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John H. Duncan wedding day, 1870 or 1875 |
John Duncan with his grandsons, Donald (baby) and Lester Longman (1912) |
Dr. John Duncan |
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A. Laura Hayden Duncan wedding day (1870 or 1875) |
Ross Hayden Underwood may be Laura Hayden Duncan's nephew. |
"Grandma Doctor" Duncan (black dress) with Maybelle George's family July, 1928 | |
John and Laura had two children. Their son died in infancy. Their daughter, Leoti Viola Duncan was born November 25, 1875. She went to college at Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, and married Rufus A. Longman in 1896. They had two sons, Lester (1905) and Donald (1912) before she died in 1916, the year after her father died. The children of Laura's husband's niece, Maybelle Duncan George, called her "Grandma Doctor". Laura died at the George's in Butler County Ohio in 1929. |
Maybelle Duncan George and Leoti Viola Duncan |
Leoti and sons, Lester and Donald, about 1915. | |
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[source of clipping, unknown; provided by Frances George Ertel] The services at the home were conducted by Rev. Stephens of the U. B. Church, assisted by Revs. Van Saun and Weilbaum. The singing was by Mrs. W. W. Davison and Mrs. Walter Cheetham. The Odd Fellows were in charge, with the G. A. R. well represented.
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Biography provided by Miriam George VanMason Laura was graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College 1891. Soon after this the family moved to Harrison, Ohio where both were active in the medical profession. She practiced as long as she was physically able, which was until 1924. She went as cheerfully to destitute homes as to those of abundance. She was a faithful member of the Rebekah Lodge at Harrison. |
[source of clipping, unknown - Harrison paper?] Clipping provided by Frances George Ertel Obituary Laura Hayden was born near Oxford, Ohio, February 2 1852. Her education was received in the public schools of that community. In March, 1870 [note: or 1875], she was united in marriage with J. H. Duncan and their home was established in Franklin County, Indiana, where he taught school and later studied medicine. They then moved to New Haven, Ohio, where he was a practicing physician for many years. During these years Mrs. Duncan became greatly interested in medicine and was graduated from Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College in 1891, soon after which the family moved to Harrison, Ohio, where both were active in their chosen profession. A son and daughter came to brighten this home, the son dying in infancy. The daughter, Leoti, was the idol of their hearts and the joy of their lives. No sacrifice was too great for them to make for her happiness. She grew to womanhood and became the wife of Rufus A. Longman, passing to her eternal reward from their home in Cincinnati December 20, 1916, her father having preceeded her on April 4, 1913. [note: or 1915] Mrs. Duncan continued her practice in harrison as long as health permitted. She had a kindly interest in the affairs of her acquaintances and a tender sympathy in sickness and sorrow. It was her great pleasure to minister to the needs of others and she went as cheerfully to destitute homes as to those of abundance. She always lent a helping hand to the needy of the community and was a faithful member of the Rebekah Lodge of Harrison. During the past few years the pride of her heat was her two motherless grandsons in whose welfare she had a keen interest and delighted to add to their happiness. Three years ago, on account of failing health she was removed to Ofleana [Okeana], Ohio, to the home of her husband's niece, Mrs. Fred George, where loving hands kindly ministered to all her wants until the summons came on May 8, 1929. There remain of her immediate family to honor her memory, a son-in-law, two grandsons, a nephew and an aged cousin, with many other relatives and friends.
MRS. GEORGE. |