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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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- John B. Curley, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"
Spouse and Children
1853– Male
1848– Female
Children (1)
1877– Female
World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 9
1863
Age 10
1886
Age 33
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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