GEORGE WEBSTER DUNCAN

BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY

(1866-aft. 1904)

Franklin, Lee County, Macon counties, Alabama

GEORGE WEBSTER DUNCAN was born Oct. 12, 1866, at Rockwood, Franklin county, Ala.

His father, THOMAS ALFRED DUNCAN, was born July 21, 1841, and lived at the same place. He was in the army of the Confederacy four years as a soldier and was the son of ROBERT DUNCAN and MARTHA (HARGETT) DUNCAN, who lived near Russellville, Alabama.

GEORGE WEBSTER'S mother, MARGARET HARGETT was the daughter of RICHARD HARGETT and wife, ELIZABETH HARTIS, who lived at Charlotte, N. C. His ancestors came to America from Scotland about 1783 and lived successively in Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. They removed to Alabama about the time the State was admitted to the Union. They settled in Franklin and Marion counties. The HARGETT ancestors (maternal) came to Alabama from North Carolina at an early date in the history of the State.

GEORGE W. DUNCAN was prepared for college in a private school at Russellville, Alabama, which was taught by COL. JACKSON HARRIS; graduated at State Normal college, Florence, Alabama in 1890 and took two years post-graduate course at the Alabama Polytechnic institute, receiving the degree of master of sciences in 1900; also took a special course in law at the University of Virginia in 1892. He taught three years as principal of the city school of Florence, Ala., and seven years as principal of the Auburn Female institute, Auburn, Ala.; first vice-president of the Alabama Educational association, 1902 to 1903; was on the staff of THOMAS M. OWEN, commanding Alabama division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.

He was a Democrat, a Baptist and a Knight of Honor, and member of the American Historical association. On Jan. 19, 1893, he married at Lowndesboro, Alabama, JULIA ALEXANDER, the daughter of EDMUND ALEXANDER and wife, EMILY (YOUNG) ALEXANDER who lived at Lowndesboro, Ala.  They were living in Auburn, Alabama in 1904. JULIA ALEXANDER graduated at the State Normal college, Florence, Alabama in 1892.