Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1878, JAN. 650 THE DUNCANS. Jan. ..7TTl1e st-ockllolders of the Advocate turn it over to J. M. Coekrell. who becomes editor. and makes his salutatory as a.n uninching Deniocrat. Jan. .3Jan1es Duncan dies four miles southeast of Platte Citv. THE DUNCAN FAMILY. James Duncan was the progenitor of the Duncans of Platte a11d Clay. He was a native of Virginia, and removed to Bourbon County. Ky. He came to Clay in 1826, and settled near Smith- ville. He had ve sons: 1. Stephen; 2. Alex. B.; 3, William; 4. )Iatt.l1ew; 5. Joseph. Of these, only Matthew and Joseph interest us. I. MATTHEW DUNCAN \as born inVi1ginia in 1778; he married Elizabeth Breckenridge, daughter of Alexander. They came to Clay in 1826. Children: I. GEO. B. DL.CA1, b. in Bourbon County, Ky., Jan. 23, 1817, and now lives in Clinton County. We have already noticed Mr. Duncan, and have given his reminiscences of the early settlement of Platte. He md Jan. 1, 1846, Eliza. J. Berry- Inan, dr. of Charles. Children: 1. Nannie Dzmccm, b. April 18, 1847; educated at Daugh- ters College; md Sept. 26, 1866, Frederick Krause, b. in Prussia, March 22, 1837. (See.) 2. John. H. Dmzcan, b. Aug. 20, 1849. He attended Daugh- ters College, and the Bible School of Kentucky Uni- versity, in 1868, and graduated with the second- hon- ors. In June, 1861, he was ordained an elder in- the Christian Church. He preached one year at Platte City. and Went to Kansas, and died at Fort Scott, May 29, 1887. He n1d April 26. 1877. Maggie A. Young. b. in Bath County. Ky.. a. dr. of Willis. and sister of Judge Upton Young a11d of Senator Waller Young. She still lives with several children. Geo. B. Duncan married second, Harv E. Beckwith, and had: 5}. Horace B. Dmzr-(m. 1nd Kate Bvn1ond. 4. Jlg/rc T)1m((uI. 1n(l James B. Marr. II. JOSEPH DUNCAN \as the other son of Janies Duncan (i) I desire to notice. He n1a.r1i-(l ]olI Ann I11-ooks. of (lark Collnty. Ky. Children: I. -J. .ll.. l)l.(,.. was l). in .lo11tgo111er) County. Kv.. Nov. 15. 1816; ml .lar-li 4. 1850. in .11drev (7ount. Sarah l1a-v. In 1831 he went to (aliforliia overland. and re turm-1 in .,p1-il. 1851; in 1865 he purcliased :1 farm ve miles east of l7l:1tle (itv. and here he died Jan. 15. 1878. )1:-.~. Imm-2111 xvas h. -lulv 2), 182?: d. Aug. 29. 1801. They were (.((H(flll people. Ch