Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Clark DUCKERING 
, 1685
, 1685Census27 April 1910, 67 Cawlitz Precinct, Lewis, Washington, USA4049 Age: 40
Burial17 April 1948, Big Sandy Cemetery, Big Sandy, Chouteau County, Montana, USA
OccupationFarmer 1900 & 19104047
FatherJohn DUCKERING , 1274 (1819-1909)
MotherMaria BEAN , 1666 (1829-1910)
Spouses
1Margaret Elizabeth BLAIR 
, 1686
, 1686Census27 April 1910, 67 Cawlitz Precinct, Lewis, Washington, USA4049 Age: 43
FatherJacob Frank BLAIR , 1900 (1835-1878)
MotherLouisa HUTCHINS , 1901 (1836-1923)
2Emma Jane SUMMERS 4062, 1910
4062, 1910Birth22 September 1869, Boonsboro, Maryland, USA4063
Death23 June 1956, St Clare Hospital, Fort Benton, Montana, USA Age: 86
Burial27 June 1956, Big Sandy Cemetery, Big Sandy, Chouteau County, Montana, USA4064
FatherSimon P. SUMMERS , 1911 (1841-1879)
MotherEmma ZITTLE , 1912 (1838-1919)
Family ID657
Marriage5 May 1945, Chouteau, Montana, USA4065
No Children
Notes for William Clark DUCKERING
William had a ranch at Big Sandy, Montana, which Don says is like the 'bald prairie'. Don recollects as a child that William had a large car, which he had cut down and used for chasing coyotes. (Don 20.12.96)
The following provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara": The River Press, Fort Benton, MT, 21 April 1948
William C. Duckering, age 78 years, died last Wednesday in a Havre hospital where he had been a patient since last September. He had his hip crushed when a porch roof fell on him while he was helping build.
He is survived by his widow, Emma; three daughters, Mrs. C.A. Hunt, of Great Falls, Mrs. A. O. Cleveland and Mrs. R. H. Cornett, of Big Sandy; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three stepsons, Paul, Albert of Loma, and Basil Mertz, Rudyard. Funeral was Saturday afternoon at the M. E. church in Big Sandy. Burial was in the local cemetery. ........................................ William Clark Duckering b. 11 Oct 1869, Minnesota d. 13 Apr 1949, Havre, Hill, MT Parents of William: John and Maria (Bean) Duckering married to (2 Nov 1890, Dassell, Meeker Co., MN) Margaret Elizabeth Blair Duckering b. 24 Jan 1867, Meeker County, MN d. 21 Jan 1941, Big Sandy, Choteau, MT Children: Annabelle, Cora, Dora, and Marjorie
The following provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara": The River Press, Fort Benton, MT, 21 April 1948
William C. Duckering, age 78 years, died last Wednesday in a Havre hospital where he had been a patient since last September. He had his hip crushed when a porch roof fell on him while he was helping build.
He is survived by his widow, Emma; three daughters, Mrs. C.A. Hunt, of Great Falls, Mrs. A. O. Cleveland and Mrs. R. H. Cornett, of Big Sandy; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three stepsons, Paul, Albert of Loma, and Basil Mertz, Rudyard. Funeral was Saturday afternoon at the M. E. church in Big Sandy. Burial was in the local cemetery. ........................................ William Clark Duckering b. 11 Oct 1869, Minnesota d. 13 Apr 1949, Havre, Hill, MT Parents of William: John and Maria (Bean) Duckering married to (2 Nov 1890, Dassell, Meeker Co., MN) Margaret Elizabeth Blair Duckering b. 24 Jan 1867, Meeker County, MN d. 21 Jan 1941, Big Sandy, Choteau, MT Children: Annabelle, Cora, Dora, and Marjorie
Notes for Emma Jane (Spouse 2)
See copy of death certificate on file.
1956 Great Falls Tribune, Montana, Sunday 24 June, page 14. Mrs. Emma Duckering. Fort Benton - Mrs. Emma Mertz Duckering, 87, Big Sandy, died in the hospital here Saturday. Born Sept. 22, 1869, in Boonsboro, Md., she came to Montana as a girl, and was married to Lewis Mertz, Dec. 22, 1887. He died in 1942, and she later married to William Duckering who died in 1948. Surviving are sons, Basil of Rudyard, Paul of Fort Benton, and Albert of Loma; seven grandchildren, and sisters, Mrs Dollie Wolfe of Boonesboro, and Mrs. Minnie Flook of Hagerston, Md. Funeral services will be held at Big Snady, Wednesday at 2pm. The Benton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (www.newspapers.com 13th March 2023)
1956 Great Falls Tribune, Montana, Sunday 24 June, page 14. Mrs. Emma Duckering. Fort Benton - Mrs. Emma Mertz Duckering, 87, Big Sandy, died in the hospital here Saturday. Born Sept. 22, 1869, in Boonsboro, Md., she came to Montana as a girl, and was married to Lewis Mertz, Dec. 22, 1887. He died in 1942, and she later married to William Duckering who died in 1948. Surviving are sons, Basil of Rudyard, Paul of Fort Benton, and Albert of Loma; seven grandchildren, and sisters, Mrs Dollie Wolfe of Boonesboro, and Mrs. Minnie Flook of Hagerston, Md. Funeral services will be held at Big Snady, Wednesday at 2pm. The Benton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (www.newspapers.com 13th March 2023)