Mildred Ann Kimler

Mildred Ann Duncan, second of Lewis and Harriet Duncan's children, was born in Lincoln County, Missouri, 3 April 1830.

Her training and employment were such as those of the average girl in the rural homes of those days. In her girl-hood life she attended, at intervals, the "District Schools," but most of her time was spent in the home aiding in the domestic duties of the family. She could make the spinning wheel sing; and was one of the most expert knitters I ever knew, turning out a pair of men's socks a day. She was of medium build and very handsome. Before she turned 18 years old, she married.

Was the happy mother of seven children, all of whom became heads of families. In 1857, she became a Christian, joined Bethlehem Baptist Church and was baptized by her younger brother, R.S. Duncan, then the pastor. Hers was a beautiful Christian life.

In January, 1865, the war cloud was dark and heavy; and, fearing trouble, she and her husband and family moved out of the jurisdiction of the United States, into Central America, where they spent eight months. This was perhaps the great trial of her life. Her health failed in that torrid climate, and she never regained it.

A little over three years after their return in August 1865, all the while an invalid, she died December 1st, 1868, and was buried in the cemetery on the hill at the old homestead.