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Family of Edna Laodicea Sharp

(Ancestry of Karen McClendon)

  

Generation No. 1

 

1.  EDNA LAODICEA4 SHARP  (WILLIAM WASHINGTON3, ROBERT STOCKTON2, WILLIAM1)1,2 was born May 18, 1852 in home, Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, and died Dec 20, 1889 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.  She married BENJAMIN O'KELLY DUNCAN3 Nov 25, 1869 in bride's home, Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, son of ROBERT DUNCAN and ELIZABETH O'KELLY.  He was born June 17, 1848 in farm, Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, and died Aug 28, 1940 in daughter's home, Hubbard, Hill Co, TX.

 

Notes for EDNA LAODICEA SHARP:

Dicey gave testimony in the suit brought by the estate of W. W. Sharp against the government for damages from the Civil War.

 

More About EDNA LAODICEA SHARP:

Burial: December 21, 1889, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Census 1: 1860, Elk River, Franklin Co, TN4

Census 2: 1870, Decherd, Franklin Co., TN5

Census 3: 1880, Navarro Co., TX - ED128, p318-26

 

More About BENJAMIN O'KELLY DUNCAN:

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Census 1: 1880, Navarro Co., TX - ED128, p318-26

Census 2: 1860, Winchester, Franklin Co, TN7

 

More About BENJAMIN DUNCAN and EDNA SHARP:

Marriage: November 25, 1869, bride's home, Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee

     

Children of EDNA SHARP and BENJAMIN DUNCAN are:

              i.   SUSAN ELIZABETH5 DUNCAN, b. March 31, 1871, Franklin Co, TN; d. Sep 5, 1876, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

 

More About SUSAN ELIZABETH DUNCAN:

Burial: September 1878, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

              ii.   MARY BELL DUNCAN, b. July 10, 1873, Franklin County, Tennessee; d. September 07, 1899, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; m. S. WILEY BURDINE, May 02, 1899, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About MARY BELL DUNCAN:

Burial: September 1899, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Census: 1880, Navarro Co., TX - ED128, p318-28

 

More About S. BURDINE and MARY DUNCAN:

Marriage: May 02, 1899, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

             iii.   EDNA EARL DUNCAN, b. February 21, 1876, Navarro County, Texas; d. June 21, 1959, Galveston, Texas; m. CHARLES AUGUSTUS RANKIN, October 16, 1895.

 

More About EDNA EARL DUNCAN:

Burial: June 23, 1959, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Census: 1880, Navarro Co., TX - ED128, p318-28

Graduation: 1895, Corsicana High School

 

More About CHARLES RANKIN and EDNA DUNCAN:

Marriage: October 16, 1895

 

             iv.   LUCY DUNCAN, b. February 21, 1878, Navarro County, Texas; d. February 25, 1878, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About LUCY DUNCAN:

Burial: February 1878, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

             v.   EVA FINCH DUNCAN, b. May 30, 1879, Navarro County, Texas; d. August 22, 1972, hospital, Austin, Travis County, Texas; m. JAMES DOUGLAS CARROLL, January 15, 1902, 1st Baptist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About EVA FINCH DUNCAN:

Burial: August 24, 1972, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Census: 1880, Navarro Co., TX - ED128, p318-28

Graduation: 1898, Corsicana High School

 

More About JAMES CARROLL and EVA DUNCAN:

Marriage: January 15, 1902, 1st Baptist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

             vi.   EFFIE DUNCAN, b. October 05, 1881, Navarro County, Texas; d. October 05, 1881, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About EFFIE DUNCAN:

Burial: October 1881, Navarro County, Texas

 

            vii.   "LITTLE BABE" DUNCAN, b. September 27, 1882, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; d. September 28, 1882, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About "LITTLE BABE" DUNCAN:

Burial: September 1882, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

           viii.   BENNIE SHARP DUNCAN, b. February 13, 1885, home, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; d. July 31, 1966, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas; m. HERMAN RICHARD MCCANDLESS, SR., October 14, 1908, 1st Baptist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; b. July 14, 1884, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee; d. June 29, 1962, Memorial Hospital, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

 

More About BENNIE SHARP DUNCAN:

Burial: August 01, 1966, Restland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

 

More About HERMAN RICHARD MCCANDLESS, SR.:

Burial: July 02, 1962, Restland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Graduation: 1904, Corsicana High School

 

More About HERMAN MCCANDLESS and BENNIE DUNCAN:

Marriage: October 14, 1908, 1st Baptist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

 

             ix.   CLIFTON MULLINS DUNCAN, b. August 26, 1887, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; d. December 14, 1961, Iowa Park, Texas; m. EMILY ZOE STEPHENS, April 30, 1912.

 

More About CLIFTON MULLINS DUNCAN:

Burial: December 1961, Highland Cemetery, Iowa Park, Texas

 

More About CLIFTON DUNCAN and EMILY STEPHENS:

Marriage: April 30, 1912

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Sands, John A., Jr., "Finch," Private publication, Shown as "Edna Sharp".

2.  Chitwood-Corn-Sharp vs. U.S. Govt.,  (approximately 300 pages), Edna's handwritten testimony is shown in these papers.

3.  Sands, John A., Jr., "Finch," Private publication, Shown as "unknown Duncan."

4.  Census, 1860, TN, Franklin Co, Elk River, Roll1249, Pg145a.

5.  Census, 1870, TN, Franklin Co, Decherd, Roll1527, Pg115b.

6.  Census, 1880, TX, Navarro Co, Roll1321, Pg318b.

7.  Census, 1860, TN, Franklin Co, Winchester, Roll1249, Pg83b.

8.  Census, 1880, TX, Navarro Co, Roll1321, Pg318b.