The Duvall family lived around the Leesburg/Duncan’s
Bridge area in the early days and later moved to Madison. Henry
Clay Duvall migrated from Kentucky to Carroll County, MO. After
losing his first wife, Elizabeth Jane O’Neal, in childbirth, he moved
to Monroe County. He married Nancy Jane Capp in August 1875.
Submitted by: Don Duvall |
Amna
Duvall; date unknown. |
Raymond
(Slim) Duvall and his early model truck with a Traffic brand radiator;
date unknown. Slim’s brother, Walker, was always taking his truck
(without permission) to do jobs and they squabbled about it all the
time. Later in life, Walker borrowed his brother Clyde’s car to
go out on dates - without permission, of course! |
William
(Will) Marion Duvall mining coal north of Madison; date unknown. Will
(1869-1938) was a carpenter by trade and built several houses still
standing today. Family lore is that the family was so poor they
didn’t own a horse so he had to walk from Duncan’s Bridge to build
the house that now stands across from the Moberly racetrack! |
Margaret
(Walker) Duvall (1873-1944) with son Raymond; ca 1898. |
The
William and Margaret Duvall family; date unknown. They ultimately
had 8 children – 3 girls and 5 boys. |
Henry
Clay Duvall, father of William; date unknown. |
A
trio of young girls and their dolls; date unknown. Dorothy Lee
(Barns) Duvall (1913-1995) is on the right; the other girls are not
named. Dorothy lived around Tulip, south of Madison, about the time
this photo was taken. She married John Marion Duvall, who retired
as a rural mail carrier; when the roads were too bad, he had assistants
on horseback to help him deliver the mail. |
Walker
Duvall and Grandma Walker; 1948. This photo was taken just before
he opened a feed and produce store in Madison. |