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Robert Curtis

Aug 1847 – 10 Jul 1923

Birth	Aug 1847
Death	10 Jul 1923
Cemetery	Henry Cemetery Corinth , Alcorn County , Mississippi , USA
Added by	BonnieGober12 on 08 Jan 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83148427

Bio

Robert was the son of Moses Curtis and Elizabeth "Bettie" Blackshear. First Wife: On May 14, 1868 he married Martha F. Russell daughter of William Armistead Russell and wife Evaline Peak who are buried at Russell Cemetry, Maud, Colbert County, Alabama. -- See Find A Grave Memorial #13566812. Martha gave birth to daughter Emma Elizabeth Curtis on September 29, 1875 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Martha F. Russell Curtis died after that date; her final resting place is unknown. [Note: Robert Curtis' brother Elisha L. W. Curtis was born 1849 in Tishomingo County. On 26 Dec 1867 in old Tishomingo County, Elisha married Lucinda E. Russell, the sister of Martha F. Russell.] Second wife: On June 15, 1880 when the US federal census was taken, Robert had married again and was living in Lauderdale County, Alabama. In his household that day were: Robert 32, Josie 25, Emma 4, Verty 1. Robert's second wife was Wilmoth Josephine "Josie" Davis, the daughter of James Harvey Davis and Lucy Ann Grisham. Josie was born January 16, 1855 in Texas or Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Josie died in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1933 and was buried in Henry Cemetery in Corinth, Alcorn County. Robert and Josie Curtis had 5 children: *Vertie Idena b. 1879 Alabama, d. 1941 Pulaski Co Arkansas, m. #1 John David Bonds, #2 David S. Ellis. *Arra B. b. 1881 Mississippi, m. William "Will" Peerey. *Edgar H. b.1888, d.1908, buried Henry Cemetery, Corinth. *Minnie b. 1892, married James C. Turbeville. *Effie Lee b. 1893, married John William Puckett. ___________________ Robert Curtis served in Brown's Company, Moreland's Regiment, Alabama Cavalary during the Civil War. Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935: Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 12153 Name: Robert Curtis Spouse Name: Josephine Curtis Residence Location: Pulaski, Arkansas State Served From: Alabama Division: Cavalry Company: Brown Regiment: Pulaski Death Date: 10 Jul 1923 Spouse Death Date: 16 Jan 1933 Comments: widow applied 1928 / questionnaire

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Family

Parents

• Moses Curtis 1818–1900
• Elizabeth "Bettie" Blackshear Curtis

Spouse

• Martha F. Russell Curtis 1848–1868 FaG
• Wilmoth Josephine "Josie" Davis Curtis 1855–1933 FaG

Siblings

• John Curtis 1844–?
• Elisha L. W. Curtis 1849–1911
• Joseph Hillary Curtis 1856–1932
• Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Curtis 1861–1926
• Tennie Eveline Curtis Curtis 1869–1929

Children

• Emma Elizabeth Curtis Shanks 1875–1957 FaG
• Vertie Idena Curtis-Bonds Ellis 1879–1941 FaG
• Edgar H. Curtis 1888–1908 FaG

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