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Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2

F, b. 6 August 1820, d. 5 August 1888

Father

Eli Sanderson³ b. 1792, d. 1876

Mother

Sarah Coile⁴ b. 17 Apr 1793, d. 5 Oct 1877

Last Edited

21 Jan 2018

Birth*

Clarissa H. Sanderson was born on 6 August 1820 at Danielsville, Madison, Georgia.^1,2,5

Married Name

As of 24 December 1839,her married name was Curtis.^1,2

Marriage*

She married James Douthit Curtis, son of Amos Curtis and Millie Estes, on 24 December 1839 at North Carolina.^1,2

Census*

Clarissa H. Sanderson and James Douthit Curtis appeared on the census of 1840 at Cherokee, North Carolina, page 239, 1 male and 1 female 20-29.⁶

(Witness) Census

Clarissa H. Sanderson appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.²

(Witness) Census

Clarissa H. Sanderson appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.⁷

(Witness) Census

Clarissa H. Sanderson appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁸

(Witness) Census

Clarissa H. Sanderson appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 428A, occupation farmer, 3 children at home.⁹

Death*

Clarissa H. Sanderson died on 5 August 1888 at Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, at age 67; buried at the Hayesville United Methodist Church Cemetery.^2,1,5

Family

James Douthit Curtis b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Children

William Asbury Curtis+^2,1 b. 26 Apr 1841, d. 1 Mar 1910
Sarah Ann Curtis^7,10 b. 9 Feb 1843, d. 12 Dec 1874
Robert Tate Curtis^2,11 b. 9 Jun 1845, d. 9 Aug 1862
Almira Cordelia Curtis^2,11 b. 4 Jun 1847, d. 15 Nov 1929
Eli Sanderson Curtis+^2,11 b. 17 Nov 1849, d. 29 Aug 1917
Martha Amanda Jane Curtis^7,12 b. 11 Feb 1852, d. c 1891
Margaret Laura Curtis^7,13 b. 10 Apr 1854
George Watson Curtis+^13,7 b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 7 Mar 1902
James Vance (Zeb) Curtis+¹⁴ b. 9 Jul 1859, d. 20 Apr 1935
Edward Lee Curtis⁸ b. 18 May 1863
Charles Hicks Curtis+⁸ b. 17 Feb 1867, d. 12 May 1920

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 128.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, First United Methodist, Clay, North Carolina.
[S1288] "Hayesville Methodist Church Cemetery."
[S1] Census of Population 1940.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 135.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 136.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 150.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 152.

William Asbury Curtis^1,2

M, b. 26 April 1841, d. 1 March 1910

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

William Asbury Curtis was born on 26 April 1841 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

William Asbury Curtis appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.⁴

Marriage*

William Asbury Curtis married Mary Rebecca Butler on 15 January 1867 at Clay, North Carolina.^5,2,6

NoteB

From 1880 to 1887 he served as a state senator from the 40th District.⁷

Census*

William Asbury Curtis and Mary Rebecca Butler appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Tennessee Valley District, Rabun, Georgia, page 47A, occupation principal of school, 6 children at home.⁵

(Witness) Obit

William Asbury Curtis witnessed the Obit of Vienna Sealey Curtis on 14 January 1899 at Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Editor Curtis Bereaved. Franklin (Macon County) Press. A letter written by our brother, Geo. W. Curtis, of Fort Worth, Tex., on New Year's Day, informs us that our Aunt Vianna Ledford died at Keller, near Fort Worth, about the 10th of December, and that Uncle Silas Ledford is still living and appears hale and hearty. The family went to Texas from Clay County in the year 1856 [sic].⁸

Census

William Asbury Curtis and Mary Rebecca Butler appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, ED 66, sheet 5A, occupation editor (Florence was a milliner; William & Frank were printers), owned home, married 33 years, 8 children, 7 living.⁹

Death*

William Asbury Curtis died on 1 March 1910 at Macon, North Carolina, at age 68; buried at the First Methodist Cemetery.^1,2,3

NoteB*

On 24 March 1910, Henry O. Curtis applied for letters of administration for the estate of W.A. Curtis, dec'd., naming his heirs as Florence Houghton, Emma(?) Allen, Clarence Curtis, Henry Curtis, Will Curtis, Frank Curtis and Lizzie Ladd, seven in all, James Boynton being deceased.

(Witness) Bio

William Asbury Curtis was born Apr. 26, 1841 in Cherokee (now Clay) County, N.C. on a tributary of Hiawassee River known as Sweetwater Creek. His parents are both living and reside near Hayesville in Clay Co., N.C. His father, James D. Curtis, was born in Buncombe Co., N.C., Oct. 21, 1816, and his mother, whose maiden name was Clarissa Sanderson, was born in Danielsville, Madison Co., Georgia Aug. 6, 1820.

His paternal grandparents were Rev. Amos Curtis and Milley Estes Curtis. Amos Curtis was born in Randolph Co., N.C. June 10, 1782 and was a minister of the gospel in the Methodist Episcopal Church South for more than sixty years. His wife died in 1842 and he in 1866 at the age of eighty-four. His maternal grandparents were Eli and Sarah Coil Sanderson. Eli Sanderson was born 1792 near New Haven, Conn. He married Sarah Coil in South Carolina.

He moved from Hayesville in 1873 to Rabun Co., Georgia, to found a school there for at that time there were no schools in Rabun County. He taught there for a number of years and moved to Macon County around 1888. He was owner and editor of the Frnaklin Press for almost twenty years, member of the Franklin Methodist Church, superintendent of the Sunday School, and a member of the Masons.¹⁰

(Witness) Bio

THE WORK OF MR. CURTIS
A man who did a great work among the young people of this period and whose influence was felt in all parts of the county was the pioneer teacher W. A. Curtis. He had obtained from another pioneer teacher. John O. Hicks, at Hayesville, North Carolina, a thorough training in the gram-mar school and high school subjects taught in that day. He had been a Confederate soldier and had a wife and two children. He came to the Valley in the summer of 1873. He had heard that there were in the community a considerable number of men who had returned from the War and were now the heads of families, and were interested in having a school for their children.
There were at this time no public schools in the county and no school of any kind within its borders. It was all that these citizens themselves could do to read and write and sign their names. Mr. Curtis was a man with a vision. But he had no money. At a meeting of these citizens he submitted a constructive proposition. It was for them to provide him with (1) a schoolhouse; (2) a house to live in; and (3) a small farm of not more than 100 acres, all of which he was to be the owner. He was to pay for it in a term of years by giving to each man for his share in the cost of the property his promissory notes to be taken up by the exchange of can-celled tuition bills for the schooling of the man's children.
Upon that plan Mr. Curtis in a few years became the owner of the one-hundred-acre property. It was an admirable location for the purpose. The central grounds of the school and home were laid out in graveled walks and planted in shade trees, shrubbery, flowers, gardens and orchards. The property was improved several years ago by Mr. Prince Hodgson as his summer home. He left it to the Rabun Nacoochee School in his will. The place is still in a well-kept condition. The central room of the cottage in which Mr. Curtis reared his family is part of the home of the Dean of the present school. The house is in the midst of a fine grove of great oak trees which have grown up there in the past fifty years. In the course of 15 years the public schools of the county began to take the place of the school which Mr. Curtis had established. He then sold the prof' erty and moved away. It then passed into the hands of local school Trustees and has been used for school purposes until this day.
Mr. Curtis was a man of many talents. Besides having the quality of thoroughness as a scholar and teacher, he had alsoa mechanical, inventive, and methodical mind. His course of study was principally the three R's, and he concentrated on spelling, grammar, and the analysis of English words. He put his advanced pupils through the old blue back spelling-book and then had them take up Webster's Primary Dictionary. He used the old McGuffey Readers. He knew three English grammars very thoroughly. His advanced students studied only the grammars of Quackenboes and Harvey, but he liked to tell us that the first 40 pages in Smith's Grammar was so plain that, in the phrase of the Bible, "the wayfaring man though a fool need not err therein."
Leading families in all parts of the county sent their sons and daughters to this school of Mr. Curtis. Some of them received from him about all the schooling that they ever had. A number of them became outstanding men and women. Several children of the late Horace W. Cannon were pupils of Mr. Curtis. One of them, Mrs. J. E. Bleckley, is still living. Another one was the late Dr. Jim Cannon, who practiced his profession at Pickens, South Carolina. A third one was the late H. R. Cannon of the Henry Grady hotel in Atlanta. One of these pupils still living is Jeff B. Beck of the Warwoman community. From Persimmon District came the late Judge Marion H. James, who became Ordinary of the county. From Burton came Virgil Tilley, a brother of Mrs. John H. Derrick, and also Ed Powell, who became a Clerk of the Superior Court, and James B. Powell, who is still living at the age 90, and who served for many years on the County Board of Education. From Chechero came Sylvester Price, a leading citizen. There came also from Nacoochee Valley, the successful Dr. John Alley. One of the most notable pupils that Mr. Curtis ever had was the well-known Fernando LaPrade, who married Lizzie Dover and won his success in the state of Arizona.
The life and services of Mr. Curtis are commemmorated by an inscription placed in a marble tablet at the entrance to the grounds in which this great teacher lived. This was done by those of his pupils who were still living in 1939. One of the most prominent and devoted pupils that Mr. Curtis ever had was Mrs. Charles T. Brown, who was Ida Scruggs, and is still living at Gainesville, Georgia. She was present on the occasion at which the tablet in memory of Mr. Curtis was unveiled. She has written the following tribute to this remarkable man who was her teacher:
Lest We Forget
Much has been written of the lives of great men, much said of their achievements, their influence on the lives of others, their contribution to progress and uplift of humanity in their day and generation. Yet, some of our greatest men, men who have wielded the strongest influence and made the most powerful contribution to progress, are men who have not gained public distinction and are not known in the Hall of Fame.
Lest we forget one of the greatest men who ever lived in Rabun County, we write to remind us that in the summer of 1873 Mr. Curtis moved to our county and settled at Rabun Gap to build a school. Few men have undertaken such a difficult task and carried it to so glorious a success.
At that time our county, and particularly Tennessee Valley, was far removed from a railroad. Our public roads were not much more than "blazed trails". Being hemmed in on all sides by mountains, cut off from the outside world. we were almost a law unto ourselves. We were not a lazy people but were strong, keen-witted mountaineers, and coursing through our veins was the blue blood handed down from pioneers. So this great man with his keen insight into the possibilities of humanity, quietly. modestly, and faithfully undertook to raise our community to a higher plane of living—morally, educationally. and spiritually. To say that he wrought nobly is too feeble an expression to describe his work among us. To us he gave the best wears of his youngmanhood; not grudgingly, not with the thought of bringing renown to himself, but simply to serve a needy people in the very best way that he knew how. He was far in advance of any teacher we had known anything about. He not only taught the three R's but some of the higher branches.
Mr. Curtis was a many sided man. He invented a telephone by stretching a waxed string from his office on one side of the school grounds to the schoolhouse on the other. The string at each end was drawn through a hole in the bottom of a tin can and knots were tied in it to keep it from slipping. You could put your mouth close to the tin can and hear a person speaking at the other end of the string.
Mr. Curtis loved flowers. His beautiful flower beds laid out in front of his house and along the walks in the school grounds were laid off so nicely and were taken care of so well that they won the admiration of all who saw them. Mr. Curtis was fond of music. He taught us to sing simple songs and hymns. When there were so few song books, he printed the words of the songs on white cloth and hung them on the walls of the school rooms where all could see. He bought an organ and although he had not taken lessons in music, he worked out a chart by which he or any other person could play simple music by following the chart. He was an organist on all occasions for a long time.
Mr. Curtis built up a large union Sunday School. He used David C. Cook's literature. He also organized a temperance society called the "Band of Hope" which met on Sunday afternoon. To provide accommodations for boarding students, Mr. Curtis built a number of cabins on the school grounds which served as dormitories and were rented to students from a distance.
As a teacher, Mr. Curtis was wonderfully successful in getting his students to do their best work. He offered many kinds of rewards. One was to let students in the upper grades study out of doors. out under the trees where they would be near enough to be called to classes by the ringing of the bell.
Mr. Curtis was a real Christian gentleman. He never began a day's work in the classroom without reading from the Bible. His favorite selections were from the Psalms and Proverbs. His influence was widely felt both as a teacher and as a Christian. It can be truthfully said of him that "he went about doing good".
Emerson has said an institution is the length and shadow of a man. Such was the reformation of Luther; the Method-ism of Wesley; and such was the school of Mr. Curtis. All history resolves itself into the biography of a few strong and earnest persons. Surely the length and shadow of this great man's influence has been the inspiration of many a boy and girl to reach out for the higher and better things of life. He yet lives in the lives of those who knew and loved him best.
The following roll of pupils in Mr. Curtis's school for the session of 1875-1876 has been preserved for these 75 years. Very few of these pupils are living today:
W. A. Curtis, Principal, Miss Mary C. Gibson, Assistant
Andrew Jackson Ritchie, Sketches of Rabun County History. 1948, pp. 285-292.¹¹

Family

Mary Rebecca Butler b. 29 Apr 1843, d. 23 Oct 1924

Children

Florence Magnolia Curtis+⁵ b. 13 Jan 1868, d. 18 Jul 1953
Emma Zenobia Curtis⁵ b. 14 Jan 1870, d. 2 Dec 1946
Arthur Clarence Curtis+⁵ b. 26 Sep 1871, d. 1958
Henry Oliver Curtis+⁵ b. 3 Jun 1874, d. 1 Nov 1945
William Fitzhugh Curtis+⁵ b. 24 Apr 1877, d. 1 Aug 1941
Frank Edwin Curtis+⁵ b. 23 May 1879, d. 27 Jan 1934
Clarissa Elizabeth Curtis+⁹ b. 28 Oct 1881
James Boynton Curtis¹² b. 3 Mar 1884, d. bt 1884 - 1899

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 128.
[S1298] NSDAR Battle of Sugartown Chapter, Macon County Cemetery Records, First Methodist Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S2109] Georgia State Archives, Georgia State Archives Virtual Vault, Family note cards.
[S1858] Charlotte Observer.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 130.
[S1290] Andrew Jackson Ritchie, Sketches of Rabun County History.
[S1503] Bible Record of William Asbury Curtis (Transcription).

Sarah Ann Curtis^1,2

F, b. 9 February 1843, d. 12 December 1874

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

6 Feb 2018

Birth*

Sarah Ann Curtis was born on 9 February 1843 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.⁴

Married Name

As of 4 October 1859,her married name was Matheson.^1,3

Marriage*

Sarah Ann Curtis married E. Martin Matheson on 4 October 1859 at North Carolina.^1,3

Married Name

As of July 1863,her married name was Wallace.^2,3

Marriage*

Sarah Ann Curtis married William C. Wallace in July 1863.^2,3

Death*

Sarah Ann Curtis died on 12 December 1874 at Texas at age 31.^1,2,3

Family 1

E. Martin Matheson b. 1837, d. 1862

Family 2

William C. Wallace b. c 1840, d. c 1875

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 135.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.

E. Martin Matheson¹

M, b. 1837, d. 1862

Last Edited

6 Feb 2018

Birth*

E. Martin Matheson was born in 1837 at Iredell, North Carolina.¹

Marriage*

He married Sarah Ann Curtis, daughter of James Douthit Curtis and Clarissa H. Sanderson, on 4 October 1859 at North Carolina.^1,2

Death*

E. Martin Matheson died in 1862; Confederate Army casualty.²

Family

Sarah Ann Curtis b. 9 Feb 1843, d. 12 Dec 1874

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.

Robert Tate Curtis^1,2

M, b. 9 June 1845, d. 9 August 1862

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Robert Tate Curtis was born on 9 June 1845 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Robert Tate Curtis appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.⁴

Death*

Robert Tate Curtis died on 9 August 1862 at age 17.^1,2,3

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 136.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.

Almira Cordelia Curtis^1,2

F, b. 4 June 1847, d. 15 November 1929

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

26 Mar 2018

Birth*

Almira Cordelia Curtis was born on 4 June 1847 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3,4

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Almira Cordelia Curtis appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.⁵

Married Name

As of 28 December 1865,her married name was Matheson.^6,2,7

Marriage*

Almira Cordelia Curtis married Lorenzo W. Matheson on 28 December 1865 at North Carolina.^6,2,7

Census*

Almira Cordelia Curtis and Lorenzo W. Matheson appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 at Brasstown District, Towns, Georgia, page 479C, occupation-works in flour mill, 4 children at home.⁸

Death*

Almira Cordelia Curtis died on 15 November 1929 at Young Harris, Towns, Georgia, at age 82; buried at Hayesville United Methodist Church Cemetery.^1,9,4

Family

Lorenzo W. Matheson b. 24 Mar 1837, d. 29 Dec 1893

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 136.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Hayesvile Methodist.
[S995] Office of Vital Records Georgia Health Dept., Georgia Death Records, death certificate.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Hayesville Methodist.

Lorenzo W. Matheson^1,2

M, b. 24 March 1837, d. 29 December 1893

Last Edited

6 Feb 2018

Birth*

Lorenzo W. Matheson was born on 24 March 1837 at North Carolina.^1,2,3

Marriage*

He married Almira Cordelia Curtis, daughter of James Douthit Curtis and Clarissa H. Sanderson, on 28 December 1865 at North Carolina.^1,2,4

Census*

Lorenzo W. Matheson and Almira Cordelia Curtis appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 at Brasstown District, Towns, Georgia, page 479C, occupation-works in flour mill, 4 children at home.⁵

Death*

Lorenzo W. Matheson died on 29 December 1893 at North Carolina at age 56; buried at Hayesville United Methodist Church Cemetery.^1,3

Family

Almira Cordelia Curtis b. 4 Jun 1847, d. 15 Nov 1929

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 136.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Hayesville Methodist.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.

Eli Sanderson Curtis^1,2

M, b. 17 November 1849, d. 29 August 1917

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Eli Sanderson Curtis was born on 17 November 1849 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 53, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Eli Sanderson Curtis appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.⁴

(Witness) Census

Eli Sanderson Curtis appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁵

Marriage*

Eli Sanderson Curtis married Florence Haigler on 11 April 1878 at Haigler Residence, Clay, North Carolina; by F.T. Doss.⁶

Census*

Eli Sanderson Curtis and Florence Haigler appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 at Murphy Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, page 261C, occupation farmer, 1 son and a brother at home.⁷

Census

Eli Sanderson Curtis and Florence Haigler appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 22 years, 6 children, 4 living.⁸

Census

Eli Sanderson Curtis and Florence Haigler appeared on the census of 29 April 1910 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 48, sheet 4A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 32 years, 6 children, 4 living.⁹

Death*

Eli Sanderson Curtis died on 29 August 1917 at Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, at age 67; buried at the Hayesville United Methodist Church Cemetery.^1,3

Family

Florence Haigler b. 22 Jul 1855, d. 1942

Children

Claudius Darr Curtis+² b. 28 Dec 1878, d. 9 Oct 1955
Freddie Lee Curtis¹⁰ b. 21 Nov 1880, d. 1880
James Wade Curtis+¹⁰ b. 18 Feb 1882, d. 25 Jun 1962
Delphia Clara (Dell, Della) Curtis¹¹ b. 16 Sep 1883, d. 3 Aug 1969
Clyde Worth Curtis+⁸ b. 15 May 1898, d. 18 Dec 1957

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 136.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Hayesville Methodist.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 140.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 150.

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis^1,2

F, b. 11 February 1852, d. circa 1891

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis was born on 11 February 1852 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

Name Variation

As of 11 February 1852, Martha Amanda Jane Curtis was also known as Martha Aminda Jane Curtis.³

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.¹

(Witness) Census

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁴

Married Name

As of 25 September 1870,her married name was Ledford.⁵

Marriage*

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis married Monroe Jackson Ledford on 25 September 1870 at Clay, North Carolina; by J.S. Brooks.⁵

Death*

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis died circa 1891.

Family

Monroe Jackson Ledford b. 1848, d. 1936

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 150.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.

Monroe Jackson Ledford¹

M, b. 1848, d. 1936

Last Edited

29 Oct 2007

Birth*

Monroe Jackson Ledford was born in 1848 at Cherokee, North Carolina; son of Thomas Ledford and Eliza Tanner.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Martha Amanda Jane Curtis, daughter of James Douthit Curtis and Clarissa H. Sanderson, on 25 September 1870 at Clay, North Carolina; by J.S. Brooks.²

Death*

Monroe Jackson Ledford died in 1936.¹

Family

Martha Amanda Jane Curtis b. 11 Feb 1852, d. c 1891

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 150.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.

Margaret Laura Curtis^1,2

F, b. 10 April 1854

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Margaret Laura Curtis was born on 10 April 1854 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Married Name

As of August 1870,her married name was Carroll.³

Marriage*

Margaret Laura Curtis married James H. Carroll in August 1870.³

(Witness) Census

Margaret Laura Curtis appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁴

Residence*

Margaret Laura Curtis and James H. Carroll lived circa 1882 at Lincoln, Tennessee.³

Family

James H. Carroll b. c 1850

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

George Watson Curtis^1,2

M, b. 24 March 1857, d. 7 March 1902

Father

James Douthit Curtis^1,2 b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson^1,2 b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

George Watson Curtis was born on 24 March 1857 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^3,1,4

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 24 August 1860 Fort Hembree District, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 266B, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 8 children at home; lived next to Amos.²

(Witness) Census

George Watson Curtis appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁵

Marriage*

George Watson Curtis married Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn on 12 January 1878 at Texas.^6,7,8

(Witness) Obit

George Watson Curtis witnessed the Obit of Vienna Sealey Curtis on 14 January 1899 at Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Editor Curtis Bereaved. Franklin (Macon County) Press. A letter written by our brother, Geo. W. Curtis, of Fort Worth, Tex., on New Year's Day, informs us that our Aunt Vianna Ledford died at Keller, near Fort Worth, about the 10th of December, and that Uncle Silas Ledford is still living and appears hale and hearty. The family went to Texas from Clay County in the year 1856 [sic].⁹

Census*

George Watson Curtis and Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 106, sheet 14A, occupation carpenter, owned home, married 22 years, 3 children, 3 living.⁶

Death*

George Watson Curtis died on 7 March 1902 at Texas at age 44; no death certificate, buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas.^10,11

Family

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn b. 8 May 1858, d. 3 May 1946

Children

William Pinkney Curtis+^6,1 b. 7 Dec 1878
Minnie B. Curtis^6,1 b. Dec 1880
James (Jack) Claude Curtis+⁶ b. 28 Nov 1882, d. 30 Sep 1940

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1860, 1900.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, pages 151-152.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , marriage index.
[S1858] Charlotte Observer.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Oakwood, Tarrant, Texas.

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn^1,2

F, b. 8 May 1858, d. 3 May 1946

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn was born on 8 May 1858 at Texas; daughter of Joe S. Washburn and Elizabeth Aldred.^1,2,3,4

Married Name

As of 12 January 1878,her married name was Curtis.^1,2,5

Marriage*

She married George Watson Curtis, son of James Douthit Curtis and Clarissa H. Sanderson, on 12 January 1878 at Texas.^1,2,5

Census

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn and George Watson Curtis appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 106, sheet 14A, occupation carpenter, owned home, married 22 years, 3 children, 3 living.¹

Census*

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 127, sheet 6A, no occupation, owned home, widowed, James lived with her, occupation brick layer.⁶

Death*

She died on 3 May 1946 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, at age 87; Mrs. J.G. Maben, witness; buried at Oakwood Cemetery.^3,4

Family

George Watson Curtis b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 7 Mar 1902

Children

William Pinkney Curtis+^1,7 b. 7 Dec 1878
Minnie B. Curtis^1,7 b. Dec 1880
James (Jack) Claude Curtis+¹ b. 28 Nov 1882, d. 30 Sep 1940

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, pages 151-152.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Oakwood, Tarrant, Texas.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , death certificate.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , marriage index.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.

James (Jack) Claude Curtis^1,2,3

M, b. 28 November 1882, d. 30 September 1940

Father

George Watson Curtis¹ b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 7 Mar 1902

Mother

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn¹ b. 8 May 1858, d. 3 May 1946

Last Edited

8 Sep 2008

Birth*

James (Jack) Claude Curtis was born on 28 November 1882 at Texas.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, in the household of George Watson Curtis and Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn; ED 106, sheet 14A, occupation carpenter, owned home, married 22 years, 3 children, 3 living.¹

(Witness) Census

James (Jack) Claude Curtis appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, in the household of Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn; ED 127, sheet 6A, no occupation, owned home, widowed, James lived with her, occupation brick layer.⁴

DraftWW1*

On 12 September 1918 James (Jack) Claude Curtis registered for the draft at Dallas, Dallas, Texas; at the time, he was employed by Kerr? Company as a brick mason, married.³

Marriage*

He married Martha (?) circa 1920 at Texas; appears to be second marriage for James; first wife unknown.⁵

Census*

James (Jack) Claude Curtis and Martha (?) appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 28, sheet 15B, occupation brick layer-building contractor, renting-$15 month, radio, 1 daughter at home.⁶

Death*

James (Jack) Claude Curtis died on 30 September 1940 at 954 East Allen, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, at age 57; died in Freeport, Texas, occupation brick mason, married, buried in a Fort Worth Cemetery.²

Family

Martha (?) b. 1892

Child

Nancy Beth Curtis⁶ b. 1926

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S68] Texas Vital Statistics , death certificate.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Minnie B. Curtis^1,2

F, b. December 1880

Father

George Watson Curtis^1,2 b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 7 Mar 1902

Mother

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn^1,2 b. 8 May 1858, d. 3 May 1946

Last Edited

21 Jun 2006

Birth*

Minnie B. Curtis was born in December 1880 at Texas.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, in the household of George Watson Curtis and Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn; ED 106, sheet 14A, occupation carpenter, owned home, married 22 years, 3 children, 3 living.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.

William Pinkney Curtis^1,2

M, b. 7 December 1878

Father

George Watson Curtis^1,2 b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 7 Mar 1902

Mother

Margaret Ann (Maggie) Washburn^1,2 b. 8 May 1858, d. 3 May 1946

Last Edited

4 Dec 2007

Birth*

William Pinkney Curtis was born on 7 December 1878 at Texas.^1,2,3

Marriage*

He married Frances (Fannie) M. Gray circa 1898 at Texas.⁴

Census*

William Pinkney Curtis and Frances (Fannie) M. Gray appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 106, sheet 16A, occupation wood turner-mill, owned home, just married, no children.¹

Census

William Pinkney Curtis and Frances (Fannie) M. Gray appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, ED 123, sheet 6A, occupation cabinet maker-factory, married 11 years, 1 child, 1 living.⁴

DraftWW1*

In 1918 William Pinkney Curtis registered for the draft at Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas; at the time, he was employed by himself, operating a planing mill, wife Fannie May.³

Census

He and Frances (Fannie) M. Gray appeared on the census of 12 February 1920 at Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, ED 176, sheet 18A, occupation manager-planing mill, owned home, 1 child.⁵

Census

William Pinkney Curtis and Frances (Fannie) M. Gray appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 at Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, ED 3, sheet 15A, occupation operator-planing mill, owned home valued at $3,500, no children at home.⁶

Family

Frances (Fannie) M. Gray b. Nov 1880

Child

Frances (Fannie) Curtis⁴ b. 1901

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 151.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis¹

M, b. 9 July 1859, d. 20 April 1935

Father

James Douthit Curtis¹ b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson¹ b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

23 Jun 2008

Birth*

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis was born on 9 July 1859 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2

Name Variation

As of 9 July 1859, James Vance (Zeb) Curtis was also known as James Vance Curtis.

(Witness) Census

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.⁴

(Witness) Census

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 428A, occupation farmer, 3 children at home.⁵

(Witness) Census

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 Murphy Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of Eli Sanderson Curtis and Florence Haigler; page 261C, occupation farmer, 1 son and a brother at home.⁵

Marriage*

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis married Sallie Virginia Marr on 25 February 1886 at Clay, North Carolina; by J.S. Brooks.⁶

Census*

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis and Sallie Virginia Marr appeared on the census of 16 June 1900 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 11, sheet 6B, occupation farmer, renting, married 14 years, 7 children, 7 living.⁷

Census

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis and Sallie Virginia Marr appeared on the census of 13 May 1910 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 48, sheet 11A, occupation farmer, renting, married 24 years, 10 children, 10 living.⁸

Census*

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 55, sheet 3A, occupation farmer, owned farm, widowed, 5 children at home.⁹

Census

He appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 at Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, ED 2, sheet 2B, no occupation, widowed, owned home valued at $4,000, 1 daughter at home.¹⁰

Death*

He died on 20 April 1935 at Clay, North Carolina, at age 75; at the state hospital in Morganton; from tuberculosis; buried at Hayesville United Methodist Church Cemetery.^2,11

Family

Sallie Virginia Marr b. 24 Sep 1867, d. 4 Mar 1914

Children

Bessie Mae Curtis+¹² b. 15 May 1887, d. 22 Jun 1962
William D. Curtis⁷ b. Sep 1888
Edgar Lee Curtis+¹³ b. 10 Dec 1889, d. 14 Nov 1960
Mary H. Curtis⁷ b. Dec 1891
Anna Ruby Curtis+⁷ b. 15 Jun 1893, d. 5 Feb 1973
Myrtle Constance Curtis+¹² b. 6 Oct 1894, d. 6 Jun 1981
Winnie Glendolyn Curtis⁷ b. May 1899
Clara Belle Curtis+⁸ b. 21 May 1904, d. 23 Mar 1964
Edna V. Curtis⁸ b. 1905
Bobby Lee Curtis¹² b. 3 May 1908

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 152.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Hayesville Methodist.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
[S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.

Sallie Virginia Marr^1,2

F, b. 24 September 1867, d. 4 March 1914

Last Edited

21 Jun 2008

Birth*

Sallie Virginia Marr was born on 24 September 1867 at Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina; daughter of William J. Marr and Mary Penland.^1,3,4

Married Name

As of 25 February 1886,her married name was Curtis.²

Marriage*

She married James Vance (Zeb) Curtis, son of James Douthit Curtis and Clarissa H. Sanderson, on 25 February 1886 at Clay, North Carolina; by J.S. Brooks.²

Census*

Sallie Virginia Marr and James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 16 June 1900 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 11, sheet 6B, occupation farmer, renting, married 14 years, 7 children, 7 living.⁵

Census

Sallie Virginia Marr and James Vance (Zeb) Curtis appeared on the census of 13 May 1910 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 48, sheet 11A, occupation farmer, renting, married 24 years, 10 children, 10 living.⁶

Death*

Sallie Virginia Marr died on 4 March 1914 at Clay, North Carolina, at age 46; buried at the Methodist Church Cemetery in Hayesville.^1,3

Family

James Vance (Zeb) Curtis b. 9 Jul 1859, d. 20 Apr 1935

Children

Bessie Mae Curtis+⁷ b. 15 May 1887, d. 22 Jun 1962
William D. Curtis⁵ b. Sep 1888
Edgar Lee Curtis+⁸ b. 10 Dec 1889, d. 14 Nov 1960
Mary H. Curtis⁵ b. Dec 1891
Anna Ruby Curtis+⁵ b. 15 Jun 1893, d. 5 Feb 1973
Myrtle Constance Curtis+⁷ b. 6 Oct 1894, d. 6 Jun 1981
Winnie Glendolyn Curtis⁵ b. May 1899
Clara Belle Curtis+⁶ b. 21 May 1904, d. 23 Mar 1964
Edna V. Curtis⁶ b. 1905
Bobby Lee Curtis⁷ b. 3 May 1908

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 152.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
[S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.

Edward Lee Curtis¹

M, b. 18 May 1863

Father

James Douthit Curtis¹ b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson¹ b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Edward Lee Curtis was born on 18 May 1863 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 454b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 7 children at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Edward Lee Curtis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 428A, occupation farmer, 3 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.

Charles Hicks Curtis¹

M, b. 17 February 1867, d. 12 May 1920

Father

James Douthit Curtis¹ b. 21 Oct 1816, d. 10 Jun 1904

Mother

Clarissa H. Sanderson¹ b. 6 Aug 1820, d. 5 Aug 1888

Last Edited

12 Feb 2018

Birth*

Charles Hicks Curtis was born on 17 February 1867 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina; age in death certificate transcribed as 33 years, rather than 53 years; 18 feb 1866 in Wm Asbury bio.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Charles Hicks Curtis appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Douthit Curtis; page 428A, occupation farmer, 3 children at home.⁴

Marriage*

Charles Hicks Curtis married Laura Mae Brooks on 24 March 1887 at W.A. Brooks' home, Clay, North Carolina; by J. S. Brooks, M.G., witnesses P.L. Terrell, O.L. McClure and C.C. Standridge.^5,6

Census

Charles Hicks Curtis and Laura Mae Brooks appeared on the census of 15 June 1900 at Hayesville Twp., Clay, North Carolina, ED 11, sheet 6A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 13 years, 6 children, 4 living, father lived with them.⁷

Census*

Charles Hicks Curtis and Laura Mae Brooks appeared on the census of 8 May 1910 at Leicester Twp., Buncombe, North Carolina, ED 27, sheet 13A, occupation minister-teaching _?_, renting, married 23 years, 7 children, 6 living.⁸

Marriage*

Charles Hicks Curtis married Martha (Mattie) Heffner circa 1914 at North Carolina; her first marriage to Caldwell.⁹

Census*

Charles Hicks Curtis and Martha (Mattie) Heffner appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 at Maiden, Catawba, North Carolina, ED 44, sheet 10B, occcupation farmer, owned farm, second wife, 5 children and 4 stepchildren at home.⁹

Death*

Charles Hicks Curtis died on 12 May 1920 at Newton Twp., Catawba, North Carolina, at age 53; married, buried at Mastin Cemetery (name is nearly illegible.)²

Family 1

Laura Mae Brooks b. Feb 1868, d. 19 Jun 1913

Children

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cordelia Curtis+⁷ b. 11 Feb 1888, d. 23 Apr 1966
James H. Curtis⁷ b. May 1893
Ethel Mary Curtis⁸ b. May 1895
John Edward Curtis⁸ b. 27 Apr 1897, d. 13 Oct 1936
Katie Lee Curtis¹⁰ b. 31 Jul 1900
Donald Eustace Curtis¹⁰ b. 28 Apr 1903
Charles Kinsey Curtis¹⁰ b. 1 Oct 1906, d. 16 Apr 1975
Mildred Pickens Curtis⁹ b. 8 May 1913

Family 2

Martha (Mattie) Heffner b. 25 Jun 1878, d. 27 Mar 1945

Children

Lois Eugene Curtis⁹ b. 27 Sep 1915
George Edwin Curtis⁹ b. 29 Aug 1917
Hicks Heffner Curtis¹¹ b. 7 Jul 1920, d. 5 Jan 1992

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S2341] William Asbury Curtis, William Asbury Curtis, An Autobiography.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records, from children's birth records.
[S1302] Macon County, Haysville, North Carolina Registrar of Deeds, Macon County Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2

F, b. 29 September 1818, d. 4 March 1901

Father

Amos Curtis^1,2 b. 10 Jun 1782, d. 1866

Mother

Millie Estes^1,2 b. c 1785, d. 1842

Last Edited

3 Dec 2007

Birth*

Nancy Caroline Curtis was born on 29 September 1818 at Buncombe, North Carolina.^1,2,3

Married Name

As of circa 1839,her married name was Ledford.^4,1

Marriage*

She married James Murphy Ledford circa 1839 at North Carolina.^4,1

Census

Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford appeared on the census of 25 October 1850 at District 85, Union, Georgia, page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children athome.⁵

Census

Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 at Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁶

Census

Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 at Hayesville P.O., Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina, page 468b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $4,500, 4 children at home.⁶

Census*

Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at District 990, Towns, Georgia, page 469C, occupation illegible, possibly laborer, Hernando and his wife lived with them.⁷

Census

Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford appeared on the census of 25 October 1880 at District 85, Union, Georgia, page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children at home.⁵

Death*

Nancy Caroline Curtis died on 4 March 1901 at Clay, North Carolina, at age 82; buried at Ledford's Chapel Cemetery at Scrougetown.^1,2,3

Family

James Murphy Ledford b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Children

Nancy Alletha Caroline Ledford⁸ b. 3 Aug 1840, d. 8 Sep 1911
Julius Lafayette Ledford^9,1 b. 18 Feb 1842
Lucius Sullins Ledford^9,1 b. 18 Apr 1844, d. 22 Nov 1919
Asbury Reno Ledford^9,1 b. 27 Jan 1847, d. 14 May 1927
Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford^1,9 b. 22 Feb 1849, d. 7 Jan 1906
Thomas Manson Ledford^1,10 b. 9 Mar 1851
Joab Turner Ledford^1,11 b. 7 Feb 1853, d. 20 May 1938
Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford^1,12 b. 23 Mar 1857, d. 13 Mar 1939
Hernando Rudolphus Ledford^1,13 b. 31 Jan 1860, d. 6 Jan 1897

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, pages 155-156.
[S1530] Phillip Hogsead and Dorothy Shepherd, Clay County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions, Ledfords Chapel.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 155.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 172.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 173.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 199.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 205.

James Murphy Ledford^1,2

M, b. 11 October 1815, d. 29 July 1889

Last Edited

3 Dec 2007

Birth*

James Murphy Ledford was born on 11 October 1815 at Rowan, North Carolina.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Nancy Caroline Curtis, daughter of Amos Curtis and Millie Estes, circa 1839 at North Carolina.^1,2

Census

James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis appeared on the census of 25 October 1850 at District 85, Union, Georgia, page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children athome.³

Census

James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 at Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁴

Census

James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 at Hayesville P.O., Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina, page 468b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $4,500, 4 children at home.⁴

Census*

James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at District 990, Towns, Georgia, page 469C, occupation illegible, possibly laborer, Hernando and his wife lived with them.⁵

Census

James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis appeared on the census of 25 October 1880 at District 85, Union, Georgia, page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children at home.³

Death*

James Murphy Ledford died on 29 July 1889 at Scrougetown, Clay, North Carolina, at age 73; buried at Ledford's Chapel Cemetery, Scrougetown.^1,2

Family

Nancy Caroline Curtis b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Children

Nancy Alletha Caroline Ledford⁶ b. 3 Aug 1840, d. 8 Sep 1911
Julius Lafayette Ledford^7,2 b. 18 Feb 1842
Lucius Sullins Ledford^7,2 b. 18 Apr 1844, d. 22 Nov 1919
Asbury Reno Ledford^7,2 b. 27 Jan 1847, d. 14 May 1927
Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford^2,7 b. 22 Feb 1849, d. 7 Jan 1906
Thomas Manson Ledford^2,8 b. 9 Mar 1851
Joab Turner Ledford^2,9 b. 7 Feb 1853, d. 20 May 1938
Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford^2,10 b. 23 Mar 1857, d. 13 Mar 1939
Hernando Rudolphus Ledford^2,11 b. 31 Jan 1860, d. 6 Jan 1897

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 155.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 172.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 173.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 199.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 205.

Nancy Alletha Caroline Ledford¹

F, b. 3 August 1840, d. 8 September 1911

Father

James Murphy Ledford¹ b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis¹ b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Nancy Alletha Caroline Ledford was born on 3 August 1840 at North Carolina.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 25 October 1850 District 85, Union, Georgia, in the household of Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford; page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children athome.²

Death*

Nancy Alletha Caroline Ledford died on 8 September 1911 at Hiwassee, Towns, Georgia, at age 71; buried at the family cemetery in Bell Creek.¹

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 155.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.

Julius Lafayette Ledford^1,2

M, b. 18 February 1842

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Julius Lafayette Ledford was born on 18 February 1842 at Union, Georgia; married Louisa J. Ledford.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 25 October 1850 District 85, Union, Georgia, in the household of Nancy Caroline Curtis and James Murphy Ledford; page 246b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, 5 children athome.³

(Witness) Census

Julius Lafayette Ledford appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁴

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Lucius Sullins Ledford^1,2,3

M, b. 18 April 1844, d. 22 November 1919

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

19 Nov 2011

Birth*

Lucius Sullins Ledford was born on 18 April 1844 at Towns, Georgia.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Lucius Sullins Ledford appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁵

Death*

Lucius Sullins Ledford died on 22 November 1919 at Tasso, Bradley, Tennessee, at age 75; married, occupation farmer, buried at Tasso Cemetery.³

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1388] Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Death Records Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Asbury Reno Ledford^1,2

M, b. 27 January 1847, d. 14 May 1927

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

9 Apr 2010

Birth*

Asbury Reno Ledford was born on 27 January 1847 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Asbury Reno Ledford appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁵

Death*

Asbury Reno Ledford died on 14 May 1927 at Shooting Creek, Clay, North Carolina, at age 80; wife Adeline, buried at Camp Ground Cemetery.^1,2,3

Citations

[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1605] Bureau of Vital Statistics and North Carolina State Archives North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford^1,2

F, b. 22 February 1849, d. 7 January 1906

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford was born on 22 February 1849 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.⁴

Death*

Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Jane Ledford died on 7 January 1906 at Clay, North Carolina, at age 56; buried at Ledford's Chapel Cemetery.^1,2

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 167.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Thomas Manson Ledford^1,2

M, b. 9 March 1851

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Thomas Manson Ledford was born on 9 March 1851 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.³

(Witness) Census

Thomas Manson Ledford appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 Hayesville P.O., Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 468b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $4,500, 4 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 172.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Joab Turner Ledford^1,2

M, b. 7 February 1853, d. 20 May 1938

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Joab Turner Ledford was born on 7 February 1853 at Cherokee, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Joab Turner Ledford appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 Hayesville P.O., Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 468b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $4,500, 4 children at home.³

Death*

Joab Turner Ledford died on 20 May 1938 at Towns, Georgia, at age 85; buried at the Bell Creek Methodist Church Cemetery.^1,2

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 173.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.

Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford^1,2

F, b. 23 March 1857, d. 13 March 1939

Father

James Murphy Ledford^1,2 b. 11 Oct 1815, d. 29 Jul 1889

Mother

Nancy Caroline Curtis^1,2 b. 29 Sep 1818, d. 4 Mar 1901

Last Edited

23 Jun 2006

Birth*

Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford was born on 23 March 1857 at Towns, Georgia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 7 August 1860 Fort Hembree P.O., Fort Hembree Twp., Cherokee, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 158, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal $1,000, 8 children at home.³

(Witness) Census

Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 Hayesville P.O., Shooting Creek Twp., Clay, North Carolina, in the household of James Murphy Ledford and Nancy Caroline Curtis; page 468b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $4,500, 4 children at home.³

Death*

Ellen Victoria (Lena) Ledford died on 13 March 1939 at Towns, Georgia, at age 81; buried at the Bell Creek Cemetery.^1,2

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S875] Frances Curtis Bogy, Curtis Genealogy, page 199.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.