Field, Wagoner, Hoover & Curtis Genealogy

Leo Raymond Curtis^1,2,3

M, b. 7 May 1920, d. 28 May 2000

Father

Samuel Colman Curtis¹ b. 17 Jan 1888, d. 28 Sep 1943

Mother

Agnes Sadie Newton¹ b. 6 May 1888, d. 17 Aug 1950

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Leo Raymond Curtis was born on 7 May 1920 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 24 April 1930 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Samuel Colman Curtis and Agnes Sadie Newton; ED 5, sheet 6A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 5 children.¹

Death*

Leo Raymond Curtis died on 28 May 2000 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, at age 80.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.

Alva Valentine Curtis^1,2,3

M, b. 13 February 1923, d. 12 October 1995

Father

Samuel Colman Curtis¹ b. 17 Jan 1888, d. 28 Sep 1943

Mother

Agnes Sadie Newton¹ b. 6 May 1888, d. 17 Aug 1950

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Alva Valentine Curtis was born on 13 February 1923 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Death*

Alva Valentine Curtis died on 12 October 1995 at Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, at age 72; wife Doris; WW II veteran; buried at Lone Star Cemetery.^2,4

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Lone Star, Wright County, Missouri.

Grace Lillian Curtis^1,2

F, b. 1925

Father

Samuel Colman Curtis¹ b. 17 Jan 1888, d. 28 Sep 1943

Mother

Agnes Sadie Newton¹ b. 6 May 1888, d. 17 Aug 1950

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Grace Lillian Curtis was born in 1925 at Wright, Missouri.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 24 April 1930 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Samuel Colman Curtis and Agnes Sadie Newton; ED 5, sheet 6A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 5 children.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.

Jesse Otis Curtis¹

M, b. 30 September 1900, d. 19 February 1984

Father

Alfred Conway Curtis¹ b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 12 Jan 1966

Mother

Naomia Mildred Neale¹ b. 11 May 1880, d. 23 Jan 1966

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Jesse Otis Curtis was born on 30 September 1900 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 3 May 1910 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 133, sheet 8B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 10 years, 2 children, 2 living.¹

(Witness) Census

Jesse Otis Curtis appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 Finley Twp., Pushmataha, Oklahoma, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 229, sheet 4B, occupation farmer & store, owned home, 3 children.³

Marriage*

Jesse Otis Curtis married Velma Irene Gourley after 1930 at Missouri.⁴

(Witness) Census

Jesse Otis Curtis appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 5, sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 children at home.⁵

Death*

Jesse Otis Curtis died on 19 February 1984 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 83.^2,4

Family

Velma Irene Gourley b. 16 Jan 1909, d. 30 May 2007

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Lela Mable Curtis¹

F, b. 19 November 1907, d. 21 February 2001

Father

Alfred Conway Curtis¹ b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 12 Jan 1966

Mother

Naomia Mildred Neale¹ b. 11 May 1880, d. 23 Jan 1966

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Lela Mable Curtis was born on 19 November 1907 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 3 May 1910 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 133, sheet 8B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 10 years, 2 children, 2 living.¹

(Witness) Census

Lela Mable Curtis appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 Finley Twp., Pushmataha, Oklahoma, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 229, sheet 4B, occupation farmer & store, owned home, 3 children.³

(Witness) Census

Lela Mable Curtis appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 5, sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 children at home.⁴

Residence*

Lela Mable Curtis lived on 12 January 1966 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri; married name Bohannan.⁵

Death*

She died on 21 February 2001 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 93; buried at Cold Water Cemetery.²

Obit

Lela Mable's obituary was published in the Lebanon Daily Record on 22 February 2001:
Lela Mable Curtis was the daughter of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomi Mildred Neill. She married William Ransom Bohannon April 1, 1931 in Wright Co., Missouri. She married Roy Clarence Lindsay in 1970.
Lela Mable Bohannon Lindsay, 93, of Hartville, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, 2001, in St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield.She is survived by a son, William Curtis "Billy"' Bohannon of St. Charles; two grandsons, Dr. Eric Bohannon and wife, Candy of Rolla; Bradley Bohannon and wife, Arita, of New Orleans, La; a granddaughter, Jamie Bohannon of St. Charles; two great-grandchildren, Kenny and Katie Bohannon of Rolla; two step-daughters and husbands, Dora Jean and Lee Jr. Austin of Hartville; Ethelene and Bob Dailey of Memphis, Tenn; a sister-in-law, Velma Curtis of Hartville; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a nephew, Donnie Curtis of Lebanon; also a special friend and care-giver, Nancy McDaris of Hartville.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Cold Water, Wright County, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Grove, Wright County, Missouri; parents' obituaries.

Loman V. Curtis¹

M, b. 30 June 1910, d. June 1985

Father

Alfred Conway Curtis² b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 12 Jan 1966

Mother

Naomia Mildred Neale² b. 11 May 1880, d. 23 Jan 1966

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Loman V. Curtis was born on 30 June 1910 at Wright, Missouri.^2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 Finley Twp., Pushmataha, Oklahoma, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 229, sheet 4B, occupation farmer & store, owned home, 3 children.⁴

(Witness) Census

Loman V. Curtis appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Alfred Conway Curtis and Naomia Mildred Neale; ED 5, sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, 3 children at home.⁵

Milit-Beg*

Loman V. Curtis began military service on 18 August 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.⁶

Death*

He died in June 1985 at Bendavis, Texas, Missouri.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910-1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S1392] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Army Enlistment Records.

Juanita L. Curtis¹

F, b. 1911

Father

Elihu Oliver (Ollie) Curtis² b. 5 Nov 1889, d. 15 Oct 1970

Mother

Daisy Artie Dodson² b. 8 Oct 1890, d. 20 Nov 1967

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Juanita L. Curtis was born in 1911 at Wright, Missouri.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 Montgomery Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Elihu Oliver (Ollie) Curtis and Daisy Artie Dodson; ED 149, sheet 13B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 1 daughter.²

(Witness) Census

Juanita L. Curtis appeared on the census of 25 April 1930 Montgomery Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Elihu Oliver (Ollie) Curtis and Daisy Artie Dodson; ED 10, sheet 7B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 1 daughter.³

NoteB*

Married Virgil Lawler, but she is not buried with him at Hillcrest Cemetery in Wright County.⁴

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920, 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.

Walter Absher Curtis^1,2

M, b. 6 January 1918, d. 5 June 2004

Father

Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis¹ b. 7 Dec 1876, d. 1 Apr 1956

Mother

Minnie Jane Absher¹ b. 20 Nov 1883, d. 28 Mar 1979

Last Edited

2 Nov 2009

Birth*

Walter Absher Curtis was born on 6 January 1918 at Colorado.^1,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 2 January 1920 Pyramid Precinct, Routt, Colorado, in the household of Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis and Minnie Jane Absher; ED 145, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, owned farm, 1 son at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Walter Absher Curtis appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 Sidney Precinct, Routt, Colorado, in the household of Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis and Minnie Jane Absher; ED 10, sheet 1B, occupation farmer, renting, 4 children at home.¹

Death*

Walter Absher Curtis died on 5 June 2004 at Winnemucca, Humboldt, Nevada, at age 86.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1917] Unknown compiler, "Fagan, Rhoe; Fletch, Grogan; Hollon, Woodskide", Ancestral File.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.

Lois June Curtis^1,2

F, b. 1921

Father

Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis¹ b. 7 Dec 1876, d. 1 Apr 1956

Mother

Minnie Jane Absher¹ b. 20 Nov 1883, d. 28 Mar 1979

Last Edited

5 Nov 2009

Birth*

Lois June Curtis was born in 1921 at Routt, Colorado.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 Sidney Precinct, Routt, Colorado, in the household of Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis and Minnie Jane Absher; ED 10, sheet 1B, occupation farmer, renting, 4 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Howard Archibald Curtis^1,2

M, b. 1924

Father

Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis¹ b. 7 Dec 1876, d. 1 Apr 1956

Mother

Minnie Jane Absher¹ b. 20 Nov 1883, d. 28 Mar 1979

Last Edited

19 Nov 2009

Birth*

Howard Archibald Curtis was born in 1924 at Routt, Colorado.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 Sidney Precinct, Routt, Colorado, in the household of Archibald Abraham (Arch) Curtis and Minnie Jane Absher; ED 10, sheet 1B, occupation farmer, renting, 4 children at home.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Martha Curtis¹

F, b. 5 January 1857, d. 6 October 1919

Father

Andrew Jackson Curtis¹ b. 24 Apr 1824, d. 10 Jul 1899

Mother

Nancy (?)¹ b. 1835, d. c 1871

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Martha Curtis was born on 5 January 1857 at Marion, Tennessee; Indiana in 1880 census.^2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 11 June 1860 Cheekville P.O., District 3, Marion, Tennessee, in the household of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Nancy (?); page 20, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.⁴

(Witness) Census

Martha Curtis appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Carrsville Precinct, Livingston, Kentucky, in the household of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Nancy (?); page 156, occupation farm laborer, renting, 4 children at home.⁵

Married Name

As of 3 December 1874,her married name was Coday.⁶

Marriage*

Martha Curtis married Elihu Coday on 3 December 1874 at Wright, Missouri.⁶

Census*

Martha Curtis and Elihu Coday appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 at Gasconade Twp., Wright, Missouri, page 537B, occupation farmer, 2 children at home.⁷

Census

Martha Curtis and Elihu Coday appeared on the census of 28 June 1900 at Gasconade Twp., Wright, Missouri, ED 147, sheet 17B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 25 years, 6 children, 5 living.⁸

Death*

Martha Curtis died on 6 October 1919 at Wright, Missouri, at age 62; no Missouri death certificate; buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.³

Family

Elihu Coday b. 31 Jan 1853, d. 30 Aug 1937

Children

Nancy Coday+⁷ b. 20 Sep 1875, d. 3 Apr 1936
Samuel A. Coday⁷ b. 4 May 1878, d. 20 Feb 1899
Elbert B. Coday+⁸ b. 25 Jul 1880, d. 19 Sep 1964
Jason Golden Coday+⁸ b. 5 Feb 1883, d. 3 Sep 1967
Hiram Coday+⁸ b. 27 May 1885, d. 15 Jun 1974
Frank Holman Coday+⁸ b. 25 Feb 1889, d. 9 May 1967

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1860, 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1860-1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Hill, Wright County, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Sampson P. Young¹

M, b. 8 November 1861, d. 23 January 1930

Last Edited

4 Nov 2009

Birth*

Sampson P. Young was born on 8 November 1861 at Missouri; son of William D. Young and Susan Whittaker.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Brazelia Curtis, daughter of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Nancy (?), on 31 December 1882 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2

Census*

Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis appeared on the census of 28 June 1900 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, ED 148, sheet 16B, occupation grocer man, owned home, married 17 years, 7 children, 7 living.³

Census

Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

Census

Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 at Boone Twp., Wright, Missouri, ED 142, sheet 10A, occupation farmer, owned home, 4 children at home.⁵

Death*

Sampson P. Young died on 23 January 1930 at Wright, Missouri, at age 68; no Missouri death record; buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.¹

(Witness) Bio

Sampson Young and Brazalia Curtis were married in Hartville, raised a family of eleven in Hartville, operated a grocery store in Hartville—lived their entire lives in Hartville—and left a host of descendants to mourn their passing. Young’s grocery—modern for the late 1800’s, with glass-covered showcases and well-stocked shelves, boasted a lunch counter where hungry customers could purchase a penny’s worth of cheese and crackers. He also traded in produce and bought and sold rabbits. [picture]
The young children, their spouses and their children, were as follows; (1) Jason married Addie Ward—children Cecil and Aloth; (2) Charley married Esther Fletcher—children Olea, Eva, Joe, Carl, Zetta, Jessie, Charley, Boyd and Francis; (3) Docia married Tolbert Matlock—children Hugh, Eula, Leon, Bernis, Loman; (4) Chester married Bessie Bouser; (5) Hosea married Stella Hickman—children Woodrow, Vance, Novella and Geneva; (6) Roy married Florence Wolf--one son, Zale; (7) Thona married Roy Coday—they had one daughter, Lucille. After Roy passed away, Thona married Homer Huffstetler. Their children were Vernis, Harold and Don; (8) Clarence married Vava Eaton—children Ann, Dearles, Lowell, June and Ted; (9) Elsie married Luther Huffstetler—children Fewel and Dorothy; (10) Macie married Homer Mallory—children Alice and Bill; (11) Lela married Willis Huffstetler, a brother to Luther and Homer.
Sampson Young’s grocery was east of the courthouse square on Highway 38 near the Hartville Milling Company Plant. His home, where he and Brazalia raised their brood of eleven, is a block farther east just off 38 and is now the residence of the granddaughter Novella and her husband, Champ. . . .¹

Family

Brazelia Curtis b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Children

Jason Oscar Young³ b. 16 Oct 1883, d. 7 Jan 1963
Charles A. Young³ b. 18 Jul 1885, d. 18 Dec 1949
Docia E. Young³ b. 27 Jun 1887, d. 15 May 1972
Chester Allen Young³ b. Dec 1888, d. 1920
Hosea Edger Young³ b. 21 May 1891, d. 17 Jul 1963
Roy Cleveland Young³ b. 14 Dec 1896, d. 17 Dec 1948
Thona Helen Young³ b. 4 Jan 1899, d. 22 Apr 1994
Clarence Elmer Young⁴ b. 31 Mar 1901, d. 7 Mar 1981
Elsie E. Young⁴ b. 24 Oct 1902, d. Feb 1984
Macie L. Young⁴ b. 29 Jul 1905, d. 1 Jun 1999
Lela Vada Young⁴ b. 2 Jul 1907, d. 21 Feb 1995

Citations

[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Hill, Wright County, Missouri.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Jacob Alfred (Jake) Smith^1,2

M, b. 21 March 1883, d. 9 November 1909

Last Edited

21 Dec 2009

Birth*

Jacob Alfred (Jake) Smith was born on 21 March 1883 at Wright, Missouri; son of John Peter Smith and Ellen Marr Morehouse.^1,2,3

Marriage*

He married Ada Florence Curtis, daughter of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Lucinda M. Shaver, on 2 October 1904 at Wright, Missouri; by Levi Perkins Neill, M.G.¹

Death*

Jacob Alfred (Jake) Smith died on 9 November 1909 at Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, at age 26.^1,3

Family

Ada Florence Curtis b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Children

Earl Smith¹ b. 1905, d. c 1910
Eunice Smith² b. c 1906, d. c 1909
Alfred Herbert Smith+¹ b. 9 Mar 1909, d. 29 Oct 1988

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S745] Washington State Dept. of Health, Washington Death Index.

Earl Smith¹

M, b. 1905, d. circa 1910

Father

Jacob Alfred (Jake) Smith¹ b. 21 Mar 1883, d. 9 Nov 1909

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis¹ b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Earl Smith was born in 1905 at Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 3 May 1910 Elk Creek Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Ada Florence Curtis; ED 133, sheet 8B, widowed, 3 children, 2 living, Lucinda lived with her, next door to Alfred Curtis.¹

Death*

Earl Smith died circa 1910 at Wright, Missouri; buried at Shaddy Cemetery.^2,3

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Shaddy, Wright County, Missouri.

Alfred Herbert Smith^1,2

M, b. 9 March 1909, d. 29 October 1988

Father

Jacob Alfred (Jake) Smith¹ b. 21 Mar 1883, d. 9 Nov 1909

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis¹ b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

19 Nov 2009

Birth*

Alfred Herbert Smith was born on 9 March 1909 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

Alfred Herbert Smith appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 152, sheet 1B, occupation building painter, 3 children and a step son.⁴

Marriage*

Alfred Herbert Smith married Bertha Ellen Stevens on 16 March 1929 at Missouri.²

Marriage*

Alfred Herbert Smith married Gladys Sarah Moore on 4 September 1937 at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.²

Death*

Alfred Herbert Smith died on 29 October 1988 at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, at age 79; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis.^3,2

Family 1

Bertha Ellen Stevens b. 25 Aug 1913, d. 4 May 1999

Family 2

Gladys Sarah Moore b. 28 Jun 1916, d. 13 Feb 1998

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Iva Emmerson¹

F, b. 7 April 1913, d. 24 September 2003

Last Edited

2 Nov 2009

Birth*

Iva Emmerson was born on 7 April 1913.¹

Married Name

As of 11 October 1931,her married name was Curtis.¹

Marriage*

She married Amos Eugene Curtis, son of Madison (Mat) Coleman Curtis and Nancy Coday, on 11 October 1931 at Missouri.¹

Death*

Iva Emmerson died on 24 September 2003 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 90; buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.¹

Obit

Iva's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 25 September 2003:
Iva Curtis, 90, Hartville, passed away at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, in St. John's Regional Health Center. She lived most of her life in the Cope community and was a loving and hardworking homemaker and also helped her husband in the operation of their farm. She was a devoted member of Pleasant Grove (Cope) Freewill Baptist Church, and faithfully attended as long as her health allowed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred Virgil and Amy Idelia Royster Emmerson; and two brothers, Clifford Emmerson and an infant. On Oct. 11, 1931, she married Amos Eugene Curtis and to this union one daughter was born. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Amos of the home; a daughter and son-inlaw, Dixie and Harley Blevins, Springfield; a grandson, Stacy Blevins and his wife, Mary, Springfield; a brother, Delvin Emmerson, Gooding, Idaho; two sisters, Chlorienne Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., and Anna Belle Claxton, Mountain Grove; several nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends. Services for Iva Curtis will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, in Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Hartville, with the Rev. Bill Jones officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove (Cope) Cemetery, north of Hartville.¹

Family

Amos Eugene Curtis b. 14 Aug 1905, d. 4 Jan 2006

Citations

[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Grove, Wright County, Missouri.

David Humphrey Early^1,2

M, b. 21 August 1889, d. 22 February 1957

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

David Humphrey Early was born on 21 August 1889 at Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; son of John Early and Emma Meyers.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Ada Florence Curtis, daughter of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Lucinda M. Shaver, circa 1912 at Missouri.¹

Census*

David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, ED 152, sheet 1B, occupation building painter, 3 children and a step son.¹

Census

David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.³

Death*

David Humphrey Early died on 22 February 1957 at Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, at age 67; occupation painter, married, buried at the IOOF Memorial Cemetery in Sullivan.²

Family

Ada Florence Curtis b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Children

Woodward Wilson Early¹ b. 21 Dec 1911, d. Jan 1992
David Curtis Early¹ b. 31 Mar 1916, d. 15 Jun 1996
Imogene Early¹ b. 21 Jun 1918, d. 12 Apr 2001
Maxine Early³ b. 1921
Jack Early³ b. 15 Mar 1923, d. 19 May 1988

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S577] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Birth and Death Records Before 1910, death certificate.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Woodward Wilson Early^1,2

M, b. 21 December 1911, d. January 1992

Adoptive father

David Humphrey Early¹ b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 22 Feb 1957

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis¹ b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Woodward Wilson Early was born on 21 December 1911 at Wright, Missouri.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 152, sheet 1B, occupation building painter, 3 children and a step son.¹

(Witness) Census

Woodward Wilson Early appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.⁴

Death*

Woodward Wilson Early died in January 1992 at Arizona at age 80.^3,2

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

David Curtis Early¹

M, b. 31 March 1916, d. 15 June 1996

Father

David Humphrey Early² b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 22 Feb 1957

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis² b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

2 Nov 2009

Birth*

David Curtis Early was born on 31 March 1916 at Wright, Missouri.^2,3

(Witness) Census

David Curtis Early appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.⁴

Death*

David Curtis Early died on 15 June 1996 at Arnold, Jefferson, Missouri, at age 80.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920, 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Imogene Early¹

F, b. 21 June 1918, d. 12 April 2001

Father

David Humphrey Early² b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 22 Feb 1957

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis² b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Imogene Early was born on 21 June 1918 at Wright, Missouri.^2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 152, sheet 1B, occupation building painter, 3 children and a step son.²

(Witness) Census

Imogene Early appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.⁴

Death*

Imogene Early died on 12 April 2001 at Arnold, Jefferson, Missouri, at age 82; married Eugene Edward Moore.^3,5

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920, 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.

Maxine Early¹

F, b. 1921

Father

David Humphrey Early¹ b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 22 Feb 1957

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis¹ b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Maxine Early was born in 1921 at Oklahoma.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Jack Early¹

M, b. 15 March 1923, d. 19 May 1988

Father

David Humphrey Early¹ b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 22 Feb 1957

Mother

Ada Florence Curtis¹ b. 8 Apr 1885, d. Jun 1973

Last Edited

6 Nov 2009

Birth*

Jack Early was born on 15 March 1923 at Oklahoma.^1,2,3

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, in the household of David Humphrey Early and Ada Florence Curtis; ED 153, sheet 51A, occupation painter-contractor, renting-$15 month, 5 children at home.¹

Death*

Jack Early died on 19 May 1988 at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, at age 65.^3,2

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S944] Larry Curtis, Alfred Smith, Jr., et al. Jackie Nordeen, "David Curtis Composite Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.

Jason Oscar Young^1,2

M, b. 16 October 1883, d. 7 January 1963

Father

Sampson P. Young¹ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis¹ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Jason Oscar Young was born on 16 October 1883 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 28 June 1900 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Brazelia Curtis and Sampson P. Young; ED 148, sheet 16B, occupation grocer man, owned home, married 17 years, 7 children, 7 living.¹

DraftWW1*

On 12 September 1918 Jason Oscar Young registered for the draft at RFD 3, Hartville, Wright, Missouri; at the time, he was employed by himself as a farmer, wife Addeline, described as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, black hair.²

Death*

He died on 7 January 1963 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 79; buried at Nancy Newton Cemetery in Mansfield, Wright County.³

Obit

Jason Oscar's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 8 January 1963:
Young, Jason O.: Hartville, MO; died at Novada State Hospital on Jan 7, 1963 at 5:20 a.m; retired farmer; born Oct 16, 1883 in Wright Co., MO; s/o Sampson Young and Brazeal Curtis; widowed; 1 daughter Aleth Young of Hartville, MO; 2 brothers Hosea and Clarence both of Hartville, MO; 5 sisters Docia Matlock of Mansfield, MO; Thona Huffstetler of Salinas, CA, Elsie Huffstetler of Wichita, KS, Macie Mallory of Seymour, MO and Lela Huffstetler of Hartville, MO. Burial Newton Cemetery.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Newton, Wright County, Missouri.

Charles A. Young¹

M, b. 18 July 1885, d. 18 December 1949

Father

Sampson P. Young² b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis² b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Charles A. Young was born on 18 July 1885 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^2,3

(Witness) Census

Charles A. Young appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

Death*

Charles A. Young died on 18 December 1949 at Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, at age 64.³

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S609] Dwight A. Radford, Idaho Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Docia E. Young¹

F, b. 27 June 1887, d. 15 May 1972

Father

Sampson P. Young¹ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis¹ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Docia E. Young was born on 27 June 1887 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 28 June 1900 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Brazelia Curtis and Sampson P. Young; ED 148, sheet 16B, occupation grocer man, owned home, married 17 years, 7 children, 7 living.¹

Death*

Docia E. Young died on 15 May 1972 at Mansfield, Wright, Missouri, at age 84; last name Kinnamon; buried at Docia E. Matlock with her husband Tolbert at Cemetery Number 5 in Wright County.^2,3

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Cemetery Number 5, Wright County, Missouri.

Chester Allen Young^1,2

M, b. December 1888, d. 1920

Father

Sampson P. Young³ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis³ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

2 Nov 2009

Birth*

Chester Allen Young was born in December 1888 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.³

(Witness) Census

Chester Allen Young appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

Death*

Chester Allen Young died in 1920; 60th Ambulance Co., buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Hill, Wright County, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Hosea Edger Young^1,2

M, b. 21 May 1891, d. 17 July 1963

Father

Sampson P. Young³ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis³ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Hosea Edger Young was born on 21 May 1891 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^3,2

(Witness) Census

Hosea Edger Young appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

Death*

Hosea Edger Young died on 17 July 1963 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 72; buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.²

Obit

Hosea Edger's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 18 July 1963:
Young, Hosea Edger: Hartville, MO; died at his home on Jul 17, 1963; laborer; born May 21, 1891 in Wright Co., MO; s/o Sampson Young and Brazilia Curtis; widowed; 1 daughter Novella Carney of Hartville, MO; 1 son Vance Young of Springfield, MO; 5 sisters Docia Kinnamon of Mansfield, MO; Thona Huffstetler of Salinas, CA, Elsa Huffstetler of Wichita, KS, Macie Mallory of Seymour, MO and Lelah Huffstetler of Hartville, MO; 1 brother Clarence of Hartville, MO; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Pleasant Hill, Wright County, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Roy Cleveland Young^1,2

M, b. 14 December 1896, d. 17 December 1948

Father

Sampson P. Young³ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis³ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

2 Nov 2009

Birth*

Roy Cleveland Young was born on 14 December 1896 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^3,2

(Witness) Census

Roy Cleveland Young appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

(Witness) Census

Roy Cleveland Young appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 Boone Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 142, sheet 10A, occupation farmer, owned home, 4 children at home.⁵

Death*

Roy Cleveland Young died on 17 December 1948 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 52; occupation laborer, divorced, buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S577] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Birth and Death Records Before 1910, death certificate.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Thona Helen Young^1,2

F, b. 4 January 1899, d. 22 April 1994

Father

Sampson P. Young³ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis³ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Thona Helen Young was born on 4 January 1899 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^3,2

(Witness) Census

Thona Helen Young appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.⁴

Death*

Thona Helen Young died on 22 April 1994 at Monterey, California, at age 95; married name Huffstetler.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1910.
[S230] California Vital Statistics, death record index.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Clarence Elmer Young^1,2

M, b. 31 March 1901, d. 7 March 1981

Father

Sampson P. Young¹ b. 8 Nov 1861, d. 23 Jan 1930

Mother

Brazelia Curtis¹ b. 23 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1944

Last Edited

3 Nov 2009

Birth*

Clarence Elmer Young was born on 31 March 1901 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Hartville, Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 136, sheet 1B, occupation merchant-groceries, married 28 years, 11 children, 11 living.¹

(Witness) Census

Clarence Elmer Young appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 Boone Twp., Wright, Missouri, in the household of Sampson P. Young and Brazelia Curtis; ED 142, sheet 10A, occupation farmer, owned home, 4 children at home.³

Death*

Clarence Elmer Young died on 7 March 1981 at Hartville, Wright, Missouri, at age 79; buried at Steele Memorial Cemetery.^4,2

Obit

Clarence Elmer's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 8 March 1981:
Clarence Elmer Young was born March 31, 1901 and died March 7, 1981. He is buried in Steele Memorial Cemetery, Hartville MO, beside his 2nd wife Mildred (Stigall) Palmer. He had a brother Roy C. who was born in 1896. Clarence was the son of Sampson Young and Brazalia Curtis. They were married December 31, 1882 and had 11 children: Jason, Charley, Docia, Chester, Hosea, Roy C., Thona, Clarence E., Elsie, Macie, Lela. Clarence Elmer Young was 1st married to Vava L. Eaton. They had 5 children. Vava died a few days after the birth of son Ted. The 5 children: Ted, June, Dorless, Lowell Elmer, Anna Jane. Vava is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, 4 1/2 miles west of Hartville, MO.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Steele, Wright County, Missouri.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.