lexington (town)
Pg.605, #383-417, George JOHNS 29 MO teamster $150-$250
Mary 28 KY
George 7, Elizabeth J. 2 MO
John GRAHAM 24 KY teamster $0-$300
William DUNCAN 21 MO teamster
(MAD: ?? 1850 Jackson Co. MO census with John & Malinda)
1870 Lafayette Co. MO Census
Clay Twp.
Pg.149, #289-319, DUNKIN, William 27 TN farmer $0-$400
Amanda 22 (blank, TN? or MO?) keeping house
James 2 MO
Thomas 6/12 MO b.Feb.
Dover Twp.
Pg.205, #208-218, ROSS, Edward 51 PA farming $15,000-$3000
Mary 41 VA keeping house
Anna 14, Jersey (m) 10 MO at home
Louisa 8, Edward 6 MO at home
MASSES, Sallie (f) 21 KY at home
DUNKIN, Albert 24 VA (white) farm laborer
BROWN, John 18 MO BLACK farm laborer
Mary 16 MO BLACK domestic servant
Lexington City
Pg.316, #415-552, DUNKIN, William 31 MO laborer $0-$0
Nancy 22 MO keeping house
(no children, not mar/in/year)
Sniabar Twp.
Pg.382, #261-274, DUNCAN, Allen 39 KY farmer $0-$300
Martha 30 MO keeping house
Franklin 10, Maud (f) 8 MO
Carrie (f) 6, Charley (m) 2 MO
Mary 3/12 MO b.May
(MAD: 1860 Cooper Co. MO census)
Washington Twp.
Pg.400, #229-226, MUIR, Julius C. 55 VA BLACK farmer $3000-$1335
Hanna J. 55 KY BLACK keeping house
BARTON, Milford (m) 20 MO BLACK farmer
Mary 14, David 8, John 6 MO BLACKS
MUIR, Eddy (m) 1 MO BLACK
DUNCAN, Daniel 74 VA BLACK blind
JOHNSON, Mary 21 MO BLACK
MILITARY RECORDS
Pension Index Card File, alphabetical; of the Veterans Administrative Contact and Administration Services, Admin. Operations Services, 1861-1934; Duff to A-J Duncan (negative FHL film 540,888, some cards very faint); Joseph Duncan to Dunn (positive FHL film 540,889, some cards very dark)
Cataloged under Civil War, 1861-1865, pensions, indexes; does not say if Confederate or Federal, but probably Federal. Negative film, some cards much too faint or dark to read, some cards blurred or faded, particularly the service unit and the dates of application. Most of the very faint or dark cards were in a slightly different format, with space for years enlisted and discharged which were sometimes filled in. Many of these were for service in later years, although one or two were for service ca 1866.
Name of soldier, alias, name of dependent widow or minor, service (military unit or units), date of filing, class (invalid or widow or minor or other), Application #, Certificate #, state from which filed (sometimes blank), attorney (sometimes blank, MAD: did not usually copy), remarks. Sometimes the "Invalid" or "Widow" class had an "s" added to it before the application #; occasionally the area for the service information included a circled "S". The minor's name was frequently that of the guardian rather than the minor.
The military unit was frequently the Company Letter, the Regiment Number, sometimes US Vet Vol Inf. (US Veteran Volunteer Infantry), L.A. (Light Artillery), H.A. (Heavy Artillery), US C Inf (US Colored? Infantry), Cav. (Cavalry), Mil. Guards, V.R.C. (?Volunteer Reserve Corps?), etc. Sometimes there were several service units given.
Cards appear to be arranged by the last name, first name, middle initial if any, and state (including "US") of service.
Duncan, James E., widow Duncan, Almira M.; H 119 Ill Inf.; 1880 Feb. 17, Invalid Appl. #349422, Cert. #243177; 1885 June 23, Widow Appl. #328135, Cert. #282137, MO. (MAD: 1870 McDonough Co. IL, age 38 b.PA; 1880 Lafayette Co. MO age 48 b.PA)
Duncan, William, widow Duncan, Julia, minor Mage, M.E. & Pruitt, W.J., Gdns.; D 31 Iowa Inf.; 1890 Aug. 27, Invalid Appl. #934336, Cert. #871242, MO; 1896 June 25, Widow Appl. #636315, no cert., Iowa; 1899 April 4, Minor Appl. #695855, no cert., MO. (MAD: ?? 1880 Lafayette Co. MO)
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Buchanan Co. MO Deed (FHL film 1,004,397)
L-362: 16 June 1852, James Duncan and wife Martha R. of Lafayette Co. MO to John Duncan, $500, E 1/2 Lots 2 & 3 of frac. Sec. 11, Twp 57, R36, 50 acres; that the same be divided into two equal parts by a line running through each from north to south, that 1/2 this tract be conveyed by this deed.
HISTORIES before 1923
1910 "Past and Present of Saline Co. MO" by William Barclay Napton (FHL book 977.847 H2n)
Pgs.784-786: CHARLES B. DUNCAN ... is a son of George W. Duncan, a prominent resident of Clay township, who was born in Logan Co. KY, February 5, 1834. George W. Duncan is a son of Benjamin and Sarah (Pendleton) Duncan, who were born in Culpeper and Fauquier Cos. VA, respectively, the former's birth occurring on December 4, 1800. On their marriage they removed to Kentucky, where they made their home until 1837, when they moved to Sheridan Co. MO, locating two miles north of where Glasgow now is. Their stay there was brief, as they soon moved to Howard Co. MO, where they lived about four years. In 1841 they came to Saline county and located on farming land in Jefferson (now Clay) township. In 1844 they moved to Lafayette county, where Mr. Duncan was engaged in the operation of a mill on Tabo creek until 1847. ... in 1847 ... returned to Clay township, Saline county, where he bought a farm of over two hundred acres. On this he remained until his death. ... Benjamin and Sarah Duncan became the parents of six children, five of whom were sons, and of these, three are living, namely: James P., of Clay township, this county; George W., father of the subject; John R., of Marshall. Mrs. Duncan died in 1883, and her husband in 1886. George W. Duncan was reared on the home farm and remained with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age, when he bought ... In 1861 Mr. Duncan joined a company of militia at Arrow Rock and retained his membership about a year, purchasing his release at the end of the period. ... In December, 1857, George W. Duncan married Charlotte Shumate, who was born in Lewis Co. MO, about 1839, her death occurring in 1880. She left the following children: .... In 1881 Mr. Duncan married Mary Hayes, who was born March 28, 1841, ....
OTHER RECORDS
Some early Duncans in Lafayette Co. MO:
Peter Duncan, 5 Nov. 1844, mar. Malissa A. Avara 11/5/1844 (MAD: see 1850 Bates Co. MO census)
James Duncan, 28 Nov. 1849, of LaFayette mar. Martha Shaw in Ray Co. MO
Albert Duncan, 17 March 1872, mar. Mattie M. Zentmeyer; from issue of 23 March 1872 "The Weekly Caucasian" of Lexington, Lafayette Co. MO (pg.23, Vol.XIII #1, Winter 1993, "MO State Gen. Association Journal" FHL book 977.8 D25m, from Dorothy Franks 2/1995)
William C. Duncan, 13 Jan. 1920, died; William C. Duncan, 4/16/1839 - 1/13/1920, wife Nannie J. Wade 6/15/1847 - 8/14/1915, buried in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, MO; from pg.45, Vol.3, "Tombstone Inscriptions of Lafayette Co. MO" Vol.1 to 6, by Marty Helm Brunetti, FHL book 977.8453 V3b and fiche 6,048,529 to 6,048,534)
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