Henry M. Curtis

Brief Life History of Henry M.

When Henry M. Curtis was born on 11 August 1838, in Bedford Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Curtis Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Gleed, was 27. He married Almira Mann on 7 May 1864, in Delaware, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in London Election Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Brock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1927, in Glenrock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Glenrock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry M. Curtis
1838–1927
Almira Mann
1848–1940
Marriage: 7 May 1864
Cyrus Edwin Curtis
1866–1933
Nettie J. Curtis
1867–
Henry Sherman Curtis
1870–1959
George Washington Curtis
1872–
Earl D. Curtis
1874–1930
Mary Ellen Curtis
1877–1916
Lewis Curtis
1880–
Ebenezer N. Curtis
1882–1958
Elwin Leroy Curtis
1883–1964
Phineas Curtis
1888–1973
Prudence Alice Curtis
1890–1953

Sources (26)

  • Henry Curtis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Henry Curtis, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • Henry M Curtis, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Forney, Nebraska Territory, United States 1855: Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nemaha, Nebraska, United States

1863

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

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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