Buford Duncan (1787 - 1863)

Born 15 Sep 1787 in Wolf Creek, Giles Co., Virginia

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Died 19 Jul 1863 at age 75 in Mercer Co, Illinois

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Biography

Beauford was born in 1787 and passed away in 1863. He was buried in the Duncan Cemetery, in Mercer County, Illinois. ^[1]

Event: Notes on Buford Duncan: From writing of a grandchild of his brother, Braxton Duncan. From History of Mercer Co, IL, Duncan Twp: The first settler in what is now Duncan Township was Buford Duncan, as early as 1834 or 1836. The township took its name from Anecdote

Timeline

Mercer County, Illinois

• 1840 - resided in Mercer, Illinois. ^[2]. Their household consisted of:
  • 1 male 5-10 years old (1830-1835)
  • 1 male 10-15 years old (1825-1830)
  • 1 female 10-15 year sold (1825-1830)
    • Margaret Duncan (abt.1829-) 11 yrs old
  • 1 female 15-20 years old (1820-1825
  • 1 female 10-15 years old (1825-1839)
  • 1 female 15-20 years old (1820-1825)
  • 1 female 20-30 years old (1810-1820)
    • Elizabeth (Duncan) Vernon (1819-1896) 21 years old.
  • 1 female and 1 male 50-60 years old.
    • Buford Duncan (1787-1863) 53 yrs old

• 1850 - resided in Mercer Township, Mercer Illinois with his wife Francis. ^[3]

• 1855 - resided in Petersburg, Mercer, Illinois. ^[4] There were 3 in the household

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• 1860 - resided in Township 15, N Range 4, W Mercer, Illinois with his wife Frances and: ^[5]
  • John Duncan born in Illinois 17 years old
  • Josephine born in Illinois 15 years old
  • Thomas born in Illinois 11 years old.
    • It is not clear what their relationship is with John and Frances.

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-4JTS : 16 December 2020), Beauford Duncan, ; Burial, , Mercer, Illinois, United States of America, Duncan Cemetery; citing record ID 62223783, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-HZD : 2 October 2021), Buford Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing p. 326, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M858-D7S : 19 December 2020), Buford Duncan, Mercer Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61ND-V2M : 11 March 2018), Buford Duncan, Petersburg, Mercer, Illinois; citing Petersburg, Mercer, Illinois, 3, p. 90, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4V-338 : 18 February 2021), Buford Duncan, 1860.