Telitha Cumile DuncanAge: 63 years1833–1896
- Name
- Telitha Cumile Duncan
- Given names
- Telitha Cumile
- Surname
- Duncan
- Married name
- Telitha Cumile Patterson
 Birth | July 4, 1833 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Juanna “Juda” Duncan about 1834 (Age 5 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan March 10, 1834 (Age 8 months) |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 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 sister | Margaret “Mary Polly” Duncan about 1837 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Duncan about 1838 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Davis January 26, 1839 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Moses Duncan — Nancy Nolan — View this family December 8, 1839 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Gracie Adaline Duncan October 1840 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Riley Duncan March 4, 1842 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Katherine “Katie” Duncan February 1846 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 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 |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Duncan before 1850 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Moses M Duncan about 1851 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan about 1852 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Minerva J Duncan about 1854 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 23 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Duncan about 1862 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Wilson Duncan March 19, 1862 (Age 28 years) Cause: Killed in Civil War |
| Death of a half-sister | Minerva J Duncan October 3, 1862 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 27 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 33 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 33 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 35 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 half-sister | Nancy S “Nanna” Duncan January 1872 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Susannah “Sucky” Duncan January 1872 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Moses Duncan January 16, 1872 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 44 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 half-sister | Sarah L Duncan about 1880 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Ann Duncan about 1890 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | December 23, 1896 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Moses Duncan Birth: about 1797 — Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1872 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Davis Death: January 26, 1839 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
Marriage: about 1826 — |
|
|
3 years elder brother |
Alfred Duncan Birth: about 1828 31 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 |
|
2 years elder brother |
Isaac Duncan Birth: about 1829 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1862 |
|
5 years herself |
Telitha Cumile Duncan Birth: July 4, 1833 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 23, 1896 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
18 months younger sister |
Juanna “Juda” Duncan Birth: about 1834 37 Death: |
|
2 months younger brother |
Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan Birth: March 10, 1834 37 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1906 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
|
4 years younger sister |
Margaret “Mary Polly” Duncan Birth: about 1837 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
2 years younger sister |
Martha Duncan Birth: about 1838 41 Death: |
| sister |
Elizabeth Duncan Death: |
| Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Frost |
| father |
Moses Duncan Birth: about 1797 — Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1872 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary “Polly” Frost Birth: about 1793 28 25 — Washington, Virginia, United States Death: April 28, 1825 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
Marriage: May 1814 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
|
9 months half-sister |
Nancy S “Nanna” Duncan Birth: January 15, 1815 18 22 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
|
14 months half-sister |
Elizabeth Ann Duncan Birth: March 16, 1816 19 23 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1890 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
3 years half-sister |
Sarah L Duncan Birth: February 14, 1819 22 26 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1880 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
3 years half-brother |
William Wilson Duncan Birth: about 1821 24 28 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 19, 1862 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
4 years half-sister |
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan Birth: about 1824 27 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
|
16 months half-brother |
Jacob Frost Duncan Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 19, 1825 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Elijah Frost “Lige” Duncan Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1897 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Nolan |
| father |
Moses Duncan Birth: about 1797 — Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1872 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Nolan Birth: about 1815 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 30, 1904 — Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
Marriage: December 8, 1839 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States |
|
|
11 months half-sister |
Gracie Adaline Duncan Birth: October 1840 43 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
17 months half-brother |
William Riley Duncan Birth: March 4, 1842 45 27 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States Death: April 9, 1908 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
|
4 years half-sister |
Katherine “Katie” Duncan Birth: February 1846 49 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| half-sister |
Rachel Duncan Death: |
| half-brother |
Moses M Duncan Birth: about 1851 54 36 Death: July 7, 1898 |
|
2 years half-brother |
Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan Birth: about 1852 55 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1899 |
|
3 years half-sister |
Minerva J Duncan Birth: about 1854 57 39 Death: October 3, 1862 |