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Hannah M. (Schouten) Duncan

"God has surely been good to me, my dear children, and good health for many years. I have passed through many sorrows, trials, vexations and failures, and still have and think life is sweet. I enjoy life and the many blessings God has bestowed on me."
Below is a short introduction to the biography and memoirs of Hannah Duncan.
Hannah's complete 35 page memoir is available for download as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file here Blue Folder
The 120 surnames found in her memoirs are listed here
Submitted by Lynn Breese
Hannah Marie Schouten was one of three children of James Schouten and Mary Ann Nessle of Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY. She, along with her two siblings; William Nessle Schouten and Phoebe Jane (Jennie) Schouten, encountered happy moments, grief, and sadness.

The Schouten family migrated from New York when Hannah was four. They lived in Arcola, Illinois for a spell, but after Hannah married Joseph Porter Duncan.( 05 Oct 1870 ), they decided to travel further west to a new land-Iowa. After travelling by covered wagon, they settled about six miles west of the small town of Denison. Seven children were born into the union of Hannah and J.P.Duncan.

This memoir is about Hannah's family, life, and the difficult journey they encountered. She speaks of singing Lincoln campaign songs, the movement west, railroad expansion, world war, depression, prairie fires and Indians. As she nears the end of her journey, she finds achievement, meaning, and peace in her life.

Hannah was my great grandfather William Nessles Schouten's sister. She represents strength, integrity, and a wonderful spirit. She lived during a great time in history and surely demonstrated great courage to all who knew her.


Will, Hannah and Phoebe Jane Schouten

Surnames in the Memoirs
Anderson Angel Barnes Bixler Blackman Boettger
Bolling Bowman Bradshaw Breadon Bumont Butterworth
Carr Carson Cary Chamberlain Christson Cole
Collins Coon Cornwall Crandall Crippin Cushman
Dawson Denison Dixon Doliver Dow Drake
Duncan Eggers Emmons Evans Evers Feinhold
Fitzgerald Flinn Fox Frey Garfish Gillett
Gould Gover Graham Granger Grayson Green
Greese Grey Griffin Hall Harding Hardy
Hartzell Hass Haverstick Henry Hoffman Isminger
Jackson Jones Kendall LaNeue Laub Lenz
Lewis Logan Lutts Marcing Marks Martin
McCord McHenry Miller Morris Muier Munson
Nash Nave Nessle Norwood Peters Pierson
Pithin Robbins Robinson Rockwell Roosevelt Saul
Savory Saxton Schauble Schouten Scott Scroggs
Shaffer Shives Shropshire Siederman Skaggs Smith
Suter Swartzenbaugh Thiem Thompson Vollertsen Voorhees
Voss Waters Weatherby Weatherwax Weaver Wessel
Wilkins Wilson Winn Wright Wygant Yarnell
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