Cordelia DuncanAge: 22 years1849–1871
- Name
- Cordelia Duncan
- Given names
- Cordelia
- Surname
- Duncan
 Birth | about 1849 51 46 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Birth of a sister | Louisa Duncan from 1850 to 1856 (Age 12 months) Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856 |
 Census | September 8, 1850 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a sister | Anna E Duncan July 29, 1851 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emaline Duncan about 1853 (Age 4 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census |
| Will | August 2, 1856 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Duncan January 6, 1857 (Age 8 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 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 | Daisy 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 22 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 elder sister |
Daisy Duncan Birth: about 1828 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1871 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 months elder 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 elder 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 elder brother |
Isaac Duncan Birth: 1833 35 30 — Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: 1877 — Texas, United States |
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2 years elder 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 elder 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 elder sister |
Artalissa Duncan Birth: about 1841 43 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 months elder 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 elder sister |
Sarah Ann Duncan Birth: about 1847 49 44 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
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: |
Cordelia Duncan has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Philip Duncan + Mary Elizabeth Crawford
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | Birth year/place based on 1850 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. |