I'm posting to this list to see if anyone can help me with these brick walls that I just can't break out of. Although most of the information I've found have been in Floyd and Montgomery County, I'm hoping someone in neighboring Southwest Virginia counties can help me out!! Seeking information on Annie Aker's parents. Her name may have been Anna. She married Spencer Duncan. His name may have been spelled Spensor. His parents are Blanch Duncan, Sr., and Nancy Reed. Spensor's grandparents are John Duncan and Elizabeth Ann Holtzclaw. Based on the 1850 Census, Annie was born approximately in 1810 in or around Montgomery County, Virginia. In the 1870 Census, they are living in Floyd County. Her husband, Spensor, was born approximately 1818. Here they are in a few censuses: 1850: 41st District, Montgomery Co, Virginia Page - 50, Family # 673 Spencer Duncan.................m..32...VA Ann Duncan........................f...40...VA James (s/b Jane?) Duncan...f...13...VA Ellendor Duncan..................f...11...VA Sampson Duncan...............m...9...VA Major Duncan.....................m...7...VA Nancy Duncan....................f.. .3...VA 1860: Christianburg P.O., Montgomery Co. VA Census Page - 616 Spencer Duncan......m...45...VA...farmer Annie Duncan..........f....45...VA Jane Duncan...........f....20...VA Ellender Duncan......f...18....VA Sampson Duncan...m...15...VA Major Duncan........m...13...VA Nancy Duncan........f....11...VA Frances Duncan.....f.....7...VA 1870: Alum Ridge Twp, Floyd Co, Virginia Page - 4-5 Spencer Duncan...60...VA...farmer Anna Duncan.........57...VA...keeping house Nancy Duncan.......22...VA...without occupation Francis Duncan.....16....VA...at home Mary Duncan..........4....VA 1880: Census Place: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia Source: FHL Film 1255365 National Archives Film T9-1365 Page 272B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Spensor DUNCAN Self M M W 60 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA Anna DUNCAN Wife F M W 65 VA Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA William H. DUNCAN GSon M S W 10 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Further, Spensor and Annie's daughter, Nancy Duncan, had two children, Mary Ann Duncan and Judge Duncan, before she married in 1877 to Edward David Kennett. In 1879, Mary and Edward David Kennett had their own son, Spensor Kennett. They also had a nephew living with them in 1880. Here is some information on this family. Families of Floyd Co, Virginia / marriages - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbr/Cont.htm .......groom........................bride..............year...register...page Kennette, Edward D....Duncan, Nancy.....1877.......3..........54 1880: Census Place: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia Source: FHL Film 1255365 National Archives Film T9-1365 Page 272A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace David KENNETT Self M M W 21 VA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA Nancy KENNETT Wife F M W 33 VA Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA Mary A. DUNCAN Dau F S W 17 VA Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: VA Judge DUNCAN Son M S W 5 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Spensor KENNETT Son M S W 1 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Thomas A. SANNER Nephew M S W 3 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Any information on this family would be appreciated, especially in regards to Annie (Anna) Aker's parents. Also, any information on her husband's mother, Nancy Reed who married Blanch Duncan, Sr., would be appreciated too.