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James Watson Curtis 1814–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1814

Birth Location: Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Jun 1904

Death Location: Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Amos Curtis

Mother: Milicent Estes

Spouse(s): Margarett Curtis

Children(s): Martha Curtis, Eli Curtis, Mary CURTIS, I Curtis, William Curtis, James Curtis, Rebecca Curtis, George Curtis, Minny Curtis, George Curtis

James Watson Curtis was born in 1814 in Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States, the child of Amos Curtis And Milicent Jane Millie Estes. James Watson Curtis married Margarett M Curtis, and had children including Eli Curtis, George Riley Curtis, George Washington Curtis, I N Tennessee Tennie Curtis, James J Curtis, Martha Elizabeth Curtis, Mary A Curtis, Minny Curtis, Rebecca Jane Curtis, William Jackson Curtis. James Watson Curtis passed away in 1904 in Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Watson Curtis was born in 1814 in Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States, the child of Amos Curtis And Milicent Jane Millie Estes.
  • James Watson Curtis married Margarett M Curtis, and had children including Eli Curtis, George Riley Curtis, George Washington Curtis, I N Tennessee Tennie Curtis, James J Curtis, Martha Elizabeth Curtis, Mary A Curtis, Minny Curtis, Rebecca Jane Curtis, William Jackson Curtis.
  • James Watson Curtis passed away in 1904 in Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Curtis's Ancestors

Self
James Curtis
1814–1904
Birth Place: Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Amos Curtis
1782–1866
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Milicent (Jane "Millie") Estes
1785–1842
Sandy River, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Curtis
1745–1815
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Eleanor Bryant
1747–1810
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Thomas Estes
1743–1820
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Hannah Allen
1745–1832
Chester, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Curtis
1726–1779
Anna Dancey
1720–1779
Capt. Bryant
1699–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Curtis
1706–1770
Eleanor Sanders
1707–1761

James Curtis's Descendants

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James (Watson) Curtis (12 Nov 1814–10 Jun 1904) m. Margarett (M.) Curtis (2 January 1824–19 Feb 1869)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Curtis 1862–1936 m. Thomas (B.) Taylor 1850–1919
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Taylor 1886–1969
    2. 2. General (A) Taylor 1889–1935
    3. 3. John (L) Taylor 1891–1967
    4. 4. Jesse (Benjamin Marshall) Taylor 1894–1970
    5. 5. James (Riley) Taylor 1896–1981
    6. 6. Dulcena Taylor 1899–1976
    7. 7. Fannie (Jane) Taylor 1905–1935
    8. 8. Rufus (A) Taylor 1885–1956
    9. 9. Lela Taylor 1900–
    10. 10. Fannie (Taylor) Phillips 1905–1935
  2. 2. Eli Curtis 1850–
  3. 3. Mary (A.) CURTIS 1876–1934
  4. 4. I (N Tennessee "Tennie") Curtis 1867–1900
  5. 5. William (Jackson) Curtis 1859–1934
  6. 6. James (J.) Curtis 1864–1891
  7. 7. Rebecca (Jane) Curtis 1869–1951
  8. 8. George (Riley) Curtis 1873–1960
  9. 9. Minny Curtis 1878–1958
  10. 10. George (Washington) Curtis 1858– m. Mary (Mellisa) Scantlin 1863–1892
    1. 1. Bonnie (Washington) Curtis 1889–1961 m. Effie (Howl) Brown 1893–1940
      1. 1. Marie Curtis 1917–2002 m. Archie (Matthew) Middleton 1915–1994
        1. 1. Mildred (Lou Dean) Arnold 1935–2023 m. Raymond (Clive) Arnold 1931–1993
      2. 2. Clarence (Washington) Curtis 1911–1985 m. Anna Hamby 1921–1999
      3. 3. Elva (Elizabeth) Curtis 1914–1947 m. Clyde (Leslie) Jenkins 1913–1996
        1. 1. Geneva Jenkins 1935–1940
      4. 4. Cleadon (Luther) Curtis 1921–1993 m. Sylvia Wheeler 1926–
        1. 1. Wilbur (Lee) Curtis 1942–2015
      5. 5. Clinard (Ollie) Curtis 1923–2009 m. Ruby (Jane) Worley 1931–1987
        1. 1. Kenneth (Ray) Curtis 1947–2004
        2. 2. Marilyn Curtis 1949–1951
        3. 3. Barbara (A.) Pruitt 1948–2013
      6. 6. Clois (Lavern) Curtis 1928–1997
        1. 1. Orlin (Lavern) Curtis 1950–1951
      7. 7. Clavious Curtis 1919–1941
    2. 2. Vosa Curtis 1886–
    3. 3. Ellen Curtis 1892– m. Robert (J) Bentley 1888–
    4. 4. Dora (Scantlin) Curtis 1886–
    5. 5. Winnie (Nell) Curtis 1884–1957 m. Jesse Bryant 1881–1960

James Curtis's Timeline

2 Records

1814
12 Nov 1814
Birth of James Watson Curtis in Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States
1904
10 Jun 1904
Age 90
Death of James Watson Curtis in Clay, North Carolina, United States
Clay, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1814
    Event Place: Buncombe, Macon, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Clay, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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