William Andrew Curtis

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Curtis was born on 17 March 1868, in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States, his father, Josiah Curtis, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Estes, was 42. He married Serena Jane French on 31 May 1895, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Center Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Wyandotte, Kansas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 12 March 1943, in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Andrew Curtis
1868–1943
Serena Jane French
1868–1943
Marriage: 31 May 1895
Marshall Andrew Curtis
1898–1924
Orel Josiah Curtis
1899–1975
Imer James Curtis
1903–1955
Vera Naomi Curtis
1907–1987

Sources (18)

  • William C Curtis, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
  • William A Curtis, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • William Andrew Curtis in entry for Orel Joseph Curtis, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1872

Historical Boundaries 1872: Grayson, Texas, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).

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

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