Lawson Wheatley Duncan (1813 - 1900)

Born 26 Sep 1813 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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Died 11 Jun 1900 at age 86 in Kehoe, Greenup, Kentucky, United States

Biography

LAWSON WHEATLEY DUNCAN was the son of Leroy and Agnes "Aggy" Williams Duncan, he was born in Fauquier County, Virginia.

The Leroy Duncan family moved from Virginia to Carter County, Kentucky sometime before 1850, they were the parents of 12 known children.

Lawson Wheatley married Miss Mary Frances Canafax, daughter of Calvin Canafax on 12 September 1856. The 1870, the US Federal Census lists Lawson, age 57, living in Precinct 1, Carter County, Kentucky, and a farmer.

Lawson and Mary were the parents of six known children as follows, Luanna S. Levina "Vinnie" Duncan, married to William Henry Blentlinger, George Gibson Duncan, married to Melissa Alexander, Edward Calvin "Ted" Duncan, married to Minnie Amanda Cooper, Florida R.M. Duncan, first married to William Fleming "Willie" Frazee, Florida's second husband was Jefferson Ferguson, Jefferson Morgan Duncan, married to Emma Jane Dixon, and Allen Camelion Duncan, he married Melissa Hale.

Lawson Wheatley died in June of 1900, at the age of 87, he was widowed, his wife Mary Frances died in 1874. I was told by my cousin Phyllis Waddell that his daughter-in-law, Minnie Cooper Duncan, wife of his son Ted, took care of him for about two years before his death. He was buried at the Kehoe Cemetery, Greenup County, Kentucky. May he rest in peace.

(Written by Judy Pence Farst, GG Granddaughter)

Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 about L.W. Duncan Name: L.W. Duncan (Lawson Wheatley Duncan) Age: 42 Est. Birth Year: abt 1814 Residence: Carter Spouse Name: Mary F. Canafax (Mary Frances Canafax) Spouse Age: 17 Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1839 Spouse Birth Location: Laurel Spouse Residence: Greenup Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1856 Marriage Location: Carter County of Record: Carter

1870 United States Federal Census

Name Lawson Duncan Age in 1870 56 Birth Year abt 1814 Birthplace Virginia Home in 1870 Precinct 1, Carter, Kentucky Race White Gender Male Post Office Grayson

Name - age

Lawson Duncan, age 56 (Farmer) May (Mary) Duncan, age 29 (Keeping House) Levanie Duncan, age 12 (At Home) George Duncan, age 11 (At Home) Edward Duncan, age 8 Florida Duncan, age 6 Jefferson Duncan, age 2

Wife- Mary Frances Canafax Duncan (1839-1874), Mary's cause of death was "Consumption."

Sources

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48715164