  1857 - 1905  (48 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.  
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| 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 | BirthDate | BirthPlace | Age | Gender | Status | Years Married  | Children Born | Children Living | Occupation | Immigration Year | Nationality | Religion | Comments | 
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 | 37 | 1860 | James | Duncan | Head | Feb | Utah | 43 | Male | Married | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 1860 | Annie J | Duncan | Wife | Nov | Utah | 37 | Female | Married | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 1860 | Annie J | Duncan | Daughter | Aug | Utah | 19 | Female | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 1860 | Elmer J | Duncan | Son | Mar | Utah | 16 | Male | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 | 1860 | Alonzo | Duncan | Son | Oct | Utah | 13 | Male | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 | 1860 | Flora | Duncan | Daughter | Apr | Utah | 9 | Female | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 | 1860 | Lois | Duncan | Daughter | Jan | Utah | 7 | Female | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 1860 | Leah H | Duncan | Daughter | Oct | Utah | 1 | Female | Single | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
   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    | 
 
| Headstones | 
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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) |  
 
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| Family ID | 
F3394  | 
Group Sheet  |  Family Chart | 
 
| Last Modified | 
6 Mar 2025  |  
 
 
  
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| Event Map | 
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  | Birth - 26 Feb 1857 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States | 
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  | Initiatory (LDS) - 7 May 1879 - SGEOR | 
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  | Marriage - 7 May 1879 - St. George, Washington, Utah, United States | 
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  | Census - 1900 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States | 
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  | Death - 11 Jul 1905 - Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States | 
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  | Burial - 12 Jul 1905 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States | 
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| 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 
 
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