BIO:  DUNCAN, Capt. Joseph, s/o William & Ellender (Edwards) Duncan

Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>


DUNCAN,  EDWARDS,  BAKER,  GAMMON,  PRUETT,  GIRKIN,  COCHRAN,  HATFIELD

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA"  GOODSPEED
BROS.  1884

NORTHWEST TOWNSHIP, ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA
PAGE 657
CAPT. JOSEPH DUNCAN was born in this county May 12, 1827, being the sixth of
eleven children of William and Ellender (Edwards) Duncan. The father was of
Scotch descent, a native of Kentucky, and came to this State at the very
early date of 1805. At the age of about seventeen Joseph went South with his
brother, and then returned, going to Galena, Ill., where he was engaged two
and a half years in mining lead. Prior to his marriage he traveled over a
wide section of the country, mainly on a tour of observation, and during
this time gained, as all travelers do, a good knowledge of human nature. May
22, 1851, he married Margaret J. Baker, who bore him eleven children, the
following now living: Harriet E., Eliza A., widow of William Gammon; Mary
M., wife of Thomas Pruett; John, Volney L., Nancy C., who married Alfred
Girkin; Dora A., James G. and William S. November 29, 1873, Mrs. Duncan
died, and October 6, 1875, he married Sarah (Cochran) Hatfield, who has
presented him with one child--Franklin A. November 7, 1861, Mr. Duncan
enlisted in Company G, Forty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a
private, was elected First (duty) Sergeant, and after serving honorably
three years, was mustered out as Captain, November 29, 1864. He was present
at the following engagements: Cumberland Gap, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas
Post, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Champion Hills, Black River, siege of
Vicksburg, Jackson, and elsewhere, serving in all cases bravely and well.
Mr. Duncan has made farming his occupation, and now owns 421 acres, much of
which is timber. He and wife are Methodists. He is a stanch Republican and a
member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity.
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