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Horace W Noyes1

#42276, (about 1858-)
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Parents

Biography

  • Horace W Noyes was born about 1858 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1
  • He married Jennie M Dwyer on 22 March 1883 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S4596] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, NEHGS citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord NH,) Emily C Noyes.

Jennie M Dwyer1

#42277, (about 1859-)
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Biography

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  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S4596] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, NEHGS citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord NH,) Emily C Noyes.

Amelia Chandler1

#42278, (1838-1919)
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Parents

Biography

  • Amelia Chandler was born in 1838.1
  • She appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census of Dorchester, Grafton County, New Hampshire, enumerated on 2 November 1850, in the household of her father Horace Chandler. and step-mother.2
  • She died in 1919 at age ~81.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Elvira Storrs Chandler, created by Geni, added Oct 2010, memorial number 60148232.
  2. [S6071] 1850 US Federal Census, Dorchester, Grafton County, New Hampshire, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Horace Chandler head of household, roll M432_430, page 117A .

Abel Storrs1

#42279, (about 1807-1902)
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Parents

Biography

  • Abel Storrs was born about 1807 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.1
  • He died on 9 January 1902 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, at age ~95.1

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Citations

  1. [S6067] Townsend, Matthew Emmett, compiler, family tree titled "Townsend Family Tree", published by Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 69933105, viewed May 2018 , .

Cynthia Denara1

#42280, (about 1789-1820)
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Biography

  • Cynthia Denara was born about 1789.1
  • She married Ziba Storrs, son of Nathanial Storrs and Ruth Hall, estimated 1808.1,2
  • Cynthia Denara died on 13 December 1820 at age ~31.1
  • She was buried in School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Plot: 429.1

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Cynthia Denara Storrs, created byFran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126172.
  2. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Mabel Ticknor1

#42281, (1795-1865)
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Children with Ziba Storrs (b. 14 April 1779, d. 11 April 1865)

Biography

  • Father: John Ticknor (b 1761) - Mother: Mabel Greene.1
  • Mabel Ticknor was born on 23 June 1795 in Plainfield, New Hampshire.1
  • She married Ziba Storrs, son of Nathanial Storrs and Ruth Hall, estimated 1823.1,2
  • Mabel Ticknor died on 31 March 1865 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, at age 69.1

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Mabel Ticknor Storrs, created byFran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126179.
  2. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Edwin Porter Storrs1

#42282, (1824-1885)
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Parents

Biography

  • Edwin Porter Storrs was born on 29 December 1824 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.2,3
  • He married Elizabeth P Gustin on 11 November 1846 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.4
  • They were married by Elijah Mason, Clergyman M E (Methodist Episcopal?)4
  • He married Mary L Marshall on 18 August 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts.5,2
  • They were married by James Upham, clergyman, from Chelsea.5
  • Edwin Porter Storrs was a clerk.3
  • The cause of his death was consumption.2
  • He died on 17 May 1885 at age 60.2
  • He was buried in School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Plot: 429.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Ziba Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126119.
  2. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Edwin Porter Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126351.
  3. [S221] Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, online image database, digitized by NEHGS, 2004, www.americanancestors.org. (Original publication: Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, New England Historic Genealogical Society,) original records from MA archives.
  4. [S4596] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, NEHGS citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord NH,) Name=Edwin P Storrs.
  5. [S221] Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, online image database, digitized by NEHGS, 2004, www.americanancestors.org. (Original publication: Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, New England Historic Genealogical Society,) original records from MA archives Name=Edwin P Storrs.

John Ticknor Storrs1

#42283, (1825-)
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Parents

Biography

  • John Ticknor Storrs was born in 1825.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Ziba Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126119.

Horace Lyman Storrs1

#42284, (1828-1919)
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Parents

Biography

  • Horace Lyman Storrs was born in 1828.1
  • He died in 1919 at age ~91.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Ziba Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126119.

George H Storrs1

#42285, (1833-1872)
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Parents

Biography

  • George H Storrs was born in 1833 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.2
  • He never married.2
  • He died on 5 April 1872 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, at age ~39.2
  • He was buried in School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Plot: 429.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Ziba Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126119.
  2. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, George H Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126368.

Mary L Marshall1

#42286, (about 1837-)
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Biography

  • Mary L Marshall was born about 1837 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.2
  • Father: Hamilton A Marshall - Mother: Lucretia S Unknown.2
  • On 22 August 1859 Mary was married previously to John W Green (b 1827.)3
  • She married Edwin Porter Storrs, son of Ziba Storrs and Mabel Ticknor, on 18 August 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts.4,1
  • They were married by James Upham, clergyman, from Chelsea.4
  • On 29 October 1882 Mary was married to Patick Sheerin (b 1832) after Edwin died.3

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6058] Find A Grave: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Edwin Porter Storrs, created by Fran Hanchett, added Jan 2013, memorial number 104126351.
  2. [S221] Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, online image database, digitized by NEHGS, 2004, www.americanancestors.org. (Original publication: Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, New England Historic Genealogical Society,) original records from MA archives.
  3. [S6074] Storrs, Mark, compiler, family tree titled "Storrs Family Tree 1663", published by Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 102407461, viewed May 2018 , .
  4. [S221] Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, online image database, digitized by NEHGS, 2004, www.americanancestors.org. (Original publication: Massachusetts: Vital Records 1841-1910, New England Historic Genealogical Society,) original records from MA archives Name=Edwin P Storrs.

Elizabeth P Gustin1

#42287, (about 1828-)
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Biography

  • Elizabeth P Gustin was born about 1828 in Vermont.1
  • She married Edwin Porter Storrs, son of Ziba Storrs and Mabel Ticknor, on 11 November 1846 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.2
  • They were married by Elijah Mason, Clergyman M E (Methodist Episcopal?)2

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6074] Storrs, Mark, compiler, family tree titled "Storrs Family Tree 1663", published by Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 102407461, viewed May 2018 , .
  2. [S4596] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, NEHGS citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord NH,) Name=Edwin P Storrs.

Charlotte E Burtch1

#42288, (1878-1943)
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Parents

Children with David Fredrick Shryock (b. about 1880)

Biography

  • Charlotte E Burtch was born on 13 September 1878 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.1
  • She married David Fredrick Shryock on 4 June 1901 in Jackson, Missouri.1
  • She died in September 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri, at age ~65.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S5883] ladybughall, compiler, family tree titled "John Hall by DHL", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 88017169, viewed May 2018 , .

Alice C Burtch1

#42289, (1884-)
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Parents

Child with Charles A Sima (b. 4 November 1888)

Biography

  • Alice C Burtch was born on 2 July 1884 in Centralia, Kansas.1
  • She married Charles A Sima on 21 October 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri.2
  • Charles A Sima and Alice appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of 914 Columbian Ave, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated on 18 April 1930. They own their home with a reported value of $20,000. They also own a radio.3

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S5883] ladybughall, compiler, family tree titled "John Hall by DHL", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 88017169, viewed May 2018 , .
  2. [S6146] Missouri, Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2016. (Original publication: Jackson County Clerk Marriage Records, Kansas City Missouri,) online digital image database.
  3. [S1707] 1930 US Federal Census, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Charles A Sima head of household, enumeration district 2251, page 11B .

Arthur Chandler Burtch1

#42290, (1888-1917)
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Parents

Child with Clare Grace Korgler (b. about 1889)

Biography

  • Arthur Chandler Burtch was born on 29 January 1888 in Centralia, Kansas.1,2
  • Arthur Chandler Burtch was a switchman for the railroad.3
  • He married Clare Grace Korgler on 11 November 1914 in Jackson County, Missouri.4
  • He died on 9 September 1917 in Kaw, Missouri, at age 29.5
  • The cause of his death was a railway accident.5
  • He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.2

Obit Notice

An obituary was published in Centralia Journal on 14 September 1917

Arthur Burtch Killed

Arthur Chandler Burtch was killed Sunday night at 11 o'clock while on duty as a switchman for the Wabash in the switchyards in Kansas City. The car on which he was riding bumped into others abd he fell under the train and was run over by six cars. He was dead when picked up.

Arthur is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Burtch and was living with them at 2923 East 29th street, Kansas City. He leaves a wife and two year old daughter.

Arthur's mother is Mrs. A.C. Reding's niece.

Arthur was born in Centralia 30 years ago and lived here until the family moved to Kansas City when he was 11 years old. He and the family have many friends in Centralia who were shocked and grieved when they heard the news of the sad accident. His parents and sisters have the sincere sympathy of the old friends at this time.

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Citations

  1. [S5883] ladybughall, compiler, family tree titled "John Hall by DHL", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 88017169, viewed May 2018 , .
  2. [S5743] Find A Grave: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, Arthur Chandler Burtchr, created by cheryl White, added Dec 2017, memorial number 185971348.
  3. [S3641] Missouri Digital Heritage, online image database, digitized by Missouri State Archives, Secretary of State RobertCarnahan, (starting in 2007), www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: Missouri Office of the Secretary of State Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives Microfilm,) This Source is No Longer Available 3/2021 Death Certificate of her son Arthur Burtch.
  4. [S1965] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, www.ancestry.com Collection: 1171. (Original publication: Missouri Marriage Records, Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives Microfilm,).
  5. [S3641] Missouri Digital Heritage, online image database, digitized by Missouri State Archives, Secretary of State RobertCarnahan, (starting in 2007), www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: Missouri Office of the Secretary of State Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives Microfilm,) This Source is No Longer Available 3/2021 Death Certificates.

David Bruce Brewer1

#42291
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Parents

Citations

  1. [S6078] Brewer, David Bruce, Email message to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, received 21 May 2018.

Mary Susan Brewer1

#42292
Pedigree Link

Parents

Citations

  1. [S6078] Brewer, David Bruce, Email message to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, received 21 May 2018.

Kathy Ann Brewer1

#42293
Pedigree Link

Parents

Citations

  1. [S6078] Brewer, David Bruce, Email message to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, received 21 May 2018.

John Lyman1

#42294, (1780-1865)
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Parents

  • Father: Abel Lyman (b. 4 January 1751, d. 17 January 1823)
  • Mother: Hannah Storrs (b. 7 April 1754, d. 31 May 1831)

Children with Martha Storrs (b. 10 July 1780, d. 1862)

Biography

  • John Lyman was born on 2 April 1780 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.1
  • John Lyman was a doctor.1
  • He married Martha Storrs, daughter of Nathanial Storrs and Ruth Hall, estimated 1804.1,2
  • John Lyman died on 1 August 1865 in Sangamon County, Illinois, at age 85.1

Other Information

  • Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Dr John Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463038.
  2. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Henry Pratt Lyman1

#42295, (1805-1882)
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Parents

Children with Mercy Banister Sanders (b. 4 December 1805, d. 27 March 1887)

Biography

  • Henry Pratt Lyman was born on 10 August 1805 in Williston, Vermont.2
  • He married Mercy Banister Sanders on 8 July 1833 in Madrid, New York.3,4
  • He died in 1882 in Farmingdale, Illinois, at age ~77.2
  • He was buried in Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois.2

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Martha Storrs Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463076.
  2. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Henry Pratt Lyman, created by Member#47194125, added Mar 2014, memorial number 130283465.
  3. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Mercy Benister Sanders Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61725104.
  4. [S5880] Knudsen, Fred, compiler, family tree titled "Knudsen/Essington Tree", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 12347330, viewed Dec 2021 , .

Hannah Lyman1

#42296, (1808-1892)
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Parents

Children with Stephen Child (b. 12 June 1802, d. 4 September 1875)

Biography

  • Hannah Lyman was born on 15 September 1808 in Randolph, Vermont.2
  • She married Stephen Child, son of Harba Child and Mary Lee, on 4 March 1826.3
  • Hannah Lyman died on 1 April 1892 in Gardner, Illinois, at age 83.2
  • She was buried in Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Martha Storrs Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463076.
  2. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Hannah Lyman Child, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61496481.
  3. [S5880] Knudsen, Fred, compiler, family tree titled "Knudsen/Essington Tree", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 12347330, viewed Jun 2018 , .

Martha S Lyman1

#42297, (1815-1835)
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Parents

Biography

  • Martha S Lyman was born in 1815 in Williston, Vermont.2
  • She married Lewis Strong Judd estimated 1834.2,3
  • She died on 10 December 1835 in Madison County, Illinois, at age ~20.2
  • She was buried in Marine Cemetery, Saint Jacob, Illinois.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Martha Storrs Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463076.
  2. [S6120] Find A Grave: Marine Cemetery, Saint Jacob, Illinois, Martha S Lyman Judd, created by Bismark, added Aug 2013, memorial number 115645444.
  3. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Benjamin Rush Lyman1

#42298, (1815-1847)
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Parents

Children with Elizabeth Estabrook (b. 21 January 1818, d. 18 June 1901)

Biography

  • Benjamin Rush Lyman was born on 10 March 1815 in Vermont.2
  • He married Elizabeth Estabrook in 1838.3
  • He died on 16 February 1847 in Richland, Illinois, at age 31.2
  • He was buried in Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Martha Storrs Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463076.
  2. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Benjamin Rush Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61456912.
  3. [S6104] Find A Grave: Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan, Kansas, Elizabeth Estabrook Child, created by ;), Nancy W, Added Jul 2011, memorial number 73500103.

Lauretta Lyman1

#42299, (1819-1849)
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Parents

Child with Augustine Abner Curtiss (b. 3 April 1817, d. 24 October 1900)

Biography

  • Lauretta Lyman was born on 14 January 1819 in Vermont.1,2
  • She married Augustine Abner Curtiss in 1842.3
  • She died on 29 August 1849 at age 30.2
  • She was buried in Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Illinois. Plot: 211.2
    Gravestone

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S6079] Find A Grave: Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Illinois, Martha Storrs Lyman, created by RamblinRose, added Nov 2010, memorial number 61463076.
  2. [S6080] Find A Grave: Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Illinois, Lauretta Lyman Curtiss, created by Paula Berry Nelson, Cheryl Behrend, added Sep 2005, memorial number 11777867.
  3. [S6080] Find A Grave: Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Illinois, Augustine Abner Curtiss, created by Paula Berry Nelson, Cheryl Behrend, added Sep 2005, memorial number 11754263.

Augustine Abner Curtiss1

#42300, (1817-1900)
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Augustine Abner Curtiss
1817-1900

Child with Lauretta Lyman (b. 14 January 1819, d. 29 August 1849)

Biography

  • Augustine Abner Curtiss was born on 3 April 1817 in Salisbury, Connecticut.1
  • Father: Homer Curtiss (b 1787) - Mother: Clara Everett (b 1790.)1
  • He married Lauretta Lyman, daughter of John Lyman and Martha Storrs, in 1842.1
  • On 20 July 1848 after his wife Lauretta died he married Hulda L Tanner Tonge.1
  • Augustine Abner Curtiss died on 24 October 1900 in Waverly, Illinois, at age 83.1
  • He was buried in Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Illinois. Plot: 211.1

Obit Notice

An obituary was published

Son of Homer & Cherry Everett Curtiss,Husband of 1st wife, Laurette Lyman Curtiss, He and Laurette had a daughter Laura L. Curtiss Brown who was born in 1845. He married his 2nd wife, Hulda L Tanner Tonge Curtiss, married July 20, 1848 in Morgan County, Illinois

Transportation of team.

Uncle Augustine stayed behind to drive the team through. At that time this was the only means of transporting the horses. He left Warren May 9th, 1837. He was accompanied as far as Ohio by his brother-in-law, Martin Strong. While in Canfield, Ohio, at friends, (Warren Hines?) he had the misfortune to have his arm broken by one of the horses and remained for sometime. He came the rest of the way with Stiles Peck and his brother, who overtook him there, on their way from Cronwall, CT., to Springfield, Illinois, reaching Waverly Aug. 17th, 1837.

CURTISS, AUGUSTINE A. farmer, Waverly; was born in Salisbury, Litchfield Co. Conn., April 3, 1817; was married to Miss Huldah Tanner July 20, 1848. They had one child, Laura, who married Mr. W.W. Brown, of Waverly. She died January 20, 1870. Homer Curtis, the father of A.A., is living with his son; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20, 1787. He came to Morgan Co. in the Spring of 1837, and settled on the farm where they now reside. He married Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. She died October 30, 1876. The old gentleman is still very active and does his share of the farm work.

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Story

1889 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF MORGAN AND SCOTT COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.

Chicago, Chapman Brothers

Morgan County IL

(reprinted by the Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society, 1984)

AUGUSTINE A. CURTISS. The young man glancing fifty years ahead into the future esteems it a long period of time in the life of an individual, but at the end of this time, in looking back, it invariably appears brief. The scenes and incidents which have been crowded into a half century, often appear more like the dream of a night, and the labors of men have achieved that which at one time appeared impossible. Mr. Curtiss has seen much of life, and has noted with keen interest the great changes which have transpired, especially in the Great West, and he has been one of those men whose energy, enterprise, and perseverance have assisted in the growth and development of Morgan County, which has attained to a leading position in the great State of Illinois. He represents a fine property, and is numbered among the leading men of his county.

Of New England birth and parentage, our subject first drew the breath of life in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn., April 3, 1817. His parents were Homer and Cherry (Everett) Curtiss, who after their marriage resided in Salisbury three years, then removed to Warren, in that State, where their son, Augustine A., was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received his education in a common school, supplemented by a term in the academy at Warren, Conn. They finally decided to seek their fortunes in the young State of Illinois, and made their way to this county, settling near the embryo town of Waverly, where the father secured a tract of land, and where our subject assisted in opening up a farm.

Young Curtiss remained a member of the parental household until a young man of twenty_five years, then, desirous of establishing a fireside of his own, he was married, in 1842, to Miss Laura Lyman. This lady died less than two years later, leaving one child, a daughter, Laura, named after her mother. This daughter, upon reaching womanhood, was married to William W. Brown, and died leaving one child, which afterward followed its mother to the better land. Mrs. Curtiss was a native of Vermont, and when coming to Illinois with her parents settled near Farmingdale, in Sangamon county, where she lived until her marriage.

Our subject, in July, 1848, contracted a second matrimonial alliance with Miss Huldah L., daughter of Joseph A. Tanner, who was the first man to settle upon the present site of Waverly. Mr. Curtiss made farming the business of his lifetime, and has been remarkably successful both as an agriculturist and business man, investing his capital, wisely and having the faculty of developing his land to the best advantage. He at one time was the owner of over 400 acres, but disposed of a portion of this, and has now 300 acres in the home farm, besides 100 acres of timber, and an interest in a large farm in Macoupin County.

During the latter years of his farming operations Mr. Curtiss made a specialty of stock_raising, from which he realized quite a little fortune. His land is now operated by other parties. He has contributed largely to the building up of the town of Waverly, was instrumental in establishing the bank in which he has a controlling interest, and he is also one of the stock_holders of the Waverly Creamery. He has been the uniform encourager of those projects calculated to elevate the people, morally and socially, and with his estimable wife is a member in good standing of the Congregational Church. He is a uniform supporter of the Republican party. He has discharged the duties of the various local offices, and has always signalized himself as a liberal and public spirited citizen _ one of those useful to his community, and numbered among its most honored men.

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  • Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

  1. [S6080] Find A Grave: Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Illinois, Augustine Abner Curtiss, created by Paula Berry Nelson, Cheryl Behrend, added Sep 2005, memorial number 11754263.