Elisha Duncan

1822 - 1893  (70 years)

• Name	Elisha Duncan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	13 Sep 1822	Near Greenville, Clinton, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1870	St Vrain, Burlington, Weld, Colorado Territory, USA   [7]
  Residence	1880	Weld, Colorado, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1885	Weld, Colorado, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Cause of Death	Atherosclerosis - General
  Reference Number	30240
  Burial	1893	Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Death	3 Jul 1893	Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I30240	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Worthington Myatt,   b. 27 Mar 1832, Pocahontas, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 21 Feb 1926, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1849	Bond, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Zachary Taylor,   b. 22 Apr 1851, Keyesport, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 16 Nov 1899, Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. Margaret Jane Duncan,   b. 31 Jul 1853, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 11 Dec 1913, Colorado, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Robert Alexander Duncan,   b. 14 Aug 1855, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 16 Jan 1942, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. John Thomas Duncan,   b. 30 Sep 1857, Keyesport, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 9 Oct 1950, Custer, Whatcom, Washington, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Mary Worthington Duncan,   b. 10 May 1860, Bond, Illinois, USA d. 1952, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Edward Elisha Duncan,   b. 18 Jan 1863, Jefferson, Colorado, USA d. 24 May 1896, Colorado, USA (Age 33 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 7. Guy Dale Duncan,   b. 5 Jul 1866, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado Territory, USA d. 30 Jan 1950, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. James Dell Duncan,   b. 4 Jun 1872, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA d. 9 Jun 1893, Colorado, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1822 - Near Greenville, Clinton, Illinois, USA Marriage - 10 Aug 1849 - Bond, Illinois, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1860 - Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA Residence - 1870 - St Vrain, Burlington, Weld, Colorado Territory, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Weld, Colorado, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1885 - Weld, Colorado, USA Burial - 1893 - Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA Death - 3 Jul 1893 - Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Elisha Duncan
  	Golden Gate Toll Road GOLDEN GATE TOLL ROAD SHORT CUT TO GREGORY DIGGINGS OPERATED FROM 1860 TO 1871 OWNERS ALFRED TUCKER & ELISHA DUNCAN DEDICATED BY DAUGHTERS OF COLORADO MAY 12 1938 The Golden Gate Toll Road, also known as the Golden Gate & Gregory Road, climbed through Tucker Gulch and Golden Gate Canyon to the Central City Mining District. Photos on this page…

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	6 Documents
  	Elisha Duncan Obituary Weekly Register-Call, Volume XXXII, Number 4 courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
  	Elisha Duncan Robbed The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 22 - Courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
  	Elisha Duncan Obituary Boulder Daily Camera Pg 1
  	Elisha Duncan Offers to Race Horses Daily Central City Register, Pg 3 - Courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
  	Elisha Duncan Obituary Weekly Register-Call Volume XXXII, Number 4 courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
  	Alleged Thief Caught The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 22 - Courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60880770/elisha-duncan [S53] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Weld, Colorado; Roll: 93; Page: 500c; Enumeration District: 110. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Weld, Colorado; Roll: 93; Page: 500c; Enumeration District: 110 [S1534] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;). [S3350] Ancestry.com, Colorado, U.S., State Census, 1885, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007; Record Group Number: 29; Series Title: Colorado State Census, 1885; Series Number: M158; NARA Roll Number: 8. Colorado, U.S., State Census, 1885 The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007; Record Group Number: 29; Series Title: Colorado State Census, 1885; Series Number: M158; NARA Roll Number: 8 [S18] Ancestry.com, Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017. Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014 Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017 [S55] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bond, Illinois; Roll: M653_156; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 803156. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bond, Illinois; Roll: M653_156; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 803156 [S59] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: St Vrain, Weld, Colorado Territory; Roll: M593_95; Page: 503A. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: St Vrain, Weld, Colorado Territory; Roll: M593_95; Page: 503A