BIO: J. A. Duncan, Montgomery Co., Ky

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From: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS)
 Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 

History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William 
Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 788. [Nicholas County] [Union
Precinct] 

JAMES A. DUNCAN, farmer, P. O. Moorefield, was born in Montgomery County, Ky., Feb. 1, 
1819, and is a son of Traverse and Lucy (Rogers) Duncan. He was born in Virginia and 
died Nov. 26, 1846. Was a farmer by occupation. His wife Lucy was born in Fayette 
County, Ky., Nov. 26, 1796 and died July 22, 1873. The result of their union was seven 
children, of which our subject was the second. He received his education in the common 
schools of Montgomery County, and commenced business for himself as a farmer. On the 
17th of July 1842, he led to the altar Mary Ann Wilson, who was born in Montgomery 
County, Jun 13, 1820. They have eight children: Joseph, William, David, Johnson, 
Granville, George, Susan and Elizabeth. Mrs. Duncan was a daughter of David and 
Elizabeth (Johnson) Wilson, both natives of Montgomery County. The former died April 
29, 1871; the latter, Feb. 8, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan are members of the Christian 
Church. He is also a member of the Masonic Order at East Union. He is an energetic and
enterprising man and a prosperous farmer, owner of 100 acres of good farm land. In 
politics is a Democrat.