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Tennie Eveline Curtis Curtis
6 Feb 1869 – 31 Dec 1929
| Birth | 6 Feb 1869 |
| Death | 31 Dec 1929 |
| Cemetery | Mount Calvary Cemetery Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | BonnieGober12 on 04 Sep 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169364152 |
Bio
Tennie was my gg-aunt; her death certificate gives incorrect birth year as 1869 but she was 4 years old on the 1870 federal census, so she must have been born about 1865/66. On June 9, 1889, Tennie married her cousin Columbus Charles Weldon "Lum" Curtis in Tishomingo Co, Mississippi. Lum Curtis was the son of William F. Curtis (b. 1830 Jackson Co Tenn - d. abt 1874 Hardin Co Tenn) & 2nd wife Columbia Elizabeth Palmer. William F. Curtis was son of Russell Curtis (b. abt 1795 - d. 07 Jul 1869 Tishomingo Co, Mississippi) & wife Anna Gulley, sister of Susanna Gulley who married Hillary Curtis, brother of Russell Curtis. Russell Curtis & Hillary Curtis were sons of Moses Curtis (b. abt 1760 Virginia - d. after 1830 census in Jackson Co, Tenn) & wife Martha "Patsey unknown (b. abt 1765 Virginia, d. before 1810 in Union Co South Carolina). Known children of Columbus Charles Weldon "Lum" Curtis & wife Tennie Curtis were: 1. Mattie Curtis b. Mar 1890 2. James Odis Curtis b. 8 Nov 1890, d. 11 Nov 1945, m. Florence Elizabeth Polley 3. Walter Lee Curtis b. 23 Oct 1893, d. 9 Oct 1942 4. John Thomas Curtis b. 16 May 1895 5. Minnie M. Curtis b. Jan 1896 6. Charles Curtis b. Sep 1899, d. bt 1901 - 1910 7. Samuel Curtis b. 1901 8. Eddie Curtis b. 1902, m. Willie Mae Ball 9. Zelma T. Curtis b. 1906 _____ 1870 United States Federal Census: Name: Lenna E Curtis Age in 1870: 4 Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1870: Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Iuka Household Members: Name Age Moses Curtis 50 Elizabeth Curtis 40 Thomas J Curtis 17 Louisa E Curtis 15 Joseph Curtis 13 Jeffey Curtis 8 Lenna E Curtis 4 Samuel Curtis 1 _____ 1880 United States Federal Census: Name: Ginie Curtis Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1867 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1880: Lauderdale, Alabama Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's name: Moses Curtis Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's name: Lizzie Curtis Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Members: Name Age Moses Curtis 59 Lizzie Curtis 50 Luizer Curtis 24 David Curtis 18 Ginie Curtis 13 ______ 1900 United States Federal Census: Name: Tennie E Curtis Age: 33 Birth Date: Feb 1867 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lumont F Curtis Marriage Year: 1889 Years Married: 11 Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Mother: number of living children: 6 Mother: How many children: 6 Household Members: Name Age Lumont F Curtis 34 Tennie E Curtis 33 Mattie D Curtis 10 James O Curtis 8 Walter Lee Curtis 6 John T Curtis 5 Minnie M Curtis 4 Charlie J Curtis 8/12 _____ 1910 United States Federal Census: Name: Tennie Curtis [Tennie Curtiss] Age in 1910: 39 Birth Year: abt 1871 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1910: Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Clumbus Curtis Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Native Tongue: English Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 21 Number of Children Born: 9 Number of Children Living: 8 Household Members: Name Age Clumbus Curtis 40 Tennie Curtis 39 Mattie Curtis 20 Ollis Curtis 18 Walter Curtis 17 Tom Curtis 14 Minnie Curtis 11 Sam Curtis 8 Eldie Curtis 7 Delmar Curtis 3 _____ 1920 United States Federal Census: Name: Timmie E Curtis [Tennie E Curtis] Age: 51 Birth Year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Charles W Curtis Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Charles W Curtis 50 Timmie E Curtis 51 Thomas J Curtis 24 Samuel D Curtis 18 Eddie B Curtis 17 Zelma T Curtis 12 _____
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Family
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Siblings
- John Curtis 1844–?
- Robert Curtis 1847–1923
- Elisha L. W. Curtis 1849–1911
- Joseph Hillary Curtis 1856–1932
- Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Curtis 1861–1926
Children
- James Odis Curtis 1890–1945 FaG
- John Thomas Curtis 1894–1954 FaG
- Edward Buford "Eddie" Curtis 1903–1991 FaG
- Zelma T. Curtis Hill 1907–1980 FaG
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