'The Madisonian,' Virginia City, MT
21 September 1905, page 1:
It is with no ordinary feeling of sorrow that the Madisonian announces the death of Thomas Duncan, one of the foremost citizens of Madison county and a pioneer of the Territory of Montana. The sad event occurred at the family residence in this city about four o'clock this morning, and was caused by hepatic colic, the culmination of a complication of stomach trouble which he had for several years been afflicted. Shortly after noon last Tuesday, while engaged in his duties at the Elling State bank, Mr. Duncan suddenly collapsed and fell to the floor; and, although medical aid was immediately procured, he hovered between life and death for five hours before the strenuous efforts of the attending physician availed to restore him sufficiently to admit removal to his home. Since then, he has had similar attacks, of a lesser degree of intensity, but last evening his friends were gratified by intelligence from the sick chamber that he was apparently regaining strength and had an excellent chance to pull through. Hence, the tidings which greeted early risers in the city this morning that "Tom Duncan is dead" came as a veritable shock which spread a shade of sadness over the entire community, and evoked a heartfelt burst of sympathy with the suddenly bereaved widow in her distress.
Thomas Duncan was, in all that the term implies, one of the self-made men of Montana. Born of humble parentage in Scotland, at Arnstein, on the Clyde, February 23, 1851, he migrated with his parents to the United States in 1852. The family located successively in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and finally, in 1864, came to Montana arriving in Alder gulch in July of that year. Here the Rev. Hugh Duncan, father of our subject, located a placer claim on German flat, in Alder gulch, about three miles northwest from Virginia City. In the working of this claim he was assisted by his two sons, James and Thomas, and for four or five years they were quite successful in gathering golden grains. When the claim became exhausted the family removed to Ruby valley, near Sheridan, and engaged in bucolic pursuits, Thomas alone coming to Virginia City to complete his education and follow a clerical life.
It was while employed in the placer mines that our subject sustained the injury which sapped his physical strength and made a resort to sedentary work a necessity. Upon one occasion he undertook to remove a large boulder which was beyond his strength, and in attempting to turn it over he suffered an internal strain which disabled him for a long period and kept him on crutches for several months.
Mr. Duncan's history since coming to Virginia City to live is as "familiar as household words" to our people. His superior ability as an accountant and penmap, coupled with his industrious habits and strict attention to every duty entrusted to him, made his services in constant demand where these qualifications were required, and he never was without employment when he wished it. In the mercantile and bank houses of Virginia City he has for many years filled positions of trust and responsibility, and always with credit and honor to himself and the satisfaction of his employers.
In 1892 he was the candidate of the republicans for the office of clerk of the district court of the fifth judicial district. In this contest he was successful, and creditably filled the office for the term of four years. In 1896 he again received the nomination of that party for the same position, but went down to defeat before James G. Walker, the democratic nominee and present incumbent.
During the later years of the lifetime of the late Henry Elling he was chief bookkeeper and confidential clerk in the banking house of that financial magnate, and upon the death of the head of the firm in 1900, Mr. Duncan was promoted to the general management of the concern, and was also made one of the executors of the last will and testament of the deceased banker. He retained his position at the head of the Elling State bank until the fatal attack on Tuesday last brought it to a sudden ending. His career in the bank speaks for itself. It tells the story of a life of sterling integrity and unswerving fidelity to duty,which, at the zenith of its success, was unfortunately only too tragically brought to a close. He was a man of quiet demeanor and not much given to indulgences in social functions, but always ready with a kindly smile and heartsome greeting for all whom he came in contact, and the coterie with whom he was wont to associate will sadly miss him from their evening gatherings.
He was a lifelong member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Montana Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of this city, of which he was a past worshipful master, and was also one of the temple trustees. Parenthetically, it may here be said that his father, the Rev. Hugh Duncan, who received his Masonic initiation near the home of the "Bard of Ayr," in Scotland, was one of the organizers of the first grand lodge of Masons in Montana. Thomas Duncan was also a Royal Arch Mason of Virginia City Chapter No. 1, in which at the time of his death he held the office of generalissimo. He was master of the third vail in Virginia City Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, and a member of Algeria Temple of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Duncan was married at Adobetown this county, to Miss Laura Rose. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weber, the latter a sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have no children, but the sorrowing widow has the profoundest sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement.
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'Society of Montana Pioneers,' 1899, James Upton Sanders, page 180:
"Thomas Duncan, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born at Arnstein, Scotland, February 23d, 1851. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 23d, 1864. Occupation, miner. Residence, Adobetown, Alder Gulch."
Thomas Duncan and Laura R. Rose were married on May 29, 1884, in Virginia City.
Contributor: RunninonMT (49509864
21 September 1905, page 1:
It is with no ordinary feeling of sorrow that the Madisonian announces the death of Thomas Duncan, one of the foremost citizens of Madison county and a pioneer of the Territory of Montana. The sad event occurred at the family residence in this city about four o'clock this morning, and was caused by hepatic colic, the culmination of a complication of stomach trouble which he had for several years been afflicted. Shortly after noon last Tuesday, while engaged in his duties at the Elling State bank, Mr. Duncan suddenly collapsed and fell to the floor; and, although medical aid was immediately procured, he hovered between life and death for five hours before the strenuous efforts of the attending physician availed to restore him sufficiently to admit removal to his home. Since then, he has had similar attacks, of a lesser degree of intensity, but last evening his friends were gratified by intelligence from the sick chamber that he was apparently regaining strength and had an excellent chance to pull through. Hence, the tidings which greeted early risers in the city this morning that "Tom Duncan is dead" came as a veritable shock which spread a shade of sadness over the entire community, and evoked a heartfelt burst of sympathy with the suddenly bereaved widow in her distress.
Thomas Duncan was, in all that the term implies, one of the self-made men of Montana. Born of humble parentage in Scotland, at Arnstein, on the Clyde, February 23, 1851, he migrated with his parents to the United States in 1852. The family located successively in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and finally, in 1864, came to Montana arriving in Alder gulch in July of that year. Here the Rev. Hugh Duncan, father of our subject, located a placer claim on German flat, in Alder gulch, about three miles northwest from Virginia City. In the working of this claim he was assisted by his two sons, James and Thomas, and for four or five years they were quite successful in gathering golden grains. When the claim became exhausted the family removed to Ruby valley, near Sheridan, and engaged in bucolic pursuits, Thomas alone coming to Virginia City to complete his education and follow a clerical life.
It was while employed in the placer mines that our subject sustained the injury which sapped his physical strength and made a resort to sedentary work a necessity. Upon one occasion he undertook to remove a large boulder which was beyond his strength, and in attempting to turn it over he suffered an internal strain which disabled him for a long period and kept him on crutches for several months.
Mr. Duncan's history since coming to Virginia City to live is as "familiar as household words" to our people. His superior ability as an accountant and penmap, coupled with his industrious habits and strict attention to every duty entrusted to him, made his services in constant demand where these qualifications were required, and he never was without employment when he wished it. In the mercantile and bank houses of Virginia City he has for many years filled positions of trust and responsibility, and always with credit and honor to himself and the satisfaction of his employers.
In 1892 he was the candidate of the republicans for the office of clerk of the district court of the fifth judicial district. In this contest he was successful, and creditably filled the office for the term of four years. In 1896 he again received the nomination of that party for the same position, but went down to defeat before James G. Walker, the democratic nominee and present incumbent.
During the later years of the lifetime of the late Henry Elling he was chief bookkeeper and confidential clerk in the banking house of that financial magnate, and upon the death of the head of the firm in 1900, Mr. Duncan was promoted to the general management of the concern, and was also made one of the executors of the last will and testament of the deceased banker. He retained his position at the head of the Elling State bank until the fatal attack on Tuesday last brought it to a sudden ending. His career in the bank speaks for itself. It tells the story of a life of sterling integrity and unswerving fidelity to duty,which, at the zenith of its success, was unfortunately only too tragically brought to a close. He was a man of quiet demeanor and not much given to indulgences in social functions, but always ready with a kindly smile and heartsome greeting for all whom he came in contact, and the coterie with whom he was wont to associate will sadly miss him from their evening gatherings.
He was a lifelong member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Montana Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of this city, of which he was a past worshipful master, and was also one of the temple trustees. Parenthetically, it may here be said that his father, the Rev. Hugh Duncan, who received his Masonic initiation near the home of the "Bard of Ayr," in Scotland, was one of the organizers of the first grand lodge of Masons in Montana. Thomas Duncan was also a Royal Arch Mason of Virginia City Chapter No. 1, in which at the time of his death he held the office of generalissimo. He was master of the third vail in Virginia City Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, and a member of Algeria Temple of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Duncan was married at Adobetown this county, to Miss Laura Rose. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weber, the latter a sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have no children, but the sorrowing widow has the profoundest sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement.
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'Society of Montana Pioneers,' 1899, James Upton Sanders, page 180:
"Thomas Duncan, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born at Arnstein, Scotland, February 23d, 1851. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 23d, 1864. Occupation, miner. Residence, Adobetown, Alder Gulch."
Thomas Duncan and Laura R. Rose were married on May 29, 1884, in Virginia City.
Contributor: RunninonMT (49509864
'The Madisonian,' Virginia City, MT
21 September 1905, page 1:
It is with no ordinary feeling of sorrow that the Madisonian announces the death of Thomas Duncan, one of the foremost citizens of Madison county and a pioneer of the Territory of Montana. The sad event occurred at the family residence in this city about four o'clock this morning, and was caused by hepatic colic, the culmination of a complication of stomach trouble which he had for several years been afflicted. Shortly after noon last Tuesday, while engaged in his duties at the Elling State bank, Mr. Duncan suddenly collapsed and fell to the floor; and, although medical aid was immediately procured, he hovered between life and death for five hours before the strenuous efforts of the attending physician availed to restore him sufficiently to admit removal to his home. Since then, he has had similar attacks, of a lesser degree of intensity, but last evening his friends were gratified by intelligence from the sick chamber that he was apparently regaining strength and had an excellent chance to pull through. Hence, the tidings which greeted early risers in the city this morning that "Tom Duncan is dead" came as a veritable shock which spread a shade of sadness over the entire community, and evoked a heartfelt burst of sympathy with the suddenly bereaved widow in her distress.
Thomas Duncan was, in all that the term implies, one of the self-made men of Montana. Born of humble parentage in Scotland, at Arnstein, on the Clyde, February 23, 1851, he migrated with his parents to the United States in 1852. The family located successively in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and finally, in 1864, came to Montana arriving in Alder gulch in July of that year. Here the Rev. Hugh Duncan, father of our subject, located a placer claim on German flat, in Alder gulch, about three miles northwest from Virginia City. In the working of this claim he was assisted by his two sons, James and Thomas, and for four or five years they were quite successful in gathering golden grains. When the claim became exhausted the family removed to Ruby valley, near Sheridan, and engaged in bucolic pursuits, Thomas alone coming to Virginia City to complete his education and follow a clerical life.
It was while employed in the placer mines that our subject sustained the injury which sapped his physical strength and made a resort to sedentary work a necessity. Upon one occasion he undertook to remove a large boulder which was beyond his strength, and in attempting to turn it over he suffered an internal strain which disabled him for a long period and kept him on crutches for several months.
Mr. Duncan's history since coming to Virginia City to live is as "familiar as household words" to our people. His superior ability as an accountant and penmap, coupled with his industrious habits and strict attention to every duty entrusted to him, made his services in constant demand where these qualifications were required, and he never was without employment when he wished it. In the mercantile and bank houses of Virginia City he has for many years filled positions of trust and responsibility, and always with credit and honor to himself and the satisfaction of his employers.
In 1892 he was the candidate of the republicans for the office of clerk of the district court of the fifth judicial district. In this contest he was successful, and creditably filled the office for the term of four years. In 1896 he again received the nomination of that party for the same position, but went down to defeat before James G. Walker, the democratic nominee and present incumbent.
During the later years of the lifetime of the late Henry Elling he was chief bookkeeper and confidential clerk in the banking house of that financial magnate, and upon the death of the head of the firm in 1900, Mr. Duncan was promoted to the general management of the concern, and was also made one of the executors of the last will and testament of the deceased banker. He retained his position at the head of the Elling State bank until the fatal attack on Tuesday last brought it to a sudden ending. His career in the bank speaks for itself. It tells the story of a life of sterling integrity and unswerving fidelity to duty,which, at the zenith of its success, was unfortunately only too tragically brought to a close. He was a man of quiet demeanor and not much given to indulgences in social functions, but always ready with a kindly smile and heartsome greeting for all whom he came in contact, and the coterie with whom he was wont to associate will sadly miss him from their evening gatherings.
He was a lifelong member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Montana Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of this city, of which he was a past worshipful master, and was also one of the temple trustees. Parenthetically, it may here be said that his father, the Rev. Hugh Duncan, who received his Masonic initiation near the home of the "Bard of Ayr," in Scotland, was one of the organizers of the first grand lodge of Masons in Montana. Thomas Duncan was also a Royal Arch Mason of Virginia City Chapter No. 1, in which at the time of his death he held the office of generalissimo. He was master of the third vail in Virginia City Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, and a member of Algeria Temple of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Duncan was married at Adobetown this county, to Miss Laura Rose. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weber, the latter a sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have no children, but the sorrowing widow has the profoundest sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement.
~~
'Society of Montana Pioneers,' 1899, James Upton Sanders, page 180:
"Thomas Duncan, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born at Arnstein, Scotland, February 23d, 1851. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 23d, 1864. Occupation, miner. Residence, Adobetown, Alder Gulch."
Thomas Duncan and Laura R. Rose were married on May 29, 1884, in Virginia City.
Contributor: RunninonMT (49509864
21 September 1905, page 1:
It is with no ordinary feeling of sorrow that the Madisonian announces the death of Thomas Duncan, one of the foremost citizens of Madison county and a pioneer of the Territory of Montana. The sad event occurred at the family residence in this city about four o'clock this morning, and was caused by hepatic colic, the culmination of a complication of stomach trouble which he had for several years been afflicted. Shortly after noon last Tuesday, while engaged in his duties at the Elling State bank, Mr. Duncan suddenly collapsed and fell to the floor; and, although medical aid was immediately procured, he hovered between life and death for five hours before the strenuous efforts of the attending physician availed to restore him sufficiently to admit removal to his home. Since then, he has had similar attacks, of a lesser degree of intensity, but last evening his friends were gratified by intelligence from the sick chamber that he was apparently regaining strength and had an excellent chance to pull through. Hence, the tidings which greeted early risers in the city this morning that "Tom Duncan is dead" came as a veritable shock which spread a shade of sadness over the entire community, and evoked a heartfelt burst of sympathy with the suddenly bereaved widow in her distress.
Thomas Duncan was, in all that the term implies, one of the self-made men of Montana. Born of humble parentage in Scotland, at Arnstein, on the Clyde, February 23, 1851, he migrated with his parents to the United States in 1852. The family located successively in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and finally, in 1864, came to Montana arriving in Alder gulch in July of that year. Here the Rev. Hugh Duncan, father of our subject, located a placer claim on German flat, in Alder gulch, about three miles northwest from Virginia City. In the working of this claim he was assisted by his two sons, James and Thomas, and for four or five years they were quite successful in gathering golden grains. When the claim became exhausted the family removed to Ruby valley, near Sheridan, and engaged in bucolic pursuits, Thomas alone coming to Virginia City to complete his education and follow a clerical life.
It was while employed in the placer mines that our subject sustained the injury which sapped his physical strength and made a resort to sedentary work a necessity. Upon one occasion he undertook to remove a large boulder which was beyond his strength, and in attempting to turn it over he suffered an internal strain which disabled him for a long period and kept him on crutches for several months.
Mr. Duncan's history since coming to Virginia City to live is as "familiar as household words" to our people. His superior ability as an accountant and penmap, coupled with his industrious habits and strict attention to every duty entrusted to him, made his services in constant demand where these qualifications were required, and he never was without employment when he wished it. In the mercantile and bank houses of Virginia City he has for many years filled positions of trust and responsibility, and always with credit and honor to himself and the satisfaction of his employers.
In 1892 he was the candidate of the republicans for the office of clerk of the district court of the fifth judicial district. In this contest he was successful, and creditably filled the office for the term of four years. In 1896 he again received the nomination of that party for the same position, but went down to defeat before James G. Walker, the democratic nominee and present incumbent.
During the later years of the lifetime of the late Henry Elling he was chief bookkeeper and confidential clerk in the banking house of that financial magnate, and upon the death of the head of the firm in 1900, Mr. Duncan was promoted to the general management of the concern, and was also made one of the executors of the last will and testament of the deceased banker. He retained his position at the head of the Elling State bank until the fatal attack on Tuesday last brought it to a sudden ending. His career in the bank speaks for itself. It tells the story of a life of sterling integrity and unswerving fidelity to duty,which, at the zenith of its success, was unfortunately only too tragically brought to a close. He was a man of quiet demeanor and not much given to indulgences in social functions, but always ready with a kindly smile and heartsome greeting for all whom he came in contact, and the coterie with whom he was wont to associate will sadly miss him from their evening gatherings.
He was a lifelong member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Montana Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of this city, of which he was a past worshipful master, and was also one of the temple trustees. Parenthetically, it may here be said that his father, the Rev. Hugh Duncan, who received his Masonic initiation near the home of the "Bard of Ayr," in Scotland, was one of the organizers of the first grand lodge of Masons in Montana. Thomas Duncan was also a Royal Arch Mason of Virginia City Chapter No. 1, in which at the time of his death he held the office of generalissimo. He was master of the third vail in Virginia City Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, and a member of Algeria Temple of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Duncan was married at Adobetown this county, to Miss Laura Rose. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weber, the latter a sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have no children, but the sorrowing widow has the profoundest sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement.
~~
'Society of Montana Pioneers,' 1899, James Upton Sanders, page 180:
"Thomas Duncan, son of Hugh and Christiana (Young) Duncan; born at Arnstein, Scotland, February 23d, 1851. Came to the United States in 1852. Place of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 23d, 1864. Occupation, miner. Residence, Adobetown, Alder Gulch."
Thomas Duncan and Laura R. Rose were married on May 29, 1884, in Virginia City.
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