 Birth | March 12, 1830 32 27 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 21 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Amanda Duncan February 1, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 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 9 years) Note: Birth year/place based on Census and Military Records |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Artalissa Duncan about 1841 (Age 10 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 census |
| Birth of a brother | Jasper Duncan March 2, 1841 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Duncan before November 3, 1845 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann Duncan about 1847 (Age 16 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 18 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Marriage | Hannah R Bailey — View this family April 21, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Duncan from 1850 to 1856 (Age 19 years) Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856 |
| Census | September 28, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna E Duncan July 29, 1851 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emaline Duncan about 1853 (Age 22 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census |
| Will | August 2, 1856 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Duncan January 6, 1857 (Age 26 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 26 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 31 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 36 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 36 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 38 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 (Age 40 years) Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871. |
| Death of a sister | Cordelia Duncan before 1871 (Age 40 years) Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871. |
| Death of a brother | Pharoah Duncan March 7, 1871 (Age 40 years) Note: See Obituary and Life Story record |
| Probate | September 1871 (Age 41 years) Note: Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211. |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Duncan 1877 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 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 12, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rachel Amanda Duncan February 1, 1891 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 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 |
| Marriage | Adeline Grove — View this family October 19, 1898 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ganum Duncan March 17, 1911 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Harriet Duncan April 24, 1912 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 85 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 86 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 87 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 | April 3, 1918 (Age 88 years) |