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Benjamin Edgar Duncan 1907–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1985

Death Location: Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California, USA

Father: Granville Duncan

Mother: Ida Thomas

Spouse(s): Lenore Kelley

Children(s): Joyce Duncan

The story of Benjamin Edgar Duncan began in 1907 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA. Benjamin Edgar Duncan married Lenore Mary Kelley, and had children including Joyce Ann Duncan, Kathleen Ida Mintz Mcdowell Sanson Duncan. Benjamin Edgar Duncan passed away in 1985 in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Edgar Duncan began in 1907 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA.
  • Benjamin Edgar Duncan married Lenore Mary Kelley, and had children including Joyce Ann Duncan, Kathleen Ida Mintz Mcdowell Sanson Duncan.
  • Benjamin Edgar Duncan passed away in 1985 in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Granville Duncan
1883–1917
Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
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Ida Thomas
1890–1966
Birth Location: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lenore Kelley
1907–1994
Birth Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
LK

Children(s)

Joyce Duncan
1932–1972
Birth Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
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Benjamin Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Duncan
1907–1985
Birth Place: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Granville C "Whig" Duncan
1883–1917
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Ida (Belle (Duncan) (Perkins)) Thomas
1890–1966
Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Thomas
1854–1911
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Emolin ("Emily") Thompson
1851–1917
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Thomas
1824–1899
Francis Brown
1834–1917
Lewis Sr
1792–1863
Mary Brown
1826–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Thomas
1802–1899
Larkin Brown
1804–1870
Sarah Edwards
1811–1887
Elswick Thompson
1764–1829
Martha Akers
1767–1850

Benjamin Duncan's Descendants

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Benjamin (Edgar) Duncan (14 Dec 1907–11 Jan 1985) m. Lenore (Mary) Kelley (27 May 1907–Aft. 1994)
  1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Duncan 1932–1972

Benjamin Duncan's Timeline

11 Records

1907
14 Dec 1907
Birth of Benjamin Edgar Duncan in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1932
abt 1932
Age 25
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here
None
1934
1934
Age 27
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 33
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in Southgate, Los Angeles, California, USA
Southgate, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, USA
South Gate, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Benjamin Edgar Duncan resided here in California
California
1985
11 Jan 1985
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Edgar Duncan in Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA
Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: T625_1431; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2429; FHL microfilm: 2340155

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1932
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00248; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-600

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Southgate, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: South Gate, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: South Gate, Los Ange

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1985
    Event Place: Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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