John B. Curley

Maleabout 1853–

Brief Life History of John B.

John B. Curley was born about 1853, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. He married Sarah Burgess on 31 December 1870, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.

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John B. Curley
1853–
Sarah Burgess
1848–
Marriage: 31 December 1870
Maudie Curley
1877–

Sources (1)

  • John B. Curley, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 December 1870Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 9

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    1863

    Age 10

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1886

    Age 33

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Kieran, Brendan, Brennan, Conan, Delma, Seamus.

    Irish (Galway): shortened form of McCurley .

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in northern France named Corlay, for example in Côtes-d'Armor and Indre, or possibly from Corlieu, the former name of La Rue Saint Pierre in Oise. Reaney and Wilson suggest also it may have been a variant of the nickname Curlew, after the bird, Anglo-Norman French curleu.

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

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