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DUBUQUE, Peter
Deepwater Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 609
Peter Dubuque, a native of Canada, was born August 20, 1817, being the son of Alec. C. and Angelica (Bariteau) Dubuque, also Canadians by birth. Peter grew to manhood at his birthplace, his youth being spent on the farm. In 1839 he came to the United States, passed the winter in New Orleans and in the spring of 1840 settled in Rock Island County. Illinois, where he was engaged in the saw mill and lumber business. He was married in Davenport, Iowa, in December, 1846, to Miss Sarah A. Lindsay, of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, who died July 14, 1348. He was married again in Rock Island County, Illinois, April 15, 1849, to Miss Sarah A. Wilson, originally from Warren County, New York, and a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilson. In 1869 Mr. D. moved from Illinois to Missouri, locating in Henry County; bought a farm in Deepwater Township. This is a fine body of land of 160 acres, adjoining the town of Montrose. He was occupied in farming thereon until 1878, when he rented it. He has recently sold this farm and contemplates spending the coming summer in the land of his nativity. Mr. and Mrs. Dubuque are members of the Catholic Church.
DUCK, William R.
Bogard Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 777
William R. Duck, proprietor of the "Woodland View Stock Farm," one of the leading farmers and stockmen of Bogard township, belongs to a pioneer family of this section. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, March 13, 1861, a son of Benjamin and Martha J. (Latimer) Duck, the former a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio. The Duck family moved from Starke to Ashland County, Ohio, when William R. was a child and in 1868 they came to Missouri and settled in Henry County. Here the father bought one hundred twenty acres of land, to which he later added eighty acres, owning two hundred acres at the time of his death. He improved the place and built a home, hauling lumber from Holden, Missouri. Rev. Benjamin Duck was a United Brethren minister and preached in Henry and Bates Counties on numerous occasions. He was a Christian gentleman and a good citizen. He died in February, 1891, and his wife departed this life in 1904. Their remains rest side by side in the Grant Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Mary E. Eyster, Ashland, Ohio; Joseph H., deceased; Mrs. Rebecca A. Creveling, a widow, lives in Ashland County, Ohio; Daniel O., Hartwell, Arkansas; Benjamin A., Johnson County, Missouri, and William R., the subject of this sketch. William R. Duck was reared on his father's farm and educated in the public schools, attending school at Bee Branch in District No.26. The schoolhouse here was built by his father, Rev. Benjamin Duck, who hauled the lumber from Holden, Missouri, and the first teacher here was Hattie Carpenter. Mr. Duck has always made farming and stock raising his occupation, and is recognized as one of the successful stock breeders of western Henry County. He raises Shorthorn cattle and has on hand about fifty head, most of which are registered. He also breeds Poland China hogs, eligible to registration, and also raises quite a number of mules and Percheron horses. Mr. Duck's place is one of the ideal farms in the county and is located two and one-half miles south of Quick City and six miles from Blairstown and consists of four hundred acres in the home farm, besides one hundred thirty acres in Johnson County, northeast of Quick City. Mr. Duck was united in marriage in 1897 to Miss Ida F. Farnsworth, a daughter of Lot and Caroline (George) Farnsworth, natives of Tennessee, who settled in Cass County in 1856 on a farm four miles southeast of Garden City. Later the Farnsworth family removed to Johnson County, when order No.11 was issued. The parents are now both deceased. The father died in 1909 and the mother August 21, 1917. The following children were born to Lot and Caroline (George) Farnsworth: Robert, Quick City, Missouri; Mrs. Lou Fowler, Enid, Oklahoma; Mrs. Helen Hall, Longston, Kansas; Mrs. Laura Parkhurst, Kinsley, Kansas; Mrs. Lucy Parkhurst, Los Angeles, California; A. A., Marble Hill, Missouri; Ida F., wife of William R. Duck, the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Edna Farnsworth, who resides in Johnson County, Missouri. and Cyrus L., Quick City, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Duck have been born the following children: Carrie Lee, Cyrus W. and Lottie Helen, all of whom reside at home with their parents. Mr. Duck is one of the representative citizens of Henry County, who has made good and the Duck family are well known and prominent in the community. Mr. Duck is a Republican and a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Duck is a member of the Christian Church.
DUCKWORTH, Joseph L.
Clinton, Clinton Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 613
Joseph L. Duckworth, of Clinton, is a native of Missouri, and belongs to a pioneer Henry County family. Mr. Duckworth was born in Warren County in 1854, and is a son of Lewis and Sarah (Baxter) Duckworth, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. They located in Warren County, Missouri, prior to the Civil War, and after the close of that conflict they came to Henry County in 1865 and settled in Bethlehem township, where the father died in 1869. The mother survived him a number of years and departed this life in 1915 at Clinton. Their remains rest side by side in the Bethlehem Cemetery. To Lewis and Sarah (Baxter) Duckworth were born the following children: James Lewis, who was a Civil War veteran, having served four years, and for some time after the war was in the United States secret service, died in Colorado; John, died in Warren County, Missouri; Joseph L., the subject of this sketch; Edward, present whereabouts unknown, and Mrs. Dora Butler, deceased. Joseph L. Duckworth was reared and educated in Henry County. He was only fifteen years of age when his father died, and after that time he was unable to attend school to any extent, as his widowed mother required his assistance on the home farm in Bethlehem township. Here he was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1910, when he removed to Clinton, which has since been his home. He was engaged in the feed business for a time, and in 1915, he entered the employment of the Keyes Mill & Elevator Company, where he is at present employed. Mr. Duckworth was married in 1886 to Miss Lula Counselman, a daughter of J. N. Counselman of Bethlehem township, Henry County. J. N. Counselman was a Henry County pioneer, he and his wife settling here in the sixties; they are both now deceased, and their remains are interred in the Bethlehem Cemetery. To Joseph L. Duckworth and wife have been born four children, as follows: Gladys, a milliner at Holden, Missouri; Orva, manager for the Armour & Company poultry house at Duluth, Minnesota; Florence, a teacher, and Odessa, who resides at home with her parents. They are all graduates of the Clinton High School, and all have had the advantage of good education. Mr. Duckworth is interested in the welfare of his town and county and has always taken a commendable interest in public affairs. While a resident of Bethlehem township, he held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and is now a member of the Clinton city council, serving his second term in the second ward. He is a substantial citizen and stands high in the estimation of his friends and neighbors who know him best.
DUDEN, Charles W.
Leesville Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 775
C. W. Duden, of the firm of Duden Bros., merchants at Colesburg, came originally from Licking County, Ohio, where he was born December 25, 1844. David Duden, his father, and also his mother, whose maiden name was Ann Barrick, were natives of Pennsylvania. The family moved to Ohio in 1838, but afterward went to Knox County, where the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, spending his youth as a farmer's boy, and in a blacksmith shop with his father, where he learned his trade. He received a good education in the common schools. In March, 1863, he enlisted in the Ohio National Guards, 142d Infantry Regiment, and in September of the same year was discharged. He participated in the battles of Shenandoah and Petersburg, and others of less note. In 1865 Mr. Duden went to Iowa and taught school in 1865 and 1866 in Wayne County. He returned to Ohio in the fall and worked two years at his trade, In the spring of 1868, he came to Henry County, Missouri and was occupied in teaching the first year, and in the fall of 1869, he resumed work at his trade at Colesburg, and continued that business nine years. In November, 1877, he embarked in the mercantile business, and he is doing a good trade. Mr. Duden was married in this county, December 22, 1872, to Miss Mary A. Hallford, a daughter of J. R. Hallford, a native of Moniteau County, Missouri. They have five children: Delia E., Aubra E., Ollie E., Fred E. and Eva E. Mr. D is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was appointed postmaster at Colesburg in October, 1881.
DUDEN, Daniel S.
Clinton Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 511
Daniel S. Duden, dealer in groceries, queensware, boots, shoes and tinware, was born in Licking County, Ohio, January 10, 1840. He was reared and educated in his native county, and his father being a blacksmith by trade, the son was brought up in that occupation and followed it till the breaking out of the war. Then he enlisted in 1861 in Company E, Twentieth Ohio Infantry Regiment, and after two and a half years of hard service with that regiment he was discharged, but re-enlisted as a veteran in Company A, Fifth Regiment Heavy Artillery, and held the commission. of second lieutenant. He was mustered out May 20, 1866, as captain of the company, having been a participant in many engagements, among them those of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Middlesburg (Virginia), Vicksburg and Champion's Lull. Three wounds were received by him at different times during his service, in the neck, in the hip and the fleshy portion of the leg. At the close of the war he came to Henry County, Missouri, and was engaged in farming and stock dealing till 1870, and from then to 1874 he was occupied in various branches of business. in the spring of 1874 he commenced the grocery business, in which he is still engaged. Mr. Duden was united in marriage December 4, 1864, to Miss Helen J. Drum, a native of New York. They had three children: Flavia L., Grant and Bessie M. Mrs. D.'s death occurred April 4, 1875. He was again married July 18. 1876, to Miss Lucy A. Browning, of Illinois. They have three children: Susan G., George B. and Lucy E. Mr. D. is a member of the present town board of aldermen. He belongs to the K. of P. order.
DUFF, Nathaniel H.
Clinton Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 512
Nathaniel H. Duff, brick manufacturer and contractor and builder, was born in Washington County, Virginia, February 25th, 1843. He was reared on a farm, receiving his education from the schools of that county, and in 1858 he began the trade of brick laying, at which he was engaged at Taylorville, Tennessee, at the commencement of the war. In July, 1861, he enlisted in company H, Thirty-seventh Virginia Regiment, and served till the close of the war, then returning home. After a short visit he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, remained six months, and soon located in Clay County, Illinois, where he was occupied in working at his trade for one year. Moving to Sedalia, Missouri, he resided there till June, 1868, at which time he came to Clinton, and here he has since been a prominent contractor in brick work, besides being largely interested in the manufacture of brick. Mr. Duff was married November 3d, 1870, to Miss Lulu Messick, a native of Kentucky. They have three children, Alice, Lillie and an infant. Mr. D. is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity of Clinton.
DUGAN, Robert Henry
Montrose, Deepwater Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 413
Robert H. Dugan. The life story of Robert H. Dugan, Union veteran and president of the Montrose Savings Bank, is an interesting one which borders upon the romantic in many instances, especially during his youthful days when he was obsessed with the idea of joining the Union forces. Mr. Dugan began his career in Henry County as a farm hand and secured his first job with J. D. Brown, south of Montrose. Upon arriving at Germantown, he learned that Mr. Brown was a former Illinois man, and he hastened to the Brown place, remarking in later years, that it was the only place he ever worked where a man could get breakfast, dinner and two suppers after working hours. Mr. Brown is fond of telling their mutual friends that "Bob Dugan is one of my boys; who got his start while working for me." Robert H. Dugan was born in Bureau County, Illinois, January 27, 1844, and is the son of Thomas and Pyrena (Ellis) Dugan, natives of County Down, Ireland, and Virginia, respectively. Thomas Dugan was born in 1809 and died in 1849. He was reared to young manhood in Ireland and crossed the ocean to America, locating in Illinois, where he was married to Pyrena Ellis (born 1830, died September 9, 1902). Mrs. Pyrena Dugan was the daughter of Virginia parents. Thomas Dugan died in Grundy County, Illinois. Mrs. Dugan spent her last days at the home of her son, Robert, in Henry County. There were but two children in the family, a brother of Robert H., dying in his youth. Four times after the breaking out of the conflict between the North and the South, Robert Dugan tried to join the Union forces, running away from home and joining the army against the wishes of his mother and the home folks. He was three times sworn into the service, and twice he was compelled to return home on account of being under the required age for enlistment. At last, in June, 1864, he realized his heart's desire and having enlisted at Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, in June, 1864, he was mustered into the service as a member of Company H, 138th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served for six months. He saw service in Kansas and Missouri on provost duty, mostly. After his honorable discharge from the service he returned to his old home in Grundy County and remained there until 1868, when in March of that year he came to Henry County. Sometime after coming to this county he bought eighty acres of land located two and a half miles northeast of Montrose. This land cost $7 an acre and Mr. Dugan had a cash capital of $700. In 1869 he erected a cabin on the place and broke up the ground with an ox-team, having driven through from Illinois in the fall of 1868. He spent the spring and summer of that year working on the J. D. Brown farm as previously stated. Mr. Dugan increased his holdings to 175 acres in his home place upon which he made his home until 1900. He accumulated a total of 300 acres and made a profitable business of buying and selling farm land in Henry County. He owns eighty acres in Oklahoma and has given farms to each of his children, to the extent of from forty to 120 acres. He gave his home farm to his sons. Mr. Dugan owns considerable town property in Montrose. He owns a large brick business block, a hotel, and has a handsome brick residence which sets in a park which Mr. Dugan purchased and laid out fronting the railway depot. He erected the City Hotel and operated it for one year. Mr. Dugan is one of the principal organizers and is president of the Montrose Savings Bank. On February 2, 1871, Robert H. Dugan and Clara Miller, were united in marriage. Mrs. Clara Dugan was born in 1852 and departed this life on April 6, 1909. She was a daughter of James Miller, a pioneer of Henry County. James M. Miller, father of Mrs. Clara Dugan, was a veteran of the Mexican War who enlisted with Illinois troops at Paris, Illinois. He came to Henry county in the fifties and made a permanent settlement in the vicinity of Montrose. Eleven children were born of this marriage: Mrs. Cora Dunlap, living five miles southeast of Montrose; James, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. May Kelland; Montrose, Missouri; Mrs. Mary Burnaugh, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri; Mrs. Ida Pumphrey, Paola, Kansas; Mrs. Margaret Warner, Paola, Kansas; Mrs. Beulah Petty, who died at Paola, Kansas; Thomas, a farmer located three miles southwest of Montrose; and Edward, a farmer living four miles southwest of Montrose; William, residing six miles northwest of Appleton City, Missouri. In politics, Mr. Dugan has always been a Republican. For many years he has been a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and is affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic Post, Appleton City, Missouri. Personally, Mr. Dugan is a kindly, intelligent citizen of the old school whose last days are being spent in peace and comfort in the city which he has seen grow from its very inception and in which he has been such an important factor in upbuilding.
DUGGAN, Michael J.
Deepwater Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 610
Rev. Michael J. Duggan, pastor of the Montrose Catholic Church, was born in the city of Brooklyn, New York, October 24, 1854. His parents, Michael and Mary Duggan, nee McGowan, were natives of Ireland, the former having emigrated to the United States when a young man, settling in Brooklyn. M. J. subsequently moved to Newberg, on the Hudson River, where he grew to manhood. He attended the schools of that city, after which he spent nine years at the Jesuit College, where he graduated in 1874, receiving the degree of bachelor of arts. After completing his course at this college, he passed three years at St. Josephs' Provincial Seminary, preparing for the priesthood. He then spent six months at the Salesianum in Milwaukee, and was then for three years in St. Bonaventure Seminary in Allegany, N.Y. Upon finishing the course of study here, Mr. Duggan was ordered to Kansas City by the bishop in 1881, and was ordained priest on September 11, of that year. After his ordination he was appointed pastor of the Montrose Catholic Church, and the churches at Clinton and Schell City are also in the charge. He is greatly devoted to his church work and is much beloved by his people.
DUNAWAY, Andrew Jasper
Shawnee Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 793
Andrew J. Dunaway is a leading farmer and stockman of Shawnee township and a descendant of one of the early pioneer families of western Missouri. He was born in Bogard township, Henry County, April 9, 1856, and is a son of John and Zuba (Davis) Dunaway. John Dunaway was born in Johnson County, Missouri, in 1828 and died in Henry County in 1908. He was a son of Isaac Dunaway, a native of Kentucky, born in 1800, and who was among the very early settlers of Johnson County, Missouri. To John and Zuba (Davis) Dunaway were born the following children: Louisa Jane, married W. M. Howerton and resides in Big Creek township; Mary, married James Harness and lives in Oklahoma; Marshall, Chilhowee, Missouri; A. J., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Malissa Dixon; Hannah, now deceased; Cynthia R., married Ed Anderson, Kansas City, Missouri; Miranda, married B. H. Gragg and is now deceased; Laura, deceased; Leonard, lives on the old homestead in Shawnee township, and Bell, married Frank S. Butcher, Lawrence, Kansas. A. J. Dunaway was educated in the public schools of Henry County and remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age. He first purchased eighty acres of land and later added two hundred acres, and now owns two hundred eighty acres, which is one of the well improved and productive farms of Henry County. The place adjoins the Johnson County line and is about three and one-half miles southeast of Chilhowee. Mr. Dunaway erected a large modern house in 1910 and the barn and other farm buildings are up to the high standard of the residence, which is one of the best in the community. Mr. Dunaway is extensively interested in breeding pure bred Percheron horses, Kentucky jacks, high grade Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs. He is one of the successful stockmen of the community. On February 18, 1878, A. J. Dunaway was united in marriage with Miss Ocie Ann Prewette, a daughter of Jesse B. and Frances Elizabeth (Gillette) Prewette. The father was called to his door and murdered by bushwhackers during the Civil War and the mother died on the home place in Shawnee township. After the death of her first husband the mother was married to Lewis Beaty, who served as county judge of Henry County for several years. The following children were born to this second marriage: Dr. Joseph G., Huntingdale, Missouri; James C., Dick T. and Walter L., all of whom reside in Shawnee township. Mr. Dunaway is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Agricola and he and his wife are consistent members of the Baptist Church, and are of Shawnee township's most honored citizens. The Dunaway family deserves to be rated among the very early pioneers of Henry County. John Dunaway, father of Andrew J., hauled corn to Jackson's old mill, which was located on the Grand River south of Clinton, and after he had his corn ground into meal he hauled the meal to Lexington with an ox team to get money to buy his first pair of boots. He worked for twenty-five cents per day, mowing with a scythe, during the harvest season. Many changes have taken place in farm economic conditions since those early days.
DUNAWAY, Jasper N.
Shawnee Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 666
Jasper N. Dunaway is also a leading farmer and stock raiser of this township. His father was Isaac Dunaway, a mention of whom was made in the sketch of John Dunaway. Our subject was born in Johnson County, Missouri, September 8, 1841. In 1844 he accompanied his parents to Arkansas, remaining there one year, and in 1844 came to Henry County, where he was reared and educated. He has since been engaged in farming in this county, except for six years, while in Barton County, Missouri. His farm contains 180 acres, most of it being in cultivation, and he is recognized as one of the prominent stock men in the county. He is a member of the Baptist Church. December 23, 1867, Mr. Dunaway married Miss Matilda Johnson, of Missouri. They have three children living, Ada O., Elva D. and Edesa. They have also lost four children, William T., Lulu A., Alberta and Orestas.
DUNAWAY, John
Shawnee Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 666
John Dunaway, farmer and stock raiser, section 31, is a son of Isaac Dunaway, who was born in Clark County, Kentucky, August 11, 1800. His father, William Dunaway, was a native of Pennsylvania, and a soldier of the revolutionary war. Isaac Dunaway come from Kentucky to Missouri in 1819, locating in Lafayette County. He married Miss Rebecca Howard, a native of Tennessee, who is now deceased. Her husband resides with the subject of this sketch, who was born in Jackson County, Missouri, April 24, 1828. When he was one year old the family moved to Johnson County, where he grew up. In 1844 he went to Arkansas and followed his chosen occupation for one year, and later in Cedar and Bates Counties, Missouri, till 1849, when he located in Henry County, where he now owns a landed estate of 1,000 acres, 880 of which are in cultivation. It is one of the best stock farms in the county. Mr. Dunaway devotes his principal interest to the raising of stock. November 26, 1846, he was married to Miss Zenba Davis, of Bates County, Missouri. She died October 5, 1871, leaving a family of ten children, Susan J., Mary E., William M., Jasper, Malissa M., (deceased), Laura, (deceased), Cynthia, Maranda, Leonard and Bell. He was again married July 17, 1874, to Lucinda J. Cull, of Missouri.
DUNAWAY, Leonard M. "Bud"
Shawnee Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 794
L. N. Dunaway, owner of the "Elmwood Valley Farm," is one of the progressive farmers and stockmen of Shawnee township. Mr. Dunaway is a native of Henry County, having been born on the place where he now resides December 22, 1866. Here he was reared and educated in the public schools and has made farming and stock raising his life's occupation. The "Elmwood Valley Farm" consists of three hundred twenty acres of valuable land and is one of the well known stock farms of Henry County. The place is well improved with a good residence and other substantial farm buildings. Mr. Dunaway raises horses, cattle, hogs and mules. He does not run to fancy stock, although he has some Shorthorn cattle eligible to registration. September 8, 1892, L. N. Dunaway was united in marriage with Miss Mary Beaty, a daughter of Benjamin and Lovina (Kimsey) Beaty, both now deceased. Mrs. Dunaway was born in Shawnee township and reared and educated in this county. Her mother died in 1898 in Shawnee township and her father departed this life at Wilberton, Oklahoma, August 12, 1908. Mrs. Dunaway was one of five children born to her parents as follow: Samuel, lives in Florida; Joseph Y., Colorado; Mary, wife of L. N. Dunaway, the subject of this sketch; Jackson J., lives in Shawnee township, and Phineas, Wilberton, Oklahoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunaway have been born two children, Royston A., married Mabel Anderson, daughter of Charles and Alice (Simpson) Anderson, of Huntingdale, Missouri, and they reside on the Dunaway farm, and Letha R., a graduate of the Hardin College, Mexico, Missouri, residing at home with her parents. Mr. Dunaway belongs to the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, holding membership in the Agricola Lodge No.343. He takes a keen interest in political affairs, although he has never aspired to hold office. He is a Democrat and one of Henry County's most substantial and progressive citizens.
DUNCAN, Charles P.
Leesville Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 776
Charles P. Duncan, farmer and stock raiser, section 24, was born June 30, 1840, in Newton County, Missouri, being the son of Frederick M. Duncan, a native of Virginia, and of Scotch descent. His father Charles Duncan and a brother emigrated to the United States just previous to the war of 1812, and both served through that war, after which they returned to Virginia, where Charles Duncan lived until his death in 1856. F. M. Duncan grew up in Fauquier County and came from there to Missouri in 1834, first locating in Cooper County. He was engaged in clerking in a store at Boonville, and he was married in that county to Martha E. Parks, of Kentucky. After living in Cooper County four years he removed to Newton County, where he entered land and improved a farm and lived there until his death in 1855. Charles P. Duncan was the oldest of a family of two sons and four daughters. After the death of his father he came to Henry County with his guardian. He enlisted in 1861 in Porter's Regiment of Missouri State Guards, and after serving two months was discharged, when he re-enlisted in the regular Confederate service known as the Fifth Missouri Infantry. He served till captured May 1, 1863. After being held a short time he was exchanged and transferred to Woodson's Missouri Cavalry, and attached to the army of Northern Virginia, where he served till the final surrender. He participated in numerous important engagements, among which were the battles of Pea Ridge, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, Battle of the Wilderness, and Newmarket, where he received a flesh wound in the shoulder, also at the battles of Corinth and Iuka, Mississippi, and numerous others of less importance. At the close of the war, Mr. Duncan returned to Henry County, and was married February 27, 1867, to Miss Mary J. Gordon, a daughter of Patterson Gordon. After his marriage Mr. D. settled on a farm and has since been engaged in farming and stock raising. He moved to his present place in 1872, where he owns eighty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have one son, Elzie Duncan, who was born February 28, 1872, and daughter, Mattie L., born December 23, 1867, died December 3, 1882. She was a universal favorite with her companions and teachers at school and was an invalid for two years and died as she had lived, respected by all who knew her. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Christian Church.
DUNCAN, James
Clinton Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 512
James Duncan, a member of the firm of Duncan & Blatt, liverymen, is a native of Clinton County, Illinois, where he was born, July 22, 1837. He there passed his youth till thirteen years old, when the family removed to St. Clair County, Illinois, where he was reared to manhood. He has made the stock business his occupation through life, especially horse and mule trading. In the fall of 1865 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and was engaged in farming till 1876, when with E. Curtis he embarked in the livery business. Mr. C. remained a partner in the concern for two years, and after Mr. Duncan had conducted the stable alone a short time, the firm became Duncan & Curtis, (J. Curtis) which partnership existed for one year. Blatt & Homeyer then bought Mr. Curtis' interest in the firm, and they were together for six months when Mr. D. retired. After that time till February, 1881, he was for a while in and out of the livery business with different men, and part of that period was occupied in buying hogs. In February, 1882, he purchased the stock of Stevenson's livery stable, which he operated alone till Mr. Blatt became associated with him in November, 1882. They now do a fine business, and as they make a specialty of having conveyances suitable for commercial men, are having the greater part of the business in that line here.
DUNCAN, William L.
Windsor Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 569
William L. Duncan was born February 18, 1828, in Boone County, Missouri, twelve miles south of Columbia. His father, Samuel Duncan, a farmer by calling, was born in South Carolina, October 23, 1801, while his mother, formerly Parilee Bass, was born September 10, 1816, in Nashville, Tennessee. They had four daughters and two sons, of whom there are living three daughters and two sons. When a child Samuel Duncan emigrated from his native state with his parents to Kentucky, locating near Lexington. His wife had gone from Tennessee to Boone County, Kentucky, while yet quite young, and there they were married. In an early day he was engaged in distilling in Boone County for several years, when he bought a farm of over 200 acres and turned his attention to farming until 1853. Then he disposed of his farm and came to Henry County, Missouri, where he purchased a tract of 600 acres near Windsor. Here he remained until the spring of 1870, bought village lots in Windsor, built a residence and lived in the town until his death, October 30, 1882. His widow is still a resident of that place. William L. Duncan received a good education in youth, and in 1853 came to Henry County with his parents. At the outbreaking of the war he enlisted as one of the Windsor Guards under Captain Gibbons and joined the army of Price at Jefferson City, and for two years served as one of his body guards. He was at that time discharged on account of disability and went to Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, where he stayed until January, 1866. He was married January 3, 1866, to Miss Sarah A. McClaskey, of Nelson County, Kentucky. They have had two sons and a daughter, only one of whom, a son, is living and now residing with his parents. On coming to Henry County Mr. Duncan commenced farming with his father and continued with him for several years, when he returned to Kentucky and engaged in milling with the father-in-law. After a few years he returned to Windsor and again resumed farming. For two years he remained at Windsor, when he went to Texas, but in one year retraced his steps to Missouri, embarking in the hotel business at Windsor in 1874, being in charge of the Bass House for one year. After a year of agricultural pursuits he began keeping hotel, this time the Windsor House, for one year. He next engaged in general merchandising at Windsor for two years. He went to Colorado on a prospecting tour, but soon came back, and, purchasing a part of the old homestead, settled down to farming, in which he is still interested. He has a good farm on the line of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. order and is also connected with the M. E. Church South. Politically, he is a Democrat.
DUNN, George W.
Deepwater Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 610
George W. Dunn, attorney at law, and one of the prominent men of Montrose, was born near Lawrenceburg, in Lawrence County, Indiana, April 3, 1850. His father, William H. Dunn, a native of Kentucky, was born January 25, 1813, and married Miss Matilda J. Hughes, also of that state. George W. moved with his parents to Pulaski County, where he spent his younger days on a farm, his primary education being obtained at the public schools, supplemented with two years attendance at the high school at Burnettsville, Indiana. After finishing his studies at this school he was engaged in teaching in his native state for two years. In 1870 he came to Missouri and located at Richmond, where he read law with an uncle, Judge George W. Dunn one of the leading attorneys of the place and a pioneer of Ray County. Upon being admitted to the bar in 1871 he came to Henry County, settling in Montrose in December, of the same year, when he commenced the practice of his chosen profession. He is also in the real estate business and conducts transactions in wild and improved lands and town property. Mr. Dunn is the mayor of this town, and has many friends among his acquaintances. He was married in Montrose September 15, 1874, to Miss Maria O. Capehart, of West Virginia, who was reared and educated in Henry County, and a daughter of Joseph Capehart, one of the pioneers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have lost two children, one in infancy, and George. C., who died October 2, 1882, at the age of three years and seven months. Mrs. D. is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He belongs to the Odd Fellows order and has filled all the chairs in the subordinate lodge, and was a representative to the grand lodge, in 1881.
DUNN, James Archibald
Big Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 701
James A. Dunn, farmer and stock feeder, section 35, owes his nativity to Cooper County, Missouri where he was born December 24, 1843. His father, Nathan J. Dunn, originally from Harrison County, Kentucky, grew to manhood there and married Zulina Ogle, who was a native of the same county. He came to Missouri in about 1835 and was one of the early settlers of Cooper County, where he entered land and improved a farm, the family living there until 1854, when they removed to Henry County. James A. Dunn grew to manhood in this county on the home farm, attending the common schools. He was married August 12, 1866, to Miss Jemima H. H. Harrington, of Henry County, and a daughter of William Harrington. She died January 21, 1879, leaving four children: William E., Nathan J., Eliza M. and Mary E. Mr. Dunn was married to Miss Martha J. Tarter September 14, 1880. She is a Kentuckian by birth and a daughter of Calvin Tarter. They have two children, Ida J. and an infant. Mr. Dunn removed to his present farm in the spring of 1870. He has 508 acres of land, with 250 acres in his home place in cultivation and pasture, and he is also the owner of a farm of 160 acres on Big Creek. He makes a specialty of feeding stock, and feeds on an average two car loads of cattle and about seventy hogs. In May, 1861, he enlisted in Price's army and Colonel Lewis' regiment, and participated in a number of important engagements, among which were the battles of Lexington, Pea Ridge and Helena (Arkansas), Pleasant Hill (Louisiana), Mansfield and Jenkins' Ferry, besides numerous skirmishes. He escaped without a wound, but was knocked down with a bomb shell at Helena. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife are connected with the M. E. Church South.
DUNN, James Archibald
Big Creek Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 684
James A. Dunn - In the death of James A. Dunn, which occurred September 4, 1911, Big Creek township and Henry County lost one of its valued pioneer citizens. He was a native Missourian, born in Cooper County, December 24, 1843, a son of Nathan E. and Julia (Ogle) Dunn, natives of Missouri, and pioneers of this State. They came to this State in 1835 and in 1853 settled in Henry County, entering land from the Government, south of where Urich now stands. Here Nathan E. Dunn and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of four children: James A., whose name introduces this review; Mrs. Mary Clary, who now resides in White Oak township; Newton, who also resides in White Oak township, and Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, now deceased. James A. Dunn received his education in such schools as the new country afforded after the family settled in Henry County, and his early life was spent much as that of the average boy in those days in western Missouri. When the Civil War broke out, he joined the Confederate Army in May, 1861, becoming a member of Colonel Lewis' regiment, which was attached to the army of General Sterling Price. He participated in the Battle of Lexington and the battles of Pea Ridge, Helena, Arkansas; Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; Mansfield and Jenkins Ferry, besides numerous other engagements and skirmishes. He was never wounded nor taken prisoner throughout his military career, although he received a severe shock from the explosion of a shell at the Battle of Helena. He was a good soldier and made a good military record. At the close of the war Mr. Dunn returned to Henry County, and in 1870 bought his first land, which consisted of forty acres. He engaged in farming and stock raising and met with more than ordinary success. He added more land from time to time and at his death was the owner of six hundred fifty acres of well-improved and valuable land. He was known as a successful stockman. On September 14, 1887, James A. Dunn and Miss Jemima H. Herrington were married, and the following children were born to this union: William E., Urich, Missouri; Georgia, deceased; Nathan J., whose present address is unknown; and Eliza M. Mr. Dunn's first wife died and he was later united in marriage with Miss Martha J. Tarter, a daughter of Calvin and Sarah (Lancoster) Tarter, natives of Kentucky, and early settlers in Henry County, locating here in 1868, in Big Creek township. They were the parents of the following children: Martha J., who married James A. Dunn, the subject of this sketch; William E., who lives in Marion County, Illinois; Lucy Ann, deceased; Nancy, deceased; Mary Frances, married William Brown, Shawnee township; Sarah Elizabeth, married William Norcross, Shawnee township; and Alice, married George Dunham, Huntingdale, Shawnee township. To James A. and Martha J. Dunn were born the following children: Ida Jemima, married Edward Jagerman, Big Creek township; Stella Ella, married Harvey Coe, Hollow, Oklahoma; Tina, married Grady L. Swart, Big Creek township; Grady C., married Grace Buchanan, and lives in Big Creek township; Ola L. married Virginia Murphy, and lives on the home place; Tempel, Mabel, and John O., residing at home with their mother. James A. Dunn was a member of the Masonic Lodge and belonged to the Methodist Church, South. He was one of the honored pioneers of Henry County, and the Dunn family are highly respected members of the community, and valued citizens of Henry County.
DUNN, William Edward
White Oak Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 646
William E. Dunn, a well known and progressive farmer and stockman of White Oak township, is a native of Henry County and was born in the township where he now resides. Mr. Dunn is a son of James A. and Jemima (Herrington) Dunn, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Missouri, and both members of pioneer families of this State. James A. Dunn was born in 1844 and came to Henry County with his parents when he was ten years old in 1854. He was a son of Major Dunn, who settled in White Oak township and who was among the very first settlers of this section. Major Dunn frequently recalled the fact that the day he first came to this vicinity a large band of Indians were on a deer hunting expedition and they killed a deer about where the town of Hartwell now stands. Major Dunn was one of the prominent pioneers of Henry County and was among the influential men of the early days. He died in 1869 and was followed in death by his wife three years later in 1872. James A. Dunn, father of William E. Dunn, spent his early boyhood days in Honey Creek township and during his lifetime acquired considerable land, owning about 700 acres. When the Civil War broke out he was a man of deep southern sympathy and cast his lot with the cause of the Confederacy. He joined General Price's army and among the first engagements in which he participated was the battle of Lone Jack and continued his service in the Confederate army until the close of the war. He died in September, 1911, his wife and the mother of the subject of this sketch having preceded him in death many years. She passed away in 1878. They were the parents of the following children: William E., the subject of this sketch; Georgia, died in childhood; Nathan James, whose present whereabouts is known; Mrs. Eliza Maude Blevins, now deceased; and Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Thomas Childers, Blairstown, Missouri. After the death of the mother James A. Dunn was married to Martha Tarter, and the following children were born to this union: Mrs. Ida Jagerman, Garland, Missouri; Mrs. Stella Coe, who resides in Oklahoma; Mrs. Tina Swart, Blairstown, Missouri; Grady, Ola, Temple, Mabel and John, all residing at home with their mother. William E. Dunn received his education in the public schools of Henry County, attending school at the Victor school house. At the age of twenty-two years he began farming for himself. In 1897 he purchased his present place of 240 acres in White Oak township. Mr. Dunn has added to his original purchase from time to time until he now owns a splendid farm of 440 acres, under a high state of cultivation. He ranks among the leading farmers and stock raisers of Henry County, and is recognized as a leader. In addition to farming and stock raising he is one of the extensive cattle feeders of this section of the country and his feed yards are usually occupied by about 100 head of marketable cattle. The Dunn home presents an appearance of the thrift and progress of its owner and is one of the fine and imposing appearing homes of Henry County. Mr. Dunn was united in marriage in 1893 with Miss Belle Walker of Shawnee township, Henry County, a daughter of Washington Walker, a worthy pioneer of that section of Henry County, who is now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have been born the following children: Florence, Opal and Edward. Mr. Dunn is one of the leading farmers and stockmen of his section of Henry County and the Dunn family are prominent in the community. In politics he is a Democrat and he and Mrs. Dunn are members of the Baptist Church.
DUNN, William Richard "Dick" Sr.
White Oak Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 690
William Richard Dunn, a progressive farmer and stock man and a descendant of a pioneer family of White Oak township, was born in this township October 13, 1878. He is a son of Jasper and Anna (Taylor) Dunn, pioneers of Henry County. They were the parents of the following children: James Earl, lives in Kansas City, Missouri; William R., the subject of this sketch; Charles Clyde, Urich, Missouri; Florence Bell, now the wife of Samuel Mendenhall, Urich, Missouri. William Richard Dunn is the owner of one of the ideal stock farms of Henry County, known as the "Sunny Slope Stock Farm," which is located in White Oak township about five miles southeast of Urich. This is not only a valuable farm from the standpoint of the value of the surface, but is richly underlaid with a vein of coal of workable commercial value. Although the coal under the Dunn farm has never been worked to any great extent, handsome offers in the way of royalties have been made by various operators. Mr. Dunn is extensively engaged in stock raising and makes a specialty of pure-bred Hereford white-face cattle. He is one of the successful cattle men of White Oak township, and is known far and wide for the high class stock raised on his place. He is the owner of a farm of five hundred twenty acres, which is well watered and possessed of all the natural advantages of an ideal stock farm. The home farm consists of three hundred sixty acres, most of which is valuable and productive farm land and ranks as one of the leading farms of Henry. County. Mr. Dunn was united in marriage March 4, 1903, to Miss Ora T. Gates, a daughter of William A. and Virginia Gates of Walker township. They were pioneer settlers of Henry County and now reside in Walker township. The father is seventy-seven years old, and the mother seventy-five. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have been born two sons, Charles Victor and William Richard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are members of the Presbyterian Church and rank high among the leading people of their community. Mr. Dunn is strictly a twentieth century farmer and stockman and his place bespeaks his thrift and industry.
DUNNING, Albert
Fairview Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 757
Albert Dunning, farmer and stock dealer, owes his nativity to Trego County, Kentucky, where he was born January 13, 1838. His father, S. Dunning, and also his mother, whose maiden name was Ada Morris, were Virginians by birth. Albert moved with his parents to Missouri in 1839 and located in Henry County, being among the early pioneers here. He spent his youth on the farm and grew to manhood in the county, coming to his present location in 1874. He has 560 acres of land; with 520 under fence and in cultivation and pasture. He is quite extensively engaged in handling and feeding cattle and hogs, and the past season fed two car loads of steers and eighty-five head of stock cattle. Mr. Dunning was married in this county October 10, 1881, to Miss Ella M. Fudge, a native of Coles County, Illinois, and a daughter of Adam T. Fudge. There is one child by this marriage, Martha Belle, who was born March 17, 1882. Mr. D. is a member of the Browington Missionary Baptist Church. He served four years in the Confederate army during the war, having enlisted in the fall of 1861 in Colonel Lewis' Sixteenth Missouri Infantry. He participated in the fights of Carthage, Springfield, Lone Jack and Helena (Arkansas), where he received a wound in the cheek, and several other engagements.
DUNNING, Albert
Fairview Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 368
Photos: Albert Dunning Family
Albert Dunning. The oldest pioneer in Fairview township and probably the oldest settler in the southern part of Henry County is Albert Dunning, one of the largest land owners in Henry County, who began his career as a plain farmer after his war service ended, with just three dollars in money. He made his first purchase of land in 1883 when he bought one hundred twenty acres. Mr. Dunning formerly owned 2,100 acres of rich farm land but has been giving land to his children until his ownership now claims but 1,700 acres. Almost in the exact center of his large tract (the home place) he erected a splendid country home of imposing appearance to which he added two rooms in 1893 and again remodeled in 1916. Mr. Dunning leases some of his land, but the greater part of it is cultivated by his sons. Albert Dunning was born in Trigg County, Kentucky, January 15, 1838, and is the son of Shadrach and Ada (Morris) Dunning, the former of whom was a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. Shadrach and Ada Dunning were married in Kentucky and made their home in the Blue Grass State until 1840, when they left Kentucky and moved to Missouri. Leaving his family at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, Shadrach Dunning came to Henry County, entered land and then returned for his family, who came here the following year. He died at his home in this county at the age of fifty years. The following children were born to Shadrach and Ada Dunning: Freeman, deceased; Mrs. Martha Glass and Mrs. Eliza Nichols, deceased; Mrs. Malinda Arnold, aged eighty-eight years, lives in Texas; Mrs. Amanda Reed, aged eighty-six years, lives in North Dakota; John Henry, aged eighty-four years, lives near Carthage, Missouri; Albert, subject of this review; Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McFarland, lives at Porterville, California, aged seventy-six years. The original Dunning home was located in Fairview township, just four miles east of Albert Dunning's home place. Shadrach Dunning built a double log cabin, southern style, with two rooms below divided by a passage way, and a sleeping loft above. A big fireplace at the end of each room cheered and comforted the family in the winter time. Shadrach Dunning brought his slaves with him from Kentucky, and one old darkey, "Uncle Ben," was especially favored each Christmas. It was a custom in the family to give the old darkey a holiday as long as the Christmas back log would burn. The old fellow would range the timber and cut the biggest and toughest log he could possibly handle and would be resting easy for days as a consequence of the log burning for a long time. Deer were plentiful in those faraway days and fish swarmed in the streams. When a boy Albert Dunning had no difficulty in catching one hundred pounds of fish in a day's fishing with hook and line. He has shot deer and wolves without number and frequently caught young wolves and deer and trained them. He recalls that a panther was killed down on the Osage after the brute had terrorized the neighborhood for days. Indians were numerous and they frequently came to the Dunning home on begging expeditions but gave little trouble to the white folks. When the Southern States rebelled against the Federal Government Albert Dunning enlisted in the Southern Army and fought for the cause which he believed with all of his soul to be just and right. He enlisted in 1861 in Company K, 16th Regiment Missouri Infantry and fought at the battles of Lone Jack, Carthage, Oak Hill, near Springfield, Missouri, where he was dismounted. He served in General Price's army and was in the engagements of Cane Hill, Arkansas, and took part in the defeat of General Banks on the Red River. His service extended in all parts of the Southern States and he was severely wounded in the upper left cheek by a shell at the battle of Helena, Arkansas. He was laid up in a hospital for several weeks and during the period of his illness Uncle Joe Davis came to the camp and took him home, where he could get better treatment. After the close of the war he came to St. Louis and thence home by railroad to Sedalia, Missouri, walking to his home in Henry County from that city, almost destitute and with exactly three dollars in his pockets. After returning from the war Mr. Dunning lived on the home place of the family until he began for himself. He saved his first money by buying calves, growing them and selling them for good money. In this way he managed to save enough to buy a piece of land. Since his first purchase he has continued to buy land and more land and has always been an extensive feeder of live stock. Mr. Dunning was married October 10, 1880, to Miss Ellen Ann Fudge, who was born July 22, 1863, in Illinois, the daughter of Adam and Martha Fudge, who came to Henry County not many years after the close of the Civil War. The children born to Albert and Ellen Ann Dunning are as follows: Mrs. Martha Strickland, Fairview township, has two children, Albert, aged thirteen years, and Donald, aged five years; John, Fairview township; Albert, a farmer in Fairview township; Shadrach, at home with his father; Lillian, a high school teacher at Arcola, Missouri, who was educated in the Warrensburg Normal School; Robert L., Earl and Archie, eleven years, all at home. Robert L. was born January 26, 1895, and is now a private in the National Army, drafted July 22, 1918. This section of the State was called Rives County during the younger days of Albert Dunning, and it was very thinly settled. Cattle had free range and few people had any idea that the land would ever be valuable and that the country would become so thickly settled. Between the Dunning home and Clinton the only house was one built by Colonel Tutt, a noted old pioneer. Albert Dunning has seen this entire section of Missouri settled up and where once the deer, wild turkey and other wild game ranged at will there are now fertile farms and prosperous cities and towns. On the State line of Kansas and Missouri there were herds of buffalo and elk, and each season some of the settlers would journey to Kansas and kill a winter's supply of meat. Albert Dunning is a Democrat and is a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Kindly disposed, at peace with the world and satisfied with his accomplishments as a pioneer of Henry County and the great state of Missouri he is spending his declining years in comfort and east with the knowledge that his work on this earth is done. The verdict of the Recording Angel will undoubtedly be: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
DUVALL, James W.
Windsor, Windsor Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 844
James W. Duvall - Sixty years of the life of James W. Duvall, retired carpenter and farmer of Windsor, Missouri, have been well and profitably spent in Henry County. Only recently, on January 30, 1918, Mr. and Mrs. Duvall celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. James W. Duvall was born April 22, 1846, in Lincoln County, Missouri, the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Roberst) Duvall, who were parents of three daughters and two sons, only two of whom are living. Jonathan Duvall was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, July 16, 1803, and died in Henry County, Missouri, November 23, 1891. During his younger days he learned the trade of stone mason and followed this trade during the active years of his long life. He came to Missouri in 1834 and settled in Lincoln County, where he resided until 1858, when he settled in Henry County. Mr. Duvall purchased a large tract of land four miles south of Windsor, where he made his home while following his trade. He was married on January 19, 1834, to Elizabeth Roberst, who was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1811, and departed this life in 1903. James W. Duvall was reared upon his father's farm and learned the carpenter's trade in his youth. During his entire life he has followed his trade in season and has also been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned a good farm located four miles south of Windsor, of which he disposed in 1895, taking his town property in Windsor in exchange and has since made his home in Windsor. On January 30, 1868, James W. Duvall and Mary T. Minter were united in marriage. Ten children have been born of this union: Buford, living at Weatherford, Oklahoma; Elsie, living at Crowley, Louisiana; Mrs. Elizabeth Funk, of Pettis County, Missouri; James S., living in Louisiana; Jennie, a trained nurse, Windsor, Missouri; Mrs. Ola Neff, St. Joseph, Missouri; Lillian, wife of W. W. Dunn, Greeley, Colorado. Mrs. Mary T. Duvall was born December 2, 1845, in Highland County, Ohio, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Macoupin) Minter, the former of whom was a native of Virginia and the latter of Ohio. The Minters came to Missouri in 1857 and settled near Windsor, in Benton County. It is worthy of note that Mr. Duvall served for six months with the Union forces during the Civil War under General Thomas. He is a Republican but is inclined to vote independently. He and Mrs. Duvall are members of the Baptist Church and are worthy and valued citizens of Windsor, where they have many warm and steadfast friends made during their long years of residence in this vicinity.
DUVALL, Joel H.
Windsor Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 570
Joel H. Duvall, a native of Woodford County, Kentucky, was born October 22, 1834, in which county his father, Jonathan C. Duvall, was also born, on July 16, 1803. He was a stone mason by trade, and this in connection with farming he has followed nearly all his life. January 19, 1834, he married Miss Elizabeth Roberts, who was born November 12, 1810, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive. In the spring of 1835, he removed to Marion County, Missouri, and from that time until 1858, was located in different parts of the state, but in September of the latter year, he came to Henry County, purchasing 440 acres of land in Tebo (now Windsor) Township. Here he and his wife now reside, surrounded by plenty, and in the enjoyment of excellent health. They are members of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Joel H. Duvall received a good education in youth, and on August 10, 1862, enlisted in Company K, of the Missouri State Militia, under William Weaver, captain, and A. C. Marvin, colonel, both of this county. After serving a year the company disbanded, and he re-enlisted in the First Missouri Cavalry, serving in that capacity during the remainder of the war. He obtained his discharge July 11, 1865, at Benton Barracks, then returning home. Mr. D. was married February 5, 1856, to Miss Mildred A. Willingham, of Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. They have had eight children, six sons and two daughters, all living. The younger two are twins, Eddie and Freddie, whom it is difficult for even their parents to distinguish, only as they respond to their respective names. The eldest daughter, Sarah E., born March 18, 1858, in Callaway County, Missouri, was married to John T. Withers, of this county, September 19. 1877, and they one have son and one daughter living, one son having died. Mrs. W. is a member of the Mt. Olivet Church. Robert K. Duvall, the eldest son, was born January 16, 1860. He married Miss Belle Pickerell, of this county, March 3, 1879, and to them have been born two children, a son and daughter. Mrs. D. is connected with the Christian Church of Hayden's Grove. Mr. Joel Duvall owns 104 acres of land in fine cultivation, and has given some attention to the raising of broom corn, with satisfactory results. He also raises stock, and is one of the progressive farmers of his township. Himself, wife and one daughter hold membership in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Politically he is a Greenbacker.
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