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James Kennedy Duff

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 24, 1894 (76)
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Dorchester, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of {Unknown} Duff
Husband of Mary Agnes Duff
Father of Mary Elizabeth Burroughs; Margaret Jane Wampler; Sarah Jane Sires; Nancy Long; Anna M. Duff and 6 others

Managed by: Dan Cornett
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About James Kennedy Duff

It seems that James & Mary may have moved back and forth between Pennsylvania and Iowa, based on the different birth states of their children and where they were located at the time of the US Census. According to 1880 Census, James' father was from Ireland, mother from PA. HOWEVER, be cautious of a James K. Duff who stayed in PA, also with wife named Mary ... but they lived in different townships.

It is not entirely clear if Margaret (Margaret Duff) is James' sister or his aunt.

1870 Census:

  • James Duff 50
  • Mary Duff 46
  1. Daughter (implied) Nancy Duff 18
  2. Son (implied) Thomas Duff 14
  3. Son (implied) James Duff 5
  4. Daughter (implied) Eliza Duff 4
  1. Margaret Duff F 15 Pennsylvania
  2. Sarah J Duff F 13 Pennsylvania
  3. Nancy Duff F 7 Iowa
  4. Thomas Duff M 5 Iowa
  5. Rebecca Duff F 0 Pennsylvania
  • Ref: 1860 US Census-PA FamilySearch.org 1850 Census:
  • James Duff M 39 Pennsylvania {should be age 29 or 28, as reported in August}
  • Mary Duff F 26 Pennsylvania {should be age 23, as reported in August}
  1. Mary Duff F 8 Pennsylvania
  2. Margaret Duff F 6 Pennsylvania
  3. Sarah Duff F 3 Pennsylvania
  • Margaret Smith F 48 Pennsylvania
  • Sarah Smith F 55 Pennsylvania Margaret & Sarah may be mother & aunt of Mary?
  • Ref: 1850 US Census-PA FamilySearch.org - mis-reading of census has age as 39, not 29, in the index. There are two census records for North Huntington Township in 1850; the August one seems more correct. Maybe the Census folks recognized the many errors in the June forms.
  • Residence: Prairie Creek - 1856
  • Residence: North Huntington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Union, Allamakee, Iowa, United States - 1870
  • Residence: Iowa, Allamakee, Iowa, United States - 1880
  • Residence: 1850 - North Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Residence: 1860 - North Huntingdon Tp, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Residence: 1870 - Iowa, United States
  • Residence: 1880 - Iowa, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
  • Residence: North Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 1850
  • Residence: North Huntingdon Tp, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Iowa, United States - 1870
  • Residence: Iowa, Allamakee, Iowa, United States - 1880
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James Kennedy Duff's Timeline

1818
June 23, 1818
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1842
May 1842
North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1845
February 5, 1845
McAlevys Fort, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1847
December 8, 1847
North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1852
May 19, 1852
Iowa, United States
1854
1854
Pennsylvania, United States
1855
September 1855
Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, United States
1858
June 6, 1858
Manordale, Franklin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1860
1860
Pennsylvania, United States