Havilah Price Curd1

b. 1817, d. 18 July 1884
Family
Father*Daniel Curd2,3 b. 4 Oct 1773, d. 18 Apr 1843
Mother*Fannie S. Trigg2,3 b. 28 Jan 1785
Birth*1817Havilah Price Curd was born about 1817 in Barren County, Kentucky.4,1,3 
Name VariationHe was often recorded only as H. P. Curd.4 
(Administrator) Court Action10 February 1846H. P. Curd, as Administrator for the estate of Elisha Carver, was named as a defendant, along with other heirs of the deceased, in a lawsuit filed by Elisha's eldest daughter, Emily Jane, and her husband, Martin Wood.

Case# 1472 was filed on 10 February 1846 in the Circuit Court at Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, whereby Martin Wood and Emily Jane his wife, who had been married on 13 September 1845 by Henry Lee in Barren County, stated that Emily Jane was the daughter and one of the heirs of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that said Carver was possessed of a tract of land lying in Barren County on the waters of Peters Creek containing 280 acres, and that Carver at the time of his death had legal title to the land, and that he died intestate.

Elisha Carver left a widow, Louisa Carver, and the following children: Lucy Carver, since intermarried with James Carver, Elizabeth Carver, Marthy Ann Carver, James L. Carver, John Carver, Mary T. Carver, and Sarah F. Carver, who with Emily Jane (Carver) Wood, were his only children and legal representatives. The six last named, except Emily, being infants under 21 years of age.

Martin and Emily stated that the land was rapidly deteriorating in value, and would in a few years be seriously and irreparably damaged by exhausting the arable land, and cutting and destroying the timber.

They stated that the land could not be advantageously divided as the share of each of the heirs would be less than $100, and that it would be to the advantage of all to sell the land and divide the proceeds.

An amendment to the above bill stated that James Jameson, Sheriff of Barren County, was appointed by the Barron County court to administer the estate of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that H. P. Curd, Deputy Sheriff for Jameson, acted as Administrator. The Plaintiffs asked that Curd be made a Defendant to the suit, and made to state the amount of the estate that had come into his hands.

In another amendment dated 21 March 1846, the Complainants stated that they understood that Charlotte Carver or her children, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, had some claim, or pretended claim, on the estate of Elisha Carver, deceased. For the purpose of contesting all things in this suit, they asked the court to make them and John G. Rogers, who had been appointed Guardian of Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, defendants to their suit and any other bills therein, and that they answer.

Charlotte Carver’s response was filed on 26 June 1846, stating that Elisha Carver’s estate was indebted to her children, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, in the amount of $38 each, for a total of $76. Mr. Curd, representing Charlotte, explained the indebtedness. He stated that Charlotte was the Administratrix of her deceased husband, William Carver's, estate, and that Elisha Carver was her security. Elisha became uneasy, and by way of making him safe, she sold to him her dower interest in the tract of land on which her husband lived and died, for and in consideration of his assuming to pay to Susan (Carver) Woodcock, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver the sum of $38 each being the amount of their respective interests in the estate of William Carver, their father. Elisha Carver thereafter paid Susan Woodcock her $38, but never paid Joel Y. or Catherine their parts. Curd stated that Charlotte claimed nothing for herself out of the estate of Elisha Carver, just what he owed her children.

H. P. Curd's testimony was filed on 21 March 1845, in which he admitted that Elisha Carver departed his life intestate and that by an order of the court he, Curd, as deputy for James Jameson, Sheriff, was qualified to administer the estate, which he did. He sold the personal property, settled the debts, and had in his possession $59.55 belonging to the estate. He testified that Charlotte Carver or her children, Joel Y. and Catherine, were claiming a debt of said estate amounting to $76., which she was alleging was the amount of the balance of the price agreed to be paid by Elisha for the tract of land. Curd claimed to know nothing of his own knowledge of the justness of the claim, and stated that if the claim was justly due and owing that so much of said tract of land be ordered and decreed sold as would pay the balance of $76, first deducting the amount he had in his possession, and allowing him his reasonable costs in defending the suit, including an attorney’s fee.

Testimony by attorney John G. Rogers, representing James Carver and Lucy Carver his wife, was filed on 15 June 1846. They admitted that Emily Wood was a daughter of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that he died intestate, that the heirs and legal representatives listed in the suit were correct, and that Lucy was one of the heirs and a child of Elisha Carver, deceased.

They denied that it would be to their interest to have the said land sold and the proceeds divided. They thought it would be better, and desired, that the land should be divided between the heirs, and that their portions be allotted to them even if the rest were to be sold.

The testimony of John G. Rogers, then testifying on his own behalf, was filed on 24 June 1846. He stated he was the Guardian of Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, the children of Charlotte Carver, and essentially made the same statements to the court that Charlotte had made. That Charlotte Carver was the wife of William Carver, and that her children were Susan Woodcock, Joel Y., and Catherine Carver. In addition, he told of the arrangement between Charlotte and Elisha Carver regarding her selling Elisha her dower interest in the land, that Elisha had paid Susan, and doubtless would have paid Joel Y. and Catherine if he had lived. He said Elisha died a short time thereafter.

Four deeds were submitted to the court as evidence in the court case:

John and Elizabeth Carver his wife, deed dated August 1828, sold to Elisha Carver for $118, one tract of land containing 75 acres on Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, it being part of the tract conveyed by Benjamin W. Clark and his wife unto John and William Carver.

Jesse Bewley and Mary his wife, deed dated 2 August 1831, sold to Elisha Carver for $100, one tract of land on Peters Creek in Barren County, Kentucky, being the tract of land whereon Carver then lived, and the appurtenances thereon.

Ann D. Shirley of the Borough of Norfolk, State of Virginia, by George M. Pryer, her attorney-in-fact, deed dated 17 August 1833, sold to Elisha Carver for $100, 200 acres of land situated on Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, it being part of a 1,333 1/3-acre survey patented to the heirs of Robert Tompkins, deceased, by patent dated 1 March 1800.


Charlotte Carver, deed dated 20 November 1841, sold to Elisha Carver for $150, and relinquished all her right of dower, her interest in a certain tract of land on Peters Creek owned by her husband William Carver, to have and to hold during her life.

Alexander L. Devasher was deposed on 17 September 1846 and asked about the current condition of Elisha Carver’s land which was believed to be occupied at the time by James Carver, one of the defendants in the case. In response to questions, Devasher stated he lived about two miles from James Carver, who he thought lived on the land upon which Elisha Carver lived and died. He said there were two or three different surveys, but it was all the same tract, and he thought James Carver had lived on the land for about three years.

Devasher was asked if he knew of James Carver, the defendant, having cut a great deal of salable timber off the land and sold it, and if Devasher had or had not bought timber from James Carver which came off the land. His response was that Carver had cut a right smart amount, such as board timber, rail timber, etc., but didn’t know much about the property lines and didn’t know whether they came off Elisha Carver’s land or not. He didn’t know of any that had been sold, except what he had heard. He said he had bought some rails from him, but didn’t know whether they came off that land or not.

Asked whether James Carver owned any other land in that neighborhood off of which he could have gotten the board and rail timber etc. he had mentioned, Devasher said James Carver didn’t own any other land except his interest in Elisha Carver’s tract of land.

Asked whether he knew if that land had been much injured and was not worth near as much since James Carver first went upon it to live, Devasher responded that he knew the place had gone to rack, and was not in as good repair as when Elisha Carver died.

Asked whether he knew or did not know that the land was not so valuable now for timber as when James Carver went on it, Devasher stated that if all the timber that had been cut was on the land, it would not be so valuable, but he didn’t know if all the timber was from that land. He didn’t know where the property line was.

Asked if he knew or did not know that James Carver had taken down a house and hauled it to the woods and there permitted the logs to rot, Devasher said they hauled a house out, it was said for Tom Williams to live in, but he didn’t know who the head manager was or anything about it. The logs, he reconned, were lying there yet, and he didn’t know anything about them. He had not seen them since.

Asked if he had not recently contracted with James Carver for a parcel of rails which were either on the land or to be made from the land, Devasher said he and Carver had been talking about trading for some rails, which he reconned were on the land, but they had not traded yet.

Another neighbor, Benjamin Littrell, was also deposed on 17 September 1846. He was asked if he knew or did not know of James Carver, one of the defendants in the case, having cut a great deal of valuable timber off of the land on which he was then living and upon which Elisha Carver died. He responded that there had been a right smart cut there, but he didn’t know that he cut it all. He had heard it said that he cut it, but he never saw him at it. He didn’t know that there was a great deal of valuable timber. There was some board timber, and some for plank, and some for hogsheads, cut off.

Asked if he knew or did not know that the place was much less valuable now than when James Carver went upon it, Littrell responded that he would not give as much for it as it was right smartly out of repair.

Asked how much he would say, or if he knew, to what extent the place had been injured, he said he hardly knew but at a rough guess would suppose, taking everything into consideration, that it had been injured something like $100.

Asked if he would please state, if he knew, in what way James Carver had been living on the land. Had he paid rent for it or not? Littrell responded that he couldn’t tell. He understood that Carver was to pay rent the first year, but how they had managed since he didn’t know.

Asked if he had bought timber from James Carver, the defendant, which grew upon the land, or knew of him selling to any other person, Littrell said he had never bought any from him himself, but understood that he had sold some plank and hogshead timber, which was said to have come off the land.

Asked if he knew if Carver, the defendant, had ever paid any rent for the said land, he said no. I don’t know that he ever has.

Note: No legal resolution, judgment or disposition of the suit was found in the court's case documents, although several deeds have been found in the records of Barren County, Kentucky that indicate that some actions to benefit Elisha's minor children were ordered by the Circuit Court, and some other deeds were found regarding various sales of pieces of his property by his heirs.5,6 
Occupation*He was a merchant in Barren County, Kentucky.4 
(Merchant) Will16 January 1851H. P. Curd was named in the will of Micajah E. Wheeler, dated 16 January 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, as the person who was to price and freight his tobacco.7,8,9 
Death*18 July 1884He died on 18 July 1884 in Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, at about age 673,1 
Burial* and was buried in Curd Cemetery #4, Cave City.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Havilah Price Curd, Memorial# 132772133. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #101. Daniel Curd, pages 45-46, image# 47-48 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  3. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #140. Havilah Price Curd, pages 53-54, image# 55-56 of 157.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household and boarding house of Obadiah E. and America Curd, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 363b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; Martin and Emily Jane (Carver) Wood vs. the Heirs of Elisha Carver, deceased, Equity Case# 1472, filed 10 February 1846, abstracted, five pages copied by Gladys B. Wilson in 1975 at the Barren County Court House, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 11 August 2009, viewed on 29 August 2021, online beginning at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/18383251/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  6. [S2249] Kentucky. Circuit Court (Barren County), Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931. Microfilm of originals in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index. FHL catalog warns that years are mixed and instructs to look up name in index, find bundle number, and look through bundle number until name is found: Film# 218713, Digital# 8685854, Case# 1472 filed 10 February 1846, Martin and Emily J. Wood vs. other heirs of Elisha Carver (1801-1842), image# 172-208 of 765; on 144 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931 (Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court).
  7. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate on 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Executor Bonds, 1848-1882, Barren County Court, Barren County, Kentucky, citing image# 44 of 274. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  8. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, typed abstract of the will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate during February Term 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing page 341, citing Barren County Court, Barren County Will Books, image# 282 of 320.
  9. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will dated 16 January 1851 of M E Wheeler of Barren County, probated 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Mixed Records, Vol 3-4, 1828-1884, Mixed Probate Records, 1799-1884, Kentucky. County Court (Barren County), Barren, Kentucky, citing the will of Micajah E. Wheeler, pages 341-342, image# 189-190 of 495.

James Curd1

d. 18 July 1791
Family
Father*John Curd1,2 d. 1752
Mother*Elizabeth Price1,2
Birth*James Curd was born in Goochland County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*20 November 1766He married Mary Graves on 20 November 1766.1 
Death*18 July 1791He died on 18 July 1791 in Goochland County.1 

Family

 Mary Graves d. 28 Sep 1774
Child 1.Jesse Curd+1,3 b. 7 Dec 1767

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #14. James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #9. John Curd, pages 38-40, image# 40-42 of 157.
  3. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #684. Jesse Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.

Jesse Curd1

b. 7 December 1767
Family
Father*James Curd2,1 d. 18 Jul 1791
Mother*Mary Graves2,1 d. 28 Sep 1774
Birth*7 December 1767Jesse Curd was born on 7 December 1767 in Goochland County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*1 October 1789He married first Jane Ellis on 23 September or 1 October 1789 in Henrico County, Virginia.3,1 
Marriage*7 May 1844He married second Martha Saunders on 7 May 1844 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 

Family 1

 Jane Ellis
Children 1.John J. Curd1,4 b. 7 Aug 1805
 2.Obadiah E. Curd1,5 b. 27 Mar 1808

Family 2

 Martha Saunders b. 1789

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #684. Jesse Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #14. James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.
  3. [S1686] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage, or possibly the marriage bond and license, of Jesse Curd and Jane Ellis on 23 September 1789 in Henrico County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800.
  4. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #690. John James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.
  5. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #692. Obadiah E. Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.

John Curd1

Family
Father*John Curd2,1 d. 1752
Mother*Elizabeth Price2,1
Marriage*7 April 1758He married Lucy Brent on 7 April 1758 in Lancaster County, Virginia.1 

Family

 Lucy Brent
Child 1.Daniel Curd+1,3 b. 4 Oct 1773, d. 18 Apr 1843

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #9. John Curd, pages 38-40, image# 40-42 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #3. John Curd, pages 21-23, image# 23-25 of 157.
  3. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #101. Daniel Curd, pages 45-46, image# 47-48 of 157.

John Curd1

d. 1752
Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Price.1 
Death*1752He died in 1752 in Goochland County, Virginia.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Price
Children 1.John Curd+1,2
 2.James Curd+3,2 d. 18 Jul 1791

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #3. John Curd, pages 21-23, image# 23-25 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #9. John Curd, pages 38-40, image# 40-42 of 157.
  3. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #14. James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.

John J. Curd1

b. 7 August 1805
Family
Father*Jesse Curd2,3 b. 7 Dec 1767
Mother*Jane Ellis2,3
Birth*7 August 1805John J. Curd was born on 7 August 1805 in Virginia.1,3 
Name VariationHis full name was John James Curd.3 
Marriage*1 October 1832He married Mary D. H. Grubb shortly after their marriage license was issued on 1 October 1832. shortly after their marriage license was issued.3,4 
(Witness to Will) Will16 January 1851John T. Rogers, John J. Curd and George M. Page signed as witnesses to the will of Micajah E. Wheeler dated 16 January 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky.5,6,7 
(Witness to Deed) Land Records17 January 1851 On 17 January 1851, John J. Curd signed as a witness to a deed whereby Obadiah Britt Sr. sold back to Micajah E. Wheeler the same 100 acres of land on the waters of Skaggs and Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, he had purchased from the same Micajah E. Wheeler and his wife six months earlier. Obadiah had paid $100 for the land, and Micajah paid $300 to buy it back. After identifying the land as being the same 100 acres conveyed to Britt by Wheeler, the land was further described as beginning at a poplar on Curd's line near the corner of Wheeler's fence, thence North 20 degrees 76½ poles, crossing the tobacco road at 53 poles, to a small mulberry, hickory, beach and black oak on a path, thence South 89 degrees East 210 poles to three black oaks and a chestnut on Doss's line, thence with said line South 48 degrees West 153 poles to a stone, thence North 73 degrees West 126 poles to the beginning. The deed was signed by Obadiah Britt, witnessed by John J. Curd and Joseph Renfro, and recorded in Barren County on 10 March 1852.8 

Family

 Mary D. H. Grubb b. 1805

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John J. and Mary Curd, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 352b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #684. Jesse Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  3. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #690. John James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.
  4. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage bond and license issued on 1 October 1832 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Mary D. H. Grubb and John J. Curd, citing FHL Film# 000209752. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  5. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate on 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Executor Bonds, 1848-1882, Barren County Court, Barren County, Kentucky, citing image# 44 of 274. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  6. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, typed abstract of the will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate during February Term 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing page 341, citing Barren County Court, Barren County Will Books, image# 282 of 320.
  7. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will dated 16 January 1851 of M E Wheeler of Barren County, probated 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Mixed Records, Vol 3-4, 1828-1884, Mixed Probate Records, 1799-1884, Kentucky. County Court (Barren County), Barren, Kentucky, citing the will of Micajah E. Wheeler, pages 341-342, image# 189-190 of 495.
  8. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209729, Digital# 8402413, Book U, pages 138-139, image# 369 of 579; Obadiah Britt Sr., grantor, to Micajah E. Wheeler, grantee, 100 acres on Skaggs Creek and Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).

Obadiah E. Curd1

b. 27 March 1808
Family
Father*Jesse Curd1,2 b. 7 Dec 1767
Mother*Jane Ellis1,2
Birth*27 March 1808Obadiah E. Curd was born on 27 March 1808 in Virginia.3,1,2 
Marriage*11 August 1831He married, as her second husband, widow Elizabeth (Ritter) Reynolds on 11 August 1831.2 
(Husband) Death23 December 1840Obadiah became a widower when Elizabeth (Ritter) Reynolds Curd died on 23 December 1840 at about age 33.2 
Marriage*13 October 1842He married second, as her first husband, America Dickinson on 13 October 1842 in Barren County, Kentucky.2,4,3 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Ritter b. 1807, d. 23 Dec 1840

Family 2

 America Dickinson b. Dec 1819

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #684. Jesse Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #692. Obadiah E. Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household and boarding house of Obadiah E. and America Curd, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 363b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, America (Dickinson) Curd, Memorial# 106191399. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Jennie I. Curran1,2

b. 25 December 1877, d. 24 February 1912
Family
Father*Taylor Curran3
Mother*Nancy May Livingston3
Birth*25 December 1877Jennie I. Curran was probably born on 25 December 1877.4,5 
Name VariationHer given name was also spelled Janie.6 
Marriage*27 July 1895She married, as his first wife, Walter Riley Armstrong, son of John Marion Armstrong and Lovinia M. Green, on 27 July 1895 in Trimble County, Kentucky.6 
Census US 1900*21 June 1900Janie and Walter Armstrong were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 21 June 1900 in Brown, Ripley County, Indiana. Walter was 25 years of age and worked as a farm laborer, and Janie was 22 years of age. They were both able to read, write and speak English. They rented their house, had been married for 5 years, and Janie had given birth to three children, two of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. May was two months old and Guy was age 4 years. Janie's parents, Nancy May and Taylor Curran, with her brother, Scott, were enumerated in 1900 in the next household on the same census page as the Armstrongs.7,2,8 
Census US 1910*21 April 1910Jennie I. and Walter R. Armstrong were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 at 2326 Arsenal Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Walter was 36 years of age and worked for wages as a Driver for a Lumber Yard, and Jennie was 32 years of age. They rented their house, had been married for 15 years, the first marriage for each, and Jennie had given birth to five children, two of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1910. Guy E. was 13 years old, had attended school within the census year, and worked on his own account as a News Boy with his own route; and May E. was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the Armstrong household was able to read and write.2 
Death*24 February 1912She died, leaving her husband and two young children, on 24 February 1912 at Indianapolis City Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 341,3 
Burial* and was buried in Section 8, Lot 20, south side, southwest quarter of Mount Jackson Cemetery, Indianapolis.1 

Family

 Walter Riley Armstrong b. 30 Nov 1873, d. 18 Jul 1942
Children 1.Guy E. Armstrong7 b. Sep 1895
 2.May E. Armstrong+7 b. 22 Apr 1900, d. 19 Apr 1925

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jennie I (Kern) Armstrong, Memorial# 84817768. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walter R. and Jennie I. Armstrong, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 2, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T624_366; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374379. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 24 February 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, of Jennie Armstrong, age 33, Married to Walter Armstrong, born 25 December 1878 to Taylor Kern and May Livingston in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1912; Roll: 08. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jennie I (Kern) Armstrong, Memorial# 84817768, her date of birth reported as 25 December 1879.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walter and Janie Armstrong, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118; Janie's date of birth reported as December 1877. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 July 1895 in Trimble County, Kentucky, USA, of Walter R Armstrong, and Janie Curran, citing FHL Film# 000420381. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walter and Janie Armstrong, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Taylor and Nancy M. Curran, (their names, as recorded by the census taker are very difficult to read, and transcribed by Ancestry as "Talor and Nancie M. Carns"), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118.

Scott Curran1

b. March 1885
Family
Father*Taylor Curran1
Mother*Nancy May Livingston1
Birth*March 1885Scott Curran was born in March 1885 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 190021 June 1900Scott was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 21 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Brown, Ripley County, Indiana. He was 15 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and worked as a farm laborer.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Taylor and Nancy M. Curran, (their names, as recorded by the census taker are very difficult to read, and transcribed by Ancestry as "Talor and Nancie M. Carns"), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walter and Janie Armstrong, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118.

Taylor Curran1,2

Family
Marriage*20 March 1872He married Nancy May Livingston on 20 March 1872.1,2 
Census US 1900*21 June 1900Nancy M. and Taylor Curran were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 21 June 1900 in Brown, Ripley County, Indiana. Taylor was 51 years of age and a farmer, and Nancy was 47 years of age. They were both able to read, write and speak English. They rented their farm, had been married for 28 years, and Nancy had given birth to seven children, six of whom were living. Their son, Scott, was enumerated with them in 1900. He was 15 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and worked as a farm laborer. Taylor and Nancy's daughter and son-in-law, Jennie and Walter R. Armstrong, with their two children, were enumerated in 1900 in the first previous household on the same census page as the Currans.3,4 

Family

 Nancy May Livingston
Children 1.Jennie I. Curran+1 b. 25 Dec 1877, d. 24 Feb 1912
 2.Scott Curran3 b. Mar 1885

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 24 February 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, of Jennie Armstrong, age 33, Married to Walter Armstrong, born 25 December 1878 to Taylor Kern and May Livingston in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1912; Roll: 08. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Taylor Curran, Memorial# 30464972. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Taylor and Nancy M. Curran, (their names, as recorded by the census taker are very difficult to read, and transcribed by Ancestry as "Talor and Nancie M. Carns"), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walter and Janie Armstrong, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 400; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0118.

Isabel Curry1

Family
Birth*Isabel Curry was born in Scotland.1 
Name VariationThe Pratt source identified her as Isabella.2 
Marriage*She married Henry Pratt.1 

Family

 Henry Pratt b. c 1813
Child 1.Rose Eleanor Pratt+1,2 b. 11 Mar 1859, d. 26 Apr 1930

Citations

  1. [S670] Prepared by Arthur Adams, "Memoirs of the Deceased Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 113, page 229, (July 1959). Hereinafter cited as "Memoirs - Harry Emmett Bolton."
  2. [S402] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1995), page 724. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.

Lela Curry1

b. 1914
Family
Father*Theodore Curry1 b. 26 Apr 1890, d. 27 Apr 1959
Mother*Linda Pierce1 b. Jul 1890
Birth*1914Lela Curry was born about 1914 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 192022 January 1920Lela was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 22 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 1715 N. Buckeye, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. She was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Theodore and Linda Curry, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kokomo Ward 4, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T625_438; Pages: 13B-14A; Enumeration District: 131. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Lillian Curry1

b. 5 January 1910
Family
Father*Theodore Curry1,2 b. 26 Apr 1890, d. 27 Apr 1959
Mother*Linda Pierce1,2 b. Jul 1890
Birth*5 January 1910Lillian Curry was born on 5 January 1910 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 191013 April 1910Lillian was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 13 April 1910 in the household of her parents in Gresham, Green County, Kentucky. She was three months old.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 192022 January 1920Lillian was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 22 January 1920 in the household of her parents at 1715 N. Buckeye, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. She was 10 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school within the census year.3 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Theodore and Linda Curry, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gresham, Green, Kentucky; Roll: T624_478; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374491. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Lillian Taylor Hutchins, born on 5 January 1910 at Lexington, Kentucky, daughter of Theodore Curry and Malinda A Peirce, died on 24 May 1990, agency notes: Jul 1937: Name Listed As Lillian Taylor Hutchins; 04 Jun 1993: Name Listed As Lillian Hutchins. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Theodore and Linda Curry, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kokomo Ward 4, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T625_438; Pages: 13B-14A; Enumeration District: 131. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Theodore Curry1

b. 26 April 1890, d. 27 April 1959
Family
Father*William W. Curry2 b. 6 Jul 1853, d. 18 May 1921
Mother*Nancy J. Pierce2,3,4 b. 30 Dec 1856, d. 5 May 1904
Birth*26 April 1890Theodore Curry was born on 26 April 1890 in Kentucky.2,1,5 
Name VariationHis full name was William Theodore Curry.5 
(Son) Census US 190011 June 1900He was enumerated as William T. Curry on the 1900 census taken on 11 June 1900 in the household of his father in Brentwood, Green County, Kentucky. He was 10 years old and able to speak English.2 
Marriage*1909He married Malinda A. Pierce, daughter of William J. Pierce and Nancy M. Jeffreys, about 1909.1,6 
Census US 1910*13 April 1910Linda and Theodore Curry were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 13 April 1910 in Gresham, Green County, Kentucky. Theodore was 19 years old and worked for wages as an engineer at a saw mill, and Linda was also 19 years old. They rented their house, had been married for one year, the first marriage for each, and Linda had given birth to one child and she was living, and enumerated with her parents in 1910. Their baby Lillian was three months old.1,6 
Census US 1920*22 January 1920Linda and Theodore Curry were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 22 January 1920 at 1715 N. Buckeye, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. Theodore was 30 years of age and worked for wages as a laborer in an auto plant, and Linda was 28 years of age. Their two daughters were enumerated with them. Lillian and Lela were ages 10 and 6 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year. Everyone in the family was able to speak English, and only Lela was not yet able to read and write.7 
Divorce*Theodore Curry and Linda (Pierce) Curry separated, and may have divorced, shortly after they were enumerated together with their two daughters on the 1920 census. Linda married a second time in October 1920.7,8 
Death*27 April 1959He died in 27 April 1959 in Saint Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, at age 695,9 
Burial* and was buried in Section: 221, Lot: 64, Space: 1, of Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo.9 

Family

 Linda Pierce b. Jul 1890
Children 1.Lillian Curry1,6 b. 5 Jan 1910
 2.Lela Curry7 b. 1914

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Theodore and Linda Curry, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gresham, Green, Kentucky; Roll: T624_478; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374491. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Curry, (the family's surname transcribed as "Lowry" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brentwood, Green, Kentucky; Roll: 523; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0038. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 December 1873 in Green County, Kentucky, USA, of William Curry and Nancy J. Pearce, citing FHL Film# 001877085. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Jane (Pierce) Curry, Memorial# 98399156. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of William T. Curry of 2317 N. Market, Kokomo, age 69, widowed, laborer at an iron works, died on 27 April 1959 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA, born on 26 April 1890 in Kentucky, son of William Curry, informant his daughter, Mrs. Lillian Hutchins, 2441 N. Union Street, Kokomo, burial in Crown Point Cemetery, Date Registered 1959, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1959; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  6. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Lillian Taylor Hutchins, born on 5 January 1910 at Lexington, Kentucky, daughter of Theodore Curry and Malinda A Peirce, died on 24 May 1990, agency notes: Jul 1937: Name Listed As Lillian Taylor Hutchins; 04 Jun 1993: Name Listed As Lillian Hutchins. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  7. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Theodore and Linda Curry, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kokomo Ward 4, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T625_438; Pages: 13B-14A; Enumeration District: 131. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 October 1920 in Howard County, Indiana, USA of Lee W Kaicy, son of John Kaicy and Celestia Ramsey, married Lindy Curry. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William T. Curry, Memorial# 45501233.

William W. Curry1,2,3

b. 6 July 1853, d. 18 May 1921
Family
Birth*6 July 1853William W. Curry was born on 6 July 1853 in Kentucky.1 
Name VariationHis full name was William West Curry.3 
Marriage*11 December 1873He married Nancy J. Pierce on 11 December 1873 in Green County, Kentucky.4,5,3 
Census US 1900*11 June 1900William W. Curry was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 11 June 1900 in Brentwood, Green County, Kentucky. He was 47 years of age and a farmer. He was recorded as married for 30 years, although his wife was not with him. He owned his farm free of mortgage, and was able to read, write and to speak English. Seven children were enumerated with him in 1900. Frances and Lewis U. were ages 19 and 17 years, respectively, and were able to read, write and to speak English; Hildy C., Samuel J. and William T. were ages 15, 13 and 10 years, respectively, and were able to speak English; and Murphy and Mary A. were ages 6 and 3 years, respectively, and also able to speak English.1 
(Husband) Death5 May 1904William became a widower when Nancy J. (Pierce) Curry died on 5 May 1904 at age 47.5 
Death*18 May 1921He died on 18 May 1921 in Green County, Kentucky, at age 676,2 
Burial* and was buried in Whitlock Cemetery, Green County, Kentucky.3 

Family

 Nancy J. Pierce b. 30 Dec 1856, d. 5 May 1904
Child 1.Theodore Curry+1 b. 26 Apr 1890, d. 27 Apr 1959

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Curry, (the family's surname transcribed as "Lowry" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brentwood, Green, Kentucky; Roll: 523; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0038. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of W. W. Curry on 18 May 1921 in Green County, Kentucky, USA, age 67, born in July 1853 in Green County, to Gabe Curry and Arminta Ennis, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William West Curry, Memorial# 98399127. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 December 1873 in Green County, Kentucky, USA, of William Curry and Nancy J. Pearce, citing FHL Film# 001877085. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Jane (Pierce) Curry, Memorial# 98399156.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William West Curry, Memorial# 98399127, reporting his death as March 1910 at age 56.

Benjamin Curtis1

Family
Marriage*25 May 1732He married Experience Hayward, daughter of Elisha Hayward and Experience Harvey, on 25 May 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Experience Hayward b. 3 May 1710

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 171; the Bridgewater record, which spelled his surname "Curtice", stated he was "of Pembroke" and also referenced the Plymouth County record that stated they were both from Bridgewater. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Edward Curtis1

b. 30 November 1707
Family
Father*Moses Curtis2 b. 25 Nov 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Mother*Dorothy Ashby2
Birth*30 November 1707Edward Curtis was born on 30 November 1707 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
French & Indian War*1757He was an officer in the French and Indian War, serving in 1757 as a Captain in Colonel Miller's regiment.3 

Citations

  1. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  2. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 92. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  3. [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 104. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.

Captain Edward Curtis1

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Return index card# 14407 for Nathaniel Bolton referencing Volume 93, page 242 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.

Elizabeth Curtis1

b. 1719, d. 29 November 1766
Family
Birth*1719Elizabeth Curtis was born in 1719.1 
Marriage*5 April 1743She married Nathaniel Hayward, son of Nathaniel Hayward and Mary Harvey, on 5 April 1743.1 
Death*29 November 1766She died on 29 November 1766 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Nathaniel Hayward b. 1719, d. 9 Nov 1780
Children 1.Nathaniel Hayward1 b. 10 Aug 1743
 2.Enos Hayward1 b. 21 May 1745
 3.Mary Hayward1 b. 17 Apr 1750
 4.Barzillai Hayward1 b. 31 Mar 1753
 5.Calvin Hayward1 b. 16 Mar 1755
 6.Dorcas Hayward1 b. 30 Jun 1758, d. 11 Jul 1846
 7.Rebecca Hayward1

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.

Elizabeth Curtis1

Family
Marriage*She married Isaac Newell.1 
Residence*They lived in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Family

 Isaac Newell
Child 1.Sarah Newell+1 b. 22 Mar 1665

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Harriet Curtis1

b. 2 February 1845, d. 29 December 1909
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Levi Curtis1,2 b. 1804, d. 15 Jun 1885
Mother*Eunice Andrews1 b. 1824, d. 6 Oct 1871
Birth*2 February 1845Harriet Curtis was born on 2 February 1845 in Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Harriet Elisa Curtis.1 
Marriage*10 March 1866She married Chauncey L. Heaton, son of Joseph Gilman Heaton and Anna Mosher, on 10 March 1866 in Indiana.3,1,4 
(Wife) Death24 April 1899Harriet became a widow when Chauncey L. Heaton died on 24 April 1899 at about age 61.5 
Death*29 December 1909She died on 29 December 1909 in Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana, at age 641 
Burial* and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill.1 

Family

 Chauncey L. Heaton b. 1838, d. 24 Apr 1899

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet Elisa (Curtis) Heaton, Memorial# 192001212. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Levi Curtis, Memorial# 64221467.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Chancey L Heaton and Harriet Curtice on 10 March 1866 in Indiana, United States, citing page 321 and referencing FHL Film# 001710720. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sgt Chauncey L Heaton, Memorial# 144341075.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 2, page 33. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Levi Curtis1

b. 1804, d. 15 June 1885
Family
Birth*1804Levi Curtis was born in 1804.2 
Marriage*4 March 1840He married Eunice Andrews on 4 March 1840 in Whitley County, Indiana.3,1 
(Husband) Death6 October 1871Levi became a widower when Eunice (Andrews) Curtis died on 6 October 1871 at age 47.4 
Death*15 June 1885He died on 15 June 1885 at age 80 years, 10 months2 
Burial* and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana.2 

Family

 Eunice Andrews b. 1824, d. 6 Oct 1871
Child 1.Harriet Curtis1,2 b. 2 Feb 1845, d. 29 Dec 1909

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet Elisa (Curtis) Heaton, Memorial# 192001212. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Levi Curtis, Memorial# 64221467.
  3. [S2283] Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 March 1840 in Whitley, Indiana, USA, of Levi Curtis and Eunice Andrews, referencing FHL Film# 1710719. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eunice Curtis, Memorial# 64221336.

Mary Jane Curtis1

b. 1 November 1843, d. 1 April 1898
Family
Birth*1 November 1843Mary Jane Curtis was born on 1 November 1843.2 
Marriage*30 January 1859She married first Thomas Jones, son of Morton Jones and Julia Rice, on 30 January 1859 in Dubois County, Indiana.3,2,4 
(Wife) DeathMary Jane became a widow when Thomas Jones died, probably shortly after the 1870 census was taken, at about age 33.4 
Marriage*25 October 1872She married second, as his second wife, John R. Pace on 25 October 1872 in Dubois County, Indiana.1,2,5 
Children*Mary and John had two additional children together.5,2 
(Mother-in-Law) Death24 March 1892Mary's son-in-law, James Garland, husband of her daughter, Nancy, was murdered at age 42 by William S. Ferguson, husband of her daughter, Laura, on 24 March 1892 at the Pace home in Crawford County, Indiana.6,7 
(Mother-in-Law) MurderStories regarding the murder appeared in several newspapers throughout the state of Indiana and one researcher reported finding more than 30 articles about it, counting the original publication of a story and the copies by other newspapers. Although not the first newspaper to publish the information, the front page of The Jasper Weekly Courier on Friday, 1 April 1892 shouted news of the killing with cascading headlines over the description of the event. Our transcriptions of that early article, and four later mentions of additional parts to the story, follow:


The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 1 April 1892, page 1

A FAMILY FEUD
James Garland Murdered in Crawford County
by His Brother-in-Law, William S. Ferguson


James Thomas Garland, of Crawford County, and William S. Ferguson, of Orange County, brothers-in-law, met on the forenoon of the 25th at the residence of their father-in-law, John R. Pace, three miles south of Birdseye in Crawford County. The meeting appears to have been accidental, and occurred at the gate in front of Pace’s residence. As soon as they met Ferguson demanded of Garland the immediate payment of an old debt claimed to be owing him by Garland. The reply by Garland to this demand was that he was willing to pay anything he honestly owed, but not until a settlement of disputed items had been made.

The declaration of Garland greatly exasperated Ferguson and he immediately made an attack on Garland, striking him in the neck with his fist and knocking him senseless to the ground. Ferguson continued the attack by jumping upon Garland with his knees, frequently repeating this and finally choking Garland, the latter dying while Ferguson had him by the throat.

Finding that Garland was dead, Ferguson lifted the body and carried it into the residence of his father-in-law. He then went out to where his horse was hitched, mounted him and galloped away. The murder, from all the information so far obtainable, seems to have been utterly unprovoked and cold blooded. Both have families. (New Albany Ledger)
____________


The Richmond Item, Richmond, Indiana, Wednesday, 30 March 1892, page 2

Searching for a Murderer


English, Indiana, 30 March. The Garland brothers, who are the brothers of the man killed on 24th (sic) instant near Birdseye by William S. Ferguson of Dubois County, are at the head of a posse of men armed with Winchesters, and scouring that county in search of Ferguson. If caught, Ferguson will be lynched. Rumor has it that Garland and Ferguson had made threats and counter threats to whip each other, but this is hardly supposable on the part of Garland who was just recovering from an attack of measles.
____________



The Evansville Journal, Evansville, Indiana, Monday, 25 April 1892, page 5

A MURDERER CAPTURED

William S. Ferguson Taken to Dubois for Trial


Princeton, Indiana. Special: William S. Ferguson was captured in this city today. About two months ago he and his brother-in-law, James Thomas Garland, engaged in a quarrel at Birdseye, sixty-five miles east of this city, over an account. It is claimed that Ferguson owed Garland. A scuffle took place and Ferguson grabbed Garland by the whiskers with one hand and with the other pounded him to death. He afterward carried the victim to his yard, washed him and laid him out. He made his escape. It is claimed he has been in hiding in southern Indiana all the time. He is a tough-looking character and is said to be a terror to the locality in which he lived. The good people will no doubt feel relieved over his capture. Judge Lynch may take him in charge when he reaches his destination. He pleaded with the officers not to take him to his home – Dubois County – but he was nevertheless taken to that county this evening. A big reward was offered for his arrest.

A Jasper special says: William S. Ferguson, who a few weeks ago murdered James Thomas Garland, his brother-in-law, who asked him to pay a bill he owed him, was captured this morning near Princeton, Indiana by Sheriff Key and his deputy, James F. McAfee. He was placed in jail here this evening to await trial at the next term of the circuit court, which convenes next Monday.
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The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 29 April 1892, page 5

Dubois Circuit Court


The Grand July was empaneled and sworn, with Nicholas Harris as Foreman, and returned two indictments, one against William S. Ferguson for manslaughter; he was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and the case set down for trial on next Wednesday.
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The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 6 May 1892, page 5

Dubois Circuit Court


State vs. William S. Ferguson, manslaughter: continued on motion of State, on account of absence of Mary J. Pace; and in default of $2,500 bond, defendant was committed to county jail.
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(Wife) Death1895Mary became a widow for the second time when John R. Pace died in 1895 at about age 82.5 
Marriage*1896She married third, as his second wife, William Chanley, son of James Chanley and Nancy Noblit, in 1896 in Dubois County, Indiana.8,2 
Death*1 April 1898She died on 1 April 1898 at age 542 
Burial* and was buried as Mary J. (Curtis) Chanley in Row 29, Grave 7 of Wickliffe Cemetery, Wickliffe, Crawford County, Indiana.2 

Family 1

 Thomas Jones b. 1838
Children 1.Nancy Ellen Jones9 b. 30 Nov 1859, d. 17 Jul 1933
 2.Mary Elizabeth Jones10 b. 15 Jul 1864, d. 12 Feb 1934
 3.Laura Belle Jones11 b. 15 Nov 1867, d. 11 Oct 1964

Family 2

 John R. Pace b. 1813, d. 1895

Family 3

 William Chanley b. 1824, d. 1908

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Pace and Mary J. Jones on 25 October 1872 in Dubois County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 434834. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary J (Curtis) Chanley, Memorial# 95252415. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 January 1859 in Dubois County, of Mary Jane Curtis and Thomas Jones, referencing Dubois County, Indiana, original record located in Dubois County, Indiana; Marriages 1839 - 1872 [to 2 Jan 1873] Books A-1-2, Compiled by Ruth M Slevin 1970; Book: 1; Page: 464. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Jones, Memorial# 52134390.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John R Pace, Memorial# 235714915.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Thomas Garland, Memorial# 214391994.
  7. [S2289] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1892 Murder of James Garland in Crawford County, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 1 April 1892, page 1; The Richmond Item, Richmond, Indiana, Wednesday, 30 March 1892, page 2; The Evansville Journal, Evansville, Indiana, Monday, 25 April 1892, page 5; The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 29 April 1892, page 5; The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Indiana, Friday, 6 May 1892, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1892 Murder of James Garland in Crawford County, Indiana.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Chanley, Memorial# 17866106.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Ellen (Jones) Garland Wyant, Memorial# 214391343.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth (Jones) Cosby, Memorial# 174790467.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Belle (Jones) Ferguson, Memorial# 108295395.

Moses Curtis

b. 25 November 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Family
Father*Theophilus Curtis1
Mother*Hannah Payne1
Birth*25 November 1678Moses Curtis was born on 25 November 1678 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*1 March 1703He married Dorothy Ashby on 1 March 1703 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). They were married by Mr. Moses Fisk.2 
(1st Neighbor) Land Transfer20 July 1741Captain Moses Curtis and John Adams were identified as neighbors when John Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth in New England, yeoman, signed a deed agreement on 20 July 1741 to sell land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to Theophilus Curtis, of Stoughton, yeoman, for the sum of seventy pounds. The land was described as one lot of cedar swamp in Stoughton, in the cedar swamp known by the name of Three Swamp, containing twelve acres be it more or less. The sale included all the privileges belonging to the swamp which was bounded as follows: easterly by the swamp of Theophilus' father Captain Moses Curtis, southerly also by Captain Moses Curtis, westerly by the upland and northerly by John Adams. Bolton signed and sealed the document in the presence of witnesses Robert Howard and Daniel Howard. Two years later, on 3 October 1743, Bolton appeared before Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged the instrument to be his own act and deed. The deed was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.3 
Death*10 May 1763He died on 10 May 1763 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, at age 84. His gravestone identified him as Captain Moses Curtis.4 

Family

 Dorothy Ashby
Children 1.Moses Curtis5 b. 2 Feb 1706, d. b 2 Mar 1722
 2.Edward Curtis6 b. 30 Nov 1707
 3.Theophilus Curtis7 b. 15 Jul 1710
 4.Moses Curtis8 b. 2 Mar 1722

Citations

  1. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 31. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  2. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 163.
  3. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Brockton, Volume 1, Deaths, page 322. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 90.
  6. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 92.
  7. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 95.
  8. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118.

Moses Curtis1

b. 2 February 1706, d. before 2 March 1722
Family
Father*Moses Curtis1 b. 25 Nov 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Mother*Dorothy Ashby1
Birth*2 February 1706Moses Curtis was born on 2 February 1706 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*before 2 March 1722He probably died before 2 March 1722 when his parents named another son Moses.2 

Citations

  1. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 90. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  2. [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118.

Moses Curtis1

b. 2 March 1722
Family
Father*Moses Curtis1 b. 25 Nov 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Mother*Dorothy Ashby1
Birth*2 March 1722Moses Curtis was born on 2 March 1722 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
French & Indian War*between 1757 and 1760He was an officer in the French and Indian War between 1757 and 1760, serving first as a Lieutenant in his brother Theophilus' company, Colonel Winslow's regiment, and then as a Captain in Colonel Frye's regiment.2 

Citations

  1. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  2. [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.

Nancy Curtis1

b. 20 March 1868
Family
Birth*20 March 1868Nancy Curtis was born on 20 March 1868 in West Virginia.1 
Marriage*19 February 1889She married first, as his second wife, Henry Zerbe on 19 February 1889.1,2 

Family

 Henry Zerbe b. 11 Oct 1856
Child 1.Dewey D. Zerbe1,3 b. 6 Dec 1898, d. 8 Aug 1951

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy (Curtis) Zerbe Van Sickel, Memorial# 59964572. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Zerbe, Memorial# 5620380.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dewey Donald Zerbe, Memorial# 291970188.

Niram Curtis1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Marriage*2 January 1834He married Marguerite Heaton, daughter of William Heaton and Mary Barton, on 2 January 1834.1 

Family

 Marguerite Heaton b. 23 Nov 1813

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume II, Chapter 20, pages 768-769. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Rachel Curtis1

b. 5 May 1806
Family
Birth*5 May 1806Rachel Curtis was born on 5 May 1806 in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine.1 
Marriage*1827She married James Dodge about 1827.1,2 

Family

 James Dodge b. 1807
Child 1.Sarah Jane Dodge1,3 b. 11 Mar 1843, d. 9 Sep 1923

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Curtis) Dodge, Memorial# 24840801. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Dodge, Memorial# 24840755.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Jane (Dodge) Bray, Memorial# 24508798.

Theophilus Curtis1

b. 15 July 1710
Family
Father*Moses Curtis2 b. 25 Nov 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Mother*Dorothy Ashby2
Birth*15 July 1710Theophilus Curtis was born on 15 July 1710 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Land Transfer*20 July 1741Theophilus Curtis of Stoughton, yeoman, purchased land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, from John Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, yeoman, on 20 July 1741 for the sum of seventy pounds. The land was described as one lot of cedar swamp in Stoughton, in the cedar swamp known by the name of Three Swamp, containing twelve acres be it more or less. The sale included all the privileges belonging to the swamp which was bounded as follows: easterly by the swamp of Theophilus' father Captain Moses Curtis, southerly also by Captain Moses Curtis, westerly by the upland and northerly by John Adams. Bolton signed and sealed the document in the presence of witnesses Robert Howard and Daniel Howard. Two years later, on 3 October 1743, Bolton appeared before Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged the instrument to be his own act and deed. The deed was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.1 
French & Indian War*1757He was an officer in the French and Indian War, serving in 1757 as a Captain in Colonel Miller's regiment.3 

Citations

  1. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  2. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 95. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  3. [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.