Mildred (Yager) Duncan (1798 - 1874)

Born 10 Nov 1798 in Madison, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Duncan — married about 2 Feb 1835 in Jefferson Co Kentucky [uncertain]

Died 13 Jan 1874 at age 75 in Oldham, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mildred "Milly" Yeager was born on November 10, 1798,^[1] in Madison, Virginia. She was the daughter of Benjamin Yager and Anna Chrisler.

Mildred married Proctor Ballard Rowe (1783-1828) on December 16, 1819, in Madison, Virginia.^[2] They had 4 children.

1. Benjamin Perry Rowe (1820-1873)
2. Narcissa Maclaster Rowe (1822-1896)
3. William McKendree Rowe (1825-1858)
4. Oliver Camden Rowe (1828-1869)

Her husband Proctor Ballard passed away on September 15, 1828, at the age of 45. They had been married 8 years.

Mildred married a 2nd time to John Duncan, son of Moses and Cynthia Withers on February 5, 1835, in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^[3]

They made their home in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1850, where John was farming, with his daughter Eliza-17 in the home. ^[4]

Her husband John passed away on June 17, 1851, in Kentucky at the age of 54. They had been married 16 years.

Widowed she was living in Oldham County, Kentucky in 1860, with her son Benjamin Rowe age 39, a Combard Pres R. lliving with her along with a merchant, H R Hayes.^[5]

Mildred died 13 Jan 1874, at the age of 75, in Kentucky, and was buried in Crestwood, Oldham Co., Kentucky in the Floydsburg Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mildred “Milly” Yager Duncan (10 Nov 1798–13 Jan 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #83457729, citing Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestwood, Oldham County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735) .
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; “Data=Name:Mildred Yager; Birth Place VA; Birth Year 1789; Spouse name: Proctor Ballard Rowe; Spouse Birth Year 1783; Marriage Year 1819; Marriage State: VA.”; Ancestry's U.S. and International Marriage Records; [1]
3. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43K-STL : accessed 19 December 2015), John Duncan and Mildred Roe, 02 Feb 1835; citing Jefferson Co., Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 817,873.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-ZVB : accessed 19 December 2015), John Duncan, Jefferson county, part of, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 357, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census " Census Place: Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: M653_390; Page: 877; Dwelling 595; Family 592; Line 15-18 (15); Jul 25, 1860; Family History Library Film: 803390; Ancestry's 1860 Census Image

See Also:

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, They had 4 children.Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006