Daisy DuncanAge: 43 years1828–1871
- Name
- Daisy Duncan
- Given names
- Daisy
- Surname
- Duncan
 Birth | about 1828 30 25 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Birth of a brother | Ganum Duncan March 14, 1828 |
| Birth of a brother | Cannon Duncan March 12, 1830 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 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 | Isaac Duncan 1833 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Amanda Duncan February 1, 1835 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 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 | Pharoah Duncan about 1840 (Age 12 years) Note: Birth year/place based on Census and Military Records |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Artalissa Duncan about 1841 (Age 13 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 census |
| Birth of a brother | Jasper Duncan March 2, 1841 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Duncan before November 3, 1845 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann Duncan about 1847 (Age 19 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Cordelia Duncan about 1849 (Age 21 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Duncan from 1850 to 1856 (Age 22 years) Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856 |
| Census | September 8, 1850 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna E Duncan July 29, 1851 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emaline Duncan about 1853 (Age 25 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census |
| Will | August 2, 1856 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Duncan January 6, 1857 (Age 29 years) Note: Benjamin's Will was written in 1856 with the Probate Court showing Estate activity in 1858 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 33 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 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 39 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 41 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 |
| Death of a sister | Cordelia Duncan before 1871 (on the date of death) Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871. |
 Death | before 1871 (Age 43 years) Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871. |
| Probate | September 1871 Note: Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Duncan Birth: about 1798 33 33 — Virginia, United States Death: January 6, 1857 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Vita “Lucy” Fortner Birth: about 1803 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 25, 1821 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Harriet Duncan Birth: October 25, 1823 25 20 — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1912 — Blaine, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Anna E Duncan Birth: December 1826 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1851 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Daisy Duncan Birth: about 1828 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1871 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 months brother |
Ganum Duncan Birth: March 14, 1828 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1911 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Cannon Duncan Birth: March 12, 1830 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1918 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Isaac Duncan Birth: 1833 35 30 — Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: 1877 — Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Rachel Amanda Duncan Birth: February 1, 1835 37 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1891 — Paulding, Georgia, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Pharoah Duncan Birth: about 1840 42 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1871 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Artalissa Duncan Birth: about 1841 43 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 months younger brother |
Jasper Duncan Birth: March 2, 1841 43 38 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1925 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann Duncan Birth: about 1847 49 44 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Cordelia Duncan Birth: about 1849 51 46 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1871 — Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Louisa Duncan Birth: from 1850 to 1856 52 47 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Emaline Duncan Birth: about 1853 55 50 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
Daisy Duncan has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Philip Duncan + Mary Elizabeth Crawford
Mother's family (0)
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| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Knox, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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| Death | Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probate | Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probate | The Will was probated during the summer/fall of 1871. At that time, there were a total of 10 heirs listed that were his children. His son, Ganum Duncan, was listed as the Executor.
Those heir/children listed during Probate were: (1) Harriet Shipes (nee Duncan), (2) Ganum Duncan, (3) Cannon Duncan, (4) Isaac Duncan, (5) Pharoah Duncan, (6) Artalissa Duncan, (7) Jasper Duncan, (8) Sarah Ann Earnhart (nee Duncan), (9) Louisa Lauo (nee Duncan), and (10) Emaline Mason (nee Duncan).
Three children were not listed and are presumed to have died prior to 1871. Those children are: (1) Anna E Duncan, (2) Daisy Duncan, and (3) Cordelia Duncan. |