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Below is a family biography included in History of Page County, Iowa published by Iowa Historical Company in 1880.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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DUNCAN, JOHN, farmer and stone-mason, section 14, 90 acres of land, P. O. College Springs; born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1807, In April, 1867, he came to Page county with his family. Volunteered June 27, 1863, in Company H, Sixty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers. Was one of the company which captured the famous Morgan, at Liverpool, Ohio. He was married to Miss Lettie Reid, of Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, in February, 1832, by whom he has eight children, of whom only two are living: Belle and John R. His wife died February 20, 1867. He married Miss Mary A. Duncan, of Clarinda, September 14, 1869; this wife died on February 27, 1879. For fifty-three years of his life Mr. Duncan has been a member of the U. P. church. His integrity has never been questioned, and his genial qualities are worthy of all imitation.

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This family biography is one of 558 biographies included in The History of Page County, Iowa published in 1880.  For the complete description, click here: Page County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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