Nancy Jane DuncanAge: 74 years1838–1912
- Name
- Nancy Jane Duncan
- Given names
- Nancy Jane
- Surname
- Duncan
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Howell
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Thurman
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Hancock
 Birth | May 9, 1838 38 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Cynthia Duncan about 1838 Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Duncan June 2, 1842 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minerva Duncan about 1844 (Age 5 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Duncan before November 3, 1845 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | Philip Duncan about 1845 (Age 6 years) Note: Died before 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | October 28, 1850 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | William Posey Thurman — View this family before 1864 (Age 25 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Wiley Thurman June 25, 1864 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth Duncan about 1865 (Age 26 years) Note: Sarah was listed in the 1860 Census; but, could not be found in the 1870 Census. Her youngest daughter, Lucinda, was shown in the 1870 Census living with Mary (sister) and John Black (Mary's husband). It is assumed that Sarah died sometime between the 1860 and 1870 Census. |
| Death of a brother | Thomas F Duncan about 1865 (Age 26 years) Note: Assumed he died in the Civil War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage | John Wiley Blount Howell — View this family November 11, 1868 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Harriette A “Hattie” Howell July 10, 1869 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Margret Howell about 1875 (Age 36 years) Address: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census |
| Death of a husband | John Wiley Blount Howell April 8, 1876 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage | James Hancock — View this family January 10, 1878 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John O Hancock December 31, 1882 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Crawford about 1884 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Gordon McGehee — Harriette A “Hattie” Howell — View this family June 15, 1885 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Mae McGehee May 2, 1887 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Albert Lon “Bert” McGehee July 7, 1888 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Lula Lee McGehee November 11, 1890 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Edwin E McGehee March 1894 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Herman Earl McGehee April 7, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Carl Everette McGehee July 26, 1898 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Anna Laura McGehee September 29, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Hancock March 29, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Arthur Bryan Duncan July 4, 1912 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | September 29, 1912 (Age 74 years) |
| Obituary | Obituary October 4, 1912 (5 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Cave Springs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Philip Duncan Birth: about 1800 35 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1845 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Crawford Birth: about 1804 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 25, 1821 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Eliza Duncan Birth: about 1827 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months elder brother |
John Arthur Bryan Duncan Birth: November 11, 1828 28 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1912 — Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Duncan Birth: about 1832 32 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1865 — Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas F Duncan Birth: about 1833 33 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1865 |
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4 years elder brother |
Wiley Duncan Birth: about 1836 36 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years herself |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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8 months sister |
Cynthia Duncan Birth: about 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha Elizabeth Duncan Birth: June 2, 1842 42 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1922 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Minerva Duncan Birth: about 1844 44 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with John Wiley Blount Howell |
| husband |
John Wiley Blount Howell Birth: October 28, 1812 33 42 — Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 1876 — Praire Grove, Drew, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1868 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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8 months daughter |
Harriette A “Hattie” Howell Birth: July 10, 1869 56 31 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 1945 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Margret Howell Birth: about 1875 62 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with William Posey Thurman |
| husband |
William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1864 — |
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6 months son |
John Wiley Thurman Birth: June 25, 1864 22 26 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: December 2, 1938 — Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States |
| Family with James Hancock |
| husband |
James Hancock Birth: March 22, 1826 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1908 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 10, 1878 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years son |
John O Hancock Birth: December 31, 1882 56 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 24, 1962 — St. Louis City, Missouri, United States |
| William Posey Thurman + Martha Ann Brownlee |
| husband |
William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Martha Ann Brownlee Birth: November 5, 1847 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 30, 1911 — Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1866 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
Nancy Jane Duncan has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Benjamin Duncan + Vita “Lucy” Fortner
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - Philip Duncan - Household
Knox, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Crawford - Household
Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Wiley Duncan - Household
District 1, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Blount Howell - Household
Mountain, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Hancock - Household
ED 210, Mountain, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Hancock - Household
ED 37, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
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