Edward Duggins (1852-1930) was a Pennsylvania Dutchman. His wife, Frances Abigail Adcock, (1848-1926), came from the Adcock Plantation in Mississippi. After marrying in Mississippi in 1871, they came by steamboat to Buffalo City. They traveled the Buffalo City -- Carrollton Road and stopped on Blue John Creek -- Pleasant Ridge area, where they established their home.
Their children were Carter Duggins (1872-1939); Nancy Duggins Cox (1874-1941); Henry Duggins 1876-?); Coleman Duggins (1878-1924); Ewing Duggins (1880-1951); Jane Duggins Rea (1882-1953); Mariah Duggins Treat (1884-1930); and Jim Duggins (1886-1921).
Edward and Frances moved to Onset, later called Rea Valley. Here they built a home, opened a mercantile store, blacksmith shop, gristmill, and later farmed and did carpenter work. Edward was a busy person, liked black, hot coffee, and played the violin. His wife did the business and bookkeeping, as she wasn't raised to do physical work as she was raised on a plantation where the Negro laborers did the work.
Reprinted with permission from History of Marion County edited by Earl Berry, copyright 1977.