Field, Wagoner, Hoover & Curtis Genealogy

Benjamin Franklin Curtis^1,2

M, b. 1843, d. 23 March 1862

Father

Jackson Curtis^3,2 b. 1819, d. bt Nov 1847 - Dec 1847

Mother

Martha E. Davis^3,2 b. Aug 1820

Last Edited

7 Nov 2007

Birth*

Benjamin Franklin Curtis was born in 1843 at Buncombe, North Carolina.³

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 226b, no occupation, real estate valued at $400, Jackson not present, 5 children at home.³

(Witness) Census

Benjamin Franklin Curtis appeared on the census of 24 July 1860 Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 309b, occupation widow on her __?__, real estate valued at $1,000, personal $550, 4 children at home.³

Milit-Beg*

Benjamin Franklin Curtis began military service on 22 July 1861 at Buncombe, North Carolina, as a Private, Company I, 25th Infantry Regiment North Carolina, age 18, by Capt. George W. Howell.⁴

Death*

He died on 23 March 1862 at Grahamville, South Carolina; of disease.⁴

(Witness) NoteB

On 30 January 1863, Martha E. Curtis filed a claim for compensation due to the death of her son Benjamin F. Curtis.⁵

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 308.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1171] Historical Data Systems, American Civil War Soldiers Records.
[S1542] "Military File of Benjamin F. Curtis."

George Washington Curtis^1,2

M, b. 19 November 1844, d. 26 January 1941

Father

Jackson Curtis^1,2 b. 1819, d. bt Nov 1847 - Dec 1847

Mother

Martha E. Davis^1,2 b. Aug 1820

Last Edited

24 Jun 2008

Birth*

George Washington Curtis was born on 19 November 1844 at Buncombe, North Carolina; cemetery marker transcribed as 19 Nov 1841, and is incorrect; George enlisted 22 July 1861 at age 16, and was later discharged as underage.^1,3,4

(Witness) Census

George Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 24 July 1860 Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 309b, occupation widow on her __?__, real estate valued at $1,000, personal $550, 4 children at home.¹

Milit-Beg*

George Washington Curtis began military service on 22 July 1861 at Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, as a Private at the age of 16, occupation farmer, Company I, 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry.⁵

Milit-End*

He ended military service on 16 July 1862; discharged for being underage.⁴

Marriage*

He married Louisa Almerone Davis, daughter of Asbury Davis and Margaret Campbell, on 30 January 1870 at Buncombe, North Carolina; by S.F. Young.^2,6,7

Census*

George Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 at Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 303b, occupation farm laborer, renting, no children.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 33C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁸

Census

He appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 6B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 32 years, 10 children, 9 living.⁹

Census*

He and Louisa Almerone Davis appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 33, sheet 8A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 10 children, 9 living.¹⁰

Census

George Washington Curtis and Louisa Almerone Davis appeared on the census of 15 January 1920 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 41, sheet 12A, occupation farmer, owned farm, no children at home, some living next door.¹¹

Census

George Washington Curtis and Louisa Almerone Davis appeared on the census of 23 April 1930 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 64, sheet 8A, occupation farmer, owned farm, radio, 1 son at home.¹²

Death*

George Washington Curtis died on 26 January 1941 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 96; informant Mirs. Cora Coburn of Candler; buried at Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery.^13,3,14

Family

Louisa Almerone Davis b. 1852, d. 20 Jan 1942

Children

Emma Annis Curtis⁸ b. 3 Nov 1870, d. 2 Apr 1968
Andrew Julian Curtis+⁸ b. 17 Apr 1874, d. 31 Aug 1962
Franklin Curtis⁸ b. 1876
Ellen L. (Ella) Curtis⁸ b. 8 Dec 1876, d. 10 Aug 1949
Laura C. Curtis⁸ b. Oct 1879, d. 15 Oct 1921
George Americus Curtis+⁹ b. 29 Nov 1883, d. 14 May 1975
John Knox Curtis⁹ b. 19 May 1885, d. 15 Sep 1964
Maggie Curtis+⁹ b. 19 May 1889, d. 29 Apr 1970
Cora Mae Curtis+⁹ b. 11 Aug 1892, d. 12 Jul 1983
Charles Berlin Curtis⁹ b. 11 Jun 1894, d. 25 Dec 1967

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 308.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Pisgah.
[S1213] Ancestry.com, "Ancestry.com", Ancestral File, American Civil War Soldiers.
[S1587] "Military Service Record of George Washington Curtis (born 1844)."
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.

David Curtis^1,2

M, b. February 1848

Father

Jackson Curtis^1,2 b. 1819, d. bt Nov 1847 - Dec 1847

Mother

Martha E. Davis^1,2 b. Aug 1820

Last Edited

29 Sep 2006

Birth*

David Curtis was born in February 1848 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^3,2

(Witness) Census

David Curtis appeared on the census of 24 July 1860 Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 309b, occupation widow on her __?__, real estate valued at $1,000, personal $550, 4 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

David Curtis appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 33C, occupation keeping house, widowed, 1 son at home.⁴

Census*

David Curtis appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 at Campobello Twp., Spartanburg, South Carolina, ED 82, sheet 26A, occupation farmer, single, Martha lived with him and reported 5 children, 4 living.⁵

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 308.
[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Delilah Elvira Curtis^1,2

F, b. 1841, d. 1926

Father

Jackson Curtis³ b. 1819, d. bt Nov 1847 - Dec 1847

Mother

Martha E. Davis³ b. Aug 1820

Last Edited

21 Jul 2008

Birth*

Delilah Elvira Curtis was born in 1841 at Buncombe, North Carolina.³

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Martha E. Davis; page 226b, no occupation, real estate valued at $400, Jackson not present, 5 children at home.¹

Married Name

As of 18 July 1858,her married name was Poston.²

Marriage*

Delilah Elvira Curtis married Robert C. Poston on 18 July 1858 at Haywood, North Carolina; John Trull, bondsman, Henry Pless, witness.²

Census*

Delilah Elvira Curtis and Robert C. Poston appeared on the census of 12 June 1860 at Forks of Pigeon P.O., District 37, Haywood, North Carolina, page 284b, real estate valued at $80, 4 children at home.⁴

Census*

Delilah Elvira Curtis appeared on the census of 12 July 1870 at Forks of Pigeon P.O., East Fork Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, page 170, occupation farmer, renting, widowed, 8 children at home.⁵

Census

She appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, page 382, no occupation, widowed, complained of heart palpitations, she and six children lived with Martha Christopher's family.⁶

Census

She appeared on the census of 15 June 1900 at East Fork Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, ED 25, sheet 6B, occupation housekeeper, widowed, 9 children, 7 living, lived with Robert.⁷

Census

She appeared on the census of 1 April 1910 at Cottonwood Precinct, Whitman, Washington, ED 278, sheet 4B, no occupation, widowed, 7 children, 6 living, living with Mary Jane Keller and Garfield Sharp.⁸

Census

She appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 at Ewan Precinct, Whitman, Washington, ED 170, sheet 4B, no occupation, widowed, living with Robert.⁹

Death*

She died in 1926 at Whitman, Washington; buried at St. John Cemetery (formerly Pleasant Valley) near St. John, Washington; no marker, based on information available to compilers.¹⁰

Family

Robert C. Poston b. 7 Sep 1822, d. 6 Apr 1870

Children

Martha B. Poston⁴ b. 3 May 1859, d. 2 Aug 1899
Mary Jane Poston+⁵ b. Sep 1860, d. bt 1911 - 1919
George Washington Poston⁵ b. 2 Jan 1861, d. 12 Oct 1940
Robert Clingman Poston⁵ b. Feb 1862, d. 12 May 1948
Sarah Eleanor Poston+⁵ b. 11 Mar 1866, d. 25 Jan 1956
Lugenia Poston⁵ b. 1868, d. bt 1881 - 1890
Julia Poston⁵ b. 21 Oct 1869, d. 21 Feb 1925

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1276] James E. and Vivian Woolley, Haywood and Jackson County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1840.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1541] Lorraine Cook White and Margie Freier Robertson, Tombstone Inscriptions - Whitman County, Washington, St. John.

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis^1,2

F, b. April 1843, d. 16 April 1926

Father

John Curtis³ b. c 1825, d. c 1850

Last Edited

10 Jul 2008

Birth*

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis was born in April 1843 at Buncombe, North Carolina; One son said his mother was born in Haywood County, and another said Buncombe, which is more likely; the range of ages given is 1843-1850, with April 1843 being the date at time of death. Her death certificate lists her parents as "John Curtis and unknown." She was not a legal heir of John Curtis. She is said to be a niece of Sarah Darit (possibly Garrett), who married Amos Plott.^1,2,4

Married Name

As of circa 1866,her married name was Carpenter.⁵

Marriage*

She married Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter circa 1866 at North Carolina.⁵

Census*

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis and Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter appeared on the census of 26 July 1870 at Jonathan's Creek Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, page 193b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 2 children at home.⁶

Census

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis and Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Ivy Hill Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.⁷

Census

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis and Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter appeared on the census of 23 June 1900 at Ivy Hill District, Haywood, North Carolina, ED 28, sheet 8B, occupation stone mason, owned home, married 31 years, 9 children, 7 living.⁸

Census

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis and Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 at Ivy Hill Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, ED 64, sheet 2A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 43 years, 9 children, 7 living.⁹

Census

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis and Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter appeared on the census of 2 February 1920 at Ivy Hill Twp., Haywood, North Carolina, ED 76, sheet 8B, occupation stone mason-buildings, owned home, 1 grandson living with them; John W. lived next door.¹⁰

Death*

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis died on 16 April 1926 at Maggie Village, Ivy Hill Twp., Haywood, North Carolina; husband L.A. Carpenter; parents John Curtis and unknown; buried at the Henry Graveyard.²

Family

Alexander Laburn Lafayette Carpenter b. 12 Aug 1840, d. 18 Mar 1930

Children

Sarah Margaret Carpenter+⁶ b. 7 Dec 1866, d. 14 Aug 1944
John W. Carpenter+⁶ b. 4 Oct 1868, d. 21 Nov 1939
Charles J. P. (Pink) Carpenter² b. 30 May 1871, d. 13 Feb 1945
Rhoda Harriet Carpenter+⁷ b. 21 Aug 1872, d. 21 Mar 1966
Daniel Milas Lander Carpenter+² b. 24 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jul 1974
Lillie Carpenter+² b. 1879, d. 22 Nov 1963
Mary Telitha Carpenter+² b. 7 Sep 1879, d. 23 Aug 1962

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870-1910.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, Marth O'Kelly.
[S1611] Haywood County Genealogical Society, Haywood County Heritage, North Carolina, House No. 22.
[S1540] Lois Davis, "Research Collection of Lois Davis", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Arthur Curtis¹

M, b. 1854

Father

Moses Curtis Jr.¹ b. 1810, d. 9 May 1856

Mother

Harriet Addington Huckaby¹ b. 25 Nov 1822, d. 1905

Last Edited

31 Jul 2008

Birth*

Arthur Curtis was born in 1854 at North Carolina; apparently not a son, not listed in 1860 census.²

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 25 July 1870 Clover Hill P.O., District 6, Blount, Tennessee, in the household of Harriet Addington Huckaby; page 127, occupation keeping house, real estate valued at $2,000, personal $550, 3 children at home; lived next to Jesse Huckabee.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Susan M. Curtis^1,2,3

F, b. 4 April 1853, d. 24 April 1937

Father

Benjamin J. Curtis Jr.^1,2,3 b. 3 May 1815, d. 23 Feb 1870

Mother

Susan Joyce^1,2,3 b. 12 Mar 1818, d. 26 Nov 1881

Last Edited

1 Jul 2008

Birth*

Susan M. Curtis was born on 4 April 1853 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,4,5

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 20 July 1860 Turn Pike P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin J. Curtis Jr. and Susan Joyce; page 229b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 8 children at home and two brothers.⁶

(Witness) Census

Susan M. Curtis appeared on the census of 10 August 1870 Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Susan Joyce; page 299, occupation keeping house, real estate valued at $800, personal $650, 2 children and Julia McFee at home.⁷

Married Name

As of 18 November 1874,her married name was Luther.^2,8

Marriage*

Susan M. Curtis married Solomon Jefferson Luther on 18 November 1874 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^2,8

Census*

Susan M. Curtis and Solomon Jefferson Luther appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 27C, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.⁹

Census

Susan M. Curtis and Solomon Jefferson Luther appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 158, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 25 years, 9 children, 7 living.¹⁰

Census

Susan M. Curtis and Solomon Jefferson Luther appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 34, sheet 12A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 35 years, 9 children, 7 living.¹¹

Census

Susan M. Curtis and Solomon Jefferson Luther appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 at Upper Hominy Precinct, Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 40, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 sons at home.¹²

Census*

Susan M. Curtis appeared on the census of 22 May 1930 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 63, sheet 19A, no occupation, owned farm, radio, widowed3 sons at home.¹³

Death*

She died on 24 April 1937 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 84; buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Buncombe County.^1,4,5

Family

Solomon Jefferson Luther b. 12 Oct 1853, d. 25 Dec 1923

Children

Byron Jerome Luther⁹ b. 27 Aug 1875, d. 23 Apr 1945
Cloie S. Luther⁹ b. 4 Jun 1878, d. bt 1881 - 1899
Nellie V. Luther¹⁰ b. 17 Aug 1880, d. 4 Mar 1916
Christa Belle Luther¹⁰ b. 28 Apr 1882, d. 5 Aug 1912
Elmo L. Luther¹⁰ b. 7 Apr 1885, d. 18 Nov 1966
Herbert Clifton Luther¹⁰ b. 17 Jul 1887, d. 15 Aug 1958
Solomon Blanton Luther¹⁰ b. 10 Jun 1889
Thomas Donovan Luther¹⁰ b. 2 Jun 1893, d. 23 Jan 1937

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 307.
[S1170] Will of Benjamin Curtis (Junior) B, page 24.
[S1259] Joseph and William Miller, Haywood County Cemeteries, Pleasant Hill Methodist.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

John Curtis^1,2

M, b. circa 1825, d. circa 1850

Father

Benjamin Curtis^1,2 b. 1788, d. bt Jan 1864 - Jun 1864

Mother

Delilah (Delia) Raburn^1,2 b. 1792

Last Edited

4 Jul 2008

Birth*

John Curtis was born circa 1825 at Buncombe, North Carolina; not found in census reports; place of birth from his son's death certificate.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Minerva Smathers on 18 October 1845 at Macon, North Carolina; John C. Smathers, bondsman.^3,1,4

DeathAp*

John Curtis appears to have died or disappeared circa 1850 at Haywood, North Carolina, no further record found.⁵

Family 1

Child

Melvina (Martha, Mary, Vinia) Curtis+⁶ b. Apr 1843, d. 16 Apr 1926

Family 2

Mary Minerva Smathers b. 24 Nov 1827, d. 27 Jan 1862

Children

Dorothy E. Curtis⁷ b. 1846
John M. Curtis+⁸ b. 1 Jun 1848, d. 10 Aug 1920

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 312.
[S1169] Will of Benj. Curtis, Sr. A, pages 225-228.
[S1195] James E. Wooley, Macon County, North Carolina Marriages.
[S830] North Carolina Works Progress Administration, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868.
[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1860.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, Marth O'Kelly.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records, certificate from North Carolina State Archives.

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis^1,2,3,4

F, b. 29 July 1826, d. 1 July 1901

Father

Benjamin Curtis^1,2,3 b. 1788, d. bt Jan 1864 - Jun 1864

Mother

Delilah (Delia) Raburn^1,2,3 b. 1792

Last Edited

24 Jun 2008

Birth*

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis was born on 29 July 1826 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,5

Married Name

As of circa 1848,her married name was Davis.^1,2

Marriage*

She married Henry E. Davis, son of Benjamin Davis, circa 1848 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2

Census

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis and Henry E. Davis appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 at Buncombe, North Carolina, page 227b, occupation farmer, renting, 1 child at home.¹

Census*

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis and Henry E. Davis appeared on the census of 21 July 1860 at Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 307, occupation farmer, renting, 6 children at home.⁶

Census

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis and Henry E. Davis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 34A, occupation farmer, 7 children at home.⁷

Census

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis and Henry E. Davis appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 2A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 52 years, 12 children, 9 living.⁸

Death*

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis died on 1 July 1901 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 74; buried at Redmond Baptist Church Cemetery in French Broad Twp.⁵

Family

Henry E. Davis b. 28 Sep 1824, d. 29 Jun 1906

Children

Benjamin Pinkney Davis¹ b. 17 Dec 1849, d. 23 Jun 1918
James Davis⁶ b. 1851
George W. Davis⁶ b. 1853, d. 27 Feb 1939
Mary Delilah Davis⁶ b. 22 Nov 1854, d. 15 Dec 1895
Elmira Davis⁶ b. 1857
John Hilliard Davis⁶ b. 3 May 1857, d. 10 Aug 1914
Watson Henry Davis⁹ b. 1861, d. 13 Jan 1938
Turner Allen Davis⁹ b. 18 Mar 1862, d. 7 Feb 1934
Andrew Davis⁹ b. 1866
Legia Ann Davis⁷ b. 1869
Laura J. Davis⁷ b. 16 Jul 1870, d. 18 Nov 1954
Emily Alice Davis⁷ b. 5 Feb 1872, d. 23 Nov 1922
Lockette Davis¹⁰ b. c 1877, d. b 1880

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 312.
[S1169] Will of Benj. Curtis, Sr. A, pages 225-228.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, Turner Allen Davis.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Redmond Baptist.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.

Henry E. Davis^1,2

M, b. 28 September 1824, d. 29 June 1906

Father

Benjamin Davis³ b. 14 May 1780, d. 13 Jan 1870

Last Edited

21 Jul 2008

Birth*

Henry E. Davis was born on 28 September 1824 at North Carolina.^1,2,4

Marriage*

He married Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis, daughter of Benjamin Curtis and Delilah (Delia) Raburn, circa 1848 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2

Census*

Henry E. Davis and Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 at Buncombe, North Carolina, page 227b, occupation farmer, renting, 1 child at home.¹

Census

Henry E. Davis and Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis appeared on the census of 21 July 1860 at Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 307, occupation farmer, renting, 6 children at home.⁵

Census*

Henry E. Davis appeared on the census of 1 August 1870 at Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 304, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $2,100, personal $1,000, 7 children at home.⁶

Census

He and Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 34A, occupation farmer, 7 children at home.⁷

Census

Henry E. Davis and Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 2A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 52 years, 12 children, 9 living.⁸

Name Variation

As of 29 June 1906, Henry E. Davis was also known as Henry J. Davis.⁹

Death*

He died on 29 June 1906 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 81; buried at Redmond Baptist Church Cemetery in French Broad Twp.⁴

Family

Elizabeth A. (Bessie) Curtis b. 29 Jul 1826, d. 1 Jul 1901

Children

Benjamin Pinkney Davis¹ b. 17 Dec 1849, d. 23 Jun 1918
James Davis⁵ b. 1851
George W. Davis⁵ b. 1853, d. 27 Feb 1939
Mary Delilah Davis⁵ b. 22 Nov 1854, d. 15 Dec 1895
Elmira Davis⁵ b. 1857
John Hilliard Davis⁵ b. 3 May 1857, d. 10 Aug 1914
Watson Henry Davis⁶ b. 1861, d. 13 Jan 1938
Turner Allen Davis⁶ b. 18 Mar 1862, d. 7 Feb 1934
Andrew Davis⁶ b. 1866
Legia Ann Davis⁷ b. 1869
Laura J. Davis⁷ b. 16 Jul 1870, d. 18 Nov 1954
Emily Alice Davis⁷ b. 5 Feb 1872, d. 23 Nov 1922
Lockette Davis¹⁰ b. c 1877, d. b 1880

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 312.
[S1583] Lois Davis, "Research Files of Lois Davis", Ancestral File.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Redmond Baptist.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.

Washington Curtis^1,2,3

M, b. 24 October 1828, d. 29 October 1896

Father

Benjamin Curtis^1,2,3 b. 1788, d. bt Jan 1864 - Jun 1864

Mother

Delilah (Delia) Raburn^1,2,3 b. 1792

Last Edited

8 Aug 2008

Birth*

Washington Curtis was born on 24 October 1828 at Buncombe, North Carolina; age 56 in 1880 census.^4,5

Name Variation

As of 24 October 1828, Washington Curtis was also known as George Washington Curtis usually went by "Washington."

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 30 July 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin Curtis; page 226, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 3 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 20 July 1860 Turn Pike P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin J. Curtis Jr. and Susan Joyce; page 229b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 8 children at home and two brothers.¹

Marriage*

Washington Curtis married Margaret O'Kelly circa 1862 at North Carolina; no marriage record.^6,2

Census*

Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 at Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 303b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $300, 3 children at home.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁷

Death*

He died on 29 October 1896 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 68; buried at Redmond Baptist Church Cemetery in French Broad Twp.^8,9

Family

Margaret O'Kelly b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Children

Cordelia Eliza Curtis^6,2 b. 8 Dec 1862, d. 6 Apr 1944
Mary E. Curtis⁶ b. 8 Jul 1867, d. 22 Jul 1921
Julia Ann Curtis+^6,2 b. 29 Jun 1868, d. 8 Jul 1914
George Washington Curtis+^7,2 b. 8 Aug 1871, d. 14 Jan 1948
Carlos Hascue Curtis+⁷ b. 15 Jun 1873, d. 15 Apr 1957
Emily Curtis+⁸ b. Mar 1882

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1169] Will of Benj. Curtis, Sr. A, pages 225-228.
[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1880.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Redmond Baptist.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File.

Thomas Daniel Curtis^1,2,3,4

M, b. 20 September 1830, d. 11 April 1910

Father

Benjamin Curtis^1,2,3 b. 1788, d. bt Jan 1864 - Jun 1864

Mother

Delilah (Delia) Raburn^1,2,3 b. 1792

Last Edited

9 Aug 2008

Birth*

Thomas Daniel Curtis was born on 20 September 1830 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^5,2,4

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 30 July 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin Curtis; page 226, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 3 children at home.¹

Marriage*

Thomas Daniel Curtis married Harriet Eliza Holder on 16 December 1859 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^6,2,7

Census*

Thomas Daniel Curtis and Harriet Eliza Holder appeared on the census of 23 July 1860 at Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 308, occupation farmer, renting, no children.⁶

NoteB*

Thomas served in both Confederate and Union units during the Civil War. His pension file contains two explanations of his service. “I joined the 60^th Regiment, Company A North Carolina Confederate troops about the 17 day of July 1862 and remained with that regiment a short time and left it and was put into the 62^nd. Regiment Company C. North Carolina volunteers and was captured with said regiment near the Warm Springs in Madison County, N.C. on or about October the 28^th 1863 & was first sent to Camp Chase & from there to Rock Island (Illinois) as a prisoner of war & there remained until about the 17^th day of Oct. 1864 at which time I volunteered & joined the 3^rd Regiment Co. H, U.S. Troops & was sent to the Territory of Colorado & there remained until sent to St. Louis, Missouri to the marine hospital & was there discharged” 15 October 1865.
“As to my confederate service it is very easily told. I remained at home and was hunted for by the rebels around my home like I had been a wolf from the beginning of the war until the fall of 1862 in October I believe I was forced to leave my house and put in to the 60^th N.C. Regiment. I remained there 2 or 3 weeks and made my escape from it near Marshall. I stayed [?] as best I recollect around home about one year then the Confederate details forced me to the 62 N.C. Regt at Warm Springs and I only was there 3 days until I ran through the lines while in a fight and the federals treated me as a prisoner of war.”
Thomas eventually received a pension for his Union Army service.⁸

Census

Thomas Daniel Curtis and Harriet Eliza Holder appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 29D, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.⁹

Census

Thomas Daniel Curtis and Harriet Eliza Holder appeared on the census of 23 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 10A, occupation retired farmer, owned farm, married 41 years, 3 children, 2 living, no children at home.¹⁰

Death*

Thomas Daniel Curtis died on 11 April 1910 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 79.⁸

Family

Harriet Eliza Holder b. 9 May 1835, d. 28 Dec 1909

Children

Monterville Curtis¹¹ b. 3 Feb 1861, d. 1892
Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis+^9,2 b. 12 Jan 1868, d. 15 Jul 1935
Thomas Daniel Curtis+^9,2 b. 23 Jun 1870, d. 25 Aug 1921

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1169] Will of Benj. Curtis, Sr. A, pages 225-228.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1564] "Military Service and Pension Records of Thomas Curtis (Buncombe)."
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S87] DAR Charles Carroll Chapter, Cemetery Records Carroll County Indiana, 6.

Mary Curtis^1,2,3

F, b. 23 January 1835, d. 15 June 1912

Father

Benjamin Curtis^1,2,3 b. 1788, d. bt Jan 1864 - Jun 1864

Mother

Delilah (Delia) Raburn^1,2,3 b. 1792

Last Edited

5 Nov 2007

Birth*

Mary Curtis was born on 23 January 1835 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^4,5

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 30 July 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin Curtis; page 226, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 3 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Mary Curtis appeared on the census of 23 July 1860 Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Benjamin Curtis; page 307b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $800, personal $1,000, 1 child at home.⁶

Married Name

As of circa 1865,her married name was Thompson.^2,7

Marriage*

Mary Curtis married William Pinkney Thompson circa 1865 at North Carolina.^2,7

Census

Mary Curtis and William Pinkney Thompson appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 at Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 303, occupation farm laborer, renting, 4 children at home.⁸

Census*

Mary Curtis and William Pinkney Thompson appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 31C, occupation farmer, 9 children at home.⁸

Census

Mary Curtis and William Pinkney Thompson appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 9A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 35 years, 9 children, 9 living.⁹

Caste*

Mary Curtis and William Pinkney Thompson were belonged to the ED 33, sheet 7B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 65 years, 9 children, 8 living, 1 daughter and 5 grandchildren at home caste on 23 April 1910 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina.¹⁰

Death*

Mary Curtis died on 15 June 1912 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 77; buried at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery.⁵

Family

William Pinkney Thompson b. 22 Feb 1839, d. 20 Dec 1918

Children

Martha D. Thompson⁷ b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 2 Aug 1953
Andrew L. Thompson⁷ b. 3 Apr 1867, d. 3 Nov 1910
Mary Elizabeth Thompson⁷ b. 2 May 1868, d. 9 Oct 1947
Harley B. Thompson⁷ b. 4 Aug 1869, d. 4 Aug 1949
Robert Kennedy Thompson⁸ b. 1870, d. 1953
Susan Alice Thompson⁸ b. Aug 1871
Mark T. Thompson⁸ b. 26 May 1873, d. 6 May 1918
Laura J. Thompson⁸ b. 22 Feb 1876, d. 11 Aug 1948
James Manley Thompson⁸ b. 5 Jul 1878, d. 4 Jul 1941

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 314.
[S1169] Will of Benj. Curtis, Sr. A, pages 225-228.
[S1] Census of Population 1850-1900.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Piney Mountain.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Harriet Eliza Holder^1,2,3

F, b. 9 May 1835, d. 28 December 1909

Last Edited

9 Aug 2008

Birth*

Harriet Eliza Holder was born on 9 May 1835 at North Carolina; age 20 in the 1860 census, age 35 in the 1880 census.^4,5,2,6

Married Name

As of 16 December 1859,her married name was Curtis.^7,5,2

Marriage*

She married Thomas Daniel Curtis, son of Benjamin Curtis and Delilah (Delia) Raburn, on 16 December 1859 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^7,5,2

Census

Harriet Eliza Holder and Thomas Daniel Curtis appeared on the census of 23 July 1860 at Hominy Creek P.O., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 308, occupation farmer, renting, no children.⁷

Census

Harriet Eliza Holder and Thomas Daniel Curtis appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 29D, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.⁸

Census*

Harriet Eliza Holder and Thomas Daniel Curtis appeared on the census of 23 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 10A, occupation retired farmer, owned farm, married 41 years, 3 children, 2 living, no children at home.⁹

Death*

Harriet Eliza Holder died on 28 December 1909 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 74.³

Family

Thomas Daniel Curtis b. 20 Sep 1830, d. 11 Apr 1910

Children

Monterville Curtis¹⁰ b. 3 Feb 1861, d. 1892
Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis+^8,5 b. 12 Jan 1868, d. 15 Jul 1935
Thomas Daniel Curtis+^8,5 b. 23 Jun 1870, d. 25 Aug 1921

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1564] "Military Service and Pension Records of Thomas Curtis (Buncombe)."
[S1] Census of Population 1860, 1880, 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S87] DAR Charles Carroll Chapter, Cemetery Records Carroll County Indiana, 6.

Margaret O'Kelly^1,2,3

F, b. 14 July 1838, d. 22 July 1928

Last Edited

4 Oct 2008

Birth*

Margaret O'Kelly was born on 14 July 1838 at North Carolina; daughter of Charles O'Kelly and Lizza Davis.^4,2,3

Census

She appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 at Buncombe, North Carolina, page 227, single, living with her mother, Elizabeth, age 34, b. NC, 6 siblings, no father present.⁵

Married Name

As of circa 1862,her married name was Curtis.^1,2

Marriage*

She married Washington Curtis, son of Benjamin Curtis and Delilah (Delia) Raburn, circa 1862 at North Carolina; no marriage record.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Margaret O'Kelly appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 303b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $300, 3 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Margaret O'Kelly appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁶

Census*

Margaret O'Kelly appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 140, sheet 5A, occupation housekeeping, widowed, renting, 7 children, 6 living, 1 daughter and 1 adopted son.⁷

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 Winlock, Lewis, Washington, in the household of Cordelia Eliza Curtis; ED 127, sheet 12A, occupation keeper-boarding house, divorced, 1 child, none living, Margaret, Mary and Roy lived with her.⁷

(Witness) Census

Margaret O'Kelly appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, in the household of Cordelia Eliza Curtis; ED 139, sheet 4B, occupation boarding house keeper, renting, divorced, mother, 2 siblings and 3 nephews living with her; listed as Cordelia Curtis, divorced.⁸

Death*

Margaret O'Kelly died on 22 July 1928 at Napavine, Lewis, Washington, at age 90.^9,3

Family

Washington Curtis b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Children

Cordelia Eliza Curtis^1,2 b. 8 Dec 1862, d. 6 Apr 1944
Mary E. Curtis¹ b. 8 Jul 1867, d. 22 Jul 1921
Julia Ann Curtis+^1,2 b. 29 Jun 1868, d. 8 Jul 1914
George Washington Curtis+^6,2 b. 8 Aug 1871, d. 14 Jan 1948
Carlos Hascue Curtis+⁶ b. 15 Jun 1873, d. 15 Apr 1957
Emily Curtis+¹⁰ b. Mar 1882

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S745] Washington State Dept. of Health, Washington Death Index, death certificate transcript.
[S1] Census of Population 1870, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Cordelia Eliza Curtis^1,2

F, b. 8 December 1862, d. 6 April 1944

Father

Washington Curtis^1,2 b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Mother

Margaret O'Kelly^1,2 b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Last Edited

8 Aug 2008

Birth*

Cordelia Eliza Curtis was born on 8 December 1862 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 303b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $300, 3 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Cordelia Eliza Curtis appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁴

Census*

Cordelia Eliza Curtis appeared on the census of 29 June 1900 at Biltmore Precint No. 1, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 130, sheet 24B, occupation housemaid, single, boarding.⁵

Married Name

As of 25 September 1904,her married name was Nelson.⁶

Marriage*

She married U.A. Nelson on 25 September 1904 at Buncombe, North Carolina; by W.A. Therrell; divorced before 1910.^6,7

Census

Cordelia Eliza Curtis appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, ED 127, sheet 12A, occupation keeper-boarding house, divorced, 1 child, none living, Margaret, Mary and Roy lived with her.⁷

Census

She appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, ED 139, sheet 4B, occupation boarding house keeper, renting, divorced, mother, 2 siblings and 3 nephews living with her; listed as Cordelia Curtis, divorced.⁸

Married Name

As of between 1921 and 1928,her married name was Shepherd.⁹

Marriage*

She married J. M. Shepherd between 1921 and 1928 at Washington.⁹

Census

Cordelia Eliza Curtis appeared on the census of 16 April 1930 at Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, ED 42, sheet 5B, occupation none, renting-$10 month, widowed, brother and 2 sons living with her; all 3 worked as laborers in the saw mill.⁹

Death*

She died on 6 April 1944 at Lewis, Washington, at age 81; check Winlock cemetery records; death certificate gives birth as about 1865.^10,3

Family 1

U.A. Nelson b. c 1860

Family 2

J. M. Shepherd b. c 1858, d. 1927

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S745] Washington State Dept. of Health, Washington Death Index, Certificate 145.

Julia Ann Curtis^1,2,3

F, b. 29 June 1868, d. 8 July 1914

Father

Washington Curtis^1,2 b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Mother

Margaret O'Kelly^1,2 b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Last Edited

8 Aug 2008

Birth*

Julia Ann Curtis was born on 29 June 1868 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Julia Ann Curtis appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁴

Death*

Julia Ann Curtis died on 8 July 1914 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, at age 46.³

Family

Children

Roy Carl Curtis^5,6 b. 1 Jun 1902, d. 2 Dec 1965
Charles Joe Curtis+³ b. 7 Nov 1907, d. 6 Jul 1986

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1479] Anita Bradford, "Family Group Sheet - Anita Bradford."
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.

Mary E. Curtis¹

F, b. 8 July 1867, d. 22 July 1921

Father

Washington Curtis¹ b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Mother

Margaret O'Kelly¹ b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Last Edited

8 Aug 2008

Birth*

Mary E. Curtis was born on 8 July 1867 at Buncombe, North Carolina; age 3 in 1870 census.^2,3

(Witness) Census

Mary E. Curtis appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.⁴

Census*

Mary E. Curtis appeared on the census of 29 June 1900 at Biltmore Precinct No. 1, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 130, sheet 24B, occupation housemaid, single, boarding.⁵

Census

She appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, ED 127, sheet 12A, occupation domestic-boarding house (operated by Cornelia), single, no children.⁶

Census

She appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, ED 139, sheet 4B, occupation none, single, living with Cordelia.⁷

Death*

She died on 22 July 1921 at Lewis, Washington, at age 54.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1870, 1900.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

George Washington Curtis^1,2

M, b. 8 August 1871, d. 14 January 1948

Father

Washington Curtis^1,2 b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Mother

Margaret O'Kelly^1,2 b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Last Edited

8 Aug 2008

Birth*

George Washington Curtis was born on 8 August 1871 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.¹

Marriage*

George Washington Curtis married Sarah (Sallie) E. Haynes on 19 January 1894 at Buncombe, North Carolina; by C.W. Malone, J.P.^4,5

Census*

George Washington Curtis and Sarah (Sallie) E. Haynes appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 8, sheet 9B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 5 years, 2 children, 1 living.⁶

Census*

George Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 23 April 1910 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, ED 127, sheet 8A, occupation timber faller-logging camp, married 15 years, 3 children, 2 living, 2 boarders from North Carolina.⁴

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 28 January 1920 Veness, Lewis, Washington, in the household of Harlow W. Curtis; ED 153, sheet 6A, occupation timber faller, owned home, no children, listed as head of household, although parents lived with him.⁷

Census

George Washington Curtis appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 at Veness, Lewis, Washington, ED 86, sheet 1A, occupation contractor-sawmill, owned home, no children at home.⁸

Death*

He died on 14 January 1948 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, at age 76; date of obituary; buried at the Winlock Cemetery.⁹

Family

Sarah (Sallie) E. Haynes b. 18 Aug 1874, d. 21 Feb 1946

Children

Harlow W. Curtis+⁴ b. 7 Sep 1898
Mary E. Curtis⁴ b. 21 Sep 1904, d. 8 Feb 1975

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1311] Washington Historical Society Lewis County, Lewis County Records, obituary.

Carlos Hascue Curtis^1,2

M, b. 15 June 1873, d. 15 April 1957

Father

Washington Curtis¹ b. 24 Oct 1828, d. 29 Oct 1896

Mother

Margaret O'Kelly¹ b. 14 Jul 1838, d. 22 Jul 1928

Last Edited

9 Aug 2008

Birth*

Carlos Hascue Curtis was born on 15 June 1873 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Washington Curtis; page 31C, occupation farmer, 5 children at home.¹

NoteB*

Carlos was first married about 1895, but no record has been found.³

Milit-Beg*

Carlos Hascue Curtis began military service on 10 November 1899 at Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, in the 7th Regiment of Artillery, Fort Slocum, New York; age 24 5/12, occupation coachman, blue eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion, height 6' 1 1/2."⁴

Marriage*

He married Ella McElrath on 7 March 1909 at Buncombe, North Carolina; by C.W. Howell, J.P.^5,6

Census*

Carlos Hascue Curtis and Ella McElrath appeared on the census of 23 April 1910 at Winlock, Lewis, Washington, ED 127, sheet 8B, occupation foreman - donkey engine, renting, married 1 year, no children; brother in law Spergeon McElrath lived with them and drove a dock horse.⁵

DraftWW1*

On 15 September 1918 Carlos Hascue Curtis registered for the draft at Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina; at the time, he was employed by himself as a farmer, Ella Elizia Curtis of Candler nearest relative.²

Census

He appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, ED 139, sheet 4B, occupation fireman-sawmill, listed as married but Ella was not present, 2 sons, living with Cordelia.⁷

Census*

He appeared on the census of 16 April 1930 at Emery Precinct, Lewis, Washington, ED 42, sheet 5B, occupation laborer-saw mill, widowed, 2 sons, living with Cordelia.³

Death*

He died on 15 April 1957 at Vancouver, Clark, Washington, at age 83.⁴

Family

Ella McElrath b. 30 Oct 1886, d. 20 Oct 1933

Children

Western Washington (Wess) Curtis+⁸ b. 22 Sep 1910, d. 16 Nov 1962
Robert Lee Curtis+⁸ b. 13 Dec 1912, d. 7 Jan 1992

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1920, 1930.

Monterville Curtis¹

M, b. 3 February 1861, d. 1892

Father

Thomas Daniel Curtis¹ b. 20 Sep 1830, d. 11 Apr 1910

Mother

Harriet Eliza Holder¹ b. 9 May 1835, d. 28 Dec 1909

Last Edited

18 Jun 2008

Birth*

Monterville Curtis was born on 3 February 1861 at Buncombe, North Carolina.²

Death*

He died in 1892 at North Carolina.²

Citations

[S87] DAR Charles Carroll Chapter, Cemetery Records Carroll County Indiana, 6.
[S1564] "Military Service and Pension Records of Thomas Curtis (Buncombe)."

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis^1,2,3

F, b. 12 January 1868, d. 15 July 1935

Father

Thomas Daniel Curtis^1,2 b. 20 Sep 1830, d. 11 Apr 1910

Mother

Harriet Eliza Holder^1,2 b. 9 May 1835, d. 28 Dec 1909

Last Edited

15 Dec 2009

Birth*

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis was born on 12 January 1868 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Thomas Daniel Curtis and Harriet Eliza Holder; page 29D, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.¹

Married Name

As of 14 January 1883,her married name was McFee.⁴

Marriage*

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis married Charles Manley McFee on 14 January 1883 at Buncombe, North Carolina; by W.D. Akers; witnesses A.W. McFee, C.L. McFee, E.D. Pearson.⁴

Census*

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis and Charles Manley McFee appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 at Leicester Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 131, sheet 7B, occupation farmer, renting, married 17 years, 2 children, 2 living.⁵

Census

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis and Charles Manley McFee appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 at Post Falls District, Kootenai, Idaho, ED 175, sheet 8B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 26 years, 2 children, 2 living.⁶

Census*

Delilia Jane (Janie) Curtis appeared on the census of 22 April 1930 at Lincoln Precinct, Kootenai, Idaho, ED 40, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, listed as married, but living alone.⁷

Death*

She died on 15 July 1935 at Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, at age 67; buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.⁸

Family

Charles Manley McFee b. 15 Nov 1860, d. 5 Dec 1940

Children

Harriet Cornelia (Hattie) McFee+⁵ b. 8 May 1887, d. 23 Feb 1973
Effie May McFee+⁵ b. 19 Jan 1889

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1564] "Military Service and Pension Records of Thomas Curtis (Buncombe)."
[S1172] Lillian Ledbetter Stumpp, Buncombe County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S609] Dwight A. Radford, Idaho Death Index.

Thomas Daniel Curtis^1,2

M, b. 23 June 1870, d. 25 August 1921

Father

Thomas Daniel Curtis^1,2 b. 20 Sep 1830, d. 11 Apr 1910

Mother

Harriet Eliza Holder^1,2 b. 9 May 1835, d. 28 Dec 1909

Last Edited

9 Aug 2008

Birth*

Thomas Daniel Curtis was born on 23 June 1870 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^3,2,4

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, in the household of Thomas Daniel Curtis and Harriet Eliza Holder; page 29D, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.¹

Marriage*

Thomas Daniel Curtis married Lela Kansas Ward on 10 September 1899 at Henderson, North Carolina.⁵

Census*

Thomas Daniel Curtis and Lela Kansas Ward appeared on the census of 23 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 10A, occupation farmer, renting, married less than 1 year, no children.⁶

Census

Thomas Daniel Curtis and Lela Kansas Ward appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 at Landrum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, ED 88, sheet 6A, occupation salesman-lumber, owned home, 3 children at home.⁷

Death*

Thomas Daniel Curtis died on 25 August 1921 at Landrum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 51; buried at Landrum City Cemetery.^8,4

Family

Lela Kansas Ward b. 25 Aug 1878, d. 1 Nov 1944

Children

Gannett Curtis⁹ b. 17 Jun 1901, d. 15 Oct 1910
Ruth E. Curtis⁷ b. 15 Nov 1903, d. Jan 1985
Ada Blanche Curtis+⁷ b. 1908, d. 14 Jan 1966
Geraldine Curtis⁷ b. 25 May 1913, d. 5 Jun 1948
Thomas Daniel Curtis⁸ b. 13 Nov 1921, d. 20 Aug 1975

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 313.
[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1603] Anita Bradford, "Research Files of Anita Bradford", Ancestral File, Landrum City Cemetery Records.
[S1258] Jr. Joe A. Codwart, Henderson County Marriages 1851-1915.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Zion Hill.

William Pinkney Thompson^1,2

M, b. 22 February 1839, d. 20 December 1918

Last Edited

5 Nov 2007

Birth*

William Pinkney Thompson was born on 22 February 1839 at North Carolina.^3,4

Marriage*

He married Mary Curtis, daughter of Benjamin Curtis and Delilah (Delia) Raburn, circa 1865 at North Carolina.^1,2

Census*

William Pinkney Thompson and Mary Curtis appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 at Turnpike P.O., Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 303, occupation farm laborer, renting, 4 children at home.⁵

Census

William Pinkney Thompson and Mary Curtis appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, page 31C, occupation farmer, 9 children at home.⁵

Census

William Pinkney Thompson and Mary Curtis appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 157, sheet 9A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 35 years, 9 children, 9 living.⁶

Caste*

William Pinkney Thompson and Mary Curtis were belonged to the ED 33, sheet 7B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 65 years, 9 children, 8 living, 1 daughter and 5 grandchildren at home caste on 23 April 1910 at Upper Hominy Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina.⁷

Death*

William Pinkney Thompson died on 20 December 1918 at Buncombe, North Carolina, at age 79; buried at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery.^8,4

Family

Mary Curtis b. 23 Jan 1835, d. 15 Jun 1912

Children

Martha D. Thompson² b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 2 Aug 1953
Andrew L. Thompson² b. 3 Apr 1867, d. 3 Nov 1910
Mary Elizabeth Thompson² b. 2 May 1868, d. 9 Oct 1947
Harley B. Thompson² b. 4 Aug 1869, d. 4 Aug 1949
Robert Kennedy Thompson⁵ b. 1870, d. 1953
Susan Alice Thompson⁵ b. Aug 1871
Mark T. Thompson⁵ b. 26 May 1873, d. 6 May 1918
Laura J. Thompson⁵ b. 22 Feb 1876, d. 11 Aug 1948
James Manley Thompson⁵ b. 5 Jul 1878, d. 4 Jul 1941

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 314.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1870-1900.
[S1534] Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N.C.", Ancestral File, Piney Mountain.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.

Ida Alice Kelly^1,2

F, b. 16 June 1866, d. 2 October 1940

Last Edited

15 Jun 2012

Birth*

Ida Alice Kelly was born on 16 June 1866 at Arkansas.^1,2,3

Married Name

As of 4 March 1886,her married name was Curtis.¹

Marriage*

She married William Thomas (Bill) Curtis, son of Benjamin Franklin Curtis and Malissa C. (Malinda) Lovelady, on 4 March 1886 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.⁴

(Witness) Census

Ida Alice Kelly appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of William Thomas (Bill) Curtis; ED 35, sheet 5A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 14 years, 6 children, 5 living.²

(Witness) Census

Ida Alice Kelly appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of William Thomas (Bill) Curtis; ED 56, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 23 years, 9 children, 8 living.⁵

Census*

Ida Alice Kelly appeared on the census of 14 February 1920 at Hickey, Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 61, sheet 14A, occupation farmer, widowed, 5 children at home.⁶

Census

She appeared on the census of 8 April 1930 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 14, sheet 5A, owned home, widowed, Alva lived with her.⁷

Death*

She died on 2 October 1940 at Johnson, Arkansas, at age 74; buried at Annie's Chapel Cemetery.^8,9

Family

William Thomas (Bill) Curtis b. 12 Aug 1865, d. 10 Jun 1910

Children

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis+² b. 2 May 1888, d. a 1930
Pearlie Ella Curtis² b. Jan 1891
Charles Robey Curtis+² b. 11 Oct 1893, d. Jun 1966
Vora Angeline Curtis² b. 2 Oct 1896, d. 28 Aug 1984
Odus Pierce Curtis+² b. 22 Jul 1899, d. 24 Oct 1973
Virgie E. Curtis⁵ b. 15 Apr 1902, d. 7 Nov 1925
Arce Floyd Curtis+⁵ b. 4 Feb 1905, d. 23 Feb 1985
Villar (Vella) Lenora Curtis⁵ b. 31 Mar 1908, d. 6 Nov 1995
Alvie Thomas Curtis⁶ b. 4 Feb 1911, d. 7 Jan 1991

Citations

[S844] Hunting For Bears, Arkansas Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Annies Chapel, Johnson, Arkansas.
[S1105] Johnson County Historical Society, Johnson County, Arkansas Marriages, Book Q, page 181.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1222] Unknown, Johnson County Ccemeteries, Annie' Shapel Cemetery.
[S892] Arkansas Dept. of Health, Arkansas Death Index.

Marion Solomon Curtis^1,2

M, b. 3 April 1868, d. 17 February 1928

Father

Benjamin Franklin Curtis³ b. Mar 1847, d. 12 Nov 1919

Mother

Malissa C. (Malinda) Lovelady³ b. 1848, d. bt 1877 - 1880

Last Edited

14 Jun 2012

Birth*

Marion Solomon Curtis was born on 3 April 1868 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.^4,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 June 1870 Clarksville P.O., Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Benjamin Franklin Curtis; page 57, occupation farmer, renting, 2 children at home, lived near Joel D. Curtis.⁵

(Witness) Census

Marion Solomon Curtis appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Benjamin Franklin Curtis; page 268A, occupation farmer, 4 children at home.³

Marriage*

Marion Solomon Curtis married Hester Heseline Kelley on 18 December 1889 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.⁶

Census*

Marion Solomon Curtis appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 35, sheet 5A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 10 years, 5 children, 4 living.⁷

Census

He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 56, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 20 years, 9 children, 7 living.⁸

Census

He appeared on the census of 7 February 1920 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 61, sheet 12B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 children at home.⁹

Death*

He died on 17 February 1928 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas, at age 59; buried at Annies Chapel Cemetery at Clarksville.¹⁰

Family

Hester Heseline Kelley b. Mar 1871, d. 26 Aug 1927

Children

Monroe Franklin (Frank) Curtis+⁷ b. 19 Dec 1890
Rosetta Percilla Curtis⁷ b. 6 Mar 1893, d. 23 Jun 1977
Lou Alice Curtis+⁷ b. Jul 1896
Eula Irvlene Curtis⁷ b. Feb 1899, d. 1957
Oliver Curtis+⁸ b. 11 Sep 1901, d. Aug 1971
Claude C. Curtis⁸ b. 1905
Arlen Kelly Curtis+⁸ b. 20 Nov 1908, d. 12 Dec 1975

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1206] Jimmy Wayne Curtis, "Descendants of Benjamin Curtis", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1870, 1880, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1105] Johnson County Historical Society, Johnson County, Arkansas Marriages, Book Q, page 540.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1173] Carolyn Barclift, "Barclift & Plymale Families", Ancestral File.

Lou Nettie Curtis¹

F, b. 15 December 1872, d. 2 July 1947

Father

Benjamin Franklin Curtis¹ b. Mar 1847, d. 12 Nov 1919

Mother

Malissa C. (Malinda) Lovelady¹ b. 1848, d. bt 1877 - 1880

Last Edited

17 Jun 2012

Birth*

Lou Nettie Curtis was born on 15 December 1872 at Johnson, Arkansas.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Benjamin Franklin Curtis; page 268A, occupation farmer, 4 children at home.¹

Married Name

As of 18 September 1890,her married name was Freed.³

Marriage*

Lou Nettie Curtis married Henry Glenn Freed on 18 September 1890 at Hagarsville, Johnson, Arkansas; Newton County license.³

Death*

Lou Nettie Curtis died on 2 July 1947 at Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, at age 74; buried at Annies Chapel Cemetery.^4,2

Family

Henry Glenn Freed b. 20 Jan 1870, d. 13 Jan 1956

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Annies Chapel, Johnson, Arkansas.
[S2086] State of Arkansas, Arkansas Marriages 1837-1957.
[S892] Arkansas Dept. of Health, Arkansas Death Index.

Rhoda A. Curtis¹

F, b. February 1876

Father

Benjamin Franklin Curtis¹ b. Mar 1847, d. 12 Nov 1919

Mother

Malissa C. (Malinda) Lovelady¹ b. 1848, d. bt 1877 - 1880

Last Edited

14 Jun 2012

Birth*

Rhoda A. Curtis was born in February 1876 at Johnson, Arkansas.²

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Benjamin Franklin Curtis; page 268A, occupation farmer, 4 children at home.¹

Marriage*

Rhoda A. Curtis married J. Columbus (Ludie, Lum) Matthews on 15 August 1894 at Johnson, Arkansas.^3,4

Married Name

As of 15 August 1894,her married name was Matthews.^3,4

(Witness) Census

Rhoda A. Curtis appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of J. Columbus (Ludie, Lum) Matthews; ED 36, sheet 5B, occupation not given, renting, married 7 years, 2 children, 2 living.³

Census*

Rhoda A. Curtis appeared on the census of 6 February 1920 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 61, sheet 12A, occupation farmer, owned farm, widowed, 7 children at home.⁵

Family

J. Columbus (Ludie, Lum) Matthews b. Sep 1876

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S844] Hunting For Bears, Arkansas Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Hester Heseline Kelley^1,2

F, b. March 1871, d. 26 August 1927

Last Edited

5 Jul 2006

Birth*

Hester Heseline Kelley was born in March 1871 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.^1,3,2

Married Name

As of 18 December 1889,her married name was Curtis.¹

Marriage*

She married Marion Solomon Curtis, son of Benjamin Franklin Curtis and Malissa C. (Malinda) Lovelady, on 18 December 1889 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.⁴

(Witness) Census

Hester Heseline Kelley appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Marion Solomon Curtis; ED 35, sheet 5A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 10 years, 5 children, 4 living.³

(Witness) Census

Hester Heseline Kelley appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Marion Solomon Curtis; ED 56, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 20 years, 9 children, 7 living.⁵

(Witness) Census

Hester Heseline Kelley appeared on the census of 7 February 1920 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of Marion Solomon Curtis; ED 61, sheet 12B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 children at home.⁶

Death*

Hester Heseline Kelley died on 26 August 1927 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas, at age 56; buried at Annies Chapel Cemetery at Clarksville.²

Family

Marion Solomon Curtis b. 3 Apr 1868, d. 17 Feb 1928

Children

Monroe Franklin (Frank) Curtis+³ b. 19 Dec 1890
Rosetta Percilla Curtis³ b. 6 Mar 1893, d. 23 Jun 1977
Lou Alice Curtis+³ b. Jul 1896
Eula Irvlene Curtis³ b. Feb 1899, d. 1957
Oliver Curtis+⁵ b. 11 Sep 1901, d. Aug 1971
Claude C. Curtis⁵ b. 1905
Arlen Kelly Curtis+⁵ b. 20 Nov 1908, d. 12 Dec 1975

Citations

[S844] Hunting For Bears, Arkansas Marriages.
[S1173] Carolyn Barclift, "Barclift & Plymale Families", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1105] Johnson County Historical Society, Johnson County, Arkansas Marriages, Book Q, page 540.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis^1,2

M, b. 2 May 1888, d. after 1930

Father

William Thomas (Bill) Curtis¹ b. 12 Aug 1865, d. 10 Jun 1910

Mother

Ida Alice Kelly¹ b. 16 Jun 1866, d. 2 Oct 1940

Last Edited

16 Jun 2012

Birth*

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis was born on 2 May 1888 at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, in the household of William Thomas (Bill) Curtis; ED 35, sheet 5A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 14 years, 6 children, 5 living.¹

Marriage*

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis married Idella (Della, Walsie) Breedlove on 16 February 1908 at Johnson, Arkansas; Jessie lived in Knoxville and Dellas lived in Silex, Pope County.^4,5

Census*

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 56, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 2 years, 2 children, 1 living.⁴

DraftWW1*

On 5 June 1917 Jessie Albert Marion Curtis registered for the draft at Hagarville, Johnson, Arkansas; at the time, he was employed by himself as a farmer, wife and 3 children.²

Census*

He and Idella (Della, Walsie) Breedlove appeared on the census of 7 February 1920 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 61, sheet 12B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 4 children at home.⁶

Death*

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis died after 1930 at Johnson, Arkansas; buried at Annies Chapel Cemetery, no date of death.⁷

Census

He and Idella (Della, Walsie) Breedlove appeared on the census of 8 April 1930 at Perry Twp., Johnson, Arkansas, ED 14, sheet 5A, occupation laborer-stave mill, renting, 7 children at home.⁸

Death

Jessie Albert Marion Curtis died on 30 September 1943 at Vanduser, Scott, Missouri, at age 55; buried at New Morley Cemetery.³

NoteB*

Jessie was weighing cotton at a farm he rented near Vanduser, Mo. when at 9:00 am, September 30, 1943, he had a heart attack and died immediately. He was 55 years old. He left a wife and three children at home. Leo Curtis and his family were present when he died. Times were tough then and it was even more difficult, now to put food on the table. Young son, Kenneth, 13, had to quit school to farm and support his family. None of the family owned land so it was necessary to 'share crop,' giving one third of the crop to the land owner. Jessie and Della had 5 children who were stillborn or died at a very young age. Their first child, Odus, died at the age of 3 or 4, but the other four children were buried with no name, as they were still born. Della gavebirth to 14 children and raised 9.⁹

Family

Idella (Della, Walsie) Breedlove b. 22 Nov 1892, d. Jan 1967

Children

Odas M. Curtis⁴ b. 1910
Leo Wylie Curtis⁶ b. 10 Jan 1912, d. 15 Oct 2006
Alice Leota Curtis⁶ b. 1913
Hester L. Curtis⁸ b. 1916
Nettie (Nellie) C. Curtis⁶ b. 1918
Oral L. Curtis⁸ b. 1920
Lula A. Curtis⁸ b. 1923
Mary A. Curtis⁸ b. 1926
Kenneth D. Curtis⁸ b. 1930

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, New Morley, Scott, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S2086] State of Arkansas, Arkansas Marriages 1837-1957.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Annies Chapel, Johnson, Arkansas.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1206] Jimmy Wayne Curtis, "Descendants of Benjamin Curtis", Ancestral File.