Ancestor!? i want to find henry duncan and martha duncan parents.maybe born in early early eighteen hundreds??

Question

HENRY DUNCAN: born in 1844.

Wife:MARTHA DUNCAN: born in 1854

Children:HESTER DUNCAN born in 1871

MARIAH DUNCAN born in 1873

Answer 1

The family found in 1880 includes your Mariah, and is the right family.

The Henry Duncan in 1850/ Tenn is NOT your ancestor. There is a transcription error.. the original image shows the father David was born in SC, but all children including Henry (1844) were born in Tenn.  

What you do have are two Henry Duncans, both born in 1844. If you have more than one person with the same name, it is always critical to compare the original document, since there can be transcription errors.

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1900, Henry and Martha still live in SC.. his actual year and month of birth is shown as Feb 1843, and he has been married 31 yrs.  Martha shows that she had 4 children, 2 still lving.  Her birth is Jan 1852.  There is more info on the original, which I can email to you.

Answer 2

Name: Henry Duncan

Home in 1880: Amelia, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Age: 36

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844

Birthplace: South Carolina

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: Martha

Father's birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's birthplace: South Carolina

Neighbors: View others on page  

Occupation: Farmer

Marital Status: Married

Race: Black

Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age

Henry Duncan 36  

Martha Duncan 26  

Hester Duncan 9  

Mariah Duncan 7  



Here they are on the 1880 census and it says his parents were born in S.C also.  I looked and there are older Census with henry's born in SC in 1844, do you know any of his siblings names and that would help narrow down which family is his?

Here is an 1850 census for a family with Henry Duncan born in 1844 also.

1850 United States Federal Census

about Henry Duncan

Name: Henry Duncan

Age: 6

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844

Birth Place: South Carolina

Gender: Male

Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 8, Madison, Tennessee

Household Members: Name Age

David Duncan 54  

Elenor Duncan 49  

Henry Duncan 6  

James Duncan 27  

Mary J Duncan 15  

Nancy Duncan 11  

Stephen Duncan 12  

Susan Duncan 8  

T Nimrod Duncan 26  

William B Duncan 24  

Ruthy Shuffield 20

Answer 3

Do you know where they were born?

if so, write to that state's historical society and ask for help

go to familysearch.rog

ask the people at the local Mormon church for help researching your ancestors