Barton County, Missouri Biographies-A. Y. DUNCAN

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 884, 885

A. Y. Duncan, a farmer and stock-raiser residing five miles north of Golden 
City, Mo., has resided on his present farm since 1881, and has made valuable
improvements thereon.  He was born in Macoupin County, Ill., in 1837, and is
a son of John and Uly Ann (Killian) Duncan, who were born, reared, and 
married in the "Old North State," and moved to Indiana in 1829. One year 
later they went to Macoupin County, Ill., of which they were among the first
settlers, and there the father resided, engaged in farming, until his death,
in 1851, at the age of sixty-seven years.  His wife died in Montgomery 
County, Ill., at the age of eighty-four years.  They reared a family of 
twelve children, eight of whom are now living: Eliza, who is the widow of 
Abel Prichard, and resides near Lincoln, Neb.; Charity, widow of John 
Chapman, resides in Montgomery County, Ill.; Andrew, residing at Litchfield,
Ill.; Charlotte, the widow of Peter Kinder, also lives at Litchfield, Ill.;
Sina, widow of James Trueblood, lives at Butler, Ill.; Martha, the widow of
John Kane, lives in Saline County, Ill.; Daniel, residing in Montgomery 
County, Ill.; Absalom (deceased), and A. Y.  The parents of these children 
were earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and their home was 
used frequently in the early times as a place of worship.  A. Y. Duncan was 
fifteen years of age when his father died, and lived with his mother and 
cared for her until her death.  He was first married in 1858, to Jane 
Corzine, a native of Jersey County, Ill., but his wife died three years 
later, leaving one child, Frances Bell, now the wife of W. J. Williams, 
of Clay County, Texas.  In 1864, Mr. Duncan wedded Henrietta Kinder, a 
native of Macoupin County, Ill., and by her became the father of six 
children, four now living: Jane Ann, wife of William Huskison, of Dade 
County, Mo.; Lizza, wife of Lee Wilson, of Clay County, Texas; Grant and 
Ollie May, at home.  In 1873 his second wife died, and the same year he 
was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Coiner, who was born in Virginia. 
On January 26, 1851, Mr. Duncan moved to Barton County, Mo., where he has 
since made his home, and won an enviable reputation as a farmer and 
stockman.  On August 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and 
Twenty-second Illinois Regular Volunteers, and served three years as 
corporal, taking part in the battles of Fort Blakely, Nashville, Price's 
raid of forty-one days, and numerous skirmishers.  Mr. and Mrs. Duncan are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a Republican in his 
political views.

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