Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Henry Duncan, 1C6R
Birthabt 1815, Grayson Co., Virginia
Death1894, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherGreenberry Perry Duncan (~1785-1859)
MotherNancy Phillips (1792->1880)
Marriageabt 1835, Grayson Co., Virginia
SpouseLucy Dalton, 1C6R
BirthApr 1814, Grayson Co., Virginia
Death1914, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherLewis Dalton (~1788-1869)
MotherFrances ("Franky") Phillips (~1788-1877)
Children
1 FJulia Ann Duncan, 2C5R
Birthabt 1837, Grayson Co., Virginia
SpouseThomas Jefferson Cock , 2C4R
SpouseJoshua Simpkins , 2C5R
SpouseJohn Henry Duncan , 2C5R
4 MWilliam J. Duncan, 2C5R
Birthabt 1846, Carroll Co., Virginia
5 MAndrew Jackson Duncan, 2C5R
BirthAug 1848, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseLura E. Beckner
6 FNancy Duncan, 2C5R
Birthabt 1850, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseAsa Duncan
Notes for John Henry & Lucy (Family)
John and Lucy were first cousins, their mothers being sisters.
Census
1850 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, 11th district, enumated 3 Aug, lists on p. 26 as family #197:
John Duncan, 35, farmer; Lucy, 35; Julian, 13 (f); Rachel, 10; Milly, 7; William, 4; Andrew J., 2. All born in Virginia.
The next household is headed by Thomas Simpkins, who is married to John’s sister Margaret, and the household after that is headed by their parents.
1860 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Hillsville P.O., enumerated 20 July, lists on p. 39 as family #259/258:
John Duncan, 47, farmer; Lucy, 47, baker; Margaret Dalton, 3; Rachel Simpkins, 20, sewing; William, 14; Jackson, 11; Nancy, 9; Joshua, 22, farmer. All born in Virginia.
Margaret Dalton is Lucy’s niece, the daughter of her brother John. Joshua Simpkins is Rachel’s husband, as well as being John’s nephew. William through Nancy, incorrectly listed as Simpkins, are children of John and Lucy; the enumerator forgot to repeat the surname Duncan after entering their married daughter Rachel. (The more usual ordering would have been to put her at the end after her husband Joshua.)
1870 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek township, Hillsville P.O., enumerated 9 Sept, lists on p. 48 as family #327/335:
Duncan, John, 56, farmer; Lucy, 56. Both born in Va.
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek township, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 7 as family #52/55:
Duncan, John Sr., 67, farmer; Lucy, 67, wife. Cox, Jennie, 18, servant. All born in Va.
The next household is headed by their son Jackson with his first wife Chrissie. It is numbered 52/56, indicating a shared dwelling.
1900 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 17B as family #217/219:
Duncan, Lucy, 86, b. Apr 1814, widowed; John, grandson, 20, b. July 1879, farmer; Viola, dau-in-law, 18, b. Nov 1881; Edker D., grandson, 6/12, b. Nov 1899. All born Va Va Va.
John is the son of Jackson Duncan and Chrissie Ann Simpkins. Viola should be listed as a granddaughter-in-law and Edgar as a great-grandson.
The next household is headed by their son Jackson, listed as age 54 born Aug 1854, with his second wife Lura Beckner.
1910 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 4B as household #69/70:
Duncan, Lucy, 96, widowed, mother of 7 children, 5 living, b. Va Va Va.
John Duncan, 35, farmer; Lucy, 35; Julian, 13 (f); Rachel, 10; Milly, 7; William, 4; Andrew J., 2. All born in Virginia.
The next household is headed by Thomas Simpkins, who is married to John’s sister Margaret, and the household after that is headed by their parents.
1860 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Hillsville P.O., enumerated 20 July, lists on p. 39 as family #259/258:
John Duncan, 47, farmer; Lucy, 47, baker; Margaret Dalton, 3; Rachel Simpkins, 20, sewing; William, 14; Jackson, 11; Nancy, 9; Joshua, 22, farmer. All born in Virginia.
Margaret Dalton is Lucy’s niece, the daughter of her brother John. Joshua Simpkins is Rachel’s husband, as well as being John’s nephew. William through Nancy, incorrectly listed as Simpkins, are children of John and Lucy; the enumerator forgot to repeat the surname Duncan after entering their married daughter Rachel. (The more usual ordering would have been to put her at the end after her husband Joshua.)
1870 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek township, Hillsville P.O., enumerated 9 Sept, lists on p. 48 as family #327/335:
Duncan, John, 56, farmer; Lucy, 56. Both born in Va.
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek township, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 7 as family #52/55:
Duncan, John Sr., 67, farmer; Lucy, 67, wife. Cox, Jennie, 18, servant. All born in Va.
The next household is headed by their son Jackson with his first wife Chrissie. It is numbered 52/56, indicating a shared dwelling.
1900 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 17B as family #217/219:
Duncan, Lucy, 86, b. Apr 1814, widowed; John, grandson, 20, b. July 1879, farmer; Viola, dau-in-law, 18, b. Nov 1881; Edker D., grandson, 6/12, b. Nov 1899. All born Va Va Va.
John is the son of Jackson Duncan and Chrissie Ann Simpkins. Viola should be listed as a granddaughter-in-law and Edgar as a great-grandson.
The next household is headed by their son Jackson, listed as age 54 born Aug 1854, with his second wife Lura Beckner.
1910 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 4B as household #69/70:
Duncan, Lucy, 96, widowed, mother of 7 children, 5 living, b. Va Va Va.
