SHE NEVER MET HER MOTHER - Mary Worthington Myatt Duncan
Mary Worthington Myatt (1832-1926)
My 3rd Cousin 3X Removed
Elisha Duncan (1822 - 1893)
Husband of Mary Worthington Myatt
Mary was born on March 27, 1832 in
Pocahontas, Bond County, Illinois -
She was the daughter of
Alexander and Mary W. (Chisenhall) Myatt.
Mary's mother died giving birth to Mary.
She was their sixth child.
(In the 1800s, a woman had a one in eight chance of dying in childbirth during her lifetime.)
Her father, Judge Alexander Myatt, was born in Tennessee in 1802, and was of Welsh ancestry. Alexander Myatt settled in Illinois, and for years was
Pocahontas, Bond County, Illinois -
She was the daughter of
Alexander and Mary W. (Chisenhall) Myatt.
Mary's mother died giving birth to Mary.
She was their sixth child.
(In the 1800s, a woman had a one in eight chance of dying in childbirth during her lifetime.)
Her father, Judge Alexander Myatt, was born in Tennessee in 1802, and was of Welsh ancestry. Alexander Myatt settled in Illinois, and for years was
County Judge of Bond County in Colorado. (More on Alexander … sometime!)
Little is known about Mary's Mother, Mary Chisenhall. Her grave marker cannot be found - it is thought that she is buried in McKendree Chapel Cemetery in Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois. She was born in Dickson County, Tennessee and was the daughter of Alexander and Sally 'Polly' (Watson) Chisenhall.
In 1831, Alexander and Mary Chisenhall (with their 5 children) moved from Tennessee to Illinois - locating in Beaver Creek Township, bond County, Illinois. This trip had to be so hard on the family - especially a pregnant woman in the 1800s. So sad.
Little is known about Mary's Mother, Mary Chisenhall. Her grave marker cannot be found - it is thought that she is buried in McKendree Chapel Cemetery in Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois. She was born in Dickson County, Tennessee and was the daughter of Alexander and Sally 'Polly' (Watson) Chisenhall.
In 1831, Alexander and Mary Chisenhall (with their 5 children) moved from Tennessee to Illinois - locating in Beaver Creek Township, bond County, Illinois. This trip had to be so hard on the family - especially a pregnant woman in the 1800s. So sad.
Mary married Elisha Duncan
(born September 13, 1822)
on August 9, 1849 (age of 17) in
Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.
He was 10 years older than Mary.
Elisha Duncan had already made his first trip across the plains in 1850 to get to California's gold rush, a year after he and Mary were married. The trip took him six months to get there with his ox team. Two years later Elisha returned to the Illinois home and in 1860 again felt the urge to go west. After spending about six months in Colorado, he returned to Illinois for his family and made a permanent move. With her husband, and their children, they went to Colorado in 1861 and after about a year later bought a ranch seven miles East of Longmont, Illinois. Elisha was one of the representative pioneers of Colorado and was closely identified with the founding of Weld and Boulder Counties. He aided in the establishment of schools and churches, the construction of roads, the instituting of local law and order, of protection against the Indians, and was one of the earliest mining operators and ranchmen in Boulder and St. Vrain.
(born September 13, 1822)
on August 9, 1849 (age of 17) in
Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.
He was 10 years older than Mary.
Elisha Duncan had already made his first trip across the plains in 1850 to get to California's gold rush, a year after he and Mary were married. The trip took him six months to get there with his ox team. Two years later Elisha returned to the Illinois home and in 1860 again felt the urge to go west. After spending about six months in Colorado, he returned to Illinois for his family and made a permanent move. With her husband, and their children, they went to Colorado in 1861 and after about a year later bought a ranch seven miles East of Longmont, Illinois. Elisha was one of the representative pioneers of Colorado and was closely identified with the founding of Weld and Boulder Counties. He aided in the establishment of schools and churches, the construction of roads, the instituting of local law and order, of protection against the Indians, and was one of the earliest mining operators and ranchmen in Boulder and St. Vrain.
Their children were:
Margaret Jane Duncan 1853-1913
Robert Alexander Duncan 1855-1942
John Thomas Duncan 1857-1950
Edward C. Duncan 1863-1896
Guy Dale Duncan 1866-1950
James D. Duncan 1872-1893
MaryWorthington Myatt Duncan is seated on the right.
Sources state that in this photo are
John Duncan (son of Mary), his wife Belle Smith,
John Duncan (son of Mary), his wife Belle Smith,
and one of their children.
The home above looks as if it might be a 'Sears' Home.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY
LONGMONT - BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO
MARY'S OBITUARY STATED, "Mrs. Duncan saw strenuous times with the Indians, butcame safely thru all experiences, and saw her children
educated in the state University."
(Longmont Genealogical Society - M. Lindblom)
(Obituary is from the Longmont Ledger, Ledger Publishing Company,
Friday, February 26, 1926, Page 5)
Alexander Myatt (1802 - 1861) 2nd cousin 4X removed
father of Mary Worthington Myatt
Wylie Myatt (1777 - 1865) 1st cousin 5X removed
father of Alexander Myatt
Matthew W Myatt SR (1747 - 1817) 4th Great Grand Uncle
father of Wylie Myatt
John Myatt SR (1726 - 1801) GGGGG grandfather
father of Matthew W Myatt SR
Nimrod MYATT (1768 - 1845) GGGG grandfather
son of John Myatt SR
Alfred Myatt (1819 - 1879) GGG grandfather
son of Nimrod MYATT
George Washington Myatt (1842 - 1911) GG grandfather
son of Alfred Myatt
Nancy E Myatt (1870 - 1896) my great-grandmother
daughter of George Washington Myatt
Dovie Mary Martin (1894 - 1933) my grandmother
daughter of Nancy E Myatt
Ernest Haywood Allison (1921 - 2000) my father
son of Dovie Mary Martin
Anna Faye Allison-Burgess
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of Longmont’s evolution – from its prehistoric roots through to its
reputation as a technology center today.
Mary was my gg grandmother. John Duncan and Belle Smith Duncan were my great grandparents. Their daughter Della was my grandmother. I still live in Colorado, not far from Longmont, where Mary and Elisha are buried.
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