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- Biographical history of Page County, Iowa. Chicago, Lewis & Dunbar, 1890. Page 834-835.
John W. Duncan is descended from a family of Scotch-Irish ancestry. His grandfather, Adam W. Duncan, was a farmer in Guernsey County, Ohio. John and Andrew, his sons who still survive, are residents of Guernsey County. Robert M. Duncan, the father of John W., was born in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio, and was a blacksmith by trade; he was also interested in agricultural pursuits. He married Mary A. Alexander, a daughter of John Alexander, and they were the parents of four children: Jennie, Elizabeth, John W. and Robert Alexander, the youngest son. Mr. Duncan came to Iowa a few years after his marriage, and in 1858 he settled in Page County and began farming in Tarkio Township. He was a soldier in the civil war, and was killed at Vicksburg by the bursting of shell before the siege began. His widow survived until February 27, 1879. They were both members of the United Presbyterian Church, and were honorable, industrious people.
John W. Duncan, the subject of this brief biography, was born in page County, Iowa August 6, 1860, and was but two and a half years old at the time of his father’s death. He was early inured to farm labor and soon felt the responsibility of contributing to the support of the family. In 1869 his mother was married a second time to John T. Duncan, a native of Indiana County Pennsylvania. He also was a soldier in the civil war, and was a member of the company that captured John Morgan in Ohio. He was a man of excellent character, and a worthy member of the United Presbyterian Church. He died in 1885, at the age of seventy-eight years.
In 1882 John W. Duncan was united in marriage to Miss Annie Berry, a daughter of George Berry of Amity Township (see sketch), and they have had born to them three children: George W, was born October 7, 1883; Robert L. was born August 12, 1995, and Agnes J. was born January 10, 1890. The parents are members of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Duncan has taken an active part in keeping up the interest of the public schools and is the present school director. He is a substantial citizen, and industrious and progressive farmer, and a man of thrifty habits. By his honorable and upright dealing he has won the respect of the entire community.
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