Born Louella Coleman McKelvey, in Itawamba County, Mississippi on June 21, 1856, to William Randolph McKelvey, Alabama and Sarah Ellla Wall McKelvey, Alabama.
Birth order of Louella and her siblings was as follows:
1. (Louella Coleman McKelvey Duncan, b: June 21,1856 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1941 in Howard Co.,Texas)
2. Julia Adeline McKelvey Dunn, b: 1859 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: Texas
3. Mary "Molly" McKelv(e)y Bryson, b: 1861 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1943 in Lee County, Mississippi
4. Willie Alveretta "Retta" McKelvey Wester, b: July 3, 1864 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas
5. Della McKelvey, b: 1866 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
6. Anna Belle McKelvey, b: 1869 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
7. William Randolph McKelvey, b: Feb 1872 d: Sep 1872 in Tupelo, Lee County Mississippi
8. Sara Irene McKelvey Dillon, b: August 3,1873 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi d: February 11, 1938 in Ft Worth. Tarrant Co., Texas
In 1877 she married Milton Lafayette Duncan, Mississippi 1856. They farmed in Lee County, Mississippi and began their family there; but around 1884, they migrated westward through East Texas and into Texas Hill Country. Finally they settled in Mason County, Texas, where they remained into the 1920s. When Louella's health failed due to pellegra, she was moved to Howard County, Texas, where she could receive appropriate care.
According to the 1900 US Census of Mason County, Texas, only four of their nine children survived to adulthood. Children born of this union include:
1. Minnie Ella Duncan, b: 1879 in Lee County, Mississippi d: Unknown - before 1886
2. Charles Emmitt "Charley" Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas d: March 16, 1956
3. Infant Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 d: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas
4. Mary Ella Duncan Massey, b: September 1, 1886 in Texas d: April 2,1972 in Texas d:
5. Willie Duncan Beaver, b: Sept 1893 in Mason County, Texas d:
6. Maggie Duncan, b: May 1896 in Mason County, Texas d:
Louella died in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas on December 21, 1926 of pellagra and her burial was on December 22, 1926 near Coahoma, Howard County, Texas in the Salem Cemetery . She was survived by her husband, M.L. Duncan, four children, numerous grandchildren, several siblings and a large extended family.
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1880,
Beat 1, Lee County, Mississippi
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificates of Death
Cemetery interment records
Tombstone inscriptions
Family records and letters
Anecdotal information
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Thanks to Diane L. for creating this memorial for my great grandmother, Louella McKelvey Duncan, and then kindly transferring it to my management.
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Birth order of Louella and her siblings was as follows:
1. (Louella Coleman McKelvey Duncan, b: June 21,1856 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1941 in Howard Co.,Texas)
2. Julia Adeline McKelvey Dunn, b: 1859 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: Texas
3. Mary "Molly" McKelv(e)y Bryson, b: 1861 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1943 in Lee County, Mississippi
4. Willie Alveretta "Retta" McKelvey Wester, b: July 3, 1864 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas
5. Della McKelvey, b: 1866 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
6. Anna Belle McKelvey, b: 1869 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
7. William Randolph McKelvey, b: Feb 1872 d: Sep 1872 in Tupelo, Lee County Mississippi
8. Sara Irene McKelvey Dillon, b: August 3,1873 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi d: February 11, 1938 in Ft Worth. Tarrant Co., Texas
In 1877 she married Milton Lafayette Duncan, Mississippi 1856. They farmed in Lee County, Mississippi and began their family there; but around 1884, they migrated westward through East Texas and into Texas Hill Country. Finally they settled in Mason County, Texas, where they remained into the 1920s. When Louella's health failed due to pellegra, she was moved to Howard County, Texas, where she could receive appropriate care.
According to the 1900 US Census of Mason County, Texas, only four of their nine children survived to adulthood. Children born of this union include:
1. Minnie Ella Duncan, b: 1879 in Lee County, Mississippi d: Unknown - before 1886
2. Charles Emmitt "Charley" Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas d: March 16, 1956
3. Infant Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 d: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas
4. Mary Ella Duncan Massey, b: September 1, 1886 in Texas d: April 2,1972 in Texas d:
5. Willie Duncan Beaver, b: Sept 1893 in Mason County, Texas d:
6. Maggie Duncan, b: May 1896 in Mason County, Texas d:
Louella died in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas on December 21, 1926 of pellagra and her burial was on December 22, 1926 near Coahoma, Howard County, Texas in the Salem Cemetery . She was survived by her husband, M.L. Duncan, four children, numerous grandchildren, several siblings and a large extended family.
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1880,
Beat 1, Lee County, Mississippi
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificates of Death
Cemetery interment records
Tombstone inscriptions
Family records and letters
Anecdotal information
* * * * * * *
Thanks to Diane L. for creating this memorial for my great grandmother, Louella McKelvey Duncan, and then kindly transferring it to my management.
* * * * * * * *
Born Louella Coleman McKelvey, in Itawamba County, Mississippi on June 21, 1856, to William Randolph McKelvey, Alabama and Sarah Ellla Wall McKelvey, Alabama.
Birth order of Louella and her siblings was as follows:
1. (Louella Coleman McKelvey Duncan, b: June 21,1856 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1941 in Howard Co.,Texas)
2. Julia Adeline McKelvey Dunn, b: 1859 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: Texas
3. Mary "Molly" McKelv(e)y Bryson, b: 1861 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1943 in Lee County, Mississippi
4. Willie Alveretta "Retta" McKelvey Wester, b: July 3, 1864 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas
5. Della McKelvey, b: 1866 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
6. Anna Belle McKelvey, b: 1869 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
7. William Randolph McKelvey, b: Feb 1872 d: Sep 1872 in Tupelo, Lee County Mississippi
8. Sara Irene McKelvey Dillon, b: August 3,1873 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi d: February 11, 1938 in Ft Worth. Tarrant Co., Texas
In 1877 she married Milton Lafayette Duncan, Mississippi 1856. They farmed in Lee County, Mississippi and began their family there; but around 1884, they migrated westward through East Texas and into Texas Hill Country. Finally they settled in Mason County, Texas, where they remained into the 1920s. When Louella's health failed due to pellegra, she was moved to Howard County, Texas, where she could receive appropriate care.
According to the 1900 US Census of Mason County, Texas, only four of their nine children survived to adulthood. Children born of this union include:
1. Minnie Ella Duncan, b: 1879 in Lee County, Mississippi d: Unknown - before 1886
2. Charles Emmitt "Charley" Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas d: March 16, 1956
3. Infant Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 d: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas
4. Mary Ella Duncan Massey, b: September 1, 1886 in Texas d: April 2,1972 in Texas d:
5. Willie Duncan Beaver, b: Sept 1893 in Mason County, Texas d:
6. Maggie Duncan, b: May 1896 in Mason County, Texas d:
Louella died in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas on December 21, 1926 of pellagra and her burial was on December 22, 1926 near Coahoma, Howard County, Texas in the Salem Cemetery . She was survived by her husband, M.L. Duncan, four children, numerous grandchildren, several siblings and a large extended family.
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1880,
Beat 1, Lee County, Mississippi
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificates of Death
Cemetery interment records
Tombstone inscriptions
Family records and letters
Anecdotal information
* * * * * * *
Thanks to Diane L. for creating this memorial for my great grandmother, Louella McKelvey Duncan, and then kindly transferring it to my management.
* * * * * * * *
Birth order of Louella and her siblings was as follows:
1. (Louella Coleman McKelvey Duncan, b: June 21,1856 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1941 in Howard Co.,Texas)
2. Julia Adeline McKelvey Dunn, b: 1859 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: Texas
3. Mary "Molly" McKelv(e)y Bryson, b: 1861 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: 1943 in Lee County, Mississippi
4. Willie Alveretta "Retta" McKelvey Wester, b: July 3, 1864 in Itawamba, Mississippi d: February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas
5. Della McKelvey, b: 1866 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
6. Anna Belle McKelvey, b: 1869 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
7. William Randolph McKelvey, b: Feb 1872 d: Sep 1872 in Tupelo, Lee County Mississippi
8. Sara Irene McKelvey Dillon, b: August 3,1873 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi d: February 11, 1938 in Ft Worth. Tarrant Co., Texas
In 1877 she married Milton Lafayette Duncan, Mississippi 1856. They farmed in Lee County, Mississippi and began their family there; but around 1884, they migrated westward through East Texas and into Texas Hill Country. Finally they settled in Mason County, Texas, where they remained into the 1920s. When Louella's health failed due to pellegra, she was moved to Howard County, Texas, where she could receive appropriate care.
According to the 1900 US Census of Mason County, Texas, only four of their nine children survived to adulthood. Children born of this union include:
1. Minnie Ella Duncan, b: 1879 in Lee County, Mississippi d: Unknown - before 1886
2. Charles Emmitt "Charley" Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas d: March 16, 1956
3. Infant Duncan, b: May 9, 1885 d: May 9, 1885 in Kaufman County, Texas
4. Mary Ella Duncan Massey, b: September 1, 1886 in Texas d: April 2,1972 in Texas d:
5. Willie Duncan Beaver, b: Sept 1893 in Mason County, Texas d:
6. Maggie Duncan, b: May 1896 in Mason County, Texas d:
Louella died in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas on December 21, 1926 of pellagra and her burial was on December 22, 1926 near Coahoma, Howard County, Texas in the Salem Cemetery . She was survived by her husband, M.L. Duncan, four children, numerous grandchildren, several siblings and a large extended family.
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1880,
Beat 1, Lee County, Mississippi
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Mason J.P. No. 5, Mason County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificates of Death
Cemetery interment records
Tombstone inscriptions
Family records and letters
Anecdotal information
* * * * * * *
Thanks to Diane L. for creating this memorial for my great grandmother, Louella McKelvey Duncan, and then kindly transferring it to my management.
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Inscription
~ ~ ~ ~ Mrs. L. C. Duncan ~ ~ ~ ~
She was a kind and affectionate wife,
a fond mother, and a friend to all.
