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Elisha L. W. Curtis

Sep 1849 – 2 Feb 1911

BirthSep 1849
Death2 Feb 1911
CemeteryJumpertown Church of Christ Cemetery
Jumpertown , Prentiss County , Mississippi , USA
Added byBonnieGober12 on 29 Nov 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101502684

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My gg-uncle Elisha L. W. Curtis was the son of Moses Curtis and Elizabeth Blackshear Curtis. Elisha was the grandson of Elisha Blackshear (1790-1840) and Mary Grimes; he was the gr-grandson of Jesse Blackshear (1757-1803) and Hannah Huggins who came in the Dillihunty Migration from Jones County, NC to Davidson & Williamson County, Tennessee about 1795. Jesse Blackshear's Will was probated in Williamson County, Tennessee in 1803. Elisha L. W. Curtis was the gg-grandson of Elisha Stout Blackshear (1736-1810) and Susannah Ward. On December 26, 1867, Elisha L. W. Curtis married Lucinda E. Russell in Old Tishomingo County, Mississippi (record in Marriages in Alcorn County, Mississippi, Book #7, 1867-1872, p. 83). Elisha's brother Robert Curtis married Lucinda's sister Martha Russell on May 14, 1868. Lucinda and Martha Russell were the daughters of William Armistead Russell and wife Evaline (maiden name either Peak or Dukes) who are buried in the Russell Cemetery, Maud, Colbert County, Alabama. Elisha L. W. Curtis and his wife Lucinda E. Russell were the parents of six children: 1. Geneva Curtis b. 1869 Tishomingo Co, Miss., died 1933 Grayson County, Texas; married M. Wesley Sanders on Jan. 17, 1898 in Prentiss County, Mississippi; they are buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Whiteburg, Grayson County, Texas; Geneva's Find A Grave Memorial #41778574. 2. George Marion Curtis, b. 1870 Tishomingo Co, Miss., d. 1947, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tenn. He married Nancy Edna Michels. They are buried at Poplar Grove Cemetery, Highway 77, Newbern, Dyer County, Tenn. 3. John Lewis Curtis, b. 1875 Lauderdale Co, Alabama, died 1951 Mississippi. He married Louella D. "Ella" Griggs. They are buried Kirkville Cemetry, Kirkville, Itawamba Co, Miss, as CURTISS, John L. and Luella G. See Find A Grave Memorial #70927408. 4. Martha Curtis, b. about 1884 Miss. She was enumerated as age 26, single, living at home with her parents on the 1910 federal census taken April 30, 1910, in Saltillo Precinct, Lee County, Miss. 5. Jettey Curtis, b. about 1886 Miss. She was enumerated as age 14, single, living with her parents and siblings on the 1900 federal census taken June 23, 1900 Blackland Precinct, Prentiss Co, Miss. 6. Lucinda Curtis, b. about 1888 Miss. She was enumerated as age 12, living with her parents and siblings on the 1900 federal census taken June 23, 1900 Blackland Precinct, Prentiss Co, Miss. 1850 United States Federal Census: Name: Elisha Curtis Age: 1 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1850: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi Gender: Male Family Number: 1111 Household Members: Name Age Moss Curtis 30 Elizabeth Curtis 28 John Curtis 6 Robert Curtis 3 Elisha Curtis 1 Jessie Harrison 8 James Harrison 6 Fanny Harrison 17 H Carter 25 [Hillary Curtis Jr] Susan Carter 17 [Susan Blackshear Curtis, wife of Hillary] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935: Name: Lucinda E. Russell Spouse: E. L. W. Curtis Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1867 County: Alcorn [note: marriage took place in old Tishomingo County which was divided in 1870 into Alcorn, Prentiss & Tishomingo counties] 1880 United States Federal Census: Name: Elisia Curtis [Elisha Curtis] Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1880: Beat 12, Lauderdale, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lucinda Curtis Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Keeping Ferry Household Members: Name Age Elisia Curtis 30 Lucinda Curtis 32 Jane E. Curtis 11 John L. Curtis 5 George M. Curtis 2 1900 United States Federal Census: Name: Elisha Kurtis [Elisha Curtis] Age: 51 Birth Date: Sep 1849 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1900: Blackland, Prentiss, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lucinda Kurtis Marriage Year: 1867 Years Married: 33 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Members: Name Age Elisha Kurtis 51 Lucinda Kurtis 53 John Kurtis 25 Martha Kurtis 16 Jettey Kurtis 14 Lucinda Kurtis 12 On November 30, 2012 this researcher received from Miss. Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi, an item showing date of death and burial location of Elisha L.W. Curtis who is buried -- along with a child Curtis C. Williams (relationship as yet is unknown ) -- in a brick vault at Jumpertown Church of Christ Cemetery, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Mississippi: Williams, Curtis C. Oct 22, 1904 - May 30, 1910 Son of Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Williams and and CURTIS, Elisha L.W. Sept 1849 - Feb 2, 1911 These two are in a brick vault.

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