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Duckwall, John

Birth Name Duckwall, John
Gramps ID I0337
Gender male
Age at Death 86 years, 2 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1792-04-02 Berkeley Cty, Virginia, USA  
1a 1b
Occupation     Farmer
2a 3a
Military Service 1812-04-30   War of 1812
4a
Event Note

Served with his brother-in-law, William Hill Jr., in Capt. G.W. Barrere's Cavalry, from 30 Apr 1812 until 6 May 1813.

Census 1830 Liberty Twp, Highland Cty, Ohio, USA  
5a
Census 1840 Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Census 1850 Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1860 Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1870 Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
7a
Death 1878-06-28 Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 1b
Burial   Van Buren, Grant Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Duckwall, Lewis [I4223]1752-06-301847-05-09
Mother Crone, Susannah [I4224]17621852-09-20
    Brother     Duckwall, Henry [I7441] 1785-08-11 1858-09-04
    Brother     Duckwall, George Frederick [I7442] 1787-05-13 1875-10-12
    Sister     Duckwall, Mary [I7443] 1790-01-04 1875-10-12
         Duckwall, John [I0337] 1792-04-02 1878-06-28
    Brother     Duckwall, Jacob [I7444] 1795-02-25 1885-03-30
    Sister     Duckwall, Elizabeth [I7445] 1797-05-26 1875-09-19
    Brother     Duckwall, Samuel [I7446] 1800-03-03 1869-04-23
    Brother     Duckwall, Lewis [I7447] 1802-03-17 1888-09-30
    Sister     Duckwall, Anna Nancy [I7448] 1806-10-30 1857-03-21
    Brother     Duckwall, Daniel [I7449] 1809-07-28 1867-05-02

Families

    Family of Duckwall, John and Hill, Elizabeth [F0163]
Married Wife Hill, Elizabeth [I0338] ( * 1795-05-01 + 1860-06-14 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1813-10-21 Highland Cty, Ohio, USA  
8a 1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Duckwall, Sarah A. [I0042]1815-01-171902-09-20
Duckwall, William L. [I7450]1817-09-221903-04-14
Duckwall, Nancy Jane [I7451]1818-09-241910-10-02
Duckwall, Mary Ellen [I7452]1822-03-181905-02-19
Duckwall, Amanda M. [I7453]1831-06-031920-10-08
Duckwall, Joseph Franklin [I4229]1834-03-28
Duckwall, Burgoyne Hugh [I7454]1838-08-271905-07-08
Duckwall, Elizabeth A. [I7455]1841

Media

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Narrative

Note: Researching John Duckwall

The initial information I had on the parentage for John Duckwall stems from early web searches I had performed without adequate documentation or sourcing; the notes I have found so far from the files of Jane Anne Thomas do not have vital dates or parentage for him, though I have not completely reviewed her archived files and notes for this branch of the family as of yet.

John is mentioned in the Centennial History of Grant County, Indiana 1812-1912, in the biographical article on his grandson William L. Duckwall (son of Joseph F. Duckwall). That article gives John Duckwall as "a native Virginian, who came to Grant county in 1838... When John Duckwall... came to Indiana and to Van Buren township, it was a wilderness, pure and simple. Here he entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, and after clearing up a small place, sufficient to build a cabin upon, the family moved on the new place and there continued to reside."

The Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812 gives that a John Duckwall served with his brother-in-law (his wife's brother), William "Billy" Hill Jr., in Capt. G.W. Barrere's Cavalry, from 30th Apr 1812 until 6th May 1813. (Incidentally, Billy was also married to John's older sister, Mary "Polly" Duckwall.)

Additionally, I found an archived Rootsweb post from 1999 by Marc Speelmon that contains a descendancy for George Frederick Duckwall Sr. This genealogy gives John as a grandson of George Sr. and a son of the Rev. Lewis Duckwall, and the vital dates line up with the information I have for John. The further family also matches up with the information in the Grant Cty history article mentioned above, as well as including his daughter Sarah Duckwall (my ancestor).

Interestingly, a great portion of the discussion on that archived 1999 thread from Rootsweb centers around the religion and denomination of the Duckwalls and associated family. John's father, Rev. Lewis Duckwall, was a United Brethren minister - making at least two UB ministers in my ancestry (counting Rev. David F. Thomas).

It should be noted that John (son of Lewis) had a first cousin John Duckwall who was born to George Frederick Duckwall Jr. in 1784, and who died in 1844.

ADDENDUM: There is an entry in the text The Duckwalls and Allied Families (p149) for Sarah's parents John Duckwall and Elizabeth Hill, and the list of children includes "Sally" (b. 17 Jan 1815) who married "Sam Caley," with their children named only as Frank, Steve, and Sam, with no additional information or details. The text also does not seem to indicate the parentage of John or Elizabeth, so it remains to be seen if our John Duckwall is a son of the Rev. Lewis Duckwall and his wife Susanna Crone. The text does list a John among the children of Lewis and Susanna, though it names his wife Mary Eakin; that list also includes Mary (Polly) Duckwall, wife of William Hill. I will need to do additional research to confirm that Sarah (Duckwall) Caley's father John was indeed the same John as was a son of Lewis and Susanna.

I will note that the vital dates for John on p149 match those on p3 of the text, so perhaps the naming of his wife on p3 is in error, or perhaps he married a second time after the very early death of his first wife.

Pedigree

  1. Duckwall, Lewis [I4223]
    1. Crone, Susannah [I4224]
      1. Duckwall, Henry [I7441]
      2. Duckwall, George Frederick [I7442]
      3. Duckwall, Mary [I7443]
      4. Duckwall, John
        1. Hill, Elizabeth [I0338]
          1. Duckwall, Sarah A. [I0042]
          2. Duckwall, William L. [I7450]
          3. Duckwall, Nancy Jane [I7451]
          4. Duckwall, Mary Ellen [I7452]
          5. Duckwall, Amanda M. [I7453]
          6. Duckwall, Joseph Franklin [I4229]
          7. Duckwall, Burgoyne Hugh [I7454]
          8. Duckwall, Elizabeth A. [I7455]
      5. Duckwall, Jacob [I7444]
      6. Duckwall, Elizabeth [I7445]
      7. Duckwall, Samuel [I7446]
      8. Duckwall, Lewis [I7447]
      9. Duckwall, Anna Nancy [I7448]
      10. Duckwall, Daniel [I7449]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Clyde Mitchell Duckwall Jr.: The Duckwalls and Allied Families [S0423]
      • Page: p149
      • Page: p3
  2. US Census of 1850 [S0046]
      • Date: 1850-09-10
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHJX-RT6 : accessed 25 March 2015), John Duckwall, Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States; citing family 525, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

        Event Year: 1850
        Event Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States
        John Duckwall M 57 Virginia
        Elizabeth Duckwall F 54 Kentucky
        Amanda Duckwall F 18 Ohio
        Joseph Duckwall M 15 Ohio
        Burgoyne Duckwall M 11 Ohio

  3. US Census of 1860 [S0044]
      • Date: 1860-08-18
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4NK-FDX : accessed 25 March 2015), John Duckwall, Vanburen Township, Grant, Indiana, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 224, household ID 1506, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,261.

        Event Year: 1860
        Event Place: Vanburen Township, Grant, Indiana, United States
        John Duckwall M 68 Va
        Elizabeth Duckwall F 65 Ky
        Jas Duckwall M 25 Ohio
        Burgoyne Duckwall M 22 Ohio
        Eliza J Duckwall F 19 Ind

  4. Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812 [S0029]
      • Page: v1, p393
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Courtesy of Galen Lewis.

  5. US Census of 1830 [S0354]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGK-N31 : 19 August 2017), John Duckwall, Liberty, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing 9, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 337,944.

        Event Date 1830
        Event Place Liberty, Highland, Ohio, United States
        John Duckwall
        M10-15 1 [William, age thirteen]
        M20-30 1 [unknown male relative - brother?]
        M40-50 1 [John, age thirty-eight]
        F5-10 1 [Mary Ellen, age eight]
        F10-15 1 [Nancy Jane, age twelve]
        F15-20 2 [Sarah, age fifteen, and unknown teenaged daughter or relative]
        F30-40 1 [Elizabeth, age thirty-five]

  6. US Census of 1840 [S0353]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB6-J4G : 15 August 2017), John Duckwall, Van Buren Township, Grant, Indiana, United States; citing p. 91, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 81; FHL microfilm 7,725.

        Event Date 1840
        Event Place Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States
        John Duckwall
        M0-5 1 [Burgoyne Hugh, age two]
        M5-10 1 [Joseph Franklin, age six]
        M20-30 1 [William, age twenty-three]
        M40-50 1 [John, age forty-eight]
        F5-10 1 [Amanda, age nine]
        F15-20 1 [Mary Ellen, age eighteen]
        F40-50 1 [Elizabeth, age forty-five]

  7. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870-07-06
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXXG-XGX : accessed 25 March 2015), John Duckwall in household of Burgoyne Duckwall, Indiana, United States; citing p. 12, family 81, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,816.

        Event Year: 1870
        Event Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States
        Burgoyne Duckwall M 31 Ohio
        Mary A Duckwall F 22 Indiana
        Mary E Duckwall F 6 Indiana
        Nelson E Duckwall M 4 Indiana
        John Duckwall M 78 Virginia

  8. Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 [S0095]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDNF-V2W : accessed 24 March 2015), John Duckwall and Elizabeth Hill, 21 Oct 1813; citing Highland,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 570,612.