George Bartholmew Curry

Male5 June 1801–15 September 1876

Brief Life History of George Bartholmew

When George Bartholmew Curry was born on 5 June 1801, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, Bartholomew Curry, was 37 and his mother, Rozanna Slinker, was 35. He married Mary Wilcox on 25 July 1820, in Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Menard, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 September 1876, in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Petersburg East Number 13 Precinct, Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Bartholmew Curry
1801–1876
Mary Wilcox
1801–1885
Marriage: 25 July 1820
James Wilcox Curry
1821–1906
Susan E Curry
1838–1916
Mary Jane Curry
1823–1890
Henry Preston Curry
1824–1913
Pleasant G Curry
1826–1854
William A. Curry
1828–1904
John A. Curry
1830–1886
Nancy Ann Curry
1832–1895
Lucretia Curry
1834–1900
Elizabeth Curry
1835–1918
Sarah H. Curry
1839–1919
Esther Caroline Curry
1841–1918
Orenda Curry
1846–after 1860

Sources (13)

  • Geo Curry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Curry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • George Curry, "Illinois State Census, 1855"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 July 1820Green, Kentucky, United States
  • Children (13)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    Age 11

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    1818

    Age 17

    Illinois is the 21st state.

    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

    Age 23

    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

    Name Meaning

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, ‘descendant of Comhraidhe’, a personal name of uncertain meaning.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra (see Corr ).

    Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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