William Riley DuncanAge: 66 years1842–1908
- Name
- William Riley Duncan
- Given names
- William Riley
- Surname
- Duncan
 Birth | March 4, 1842 45 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Katherine “Katie” Duncan February 1846 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 half-brother | Alfred Duncan before 1850 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Moses M Duncan about 1851 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan about 1852 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minerva J Duncan about 1854 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 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 half-brother | William Wilson Duncan March 19, 1862 (Age 20 years) Cause: Killed in Civil War |
| Death of a sister | Minerva J Duncan October 3, 1862 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Isaac Duncan about 1862 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 24 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 24 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 26 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 29 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Susannah “Sucky” Duncan January 1872 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Moses Duncan January 16, 1872 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 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 37 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Ann Duncan about 1890 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Telitha Cumile Duncan December 23, 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Elijah Frost “Lige” Duncan August 27, 1897 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Moses M Duncan July 7, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 | Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan about 1899 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Nolan October 30, 1904 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan January 28, 1906 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | April 9, 1908 (Age 66 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 |
Nancy Nolan Birth: about 1815 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 30, 1904 — Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 8, 1839 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Gracie Adaline Duncan Birth: October 1840 43 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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17 months himself |
William Riley Duncan Birth: March 4, 1842 45 27 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States Death: April 9, 1908 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Katherine “Katie” Duncan Birth: February 1846 49 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| sister |
Rachel Duncan Death: |
| younger brother |
Moses M Duncan Birth: about 1851 54 36 Death: July 7, 1898 |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan Birth: about 1852 55 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1899 |
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3 years younger sister |
Minerva J Duncan Birth: about 1854 57 39 Death: October 3, 1862 |
| 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 |
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Marriage: May 1814 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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3 years half-brother |
William Wilson Duncan Birth: about 1821 24 28 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 19, 1862 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan Birth: about 1824 27 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
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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 Elizabeth Davis |
| father |
Moses Duncan Birth: about 1797 — Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1872 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Davis Death: January 26, 1839 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — |
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3 years half-brother |
Alfred Duncan Birth: about 1828 31 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 |
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2 years half-brother |
Isaac Duncan Birth: about 1829 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1862 |
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5 years half-sister |
Telitha Cumile Duncan Birth: July 4, 1833 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 23, 1896 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months half-sister |
Juanna “Juda” Duncan Birth: about 1834 37 Death: |
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2 months half-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 |
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4 years half-sister |
Margaret “Mary Polly” Duncan Birth: about 1837 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years half-sister |
Martha Duncan Birth: about 1838 41 Death: |
| half-sister |
Elizabeth Duncan Death: |