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James A. Duncan 1850-1935

DUNCAN, GOODALL, SWEET, MCCRACKEN, YERINGTON, SPRAGUE, BEACH

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 6/2/2017 at 09:02:15

25 April 1935 - The Tipton Advertiser

James Alexander Duncan, the son of Samuel and Margaret Duncan, one of a family of 12 children, was born in Richland county, Ohio, July 11, 1850. He passed away at his home in Tipton on April 16, 1935, at the age of 84 years, 8 months and 5 days. The Duncan family came from Ohio in 1864 and located in Cedar county, Iowa. This has been their home ever since. James Duncan was united in marriage to Sarah E. Goodall on January 11th, 1872, in Keokuk county, Ia. To this union ten children were born--five boys and five girls. Two passed away in infancy and two have later died. Mrs. Duncan passed away Nov. 10th, 1915. Mr. Duncan was then married on October 30th, 1919 to Mrs. Anna Sweet of Tipton. Surviving Mr. Duncan are his wife, six children by his first wife, who are Ben and Samuel of Tipton, Bert of Conesville, Albert of Muscatine, Mrs. William McCracken of Muscatine, and Mrs. George Yerington of Rochester, Ia. Mr. Duncan has 2 brothers living, Mr. Henderson Duncan of Tipton, and Mr. Jack Duncan of Omaha, Neb.; also two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague of Scranton, Pa., and Mrs. Agatha Beach of Newkirk, Oklahoma. There are twenty-five grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and also a host of friends and neighbors who will miss Mr. Duncan.

Funeral services for Mr. Duncan were conducted from the Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday afternoon, April 18th, at two o'clock, with the Rev. Roscoe C. Jerrell, minister of the church in charge. Mrs. P. M. Hoffman and Mr. Arthur Reeder sang two numbers accompanied at the organ by Miss Laura Geller. The casket bearers were the sons and sons-in-law of Mr. Duncan. Burial was made in Sand Hill cemetery.


 

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