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Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis 1887–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 13, 1887

Birth Location: Troup, Smith, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1964

Death Location: Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA

Father: William Curtis

Mother: Hattie Curtis

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In 1887, Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis entered the world in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA, born to William Robert Hatcher Curtis And Hattie Curtis. Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis passed away in 1964 in Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis entered the world in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA, born to William Robert Hatcher Curtis And Hattie Curtis.
  • Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis passed away in 1964 in Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA.

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Sam Curtis's Ancestors

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Sam Curtis
1887–1964
Birth Place: Troup, Smith, Texas, USA
Parents
William Robert Hatcher Curtis
1850–1904
Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
Hattie Curtis
1866–1937
Alabama
Grandparents
Albert (Joshua "A J or Josh") Curtis
1814–1905
Ohio, USA
Martha (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Hatcher
1817–1855
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
*Eli Curtis
1790–1838
Jane Curtis
1793–1856
JOHN HATCHER
1790–1869
Henrietta Landon
1789–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William CURTIS
1770–1845
William Hatcher
1762–1815
Jane Mayo
1766–1832
Samuel Landon
1765–1793
Hannah Elliot
1763–1847

Sam Curtis's Timeline

2 Records

1887
July 13, 1887
Birth of Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA
Troup, Smith, Texas, USA
1964
30 Sep 1964
Age 77
Death of Sam C “Papa Sam” Curtis in Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA
Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 13, 1887
    Event Place: Troup, Smith, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas Co, TX, USA

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