William Lawrence Duncan

  General Notes:

He was married January 3, 1866, to Miss Sarah A. McClaskey, of Nelson County, Kentucky. They have had two sons and a daughter.

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.

William married.