Myrtle C. Duncan

1917 - 2001  (84 years)

• Name	Myrtle C. Duncan
  Birth	7 Mar 1917
  Gender	Female
  Story	Biography of Walter Joseph Barry
  	Walter was born in Bridgeport,in Jackson County, AL in Jackson County in 1914. Not long after he was born the family moved from Alabama to Petros, TN. In the 1930's he and his step-brother, Wesley, went to work in Chicago. After a few years he returned to Petros and in 1941 he married Myrtle C. Duncan who was from Windrock. In 1945 he started working for the Windrock Coal and Coke Company. He later worked for the local county school system. They ended up moving to Oliver Springs, located at the foot of Walden Ridge. My grandparents were members of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt.Pisgah Baptist Church. Walter died in 1991 due to complications as a result of the "black lung" he acquired from the years he worked as a coalminer in Windrock.
  Death	28 Apr 2001
  Siblings	11 Siblings
  1. Ina Duncan ▻ Albert Hayes Cox;   Cox   2. Alfred Duncan   3. Sanford Eugene Duncan   4. Burley Duncan   5. Floella Duncan ▻ Brummett   6. Raymond Duncan   7. Myrtle C. Duncan,   b. 7 Mar 1917   d. 28 Apr 2001  (Age 84 years) ▻ Walter Joseph Barry   8. James David Duncan,   b. 23 Feb 1924   d. 1966  (Age 41 years)   9. Loretta Duncan,   b. 1927   d. 1941  (Age 14 years)   10. Kathleen Duncan,   b. 29 Oct 1931   d. 15 Apr 1999  (Age 67 years) ▻ Jackson   11. Onard Leon Duncan,   b. 17 Jan 1936   d. 1989  (Age 52 years)   12. Suetta Duncan
  Person ID	I14556	Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Wesley P. Duncan,   b. 2 Apr 1892   d. 8 Jul 1961 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Myra Katherine Seiber,   b. 28 Nov 1898   d. 1988 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Wesley died from a heart attack at age 68. He and Myra are buried in Butler Cemetery in Anderson County. Y
  Family ID	F5254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Joseph Barry,   b. 17 Nov 1914   d. 24 Apr 1999 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Walter was born in Bridgeport,in Jackson County, AL in Jackson County in 1914. Not long after he was born the family moved from Alabama to Petros, TN. In the 1930's he and his step-brother, Wesley, went to work in Chicago. After a few years he returned to Petros and in 1941 he married Myrtle C. Duncan who was from Windrock. In 1945 he started working for the Windrock Coal and Coke Company. He later worked for the local county school system. They ended up moving to Oliver Springs, located at the foot of Walden Ridge. My grandparents were members of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt.Pisgah Baptist Church. Walter died in 1991 due to complications as a result of the "black lung" he acquired from the years he worked as a coalminer in Windrock. Y
  Children	1. Kathryn Barry   2. Thomas King,   c. 25 Dec 1789, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Barry   4. Steven Ronnie Barry
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F5253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Myrtle was born in Windrock. She was the oldest of 12 children. She married Walter Joseph Barry b 1941. They later moved to Oliver Springs in Anderson County. Myrtle was a pianist and gave piano lessons for a number of years. She was a member of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.