Leah Hegglund Duncan

1898 - 1982  (83 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Leah Hegglund Duncan
  Birth	12 Oct 1898	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Gender	Female
  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
  Census	1910	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 46 21 Annie J Duncan Head Female White abt 1863 47 Widowed 0 Utah Sweden Sweden 47 21 Elmer J Duncan Son Male White abt 1884 26 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 48 21 J Alonzo Duncan Son Male White abt 1887 23 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 49 21 Lois Duncan Daughter Female White abt 1894 16 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 50 21 Leah Duncan Daughter Female White abt 1899 11 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=4454874_00337
  Initiatory (LDS)	2 Oct 1918	SLAKE
  FamilySearch ID	KWC5-TZD
  Death	23 Mar 1982	American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
  Burial	27 Mar 1982	Fillmore Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States
  Person ID	i4908	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	James Duncan, Jr,   b. 26 Feb 1857, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 11 Jul 1905, Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 48 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F3394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Ralph Wood,   b. 22 Mar 1896, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 24 Feb 1968, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1918	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Children	1. Anna Wood,   b. 25 Nov 1919, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 6 Oct 2017, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 97 years)   2. J Lavore Wood,   b. 14 Feb 1923, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 15 Feb 1923, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years)   3. Living + 4. J Ralph Wood,   b. 27 Jul 1929, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 29 Mar 2021, Mesquite, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1898 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Census - 1900 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Census - 1910 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 2 Oct 1918 - SLAKE Marriage - 2 Oct 1918 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death - 23 Mar 1982 - American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Burial - 27 Mar 1982 - Fillmore Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Social Security Death Index Leah Hegglund Duncan was born on October 12, 1898 in the small Mormon co m munity of Meadow in Millard County, Utah. It was primarily a farming a n d livestock community. Leah was a vivacious young lady who very early learned the value and nec e ssity of hard work. Losing her father at age five, she with her mother , t wo brothers and three sisters ran the family farm. They not only sust aine d themselves and their oldest brother on a mission, but formed close , war m family bonds that grew stronger throughout the years . Leah married John Ralph Wood, a local boy from Holden, Utah in 1918 whi l e he was on furlough during WWI. They raised three children, Anna, Elai n e and J. Ralph Wood. Leah was a gifted artist with her sewing, quilting, tatting, crochetin g a nd knitting. She sang in the ward choir as a girl and continued to sh ar e her beautiful solo soprano voice in many functions throughout her li fet ime. Leah was a devoted daughter of her Heavenly Father . Leah died in American Fork, Utah in 1982 after suffering a stroke at t h e age of 84. She is remembered for her quick humor, her gentle care and her exubera n t spirit.