Jul-28-2018
Husband: Admiral Nelson Duckworth Also known as: Nelson Duckworth 1
Born: Mar- 6-1815 in Georges Creek, Allegany Co, MD 2 Died: Feb- 7-1884 in Linn Co, MO Buried: in Ridings Cemetery, Linn Co, MO 2 Census: 1870 in Linn Co, MO Resided: from 1865 in Linn Co, MO 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Allegany Co, MD Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Mother:
Wife: Sarah Martha Duckworth Census name: Sarah E.
Born: Mar-26-1820 in Georges Creek, Allegany Co, MD 2 Died: May-10-1870 in Linn Co, MO 2 Buried: in Ridings Cemetery, Linn Co, MO 2 Resided: from 1865 in Linn Co, MO 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
M Child 1: James Orison Duckworth Also known as: Orison James Duckworth 2 Born: ca 1839 in Allegany Co, MD 5 Died: Jun-20-1864 in Dublin Station, Pulaski Co, VA 6 Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Sgt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (died of wounds) 6 (see note 1) Wife: Elizabeth S. Menear b. ca 1846 Married: Aug- 3-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
M Child 2: Robert V. Duckworth Born: Dec-25-1840 in Allegany Co, MD 8 Died: Sep-30-1864 in Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD 9 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Cause of death: drowned from accidental fall into a canal 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6 (see note 2)
M Child 3: John Henry Duckworth Born: Jan-17-1843 near West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,10 Died: Jan-27-1925 in Laclede, Linn Co, MO 10,9 Buried: in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn Co, MO 2,10 Resided: from Sep 1865 near Laclede, Linn Co, MO 10 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (POW) 2,11 (see note 3) Wife: Mary Jane Maxwell b. Jul-29-1847 d. Sep-15-1930 Married: Mar-26-1868 12
F Child 4: Frances A. Duckworth Born: Jan-21-1846 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,13 Died: Oct- 1-1881 in Linn Co, MO 2 Buried: in Ridings Cemetery, Linn Co, MO 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Charles C. Haight b. 1841 d. 1920
M Child 5: William Duckworth Born: ca 1849 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 14,13 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: Christopher Columbus Duckworth Census name: Columbus C. Duckworth Born: Dec-31-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Died: Dec-28-1932 in Brookfield, Linn Co, MO 10 Buried: in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn Co, MO 10,2 Resided: from 1865 in Linn Co, MO Census: 1870 in Linn Co, MO Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 7: Charlotte Duckworth Born: Mar- -1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Died: Sep-22-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 4)
F Child 8: Elizabeth A. Duckworth Born: ca 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1870 in Linn Co, MO Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 9: Alice Duckworth Born: Jul- 8-1857 at Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Obituary of son. (4) 1870 Census. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jas. O. Duckworth, 23, b. Allegany Co Maryland, res. Doddridge Co, son of A. N. & Sarah Duckworth, farmer; and Elizabeth S. Menear, 18, b. Preston Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Azariah & Catherine Manear. Married Aug 3 1862, officiated by John Conwell. (NOTE: Although at first glance, the marriage date could be read as Sep 3 1862, closer examination reveals the date as Aug 3 1862. Furthermore, Azariah Menear, Elizabeth's father, testified in her Widow's Pension affidavit that the family Bible says she and James O. Duckworth were married on 3 Aug 1862. Other affidavits in James O. Duckworth's military records support the 3 Aug 1862 date. Records further reflect that James O. Duckworth was married before he went to war.), MR p. 140, line 16 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791606&Type=Marriage. (8) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 23y 9m 5d. (9) Headstone. (10) Obituary. (11) American Civil War Soldiers [database online], Ancestry.com. (12) Obituary of husband. (13) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (14) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) James O. Duckworth enlisted in the Union Army in West Union on Jul 28 1862. On Aug 23 1862, he mustered-in on active duty as a Corporal in Company A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, in Wheeling, Ohio County, (West) Virginia. On May 9 1864, he was wounded and left on the battlefield at Cloyd's Mountain. According to assistant surgeon J. H. Brownfield, he was shot with a musket ball through the right arm and chest. He died about two weeks later near Dublin Station, Pulaski County, Virginia, on either 20 or 22 May 1862, according to conflicting military records. He was listed as a Sergeant at the time of his death. His burial place in not known. Note (2) Robert V. Duckworth joined for duty on Aug 20 1861 in Harrisville, Ritchie County. He mustered in as Private in Company E, 6th W.Va. Infantry, at Webb's Mill, Ritchie County, on Dec 12 1861. In March and April 1862, he served on detached guard duty at Burnt Bridge, near Tollgate in Ritchie County. Military records show that on Jun 23 1863, he was sick at a hospital in Clarksburg, Harrison County. On Dec 27 1863, as a resident of West Union, Doddridge County, he re-enlisted in Clarksburg as a veteran volunteer, rank Private, in Co E, 6th W.Va. Infantry. On Mar 29 1864, he was present for muster in Clarksburg as a Private in the same unit. Military records indicate that he died in Cumberland, Maryland, when he drowned by accidentally falling into a canal. Conflicting records indicate his death date as 20 or 29 Sep 1864. Note (3) From his obituary, all of which is corroborated in military records: "He enlisted in the Army of the Republic, Co., A, 14th West Va., Infantry, August 14, 1862. He saw much active service, having taken part in eleven major engagements and six skirmisher. He was taken prisoner at Cloyd's Mountain, May 13, 1864, and was confined in various confederate prisons, most of the time at Andersonville, until November 28, 1864, when he was paroled. He served his entire time without being wounded." Note (4) Lick RunName Index