John Duncan, retired farmer; P. O. Tippecanoe City. John Duncan is a son of Amos Duncan, who came to this township in 1807, he was a native of North Carolina, and, on his way to the West, stopped in Greene Co., and there married Miss Elizabeth Beal, probably in 1806; they had three children; Isaac, Elizabeth and Amos.; his wife died a few years after coming to this county, and he married his second wife, Miss Rachel Coate, in 1812 or 1813; they are the parents of five children; John, Samuel, Nelson, Moses and Sarah-all living, except the two last named; Mrs. Duncan died in 1855, and her husband in 1873. John Duncan, the subject of this sketch, married Miss Nancy A. Jones Dec. 6, 1835; eleven children was the result of this marriage, of whom Jonathan, Estley, Aaron, Lucinda A., Nathan and Catharine are living all are married Mr. Duncan lives at his ease, and a tenant looks after his farm. Both himself and wife are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Duncan is also a member of Tippecanoe Lodge, No. 174, A.F.& A.M. His farm contains 117 acres, well improved, which was in his boyhood covered with a dense forest. For fifteen years he has been a Director in the public schools, and is a man of influence in his neighborhood.