!From the book "Early History - Lineville"
One of the first settlers in what is now Wayne County was Harvey Boyd Duncan who, after a tedious journey of two months from Kentucky, on the 13th of November, 1841, located about two miles north of the present town of Lineville.
At this point he erected a cabin, 12 by 14, himself and family sleeping in
the wagons until his cabin was made ready for occupancy. Mr. Duncan supposed that he had settled in the state of Missouri and had the honor of being one of the county commissioners of Mercer County and also probate judge and representative in the Missouri Legislature in 1848 for that county. An interesting event concerning the boundary between the states, it was
discovered H.B. Duncan was actually in Iowa and in 1852 he was elected to the Iowa Legislature in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Duncan owned slaves and when he found that he was a resident of Iowa, he offered his Negroes their liberty. They, however, remained with him and received a good education for those times.
H.B. Duncan's sons, Green P. and Harvey M., said the territory was wild,
uncultivated and inhabited by Indians and wild animals. The Indians were
their principal neighbors. Princeton was their nearest milling and trading
point.
!BURIAL: !From the book "Early History - Lineville" Harvey Boyd Duncan was
buried in the Duncan Cemetery now located on the Doyle and Fieta Duncan Ellis farm. He was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife, Eliza, under the supervision of Joe Duncan.
One of the first settlers in what is now Wayne County was Harvey Boyd Duncan who, after a tedious journey of two months from Kentucky, on the 13th of November, 1841, located about two miles north of the present town of Lineville.
At this point he erected a cabin, 12 by 14, himself and family sleeping in
the wagons until his cabin was made ready for occupancy. Mr. Duncan supposed that he had settled in the state of Missouri and had the honor of being one of the county commissioners of Mercer County and also probate judge and representative in the Missouri Legislature in 1848 for that county. An interesting event concerning the boundary between the states, it was
discovered H.B. Duncan was actually in Iowa and in 1852 he was elected to the Iowa Legislature in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Duncan owned slaves and when he found that he was a resident of Iowa, he offered his Negroes their liberty. They, however, remained with him and received a good education for those times.
H.B. Duncan's sons, Green P. and Harvey M., said the territory was wild,
uncultivated and inhabited by Indians and wild animals. The Indians were
their principal neighbors. Princeton was their nearest milling and trading
point.
!BURIAL: !From the book "Early History - Lineville" Harvey Boyd Duncan was
buried in the Duncan Cemetery now located on the Doyle and Fieta Duncan Ellis farm. He was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife, Eliza, under the supervision of Joe Duncan.
!From the book "Early History - Lineville"
One of the first settlers in what is now Wayne County was Harvey Boyd Duncan who, after a tedious journey of two months from Kentucky, on the 13th of November, 1841, located about two miles north of the present town of Lineville.
At this point he erected a cabin, 12 by 14, himself and family sleeping in
the wagons until his cabin was made ready for occupancy. Mr. Duncan supposed that he had settled in the state of Missouri and had the honor of being one of the county commissioners of Mercer County and also probate judge and representative in the Missouri Legislature in 1848 for that county. An interesting event concerning the boundary between the states, it was
discovered H.B. Duncan was actually in Iowa and in 1852 he was elected to the Iowa Legislature in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Duncan owned slaves and when he found that he was a resident of Iowa, he offered his Negroes their liberty. They, however, remained with him and received a good education for those times.
H.B. Duncan's sons, Green P. and Harvey M., said the territory was wild,
uncultivated and inhabited by Indians and wild animals. The Indians were
their principal neighbors. Princeton was their nearest milling and trading
point.
!BURIAL: !From the book "Early History - Lineville" Harvey Boyd Duncan was
buried in the Duncan Cemetery now located on the Doyle and Fieta Duncan Ellis farm. He was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife, Eliza, under the supervision of Joe Duncan.
One of the first settlers in what is now Wayne County was Harvey Boyd Duncan who, after a tedious journey of two months from Kentucky, on the 13th of November, 1841, located about two miles north of the present town of Lineville.
At this point he erected a cabin, 12 by 14, himself and family sleeping in
the wagons until his cabin was made ready for occupancy. Mr. Duncan supposed that he had settled in the state of Missouri and had the honor of being one of the county commissioners of Mercer County and also probate judge and representative in the Missouri Legislature in 1848 for that county. An interesting event concerning the boundary between the states, it was
discovered H.B. Duncan was actually in Iowa and in 1852 he was elected to the Iowa Legislature in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Duncan owned slaves and when he found that he was a resident of Iowa, he offered his Negroes their liberty. They, however, remained with him and received a good education for those times.
H.B. Duncan's sons, Green P. and Harvey M., said the territory was wild,
uncultivated and inhabited by Indians and wild animals. The Indians were
their principal neighbors. Princeton was their nearest milling and trading
point.
!BURIAL: !From the book "Early History - Lineville" Harvey Boyd Duncan was
buried in the Duncan Cemetery now located on the Doyle and Fieta Duncan Ellis farm. He was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife, Eliza, under the supervision of Joe Duncan.
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