tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post2485211998084160996..comments2024-02-26T21:19:35.083-06:00Comments on Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: MARTHA (SALES) DUNCAN AND HER SON WILLIAMkdduncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02324473106970005553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-23790670941055208342014-02-02T19:42:20.164-06:002014-02-02T19:42:20.164-06:00I see what you mean there's not enough space i...I see what you mean there's not enough space in time for the two birth's if she was born in December 1859. I have always struggled on this side of the family tree with anyone who is related to the Sales there are lots of mystery's and brick walls. I was blessed a couple years ago with pictures of Sallie it was nice to find some seeing how I could never find any of Martha.A.Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204141349330576142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-48630544915301938362014-02-02T19:24:36.426-06:002014-02-02T19:24:36.426-06:00Adam - My point was that they were not twins. Deat...Adam - My point was that they were not twins. Death certificates are secondary sources where birth information is concerned because they are so distant in time from the birth. So what to think in this instance? If you look at Sarah "Sallie" (Duncan) Knight's birth information on the 1900 census it is given as Jan. 1859. She is age one in 1860 and age eleven in 1870 which seems consistent. Her age would have been expressed in months on the 1860 census if she had been under a year. If Sallie had been born in December of 1859, then her birth is too close to William's. He seems to have been born in January of 1860.kdduncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324473106970005553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-63538381637535503752014-02-02T17:49:54.906-06:002014-02-02T17:49:54.906-06:00Another thing to think of is peoples human error n...Another thing to think of is peoples human error not recording dates correct back then time and dates weren't recorded as well as they are now. I do have a cousin I will call regarding William hopefully he can provide some answers about this matter. It was good to hear from you.A.Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204141349330576142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-4416461498815555342014-02-02T17:42:26.654-06:002014-02-02T17:42:26.654-06:00I was talking about William and Sallie being born ...I was talking about William and Sallie being born a day apart that does not add up I have Sallie's death certificate that states she was born December 20 1859. So it is very possible William was born in 1860 but the date was just written wrong. William could of been 5 1/2 months old and Sallie could of been 1 close to turning 2 at that time.A.Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204141349330576142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-86518991516273429052013-12-29T09:09:14.710-06:002013-12-29T09:09:14.710-06:00Adam, I've added a link in the text to the pho...Adam, I've added a link in the text to the photograph of William Duncan's tombstone on findagrave so that it is easier to see what I am talking about.kdduncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324473106970005553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-62245914255938006782013-12-29T09:03:54.410-06:002013-12-29T09:03:54.410-06:00Which dates do you think are wrong? Are we on the ...Which dates do you think are wrong? Are we on the same wave length? Good to hear from you again.kdduncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324473106970005553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064169550240768591.post-41904914754264414652013-12-28T16:22:30.312-06:002013-12-28T16:22:30.312-06:00Sarah (Duncan) Knight called "Sallie" wa...Sarah (Duncan) Knight called "Sallie" was my great great great grandmother and I know her and her sister Rebecca were the only childern who lived to be adults from what I was told. I never heard she had a twin brother I believe those dates were wrong. Martha (Sales) Duncan was called by her family "Patsie"A.Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204141349330576142noreply@blogger.com