Marvel Garrett Duncan (abt. 1847 - 1918)

Born about 17 Aug 1847 in Alabama, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane (Shirley) Duncan — married 19 Jun 1870 in Clark, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1918 at about age 70 in Oak Bower, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Name

Note: I've seen his name spelled Marvel and Marvil.

Birth

Marvel was born on 17 Aug 1847. He passed away on 1 Jul 1918 and was buried in the Bower Cemetery, Oak Bower, Arkansas.^[1]

Note: According to the 1850 Census, Marvel was 1 year old when this Census was taken, making his birth year 1849.

Death

M. G. Duncan Find A Grave: Memorial #5355769 According to FAG and FamilySearch, Marvel died on July 1, 1918 at the age of 70 (marked on his tombstone) and is buried in the Oak Bower Cemetery in Oak Bower, Hot Spring, Arkansas. His spouse is also listed here along with two of his children

Timeline

Marriages

Marriages

Nancy J. Shockley (Shirley) and Marvel G. Duncan were married on June 19, 1870 in Clark County, Arkansas. Nancy was 21 and Marvel was 22.^[2]

Census

1850 Census Mathew Duncan (Marvel's father) age 32 b. TN living with his spouse, Polly S. age 20 b. TN along with two of their sons: Marvel G. age 1 b. Missouri and John L., less than one-year-old and born in Missouri. They lived in Ozark, Ozark, Missouri.^[3]

1870 Census. Marville (Marvel) was living at home with his spouse, Nancy, in Alpine Township, Clark, Arkansas. He was 20 and Nancy was 23. This record also shows that he was born in Missouri and she was born in Tennessee. There were no children in the house.^[4]

1880 Census. Marvin (Marvel) was living with his spouse, Nancy J., in Dallas, Calhoun, Arkansas. He was 34, a farmer, and born in Missouri. Nancy J. was also 34 and born in Arkansas. This census definitely shows William M. as a son (adding him back in). The children in the home were:

1. William M. age 9 b. in AR;
2. Sabra A. age 7 b. in AR;
3. Luella Duncan, age 5 b. in AR;
4. Martha age 3 b. in AR; and
5. Wiley Duncan, less than one year old also b. in Arkansas.^[5]

1900 Census. Marvel G. Dunkin b. in Alabama was living with his spouse, Nancy J. b. in TN in Bismarck, Henderson & Valley Townships, Hot Spring, Arkansas. He was 53 and she was also 53. Nancy's father age 80 and mother age 78 both b. in TN were both living with them, Eli and Mary. There were two daughters and a son also there:

1. Mary M. age 18 b. in AR;
2. Nettie L. age 16 b. in AR; and
3. Charles E. b. in AR ^[6]

1910 Census. Marvel G. was living with his spouse, Nancy J. He was 62 b. in MO and she was 63 b. in TN. There was one son, William, along with his spouse, Bertha, and two of their grandchildren, Pollie and Susie Duncan living with them. Pollie was 11 and Susie was 6, both b. in AR.^[7]

Records

Marvel Duncan in entry for Mary May Montgomery, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976."

M. G. Duncan in entry for Malissie Montgonery, "Texas deaths, 1890-1976"

M. G. Duncan in entry for Luella Kemp, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

Notes

Note: Any links to FAG of any dates and places of this person's purported birth and death, purported date of marriage, spouses, children, relatives or any other information are per the creator of a memorial on FAG. They are subject to considerable revision, after careful review of all known historical facts, by the current genealogists of Wikitree with details to follow.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5355769/m-g-duncan : accessed 26 April 2022), memorial page for M. G. Duncan (17 Aug 1847–1 Jul 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #5355769 citing Oak Bower Cemetery, Oak Bower, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586) .
2. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7SS-2WL : 22 July 2021), Nancy J. Shockley in entry for Marvel G. Duncan, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZF-NYN : 12 April 2016), Mathew Duncan, Ozark County, Ozark, Missouri, United States; citing family 305, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64K9-2VK?cc=1438024&wc=9223-ZJX%3A518654201%2C518670901%2C518866101 : 22 May 2014), Arkansas > Clark > Alpine > image 10 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7B-WLG : 19 February 2021), Marvin J Duncan, Dallas, Calhoun, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 88C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,039.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FQ-F5F : accessed 28 August 2022), Marvil G Dunkin, Bismark, Henderson & Valley Townships, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 14B, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,061.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJY-P1M : accessed 19 April 2021), Nancy J Duncan in household of Marvil G Duncan, Bismarck, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 51; FHL microfilm 1,374,064.

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Acknowledgement

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