Altha Leona (Brunges) Duncan (1898 - 1998)

Born 25 Sep 1898 in Custer Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Weldon Arthur Duncan — married 14 Oct 1921 in Helena, Emmet, Michigan

Died 7 Dec 1998 at age 100 in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Altha Leona (Brunges) Duncan was born on September 25, 1898 in Custer, Antrim, Michigan, United States.^[1] Her parents were Charles Wesley Brunges (1874 - 1948) and Etta Blanche (Woodruff) Brunges (1879 - 1971).^[1]

Altha married Weldon Arthur Duncan (1900 - 1984) on October 14, 1921 in Helena, Emmet, Michigan.^[2]

Altha was in a directory in 1925 in Petoskey, Michigan, United States.^[3]

Altha was in a directory in 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.^[4]

Altha was in a directory in 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.^[5]

Altha died (age 100) on 7 December 1998 in DeKalb, Georgia, United States.^[6] Altha was mentioned on a memorial in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States^[7]

Census

In the 1900 census Altha (age 2) was the single daughter of Charles W Brunges in Custer Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States.^[8]

In the 1910 census Altha (age 11) was the single daughter of Charles W Brungess in Custer, Antrim, Michigan, United States.^[9]

In the 1920 census Altha (age 22) was the single niece of Ben F Brunges in Genesee, Michigan, United States.^[10]

In the 1930 census Attha (age 31) was the wife of Weldon A Duncan in Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, United States.^[11]

In the 1940 census Attha (age 42) was the wife of Weldon A Duncan in Paris Twp, Kent, Michigan, United States^[12]

In the 1950 census Altha (age 51) was the wife of Weldon A Duncan in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth Registration: "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
   Citing item 2 rn 114, Custer, Antrim, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,716.
   FamilySearch Record: NQXJ-48G (accessed 26 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67NL-N1
   Altha Brunges birth 25 Sep 1898 in Custer, Antrim, Michigan.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
   Citing Marriage, Antrim, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210034.
   FamilySearch Record: N31X-5Y8 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67Q9-6NY Image number 337
   Altha Brunges marriage to Welden A. Duncan on 14 Oct 1921 in Antrim, Michigan.
3. ↑ 1925 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #440318658 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   Name: Altha L Duncan; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1925; Street Address: 07 State; Residence Place: Petoskey, Michigan, USA; Spouse: Weldon A Duncan; Publication Title: Petoskey, Michigan, City Directory, 1925.
4. ↑ 1944 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #700473492 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   Name: Altha Duncan; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1944; Street Address: 1155 Boulevard NE; Residence Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Spouse: Weldon A Duncan; Publication Title: Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1944.
5. ↑ 1951 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #697037829 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   Name: Altha L Duncan; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1951; Street Address: 55 Blvd NE; Residence Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Spouse: Weldon A Duncan; Publication Title: Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1951.
6. ↑ Death: "Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998"
   Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 052442
   Ancestry Record 5426 #3119920 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   Altha L Duncan death 7 Dec 1998 (age 100) in DeKalb, Georgia, USA.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #5642703 (accessed 26 June 2022)
   Memorial page for Altha L. 'Nanny' Duncan (unknown-7 Dec 1998), citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Mollie Parker Story (contributor 1649967).
8. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 53; FHL microfilm: 1240699; Record number: 25045;
   FamilySearch Record: M91X-5GH (accessed 26 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67F9-KS4 Image number 00518
   Altha L Brunges (2), single daughter, in household of Charles W Brunges (26) in Custer Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States.
9. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 635; FHL microfilm 1,374,648.
   FamilySearch Record: MLPC-JGN (accessed 26 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNT-9S55 Image number 00731
   Altha L Brungess (11), single daughter, in household of Charles W Brungess (36) in Custer, Antrim, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
10. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 764; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 1820764; Record number: 54998;
    FamilySearch Record: MZSY-RJN (accessed 26 June 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RN5-3WT Image number 01147
    Altha Brunges (22), single niece, in household of Ben F Brunges (36) in Genesee, Michigan, United States.
11. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 44B, line 73, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1005; FHL microfilm 2,340,740.
    FamilySearch Record: XQBP-DKD (accessed 26 June 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHX-7TH Image number 00425
    Attha F Duncan (31), wife, in household of Weldon A Duncan (29) in Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
12. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 77;
    FamilySearch Record: K4GM-4DR (accessed 26 June 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-KF
    (42) in Paris Twp, Kent, Michigan, United States.
13. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: 766; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 160-501
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127540448 (accessed 26 June 2022)
    Altha Duncan (51), wife, in household of Weldon A Duncan (49) in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Born in Michigan.

• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #16759359 (accessed 26 June 2022)
  Altha B Duncan death 7 Dec 1998.

See also:

• Family Search Profile with sources
• Census Free Space Page

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Brunges-26 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Terry and others.
• Thanks to Terry Duncan for creating this profile on Apr 15, 2013.