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Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan 1909–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1909

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 2006

Death Location: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Father: Granville Duncan

Mother: Ida Thomas

Spouse(s): John McCray, Elwood Thornburgh

Children(s): Sylvia Thornburgh-McCray

Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan was born in 1909 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Granville C Whig Duncan And Ida Belle Duncan Perkins Thomas. In 1910, Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA. Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan married Elwood Alden Thornburgh, John Frank Mccray, and had children including Sylvia June Pool Thornburgh Mccray. Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan passed away in 2006 in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan was born in 1909 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Granville C Whig Duncan And Ida Belle Duncan Perkins Thomas.
  • In 1910, Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA.
  • Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan married Elwood Alden Thornburgh, John Frank Mccray, and had children including Sylvia June Pool Thornburgh Mccray.
  • Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan passed away in 2006 in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, 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)

John McCray
1911–2007
Birth Location: Elgin, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
JM
Elwood Thornburgh
1909–1972
Birth Location: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Sylvia Thornburgh-McCray
1934–2002
Birth Location: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
ST

Pearl Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Pearl Duncan
1909–2006
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, 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

Pearl Duncan's Descendants

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Pearl (May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh)) Duncan (23 Sep 1909–4 Nov 2006) m. John (Frank) McCray (17 Jan 1911–7 Sep 2007) m. Elwood (Alden) Thornburgh (22 Mar 1909–29 May 1972)
  1. 1. Sylvia (June (Pool)) Thornburgh-McCray 1934–2002 m. Donald (Ralph) Pool 1927–1980

Pearl Duncan's Timeline

11 Records

1909
23 Sep 1909
Birth of Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Tiffin Ward 1, Seneca, Ohio, USA
1928
1928
Age 19
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Tiffin, Ohio, USA
Tiffin, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 31
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in San Antonio Jud Twp, San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Antonio Jud Twp, San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
1942
10 Aug 1942
Age 33
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan was married
None
1942
Abt 1942
Age 33
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Tiffin
Tiffin
1950
1950
Age 41
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
1955
1955
Age 46
Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan resided here in Fostoria, Ohio, USA
Fostoria, Ohio, USA
2006
4 Nov 2006
Age 97
Death of Pearl May "Pearly" (McCray) (Thornburgh) Duncan in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The News-Messenger; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1942; Publication Place: Fremont, Ohio, USA; ,0.07592012,0.258

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1942
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T624_505; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 1374518

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 17B; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Tiffin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00250; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 19-638

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Antonio Jud Twp, San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00250; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 19-638

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Tiffin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The News-Messenger; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1942; Publication Place: Fremont, Ohio, USA; ,0.07592012,0.258

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, 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: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Fostoria, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tiffin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 2006
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records
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