Research Notes - Coy/Edwards/Duncan

It's good to review your notes.  Here's a case in point.  When I was working on the Ohio Book No. 1 post I came across the marriage of Elizabeth Ann Coy & Jacob Duncan, January 18, 1844 in Muskingum Co.  Then I started doing more researching and came up with the following:

Jacob Duncan
Born: 1823 Ohio
Died: Unknown

Buried: Unknown

Married
1) Elizabeth Ann Coy - see below
2) Providence Edwards - see below

Elizabeth Ann Coy, probably the daughter of William (?) & Hester (?) (--?--) Coy

Born: ca. 1824 probably in Ohio
Died: between March and October 1848 - probably March or April when her daughter Anne Elizabeth was born and in Muskingum Co., OH

Buried: Unknown

Married: January 18, 1844 Jacob Duncan in Muskingum Co., OH

Children:
William b. 1846 Muskingum Co., Ohio
Anne Elisha / Anne Elizabeth / Alice Elizabeth b. ca. 1848 Muskingum Co., Ohio

Providence Edwards, daughter of Jacob & Mary (Porter) Edwards

Born: ca. 1827, Muskingum Co., OH
Died:

Buried: Unknown

Married 21 Oct. 1848 Jacob Duncan in Muskingum Co., OH

Children:
Jacob b. April 1850, Bartholomew Co., Indiana

Records:

Jacob moved his family to Bartholomew Co., Indiana ca. 1849.  The Coy and Edwards families moved there about the same time, so he was part of that exodus. This move included Richard Brooks who was Elizabeth Ann's brother-in-law.

1850 - Oct. 7 - Indiana - Bartholomew Co. census:

• Duncan, Jacob, 27, blacksmith b. Ohio
• Providence 22, b. Ohio 
• William 4, born Ohio
• Anna E. 2 born Ohio
• Jacob 6/12 born Indiana 

Jacob moved the family again to Clay Co., Illinois between 1850 and 1860 probably about 1855 when Jacob Edwards died in Bartholomew County. Several members of the Edwards family and Richard Brooks moved to Clay County. 

1860 - Aug. 14 - Illinois - Clay Co. census:

• Duncan, Jacob, 38 blacksmith, real estate $500, personal estate $200, b. Ohio
• Providence 30, b. Ohio
• William 13 b. Ohio
• Anne E. 11 b. Ohio
• Jacob 9 b. Indiana
• William Ganby 6 b. Indiana - may be Jacob's nephew or cousin, see below
• Edwards, Albert H. 21, farm laborer, personal estate $200 b. Ohio - this is Providence Edward's brother

1861-1865 John W. Golden served in the Civil War in Company K of the 48th Illinois Infantry

1863 - July - Jacob Duncan [Sr.] registered for draft in Louisville, Clay Co., Illinois. He is listed as being 42, a blacksmith b. Ohio

ca. 1866 - John W. Golden married Anne Duncan, probably in Illinois

Probably between the end of the Civil War and 1868 Jacob moved his family to Minnesota.  At about this same time the Edwards family was splitting up.  Solomon moved his family to Missouri and then on to Kansas. In 1872 his daughter Mary married John Colclasure.  The Colclasures had intermarried with the Golden family and apparently Jacob Duncan's daughter married into that family as well. 

1868 - William Duncan md. Cornelia Hatch in Minnesota

1870 - June - Minnesota - Brown Co. census:

• Family #41
• Duncan, Jacob, 47 farmer & blacksmith, real estate $1800, personal estate $1630, b. Ohio
• Providence, 42, keeping house, b. Ohio
• Jacob 20, assisting on farm b. Indiana
• Jampel (?) - probably William Ganby, 15, assisting on farm, b. Ohio

• Family #42
• Duncan, William, 25, farmer, real estate $1300, personal estate $1100 b. Ohio
• Cornelie, 24, keeping house, b. Vermont
• Mary Elis. 2/12 born in April in Minnesota

• Family #43
• Golden, John 25 farmer, real estate $800, personal estate $200 born Illinois
• A. Elisha [Anne Elisha Duncan] 22, keeping house, born Ohio 
• Frank 2 born Minnesota
• Stephen 1 born Minnesota 
• John 3/12 born in March in Minnesota

1875 - May 4 - Minnesota, Stark, Brown Co., state census:

• Family #15
• Golden, John W. 30, b. Illinois, parents U.S. citizens
• Ann E. 27 b. Ohio, parents U.S. citizens
• Frank 8 b. Minnesota, parents U.S. citizens
• Stephen 7 b. Minnesota, parents U.S. citizens
• John 5, b. Minnesota, parents U.S. citizens
• Duncan, Jacob, 25 b. Indiana, parents U.S. citizens

1875 - Aug. 22 - Jacob Duncan married Mary C. Sommerville

1876 - Sep. 2 - William Duncan married Emma (Hollingstad) Oleson in Sleepy Eye, Brown Co., Minnesota.  He is listed as a widower and she as a divorcee 

1880 - June 16 - Minnesota - Loreno, Brown Co. census: 

• Family #49
• Duncan, Jacob, 59, machine agent b. Ohio
• Providence, 50, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents born Maryland
• Willie G. 23, adopted son, farmer, b. Indiana
• Jones, Anna, 20 niece, b Illinois, father b. Indiana, mother b. Ohio

• Family #63-75 
• Duncan, William 33, machine agent, born Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. --
• Emma, 30, wife, keeping house, b. Norway, parents born Norway
• Dora 11, daughter, at school, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. --
• Mary 9, daughter, at school, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. --
• William 2/12 son, b. April Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. Norway

• Family #25
• Golden, John W., 34, laborer, b. Illinois, parents b. Illinois
• Ann E. 32, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
• Frank 13, son, at school, b. Minnesota, father b. Illinois, mother b. Ohio
• Steven 11, son, at school, b. Minnesota, father b. Illinois, mother b. Ohio
• John 10, son at school, b. Minnesota, father b. Illinois, mother b. Ohio
• Lillie 4, daughter, b. Minnesota, father b. Illinois, mother b. Ohio

1880 - June 23 - Minnesota, Stark, Brown Co. census:

• Duncan, Jacob, 30, farmer, b. Indiana, parents b. Ohio
• Mary C. 20, wife, keeping house, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Indiana
• Olive P. 3, daughter, b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana
• Jay Webster 1, son, b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana

1885 - May 6 - Minnesota - Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. state census:

• Family #38
• Duncan, Jacob, 60 b. Ohio
• Providence, 56 b. Ohio

• Family #238
• Golden, John W. 41, b. Illinois
• Anna E. 37, b. Ohio
• Frank V. 18, b. Minnesota
• Stephen J. 16, b. Minnesota
• John W. 15, b. Minnesota
• Lillie M. 9, b. Minnesota

1885 - June 13 - Minnesota - Stark, Brown Co., state census:

• Family #83
• Duncan, Jac. 35 b. Indiana
• Mary 26, b. Indiana
• Olive 8, b. Minnesota
• Webster 6, b. Minnesota
• Jennie 4, b. Minnesota
• King, Fran, 15, b. Minnesota

1895 - June - Minnesota, Brown Co., state census:

• Family #55
• Duncan, Jacob, 45, b. Indiana, resident of Minnesota for 29 years, farmer
• Mary 37, b. Indiana
• Webster 16 b. Minnesota
• Jennie 14, b. Minnesota
• Ross 8, b. Minnesota

1900 - June 6 - Minnesota - Springfield, Brown Co. census:

• Family #155
• Duncan, William, b. Jan. 1846, 54, md. 25 years, b. Ohio, parents b. New York, machine agent
• Emma, wife, b. May 1849, 51, md. 25 years, 3 children, 1 living, b. Norway, parents b. Norway
• William M. son, b. Apr. 1880, 20, single, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. Norway, clerk in bank
• Cuena, Dora, daughter b. May 1869, 31, widow, 3 children, 2 living, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. Wisconsin
• Cuena, Mable, granddaughter b. Sep. 1892, 7, b. Wisconsin, father b. Wisconsin, mother b. Minnesota
• Cuena, Delpha, granddaughter b. Sep. 1895, 4, b. Wisconsin, father b. Wisconsin, mother b. Minnesota

• Family #282
• Golden, John W. b. Feb. 1844, 56, md. 34 years, b. Illinois, parents b. Illinois, section foreman
• Anna E. wife, b. March 1848, 52, md. 34 years, 6 children, 4 living, b. Ohio, father b. Scotland, mother b. Ohio

1900 - June 14 - Minnesota - Brown Co. census:

• Family #57
• Duncan, Jacob, b. May 1850, 50, md. 25 years, b. Indiana, parents b. Ohio, farmer
• Mary C. wife, b. Jan. 1859, 41, md. 25 years, 5 children, 3 living, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Indiana
• Webster son b. Dec. 1878, 21 single, b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana, farm laborer
• Jennie daughter, b. April 1880, 19, single, b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana
• Ross, son, b. May 1886, 14 single, b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana

1905 - June 7 - Minnesota, Stark, Brown Co. state census:

• Duncan, Jacob, RFD No. 1, b. Indiana, parents b. Ohio - ages dark and illegible
• Mary C. RFD No. 1, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Indiana
• Jenie B. b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana
• Ross b. Minnesota, parents b. Indiana

1910 - April 25 - Minnesota, 610 Sixth Street, Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. census:

• Family #221
• Duncan, Jacob 59, married once, 35 years, b. Indiana, parents b. Ohio, own income
• Mary C. wife, 50, married once, 35 years, 6 children, 3 living, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Indiana
• Sommerville, Phebe, mother-in-law, 82, widow, 2 children, 1 living, b. Indiana, parents unknown

1910 - April 28 - North Dakota, Kidder Co. census:

• Family #100
• Duncan, William 64, md. twice, md. 30 years current marriage, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, farmer, general farm, own account
• Emma, wife, 62, md. twice, md. 30 years current marriage, b. Norway, parents b. Norway
• Stoelin, Jake, hired man, 18, b. South Dakota, parents b. Russian (German), laborer, farm laborer

1910 - May 23 - Illinois, Clay Co. census:

• Family #178 
• Golden, John W. 66, md. 43 years, b. Illinois, father b. Kentucky, mother b. South Carolina, own income
• Anna E. wife, 62, md. 43 years, 6 children, 4 living, b. Ohio, father b. Wisconsin, mother b. Ohio

1911 - Dec. 1 - John Wesley Golden died in Redwood Falls, Minnesota

1920 - Jan. 6 - Minnesota, E. 4th Street, Redwood Falls, Redwood Co. census:

• Family #62
• Golden, Anna, rents, 71 widow, b. Ohio, father b. Scotland, mother b. Ohio
• Lenora, granddaughter, 20, single, b. Wisconsin, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Wisconsin
• Constance, granddaughter 19, single, b. Wisconsin, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Wisconsin
• Stanley, grandson 14, single, b. Wisconsin, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Wisconsin

1920 - Jan. 9, Minnesota, 6th Street, Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. census:

• Duncan, Jacob, 69, b. Indiana, father b. Ohio, mother b. Indiana, no occupation
• Mary, wife, 60 b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Ohio

1927 - June 29 - Jacob Duncan Jr. died Brown Co., Minnesota

1929 - Jan. 10 - Anne E. (Duncan) Golden died Redwood Falls, Minnesota