Eliza Duncan1827–
- Name
- Eliza Duncan
- Given names
- Eliza
- Surname
- Duncan
 Birth | about 1827 27 23 Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Birth of a brother | John Arthur Bryan Duncan November 11, 1828 (Age 22 months) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth Duncan about 1832 (Age 5 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas F Duncan about 1833 (Age 6 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Wiley Duncan about 1836 (Age 9 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane Duncan May 9, 1838 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cynthia Duncan about 1838 (Age 11 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Duncan June 2, 1842 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minerva Duncan about 1844 (Age 17 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Duncan before November 3, 1845 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Philip Duncan about 1845 (Age 18 years) Note: Died before 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 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 38 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 38 years) Note: Assumed he died in the Civil War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 40 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 40 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 42 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 51 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Crawford about 1884 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 71 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 |
| Death of a brother | John Arthur Bryan Duncan July 4, 1912 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Duncan September 29, 1912 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 89 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 90 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 91 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Duncan June 12, 1922 (Age 95 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 102 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 herself |
Eliza Duncan Birth: about 1827 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months younger 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 younger 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 younger brother |
Thomas F Duncan Birth: about 1833 33 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1865 |
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4 years younger brother |
Wiley Duncan Birth: about 1836 36 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
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 younger 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: |
Eliza Duncan has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Benjamin Duncan + Vita “Lucy” Fortner
Mother's family (0)
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| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Philip Duncan - Household
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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| 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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