Editing Clan McDuck (section)

== Modern McDucks (2nd generation) ==
=== Angus "Pothole" McDuck ===
'''Angus "Pothole" McDuck''' (born 1829) is the first child of Dingus and Molly McDuck, and is Scrooge's paternal uncle. Angus was born in [[Glasgow]] in 1829.<ref name="Rosa"/> He was first mentioned in "The Great Steamboat Race" by Carl Barks and later appeared in person in a handful of stories by Don Rosa.

Angus migrated to the United States during the late 1840s. In 1850 he was working as a cabin boy in the [[Steamboats of the Mississippi|Mississippi riverboat]] ''Drennan Whyte'' when it sank. He was the only survivor.<ref name="LoS2">[[Don Rosa]]: "The Master of the Mississippi" (chapter 2 of ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''. First published 1992 ([http://coa.INDUCKS.org/story.php?c=D+91411 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref> He continued working on Mississippi riverboats and he had obtained his own by 1861, named ''Cotton Queen''. Around the time of the [[American Civil War]] (1861–1865) he became quite successful as a river boater. Soon after the end of the war in 1865 he and fellow river boater [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#Porker Hogg|Porker Hogg]] became the co-owners of Cornpone Gables, a [[plantations in the American South|Southern plantation]] that had gone bankrupt. The two were unable to settle their differences and they decided to have a riverboat race in 1870 to decide who would be the owner. Both riverboats sank. Porker had two more riverboats but Angus spent the next ten years as a professional card player.

In 1880, in a poker game with Porker, Angus won the rights to one of his rival's riverboats, named ''Dilly Dollar''. Porker soon lost his other riverboat to [[Blackheart Beagle]] and his sons, the first generation of the [[Beagle Boys]], a family of outlaws, and retired. Angus on the other hand hired his nephew [[Scrooge McDuck]] and a penniless inventor named [[Gyro Gearloose#Ratchet Gearloose|Ratchet Gearloose]] as his crew. Business wasn't going well and Angus decided to retire in 1882. He left his riverboat to his nephew and settled down in [[New Orleans]].<ref name="LoS2"/>

He became the writer of a series of [[dime novel]]s under the title ''The Master of Mississippi'', based on a highly exaggerated description of his life. His dime novels became very popular and to have more material to add he occasionally traveled through the country.<ref name="Bluff">[[Don Rosa]]: "The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff". First published 1996 ([http://coa.INDUCKS.org/story.php?c=D+96089 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry])</ref> In the story "The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff" by Don Rosa, he is seen appearing at [[Buffalo Bill]]'s Wild West. After the show's money is stolen by the [[Dalton Gang]], Angus rides out with Bill, Scrooge, [[P. T. Barnum]], [[Annie Oakley]], and [[Geronimo]] to stop the bandits.<ref name="Bluff"/>

Angus' exact date of death is unknown.

In 1955, Porker's nephew, Horseshoe Hogg, and Scrooge McDuck would bring their uncles' [[steamboat]]s back to the surface to finish the race for Cornpone Gables. Scrooge won, only to learn that 85 years of disuse made the mansion so fragile that he accidentally destroyed it with a sneeze.

A character based on Angus named '''"Catfish" McDuck''' appears in the 1987 ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' episode, "Once Upon a Dime", voiced by [[Peter Renaday]],

=== Fergus McDuck ===
'''Fergus McDuck''' (1835–1902<ref name="LoS9">[[Don Rosa]]: "The Billionaire of Dismal Downs" (part 9 of ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''). First published 1993 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+93121 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref>) is the second child of Dingus and Molly McDuck and the father of Scrooge McDuck. As such he is a prominent character in ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''.

He was born in [[Glasgow]] in 1835 to Dingus McDuck and Molly Mallard, who were both working as coal miners at the time. He spent most of his life as a mill worker.<ref name="Rosa"/>

According to a story by [[William Van Horn]], Fergus at some point had a short marriage with an unidentified woman, with whom he had the son [[Clan McDuck#Rumpus McFowl|Rumpus McFowl]].<ref>[[William Van Horn]]: "Secrets". First published 1998 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+98154 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref> He later married Downy O'Drake, his wife in Rosa's stories, who became the mother of three of his children – Scrooge, Matilda, and Hortense.

The rest of Fergus' biography is shown in ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck''. In 1877 he encouraged his son to work to have his own money. Scrooge's obvious intelligence, skill at hard work and ambition made his father believe that Scrooge would be able to restore Clan McDuck to its former glory.<ref name="LoS1"/> In the story ''Of Ducks, Dimes, and Destinies'', it is revealed that Scrooge's Number One Dime came from Fergus, who gave it to the man who used it to pay Scrooge for shining his shoes.

In 1885 the Clan's hereditary lands would have been seized due to Fergus' inability to pay his taxes. But Scrooge spent his savings at the time ($10,000) to pay the taxes and become the new owner of their lands.<ref name="LoS5">[[Don Rosa]]: "The New Laird of Castle McDuck" (part 5 of ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''). First published 1993 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+92191 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref> While Scrooge was away, Fergus and his family moved back to Castle McDuck, abandoned for centuries in Dismal Downs. The family continued to work to pay for the taxes, and Scrooge sent them money he earned while traveling. Fergus became a widower in 1897.

Scrooge became rich in the [[Klondike, Yukon|Klondike]] and returned to Scotland in 1902 as a billionaire. Scrooge's intention was originally to settle in Dismal Downs, but he quickly changed his mind and decided to settle in the United States. He wanted to take his family with him. His sisters accepted, but Fergus decided to stay. He died during the night, aged 72, and was re-united with his wife Downy and the rest of the McDuck Clan as his three children left Scotland.<ref name="LoS9"/>

In [[Don Rosa]]'s ''[[The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter from Home]]'' (2004), it's revealed that Fergus tried to find the [[Knights Templar]] treasure hidden in the castle McDuck by one of his ancestors, a Knight himself. Even though Fergus decided not to tell Scrooge about the treasure, he learns about it through other ways and, like [[Clan McDuck#Matilda McDuck|Matilda McDuck]], thinks Fergus kept the secret from him because he disapproved of Scrooge. In the middle of their way to the treasure, Scrooge, Matilda and Scrooge's nephews find a letter from Fergus, who believed Scrooge would eventually find it, revealing the reason he hid the secret from Scrooge is that Scrooge would feel better building his own fortune instead of inheriting one.<ref>[[Don Rosa]]: "A Letter From Home". First published 2004 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2003-081 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry])</ref>

Fergus appears in the classic 1987 ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' episode, "Once Upon a Dime", which explores Scrooge's history. Here he is referred to as "McPapa." Fergus' name and image are also present in the 2017 ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' series, which draws heavily from the comics. He later appears in the episode "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", having survived to the present day due to Scrooge rebuilding Castle McDuck using magic stones that granted his parents immortality. Scrooge and Fergus' relationship is initially tense, with the latter expressing apparent disapproval of the former; though in reality, he was upset because Scrooge had not been a part of his life. They later reconcile after Fergus reveals he was the one who gave Scrooge his Number One Dime, via Burt the Ditch Digger, in order to give him the gift of "self-reliance" since he was unable to afford a proper gift for him. [[Alan Young]], who voiced Scrooge in the original series, was meant to provide Fergus's voice, but passed away before he could record any dialogue<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/FrankAngones/status/1199588253499678720|access-date=2020-07-30|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref> and the role went to [[Graham McTavish]].

In the 1993 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[DuckTales 2]]'', Scrooge and his nephews found a piece of a treasure map that led to the lost treasure of a character named Fergus McDuck. However, this Fergus is not Scrooge's father but Scrooge's great-great-uncle.

=== Downy O'Drake ===
'''Downy McDuck''' (née '''O'Drake'''; 1840–1897) is Scrooge McDuck's mother. She was created by Don Rosa and first appears in ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''. She is of [[Irish people|Irish]] origin and was born in 1840.<ref name="LoS9"/>

She was a very devoted [[housewife]] and mother. She settled in Castle McDuck at Dismal Downs, Clan McDuck's old castle, along with her family in 1885. She died in 1897,<ref name="LoS9"/> and was buried in the McDucks' cemetery.<ref name="LoS9"/> She later appeared to her husband Fergus at his own passing, and together they joined various McDuck ancestors.

Downy's image and name are also present in the 2017 incarnation of ''DuckTales'', usually alongside those of her husband. Alongside Fergus, she makes a physical appearance in the episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", voiced by [[Ashley Jensen]].

=== Jake McDuck ===
'''Jake McDuck''' (1832–?) is Scrooge McDuck's uncle. He was mentioned in the story "[[A Christmas for Shacktown]]" (1952) by [[Carl Barks]], in which [[Donald Duck]] dresses up as Jake in an attempt to trick Scrooge into giving money to charity.

The character was later used by [[Don Rosa]], and appears in three of twelve original chapters of Rosa's ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''. He lived in the same house as his brother [[Fergus McDuck]] and helped Fergus and his wife [[Downy O'Drake]] to raise their children.<ref name="LoS1"/> He settled in McDuck castle along with his brother in 1885.<ref name="LoS5"/> However, it appears that by 1902, Jake was no longer living there.

According to Rosa's sketches and timelines, Jake was born in 1832<ref name="Rosa"/> to [[coal]] miners [[Dingus McDuck]] and [[Molly Mallard]], and grew up to become a stockyard hand in Glasgow. His date of death is unknown, but it appears that both Scrooge and Donald believed him to be alive in 1952.