Doddridge County Roots


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Alva Watts DUNCAN

Alva Watts DUNCAN

Male 1849 - 1923  (73 years)


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  • Name Alva Watts DUNCAN
    Birth 24 May 1849  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age in marriage record would put birth date in about 1847, but 1900 Census states May 1849, age 51.
    Gender Male
    Military From Jan 1864 to 12 Aug 1864  [4, 5, 6] 
    Pvt, Co B, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Residence 1869  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1890  Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 7 Jul 1894  [7] 
    appointed postmaster at Sedalia, Doddridge County 
    Census 1900  Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Stealey (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 8] 
    Death 15 Feb 1923  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I88532  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2016

    Father David M. DUNCAN
    Mother Emma J. ___
    Family ID F38050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth VARNER,   b. Mar 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef May 1910 (Age ~ 71 years)
    Marriage 20 Apr 1869  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. James Walter DUNCAN,   b. Apr 1870
     2. Belle DUNCAN,   b. CA 1873
    >3. Carl DUNCAN,   b. 1 Apr 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Anna B. DUNCAN,   b. CA 1878
     5. Henry F. DUNCAN,   b. CA 1883
    Family ID F38049  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    8. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    9. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).