Person:George Duncan (21)

CENSUS; 1860 Census of Indiana; 1860; U. S. Census of DeKalb County, IN; Allen County, IN Public Library.

George H. Duncan  32   PA   farmer  1500 500
Mary C.           30   OH
Mina May           2   IN
Joseph Lachamyre  16   OH   farm hand

CENSUS; 1870 Census of Indiana; 1870; U. S. Census of DeKalb County, IN; Smithfiled township; Allen County, IN Public Library.

George Duncan     42   PA  farmer   6000  1350
Jane              31   OH
Amina             12   IN
Emmanuel Bushong  19   IN

CENSUS; 1880 Census of Indiana; 1880; U. S. Census of Dekalb County, IN; Allen County, IN Public Library.

George Duncan     56  PA PA PA
Jane              42  OH PA PA
Clementina         9  IN PA OH
Franklin           6  IN PA OH
George             4  IN PA OH
Freeman Ziegler   19

OBITUARY; George H. Duncan George H. Duncan was born in Washington Co, PA, Aug 18, 1827, and died at his home in Smithfield Tp., Dec 15, 1892, after an illness of only 29 hours; age 63 yrs, 3 mos, 27 days. With his parents he moved to Ashland Co, OH in 1838 and there grew to manhood, and was educated for the profession of teacher. In the fall of 1849 he commenced teaching in Holmes Co, OH and subsequently taught twenty-six terms of school in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In the fall of 1853 he taught his first school in DeKalb Co, in the Bell district. From 1862 onward he devoted his attention to farming, excepting from 1874 to 1880, during which time he served as county commissioner, having been three times elected by the democratic party, to which he was a faithful adherent. As a farmer her was quite successful, and at the time of his death owned one of the finest farms in the county. His first marriage was to Mary Chapman of Ashland Co, OH, who died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Mina now the wife of William F. Till. In 1862 he married Jane Chapman a sister of his first wife, to which union were born three children, Clementina, Benjamin F. and George B., all of whom survive him to mourn their loss. The deceased was well known throughtout the county, although of late years he has confined himself closely to his home farm. He was in usual health up to Tuesday evening of last week. When he retired he complained of not feeling well, and during the night he incurred an appoplectic stroke, which rendered him unconscious until the hour of his death on Thursday morning. The funeral occurred on Sunday morning, Dec 18, at his home in Smithfiled township, Rev. W. H. Suman, of the M. E. Church, preaching the sermon. Quite a number of Union Lodge, Knights of Honor, of which he was a charter member, attended. The minister drew from the suddenness of his death many practical lessons. The remains were placed to rest in the Waterloo cemetery.