Field, Wagoner, Hoover & Curtis Genealogy

Viola Curtis¹

F, b. 1878

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

21 Jan 2006

Birth*

Viola Curtis was born in 1878 at Missouri.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Moses C. Curtis; page 103C, occupation farmer, 4 children and mother at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.

Jesse B. Curtis¹

M, b. 14 October 1879, d. 25 January 1955

Father

Moses C. Curtis² b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance² b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

2 Dec 2011

Birth*

Jesse B. Curtis was born on 14 October 1879 at Collin, Texas; lived there in the 1880 census, so death certificate is one year off.^1,3,4

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Moses C. Curtis; page 103C, occupation farmer, 4 children and mother at home.²

(Witness) Census

Jesse B. Curtis appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Delila E. Lance; ED 9, sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 30 years, 6 children, 6 living; Moses appears to have been in an institution.⁵

Marriage*

Jesse B. Curtis married Addie Maude Drake circa 1901 at Texas; no marriage record.⁶

DraftWW1*

On 12 September 1918 Jesse B. Curtis registered for the draft at Fairlie, Hunt, Texas; at the time, he was employed by himself as a farmer in Fairlie, Texas; nearest relative Mrs. Addie M. Curtis.³

Census*

He appeared on the census of 9 January 1920 at Fairlie, Hunt, Texas, ED 141, sheet 1A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 2 children, claimed his parents were born in Arkansas and Missouri.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 at Greenville, Hunt, Texas, ED 6, sheet 19A, occupation insurance & loan agent, owned home, radio, 2 children.⁷

Death*

He died on 25 January 1955 at Greenville, Hunt, Texas, at age 75; in a Midland hospital; insurance business; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hunt County.^4,8

Family

Addie Maude Drake b. 25 Oct 1879, d. 1 Apr 1965

Children

Jewell Vivian Curtis⁶ b. 21 Jan 1902, d. 30 Jul 1978
Jesse B. Curtis Jr.⁶ b. 30 Jan 1911, d. 25 Sep 1960

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , death certificate.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Mount Carmel, Hunt, Texas.

M.J. Curtis¹

F, b. 1871

Father

Levi Curtis¹ b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)¹ b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

M.J. Curtis was born in 1871 at Benton, Tennessee.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; page 98B, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.

J. A. Curtis¹

M, b. 1875

Father

Levi Curtis¹ b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)¹ b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

J. A. Curtis was born in 1875 at Missouri.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; page 98B, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.

M. L. Curtis¹

M, b. 1877

Father

Levi Curtis¹ b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)¹ b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

M. L. Curtis was born in 1877 at Missouri.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; page 98B, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.

Richard Alvin Curtis¹

M, b. January 1878

Father

Levi Curtis² b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)² b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

19 Jan 2006

Birth*

Richard Alvin Curtis was born in January 1878 at Missouri.³

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; page 98B, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.²

(Witness) Census

Richard Alvin Curtis appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; ED 9, sheet 4B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 30 years, 8 children, 6 living.⁴

Marriage*

Richard Alvin Curtis married Mabel (?) circa 1907 at Texas.⁵

Census*

Richard Alvin Curtis appeared on the census of 6 April 1930 at Princeton, Collin, Texas, ED 5, sheet 4B, occupation real estate agent, owned home valued at $2,000, 3 children at home.⁶

Family

Mabel (?) b. 1886

Children

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900, 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

L. B. Curtis¹

F, b. December 1879

Father

Levi Curtis¹ b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)¹ b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

L. B. Curtis was born in December 1879 at Collin, Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; page 98B, occupation farmer, 6 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.

Martha Curtis¹

F, b. March 1881

Father

Levi Curtis¹ b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 16 Sep 1900

Mother

Lycinia E. (?)¹ b. Jul 1841

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

Martha Curtis was born in March 1881 at Collin, Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Levi Curtis; ED 9, sheet 4B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 30 years, 8 children, 6 living.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Nirvia A. Redwine^1,2

F, b. 28 December 1875, d. 5 July 1971

Last Edited

2 Oct 2008

Birth*

Nirvia A. Redwine was born on 28 December 1875 at Virginia; daughter of Kenerly Harmon Redwin and Martha Fugett.^3,4,2

Married Name

As of circa 1892,her married name was Curtis.³

Marriage*

She married James H. Curtis, son of Aaron Curtis and Elizabeth A. (?), circa 1892 at Texas.³

(Witness) Census

Nirvia A. Redwine appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 126, sheet 25B, occupation traveling salesman, renting, married 7 years, 3 children, 3 living.³

(Witness) Census

Nirvia A. Redwine appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Celeste, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 121, sheet 1B, occupation salesman-nursery?, owned home, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living.⁵

(Witness) Census

Nirvia A. Redwine appeared on the census of 13 January 1920 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 131, sheet 6B, occupation salesman-nursery, owned home, 2 children at home.⁶

(Witness) Census

Nirvia A. Redwine appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 17, sheet 1A, occupation teaching labor-nursery?, owned home valued at $500, no children at home.⁷

Death*

Nirvia A. Redwine died on 5 July 1971 at 2224 Montana, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, at age 95; informant Charles Ogden; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.^4,2

Family

James H. Curtis b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 11 Dec 1953

Children

Alexander Harry Curtis³ b. 31 Aug 1894
Hattie N. Curtis³ b. Oct 1896
James Monroe Curtis+³ b. 24 Nov 1898, d. 17 Sep 1996
Ester P. Curtis⁵ b. 1902

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900-1930.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , death certificate.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1672] Cemeteries of Texas Project, Cemeteries of Texas, Mt. Carmel in Hunt County.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Alexander Harry Curtis¹

M, b. 31 August 1894

Father

James H. Curtis² b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 11 Dec 1953

Mother

Nirvia A. Redwine² b. 28 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jul 1971

Last Edited

15 Jan 2006

Birth*

Alexander Harry Curtis was born on 31 August 1894 at Farmersville, Collin, Texas.^2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 126, sheet 25B, occupation traveling salesman, renting, married 7 years, 3 children, 3 living.²

(Witness) Census

Alexander Harry Curtis appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Celeste, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 121, sheet 1B, occupation salesman-nursery?, owned home, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living.⁴

DraftWW1*

On 24 May 1917 Alexander Harry Curtis registered for the draft at Hunt, Texas; at the time, he was employed by the Crescent Cafe in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a waiter; but residence was Kingston, Texas, married.³

NoteB*

No further record.⁵

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Hattie N. Curtis¹

F, b. October 1896

Father

James H. Curtis² b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 11 Dec 1953

Mother

Nirvia A. Redwine² b. 28 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jul 1971

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

Hattie N. Curtis was born in October 1896 at Texas.²

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 126, sheet 25B, occupation traveling salesman, renting, married 7 years, 3 children, 3 living.²

(Witness) Census

Hattie N. Curtis appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Celeste, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 121, sheet 1B, occupation salesman-nursery?, owned home, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

James Monroe Curtis¹

M, b. 24 November 1898, d. 17 September 1996

Father

James H. Curtis² b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 11 Dec 1953

Mother

Nirvia A. Redwine² b. 28 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jul 1971

Last Edited

13 Apr 2008

Birth*

James Monroe Curtis was born on 24 November 1898 at Texas.^2,3

(Witness) Census

James Monroe Curtis appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Celeste, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 121, sheet 1B, occupation salesman-nursery?, owned home, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living.⁴

(Witness) Census

James Monroe Curtis appeared on the census of 13 January 1920 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 131, sheet 6B, occupation salesman-nursery, owned home, 2 children at home.⁵

Marriage*

James Monroe Curtis married Mabel Anderson circa 1930 at Texas.⁶

Census*

James Monroe Curtis appeared on the census of 1930 not found in 1930 census.⁷

Death*

He died on 17 September 1996 at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, at age 97; SSDI only - needs to be checked.³

NoteB

Not certain about Monroe Alexander, but seems likely since James M. had a brother named Alexander Harry Curtis, who seems to have died as a young adult.

NoteB*

Texas marriage record for James Monroe Curtis to Claudette Toothman, Harris County, 5 April 1968.⁸

NoteB

Undated public record for Monroe A. Curtis, 3643 Red Cloud Place, El Paso, Texas 79936.

Family

Mabel Anderson b. bt 1895 - 1905

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , Birth record of Monroe Alexander Curtis to James Monroe Curtis and Mabel Anderson, 9 September 1932, Harris County.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , birth record.

Ester P. Curtis¹

F, b. 1902

Father

James H. Curtis¹ b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 11 Dec 1953

Mother

Nirvia A. Redwine¹ b. 28 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jul 1971

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

Ester P. Curtis was born in 1902 at Hunt, Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Celeste, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 121, sheet 1B, occupation salesman-nursery?, owned home, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living.¹

(Witness) Census

Ester P. Curtis appeared on the census of 13 January 1920 Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, in the household of James H. Curtis; ED 131, sheet 6B, occupation salesman-nursery, owned home, 2 children at home.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Sarah Bedie Curtis^1,2

F, b. 3 February 1884, d. 16 August 1957

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

3 Oct 2008

Birth*

Sarah Bedie Curtis was born on 3 February 1884 at Climax, Collin, Texas; Feb. 1886 in 1900 census.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, in the household of Delila E. Lance; ED 9, sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 30 years, 6 children, 6 living; Moses appears to have been in an institution.¹

Death*

Sarah Bedie Curtis died on 16 August 1957 at Farmersville, Collin, Texas, at age 73; married name Jones; widowed, buried at the Thompson Cemetery at Copeville.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , death certificate.

Mabel (?)¹

F, b. 1886

Last Edited

15 Jan 2006

Birth*

Mabel (?) was born in 1886 at Arkansas.¹

Married Name

As of circa 1907,her married name was Curtis.¹

Marriage*

She married Richard Alvin Curtis, son of Levi Curtis and Lycinia E. (?), circa 1907 at Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

Mabel (?) appeared on the census of 6 April 1930 Princeton, Collin, Texas, in the household of Richard Alvin Curtis; ED 5, sheet 4B, occupation real estate agent, owned home valued at $2,000, 3 children at home.²

Family

Richard Alvin Curtis b. Jan 1878

Children

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Mildred Curtis¹

F, b. 1911

Father

Richard Alvin Curtis¹ b. Jan 1878

Mother

Mabel (?)¹ b. 1886

Last Edited

5 Nov 2006

Birth*

Mildred Curtis was born in 1911 at Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 6 April 1930 Princeton, Collin, Texas, in the household of Richard Alvin Curtis; ED 5, sheet 4B, occupation real estate agent, owned home valued at $2,000, 3 children at home.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Richard Alvin Curtis Jr.¹

M, b. 1920

Father

Richard Alvin Curtis¹ b. Jan 1878

Mother

Mabel (?)¹ b. 1886

Last Edited

17 Dec 2011

Birth*

Richard Alvin Curtis Jr. was born in 1920 at Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 6 April 1930 Princeton, Collin, Texas, in the household of Richard Alvin Curtis; ED 5, sheet 4B, occupation real estate agent, owned home valued at $2,000, 3 children at home.²

Marriage*

Richard Alvin Curtis Jr. married Susan Edith Braswell circa 1940 at Texas; no marriage record.³

Family

Susan Edith Braswell b. c 1920

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics.

Lena B. Curtis¹

F, b. 1927

Father

Richard Alvin Curtis¹ b. Jan 1878

Mother

Mabel (?)¹ b. 1886

Last Edited

17 Dec 2011

Birth*

Lena B. Curtis was born in 1927 at Collin, Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Lonnie C. Curtis¹

M, b. 1895

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

15 Jan 2006

Birth*

Lonnie C. Curtis was born in 1895 at Texas; listed as a grandson, parents unknown.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Farmersville, Collin, Texas, in the household of Delila E. Lance; ED 13, sheet 2B, occupation none, still listed as married 40 years, 8 children, 5 living; she had four grandchildren ages 5-14 living with her; no parents around.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Delila E. Curtis¹

F, b. 1899

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

15 Jan 2006

Birth*

Delila E. Curtis was born in 1899 at Texas; listed as a granddaughter, parents unknown.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Farmersville, Collin, Texas, in the household of Delila E. Lance; ED 13, sheet 2B, occupation none, still listed as married 40 years, 8 children, 5 living; she had four grandchildren ages 5-14 living with her; no parents around.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.

William M. Curtis¹

M, b. 1901

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

7 Sep 2006

Birth*

William M. Curtis was born in 1901 at Texas; listed as a grandson, parents unknown.¹

(Witness) Census

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Sarah B. Curtis¹

F, b. 1904

Father

Moses C. Curtis¹ b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 4 Apr 1923

Mother

Delila E. Lance¹ b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 7 Mar 1920

Last Edited

15 Jan 2006

Birth*

Sarah B. Curtis was born in 1904 at Texas; listed as a granddaughter, parents unknown.¹

(Witness) Census

Sarah B. Curtis appeared on the census of 2 January 1920 Farmersville, Collin, Texas, in the household of Delila E. Lance; ED 15, sheet 1A, occupation none, still listed as married, granddaughter living with her.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

James Fletcher Curtis^1,2,3

M, b. 3 July 1875, d. 12 November 1960

Father

Samuel H. Curtis¹ b. 9 Apr 1833, d. bt 1877 - 1880

Mother

Esther Ann Margaret Powers¹ b. 1837

Last Edited

30 May 2017

Birth*

James Fletcher Curtis was born on 3 July 1875 at Lauderdale, Tennessee.^4,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 23 June 1880 District 8, Lauderdale, Tennessee, in the household of Esther Ann Margaret Powers; page 201C, occupation keeping house, widowed, 4 children at home.¹

Marriage*

James Fletcher Curtis married Nancy Jane (Nannie) Flatt on 19 June 1893 at Dyer, Tennessee.⁵

Census

James Fletcher Curtis and Nancy Jane (Nannie) Flatt appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Newbern, Dyer, Tennessee, ED 20, sheet 6B, occupation farm laborer, renting, 2 or 3 children, 1 living.⁶

Census*

James Fletcher Curtis and Nancy Jane (Nannie) Flatt appeared on the census of 1910 at Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi, ED 72, sheet 3A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 16 years, 4 children, 4 living.⁷

Marriage*

James Fletcher Curtis married Kitty Pearl Flatt on 24 October 1915 at Dyer, Tennessee; prior marriage to Calvin.⁵

DraftWW1*

On 1 September 1918 James Fletcher Curtis registered for the draft at Halls, Lauderdale, Tennessee; at the time, he was employed by himself as a meat cutter, wife Pearl.²

Census*

He and Kitty Pearl Flatt appeared on the census of 14 January 1920 at La Font Twp., New Madrid, Missouri, ED 105, sheet 1B, occupation butcher-meat market, owned home, 5 children.⁸

Census*

James Fletcher Curtis appeared on the census of 17 April 1930 at Lewis Twp., New Madrid, Missouri, ED 17, sheet 3A, occupation farmer, owned farm, widowed, 2 daughters.⁸

Census

He and Kitty Pearl Flatt appeared on the census of 6 June 1940 at District 4, Dyer, Tennessee, ED 23-13, sheet 27A, no occupation, real estate valued at $1,200, 2 sons.⁹

Name Variation

As of 27 September 1956, James Fletcher Curtis was also known as J. T. informant on death certificate.¹⁰

Death*

He died on 12 November 1960 at Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, at age 85; buried at Fairview Cemetery.¹¹

Family 1

Nancy Jane (Nannie) Flatt b. 1 Dec 1876, d. 29 Oct 1961

Children

Jessie Pearl Curtis⁶ b. 3 Aug 1897, d. 3 Dec 1961
James Ethra Curtis+⁷ b. 30 May 1901, d. 22 Jul 1972
Bessie M. Curtis⁷ b. 12 Dec 1903
Linny Lee Curtis⁸ b. 28 Aug 1906
Bonnie B. Curtis¹² b. 19 Feb 1912, d. 5 Jun 2002

Family 2

Kitty Pearl Flatt b. 26 Jul 1885, d. 27 Sep 1956

Children

Marjorie Dale Curtis⁸ b. 6 Oct 1917, d. 4 Sep 1998
Maurice Edward Curtis+⁸ b. 6 Oct 1917, d. 14 Oct 1998
Earl Raymond Curtis+⁸ b. 21 Dec 1919, d. 1944
Helen Pauline Curtis+¹³ b. 20 Sep 1921, d. 8 Mar 2006
Glynn R. Curtis¹¹ b. 9 Jan 1922, d. 24 Sep 1964
Robert Oliver Curtis+¹³ b. 19 Feb 1924, d. 16 Apr 1989
Earnest Bidwell Curtis¹⁴ b. 8 May 1926, d. 23 Jun 1928

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1213] Ancestry.com, "Ancestry.com", Ancestral File, Allen Curtis Family Tree by Allen Reedy Curtis.
[S1] Census of Population 1880-1910.
[S869] The Generations Network, Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1940.
[S1402] Tennessee State Archives, Tennessee Death Certificates 1914-1955.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Fairview, Dyer, Tennessee.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Rose Hill, Bonneville, Idaho.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Dyersburg, Dyersburg, Tennessee.

Joseph Robbins Sr.^1,2

M, b. circa 1730, d. between June 1788 and September 1788

Last Edited

29 Dec 2006

Birth*

Joseph Robbins Sr. was born circa 1730 at Crosswekes, Middlesex, New Jersey.¹

Marriage*

He married Alice A. (Alse, Else) Robbins circa 1751 at Rowan, North Carolina.¹

Tax List*

Joseph Robbins Sr. appeared on the personal property tax list of 12 August 1785 at Capt. Clark & Gray's District, Randolph, North Carolina; 1 white and 1 black poll, 1300 acres; lived next to Caleb Curtis and near John Curtis and the Ledford families; second largest landholder in the militia district.³

Will*

He left a will on 22 May 1788 at Randolph, North Carolina; Will of JOSEPH ROBBINS Will book 1 pages 61, 62
Randolph County, North Carolina
The Last Will and Testament of JOSEPH ROBBINS, Deceased.
In the name of God Amen. I, JOSEPH ROBBINS, Senr. being weak of Body but of Sound mind and memory Knowing that it is appointed for all men to Die do make this and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament First I Resign my body to the Dust and my Soul to God who gate it to be Decently Buried at the Descretion of my Executors Hereafter mentioned.
Item. My will is that my beloved wife ELIE ROBBINS have and enjoy and peacibly poscess all that Piece or parcel of Lan with the Benefits thereof wherein I now live during her natural life or while she remains a widow Except that part that I give and Bequeath to my son JOHN ROBINS on the East End of Said tract by the conditional agreed line made my me and my son JOHN ROBBINS. Beginning where said line crosses the path that leads to WILLIAM ROBBINS thence down said path near a south course to a pine thence south east course along a cross fence to a black oak tree on the Bank of Caraway Creek thence down the Meanders of said Creek to the Bent thence to the top of the hill thence along the top of said hill crossing Caraway Creek to the line with peice or parcell of land above mentioned I will and bequeath to my son JOHN ROBBINS as above Excepted with all the Benefits thereof.
Item, my will is that by beloved wife ALES ROBBINS have and enjoy all and singular the benefits of my land whereon I now live Except what is before Excepted as also all my moveable property upon said plantation with the Negroes during her natural life or whiles she Remains a widow but if my wife ALES ROBBINS should think proper to marry my will is that the Benefit of said land fall to my son WILLIAM ROBBINS Hands to be kept for him by his Executors to he comma of Age also one negroe child I leave to my son WILLIAM ROBBINS named DANIEL.
Item. My will is that my beloved wife ALES ROBBINS die or marries that my negroes JUPERTER and PAT with their offspring shall be equally divided among my three sons JOSEPH ROBBINS and JOHN ROBBINS and WILLIAM ROBBINS share and share alike.
Item. My will is and I bequeath the whole benefit of five hundred Proved acres of land lying in Randolph County Moores Road in two surveys to my Daughters ANNA ROBBINS, NANCY ROBBINS, MARY ROBBINS and ELENOR ROBBINS share and share alike to be equally divided among them by my Executors as they shall think proper.
Item, My will is and I sign over all my Right and Interest of one tract of land on Cotleys Creek to BENJAMIN CURTIS from me and my heirs to BENJAMIN CURTIS his heirs and assigns forever, Item, I will and bequeath to my daughter RACHEL one cow to be Delivered to her next fall by my Executors which is in full all that I will to her the said RACHEL out of my Real and personal estates.
Item, I will and bequeath to my daughter ELES now the wife of THOMAS CURTIS ten shillings which in full of her the said ELES share of what I leave her out of my Real and personal estate.
Item, I will and bequeath to my son JOSEPH ROBBINS ton shillings over and above what I have given before which is in full for his share of my estate real and personal.
Item, my will is that two hundred and sixty acres of land lying on the Trading Road be sold by my Executors to pay any just debts as soon as my Executors shall think proper.
Item, I constitute and appoint my beloved wife ALES ROBBINS and my son JOSEPH ROBBINS my Executors of both my Real and personal Estate and make this to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal dated this twenty Second day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty eight 1788 and in the 12 year of American Independence.
                         signed:     JOSEPH (X) ROBBINS (Seal)
Signed sealed & delivered               ALES (A) ROBBINS (Seal)
in the presence of us
JOHN COLLIER
WILLIAM (X) ROBBINS
Proved September Term 1788
by John Collier and William Robins     J. Harper C.C.

Death*

He died between June 1788 and September 1788 at Randolph, North Carolina; Joseph left his will dated 22 May 1788, which was proven in the September 1788 court session.¹

Family

Alice A. (Alse, Else) Robbins b. c 1734, d. bt Jul 1790 - Apr 1793

Children

Rachel Robbins+² b. c 1760, d. bt 1815 - 1820
Elenor Robbins+⁴ b. 1762, d. 22 Oct 1852
John Robbins⁵ b. c 1768, d. c 1826
Alcey Robbins+¹ b. c 1770, d. bt 1838 - 1839
Nancy Robbins+¹ b. 1773, d. bt 1851 - 1855

Citations

[S1004] Sarah Robbins Lehman, Back Creek, page 120.
[S1065] Will of Joseph Robbins Randolph County Will Book 1, page 62.
[S1007] Randolph County Genealogical Society, Randolph County Tax Lists, 1785.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1004] Sarah Robbins Lehman, Back Creek.

Alice A. (Alse, Else) Robbins¹

F, b. circa 1734, d. between July 1790 and April 1793

Last Edited

12 Dec 2006

Birth*

Alice A. (Alse, Else) Robbins was born circa 1734.¹

Marriage*

She married Joseph Robbins Sr. circa 1751 at Rowan, North Carolina.¹

Death*

Alice A. (Alse, Else) Robbins died between July 1790 and April 1793 at Randolph, North Carolina.¹

Family

Joseph Robbins Sr. b. c 1730, d. bt Jun 1788 - Sep 1788

Children

Rachel Robbins+² b. c 1760, d. bt 1815 - 1820
Elenor Robbins+³ b. 1762, d. 22 Oct 1852
John Robbins⁴ b. c 1768, d. c 1826
Alcey Robbins+¹ b. c 1770, d. bt 1838 - 1839
Nancy Robbins+¹ b. 1773, d. bt 1851 - 1855

Citations

[S1004] Sarah Robbins Lehman, Back Creek, page 120.
[S1065] Will of Joseph Robbins Randolph County Will Book 1, page 62.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1004] Sarah Robbins Lehman, Back Creek.

Eli E. Smith^1,2

M, b. 9 January 1833, d. 2 December 1917

Father

Joshua Gibson Smith^1,2 b. 1813, d. bt 1871 - 1880

Mother

Mary Elizabeth (Edy) Curtis^1,2 b. 1816, d. 1871

Last Edited

25 Aug 2013

Birth*

Eli E. Smith was born on 9 January 1833 at Humphreys, Tennessee.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 117b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 8 children at home.¹

Marriage*

Eli E. Smith married Mary Jane Curtis, daughter of A. Joshua Curtis and Martha Elizabeth Hatcher, circa 1852 at Humphreys, Tennessee; no marriage record.^2,4

(Witness) Census

Eli E. Smith appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 133b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 10 children at home.⁴

Census*

Eli E. Smith and Mary Jane Curtis appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at District 11, Humphreys, Tennessee, ED 18, sheet 1A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 48 years, 13 children, 9 living.⁵

Death*

Eli E. Smith died on 2 December 1917 at McEwen, Humphreys, Tennessee, at age 84; buried at "Country."³

Family

Mary Jane Curtis b. 10 Feb 1836, d. 17 Aug 1922

Child

George Thomas Smith² b. 26 Feb 1856, d. 16 Jan 1940

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1082] Peg Zaremba, et al. Ted Russell, "Eli Curtis Research Files", Ancestral File.
[S1388] Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Death Records Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Sarah Smith^1,2

F, b. 1835

Father

Joshua Gibson Smith^1,2 b. 1813, d. bt 1871 - 1880

Mother

Mary Elizabeth (Edy) Curtis^1,2 b. 1816, d. 1871

Last Edited

16 Jan 2006

Birth*

Sarah Smith was born in 1835 at Humphreys, Tennessee.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 117b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 8 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Sarah Smith appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 133b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 10 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1082] Peg Zaremba, et al. Ted Russell, "Eli Curtis Research Files", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.

John T. (Jack) Smith^1,2

M, b. 1837

Father

Joshua Gibson Smith^1,2 b. 1813, d. bt 1871 - 1880

Mother

Mary Elizabeth (Edy) Curtis^1,2 b. 1816, d. 1871

Last Edited

16 Jan 2006

Birth*

John T. (Jack) Smith was born in 1837 at Humphreys, Tennessee.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 117b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 8 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

John T. (Jack) Smith appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 133b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 10 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1082] Peg Zaremba, et al. Ted Russell, "Eli Curtis Research Files", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.

Nancy Katharine (Kate) Smith^1,2

F, b. 1838

Father

Joshua Gibson Smith^1,2 b. 1813, d. bt 1871 - 1880

Mother

Mary Elizabeth (Edy) Curtis^1,2 b. 1816, d. 1871

Last Edited

16 Jan 2006

Birth*

Nancy Katharine (Kate) Smith was born in 1838 at Humphreys, Tennessee; married name Rye, 8 year old daughter Levinia in 1870 census.³

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 117b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 8 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Nancy Katharine (Kate) Smith appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 133b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 10 children at home.⁴

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1082] Peg Zaremba, et al. Ted Russell, "Eli Curtis Research Files", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1850, 1860, 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.

William Wesley (West) Smith^1,2

M, b. 1840

Father

Joshua Gibson Smith^1,2 b. 1813, d. bt 1871 - 1880

Mother

Mary Elizabeth (Edy) Curtis^1,2 b. 1816, d. 1871

Last Edited

17 Jan 2006

Birth*

William Wesley (West) Smith was born in 1840 at Humphreys, Tennessee.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 117b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $100, 8 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

William Wesley (West) Smith appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, in the household of Joshua Gibson Smith; page 133b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $500, 10 children at home.³

Census*

William Wesley (West) Smith appeared on the census of 13 July 1870 at Waverly P.O., District 5, Humphreys, Tennessee, page 57b, occupation tanner, real estate valued at $400, 1 child age one.⁴

Marriage*

He married Mary Jane Hooper, daughter of William Hooper and Sarah R. (Sally) Curtis, on 2 May 1872 at Humphreys, Tennessee; by James M. Sizemore, MG, J. W. Curtis, bondsman; 1870 census suggest they were married earlier.^2,4

Family

Mary Jane Hooper b. 10 Jan 1841, d. 6 Sep 1921

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1082] Peg Zaremba, et al. Ted Russell, "Eli Curtis Research Files", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.