James Duncan, Jr

1857 - 1905  (48 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Duncan
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	26 Feb 1857	Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	7 May 1879	SGEOR
  Census	1900	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 37 1860 James Duncan Head Male White Feb 43 Married 0 Utah Scotland Scotland 38 1860 Annie J Duncan Wife Female White Nov 37 Married 0 Utah Sweden Sweden 39 1860 Annie J Duncan Daughter Female White Aug 19 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 40 1860 Elmer J Duncan Son Male White Mar 16 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 41 1860 Alonzo Duncan Son Male White Oct 13 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 42 1860 Flora Duncan Daughter Female White Apr 9 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 43 1860 Lois Duncan Daughter Female White Jan 7 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 44 1860 Leah H Duncan Daughter Female White Oct 1 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah  ED:  0107  Sheet:  11B    Microfilm:  1241683   Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=004115258_00741
  FamilySearch ID	KWZZ-622
  Death	11 Jul 1905	Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States
  Burial	12 Jul 1905	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
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  Person ID	I4934	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	James Duncan,   b. 5 Feb 1828, Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 11 Jan 1912, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Jennette Snedden,   b. 24 Apr 1830, Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 28 Jul 1914, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1850	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Family ID	F3391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Judith Beckstrand,   b. 21 Nov 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 21 Nov 1939, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1879	St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
  Children	+ 1. Anna Jennett Duncan,   b. 21 Aug 1880, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 23 Mar 1917, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 36 years)   2. James Elias Duncan,   b. 17 Nov 1882, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 17 Nov 1882, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) + 3. Elmer J Duncan,   b. 8 Mar 1884, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 19 Mar 1963, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) + 4. James Alonzo Duncan,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 1 Dec 1971, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) + 5. Flora B Duncan,   b. 6 Apr 1891, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 3 Sep 1964, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States (Age 73 years) + 6. Lois Emma Duncan,   b. 11 Jan 1894, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 18 Mar 1981, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) + 7. Leah Hegglund Duncan,   b. 12 Oct 1898, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 23 Mar 1982, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) + 8. Naomi Duncan,   b. 5 Jan 1901, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 15 Jun 1978, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F3394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Feb 1857 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 7 May 1879 - SGEOR Marriage - 7 May 1879 - St. George, Washington, Utah, United States Census - 1900 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Death - 11 Jul 1905 - Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States Burial - 12 Jul 1905 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		James Duncan
  		Duncan, James Family (1857) Anna Judith Beckstrand - James Alonzo - James Duncan frnt Elmer James - Anna Jennette

  
  

• Notes

  Occupation: Farmer James Duncan was born February 26, 1857 in Fillmore, Millard County, U t a h. He was the first son and second Child of nine children born to Ja m e s Du ncan Sr. and Janette Snedden. James and his wife, Anna Judith “Udy” Beckstrand, were Childhood frien d s . They were married May 7, 1879 at St George, Washington County, Utah . He had dark hair, was of medium height and slender built. He was a fre i g h ter by occupation as well as a farmer. He hauled dried fruit, goose be rr ie s and other local produce to San Francisco to sell to the miners . He and Judith lived across the street from his brother, Dave. They o f t e n freighted together. James was active in the Meadow Ward, teaching mutual and exercisin g h i s p riesthood by baptizing and confirming the youth of Meadow. James was called on a mission in 1883 to the Southern States Mission . ( T e nnessee, Kentucky and princi¬pally, Georgia.) His diary is preser v e d b y Gail Duncan, a grandson. Elaine Gordon, a grandaughter has a co py .[ Dunc an, James Jr. Book B 191883, 12 Meadow Creek Millard County, U tah - S outhe rn States]. His wife, Anna Judith and three little children remained in Meadow Cre e k . Anna Jennette was eight years old, Elmer was 4, and James Alonzo w a s 2 . After he returned, four more children were born: Flora, Lois, Le a h a n d Naomi. Leah remembers what a good father he was to all his children. "He al w a y s had a peppermint in his pocket for them and he let them take eg g s t o Ch arley Swallow's store to exchange for large chocolate candies. " James passed away at the young age of 48 years from a tragic freight i n g a ccident