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- Carrie Harris said that Duncomde is a Dutch name, but they were English Canadian. Great Grandpa Duncombe lived in Ontario, Canada; Mich.; Calif.; Ida ho; Washington. He planted many of the Orange orchards around Las Angel es and Great Uncle Lorne homsteaded above LA in the hills. then went in to the army and after release from the army, homesteaded in Shelton Washin gton. He later moved to Woodland to be with Grandpa and then when Grand pa moved in with Grandma Bandy (at Summit View) so did Uncle Lorne. Dear Janice I believe that you are a great-Granddaughter of Fredrick William Duncom be and Julia Mabee: is that correct? He was also my Great-Grandfather a nd a very good and well beloved man. If you are doing genealogy work, I th ink you know that Julia Mabee came from a very distinguished family who se founder in the USA was Isaack Allerton, that with his wife and family c ame over on the Mayflower. Then descended down through the American bran ch of the Churchill family. If you need them, I have records of these dece dents and some of their ancestors back in England. If you need these recor ds you are welcome to them. I have the original of Grandpa Duncombe's marr iage licence. The one that hung on their wall. I took it out of the fra me they had it in and put it in acid free plastic to preserve i t. It is a keepsake that would be hard to give up, but you may have a co py of it if you wish. I haven't been able to find out much about Grandpa Duncombe's family exce pt that he came from Canada between The date of their Marriage 14 Dec 18 87 and the birth of their first child 12 Mar 1889. The exact date is not c ertain, as I remember it he told me he came shortly after their marria ge in Dec 1887. That means they would have probably move to the USA in 19 88 as they were in Mich. when their first child was born in March 1889. There is a story about him you may not know. When he was a boy, his fathe rs farm was right across the road from the farm of the parents of Aimee Se mple McPherson Who was born in Salford, Ontario, Canada in 1890 and was t he founder of the Four Square Church, so he knew the family. One day he sa ve her life and then regretted it all his adult life, as he felt so stro ng that the Four Square Church was an abomination and had he not saved h er life it never would have been. Thus he felt like he had interfered wi th the will of God. I think you know he was a very Spiritual man. This mu st have happened when they were in Salford for the birth of William and Wi lamena in 1894. As he was in Michigan when she was born and untl 1804 as f ar as we know. Aimee would have been 4 at that time. Grandpa Duncombe told me that the way he saved her life was as follows: She was setting in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. The team bolted a nd started running toward a cliff or the lip of a very deep Canion wi th a river at the bottom, that if they went over would have surely kill ed her. He was near by and jumped between the horses and grabbing the rai ns near the bit, one in each hand, dragged between the horses, pulling th em to a stop just short of the cliff. I'm inputting the records and corrections you sent into my computer and h ave some questions: 1. Most of the women that are named Belle in the family spell it with a ' e' on the end. Are you sure that Myrtle Bell Lowes spelled it without t he 'e'? Glenn Cook Don wrote: You asked about Grandpa Duncombe and if anyone knew anything ab out him as your sources were sketchy. I don't know how much truth the re is to it, but mom told me many times that Grandpa (actually Great Grand pa) was 23rd of 27 children, more than one birth being multiples. As f ar as she knew, even from such a prolific family there are no male descend ants that have survived to this day and the family name has died. Grandpa Duncombe was the kindred spirit you read about but Grandma Duncombe was a hellcat of the hightest caliber! Mom said that she was always on the warpath about something and t hat long-suffering Grandpa would always try to calm her down with, 'Now, n ow, Pet (his nickname for her) please calm down as everything is goi nd to be alright and it isn't as bad as it seems.' My recollections of him around Grandma Bandy's place were the nightly Bible readings in the living room, my daily experience of watching bug-eyed as Grandpa would go through his daily ritu al of shaving with the big straight razor of his (I just knew that one d ay I was going to see him cut his throat!), and his morning ritual of washing his e yes in a shotglass of warm, fresh urine! It must have worked as his eyesight w as pretty darn good right up until his death. Mom said that Grandpa had cultivated a huge garden every year since he w as 8 years old and that had been his main source of livelyhood for most of his life. And I will never forget those fabulous vegetable he grew!! When he h ad his stroke and lost a leg in his late 80s, he was devastated that he cou ld not tend a garden anymore and seemed to will himself to death. Of Uncle Lorne's bachelorhood, mom said that Uncle Lorne was dating a very nice young lady that was from a different church. When he told GrandmaDunc ombe that he was thinking of asking her to marry him, she flew into a ra ge and forbid him to ever see her again as she considered the girl a heath en. Uncle Lorne was said to have calmly told her that if he couldn't marry her , then he wouldn't marry anyone and never dated another woman for the rest o f his life. I don't know how much of this truth and how much was family lore, but it m akes good stories anyway. Mom also mentioned several relatives in Canada but was never aware of a ny of them having male descendents that survived to this day. By the way, my neighbor here in Texas has the last name of Duncom (different spelling). Thank you Don for your recollections of Grandpa Duncombe I will put th em in the family records. Yes Grandma Duncombe was a 'Hell Cat' as you sai d. I remember only too well. I stayed clear of her, you better believe. Wh at you remember of Lorne is also correct as far as I know. I spell it wi th an 'e' as that is the way it is in the records I have. I have not prov ed that to be correct though. There are a lot of things I need to resear ch yet, but have decided that pulling this all together and in a usable fo rm is more important. I will do more research after. Grandpa didn't have a stroke, but hardening of the arteries and the blo od flow to hi foot was cut off and got gangrene in it. So it had to be c ut off. It may make you feel better if I tell you that one time he to ld me that his life was bad after the amputation as he had always be en so active, but latter it became the best part of his life as he fou nd he had time for things he never had time for before. People would co me and visit and he could take the time to talk to them about the Bible a nd such. He could listen to his programs on the radio and in general fou nd it very pleasant. Glenn's answer Yes! Don, Grandpa was very nice and I loved him dearly, but when religi on was involved he could be a 'Hell Cat' also. He chased me around more th an once. He was a hard shell Baptist and nothing else would do. He we nt to the Methodist church as there was no Baptist Church around, but nev er let the Methodist forget that he was really a Baptist. But, when he died, even the Catholics said if ever a man made it he did. He wouldn't let Grandma Bandy marry Grandpa Glovers brother either. Palm er was his name and he was a good man. I think you remember he stayed wi th Mom and Dad before he died. Grandpa Duncombe just set his foot down a nd said 'We have had enough of those Glovers' and that was it. She end ed up marrying Grandpa Bandy and he was a little ruff on the family. I rem ember only too well. What I need is information about his family before. And, yes they we re in Canada and some still are. I sent you a copy of their Marriage Licen ce from Canada. Got it from Sue Pattullo. She said that his fathers name w as William G Duncombe born in England and came to Canada as a young man. H is mother was Fannie Hill. In Dec 1936 Fred and Julia were living at 410 North E St. Tacoma, Washingt on. Sue Pattullo just sent me a lot of information on Grandpa and the famil y, She says he is listed in 1900 U.S. Census, Sanilac Co., Michigan, fores ter Twp. Obituary of FREDERICK William Duncombe. Deckerville....... Word has been received by Mrs. Thorns Pattullo of the death of her brother Fred Duncombe, 88, in Puyallup, Washington. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 4. Mr. Duncombe was born on February 25, 1864 in Canada and came to Sanilac County as a young man. He married and lived on the farm now occup- ied by Willis Clemons in Marion township. He was an active member of East Melon Baptist Church and Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. Duncombe and family left here in 1908 to make their home in Calif- ornia, later moving to Washington. Mrs. Duncombe passed away several years ago. He is survived by three sons. William Duncombe, Mercer Island Washington; John Duncombe, Tacoma, Washington; and Loren Duncombe, Puyallup, Wash- ington: one daughter, Mrs. May Bandy with whom he lived: seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren one great-great-grandchild: and his sister. Mrs. Pattullo. Listed in the 1900 U.S. Census, Sanilac Co. Michigan. Forester Twp.
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- Lorne F Duncombe, Rte3 - Box847, Puyallup, Pierce, Wash, born 20 Nov 1890 in Deckerville, Mich, registered for the draft. He was employed by Archer Daniels Midland Co, Port of Tacoma. The person who would always know his address was his father, Fred Duncombe, at the same address. He was White, 5' 7", 160 pounds, had blue eyes, gray black hair, and a ruddy complexion.
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1864 - 1953 (88 years)
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