tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350268762012-01-23T00:08:38.796-07:00The search for the names of Benjamin's parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. began during the 1930's by his children. This blog will document the search both past, present, and future...Fran Jensenhttps://profiles.google.com/117939355827398775827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35026876.post-61638958586108082622012-01-22T23:33:00.002-07:002012-01-23T00:08:38.876-07:00

A few of years ago my parents visited the historical office for Big Timber, Sweet Grass, Montana. My grandmother Ada Curtis (my Dad's mother), was born at Big Timber and lived there during her childhood and some of her early youth. The historical office has a collection of newspaper clippings for the early residents of the town that included many of the extended Curtis family members. Friend

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The descendants of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card have the potential to qualify for membership in the Mayflower Society. The lineage that potentially qualifies is: John Billington, Mayflower passenger Francis Billington, son of John Billington Mary Billington, daughter of Francis Billington, and wife of Samuel Sabin. Israel Sabin, son of Samuel Sabin and Mary Billington. Israel

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An autobiography of Grace Fincher Curtis, titled, "The Winding Trail", was published in 1991 by Diana Dekoeyer. The dedication states, "Diana, bless her, has always been so good to old Grandma Grace. She is making a book out of my life. That is, if she can make heads or tails of my crazy writings." Grace Amy Fincher was born 9 August 1895 R Manfred, North Dakota. She married Sherman James

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Let's have an online reunion for the descendants of Benjamin and Sarah Curtis! They had 10 children who were born between 1852 and 1873. One child died young and another did not have any children. That leaves 8 children with possible descendants. Which one of the 8 children do you descend from? Cyrus Jerome Curtis (1852-1922) Friend Charles Curtis (1853-1921) Sarah Ellenor Curtis (1856-1933)

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We finally have a picture of DeWilton's headstone. I added details about his place of burial to the Find-A-Grave website and requested a photo. I've taken pictures of headstones for others who have made similar requests. Cemeteries I've taken pictures at for Find-A-Grave requests include Salt Lake City Cemetery, Sandy City Cemetery, Lake Hills Memorial Park, and Provo City Cemetery. DeWilton's

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Social networking your family history may be the key to solving those research problems! Today I noticed there are numerous Facebook groups related to searching for ancestors, so I decided to create one for the Curtis/s surname. Join the Curtis Genealogy Facebook group today and participate in all the networking options, including Discussion Boards, Photos, Videos, Links, and Wall postings.My

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The Three Rivers Genealogical Society published an Index to Map of St. Joseph County, Michigan 1858. This record is available at the Family History Library, book 977.4 A1 no. 139. This index is an alphabetical listing of all property owners, businesses, villages, churches, cemeteries, etc., which appeared on the original 1858 wall map for St. Joseph County. By this time our Curtis family was

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The Western Chronicle; First Newspaper Printed in St. Joseph County, Michigan alphabetical listing, by Maryella Bowdish. (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Genealogical Council, 19--.) FHL fiche 6332812. The following names were found in this index: David W. Curtis; Friend Curtis; Melissa Curtis, Northrop Curtis, Norton S. Curtis, Seth Curtis, T. M. Curtis, Cyrus W. Card, William P. Card, Sarah Carl [

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Record of Marriages, 1832-1925, for St. Joseph County, Michigan. Recorded by the County Clerk. Are on microfilm at the Family History Library. I searched the groom index for 1832-1886 on film 1295527, items 2-3 and found several Curtis marriages. Unfortunately, nothing was recorded for Benjamin Curtis and Sarah Card. The marriages recorded in volumes A, B, and C are closer to the time period that

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The following biographies have been searched:Portraits and biographical album of St. Joseph County, Michigan: containing full pages portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county.  (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1889.) FHL Book 977.419 D3s and Film 1000247 item 4. Searched 8 June 1993. No Curtis surname biographical sketches. Did not check for Card

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Family records for Benjamin Kingman Curtis listed his place of birth as Prairie Round, New York. When I started earnestly searching for his parents, the first task was to verify the place of birth and identify the county. If I knew the name of the county then I could search the birth and church records. I checked a gazetteer for New York during the right time period to get the answer to my

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I got this from a distant cousin. The note at the bottom said it was obtained from "Lg Lib - Early to 1904 - US Utah Cache V2cen" I think this means, Logan Library, and the rest is likely a partial title and catalog number. The entries refer to the "Journal" which is likely the Logan "Journal" newspaper. The Family History Library does not have this record. The Utah Digital Newspapers for the

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Yesterday I discovered there was an 1855-1878 index to mortgage records in Ottawa Co., Michigan. The index was found at the USGenWeb site for Ottawa County, Michigan in the Tallmadge Township section. Two entries in the index appear to be for our Curtis family: Mortgager was Sarah L. Curtis and mortgagee was Miner Hedges. The date of mortgage was 16 November 1863. The mortgaged amount was $15.00

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During the past 50+ years many have documented and researched this Curtis family. I have located five record keepers whose work is now available on microfilm. The first two digits of the submission number represent the year they submitted their papers, 1983:Blair James Glancy - FHL film 1394075; Submission 83-014965Reed Josiah Curtis - FHL film 1394104; Submission 83-020639Gary Lenord Berglund -

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Cyrus J. Curtis received a land patent for a homestead. The information about this land patent, including the original certificate can be found on the BLM website. A transcription of the certificate is as follows:Homestead Certificate No. 3032Application 4396Whereas, There as been deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Bozeman

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1856 Sarah Ellenor Curtis was born in Georgetown, Ottawa Co., Michigan1860 Census -1863 George Robert Reynolds was born in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MichiganWhat happened during this 20 year time span?1870 Census -1880 Census -1883 George Reynolds and Sarah Curtis were married in Renville County, MinnesotaWhat happened during this 4 year time span? Other children???1887 Leila Belle Reynolds,

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I was recently contacted by someone looking for information about George Robert Reynolds and his family. The person contacted me through the records I had uploaded to the Ancestry.com site. To make a long story short, we discovered that the Reynolds family (a collateral line) in my records was the same family in her direct ancestry. Turns out that she has been looking for this George Reynolds

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Tonight I discovered a new web site that documents the marriage of Oscar Benjamin Curtis:Engstrom and Lyons Family Histories"Julien Amelia Andersen was born on 16 Oct 1866 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died on 27 Oct 1936 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States from Ajiallizing(?) - Cereboral Hemorhage. She was buried on 30 Oct 1936 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States."Julien married

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While searching for descendants of Benjamin Kingman Curtis, I helped another descendant organize a small family reunion and dedication ceremony to place a new headstone on Benjamin's grave. The new stone was placed in honor of Benjamin's volunteer service in the Civil War. At the reunion/dedication I met several descendants who were new to me. One had brought some photocopies of pages from the

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The first photograph in the antique Curtis family album was of Friend William Curtis, 1890-1957, son of Friend Charles Curtis & Mary Catherine Burrell. The photographer was Lewis & Son in Kaysville, Utah

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The third photograph in the antique album was of Audeca Etta Brower, wife of DeWilton Emory Curtis. The photographer was Frank D. Halsk, artist, place of business is unknown. Written on the back of the photo was "Friend of Mama's," meaning friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis (original owner of the antique album).While attending a White family reunion in northern Utah, the descendants identified the

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The second photograph in the antique Curtis family album was of James Conroy Hobbs. James married Mary Lavantia Curtis, daughter of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. The photographer was Newcomb, 162 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Hugh Geddes was a friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis, owner of the antique photograph album. This photo was the fourth one in the album. The photographer was H. H. Thomas whose studio was on Washington Ave., in Ogden, Utah.Although living descendants of Mary, the original album owner, did not know anything more about Hugh, the following information was discovered in the 1900 US Federal Census:In

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We don't know anything about this person, other than he was a friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis. The photographer was Kirkland's Studio in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I've added this picture to the blog before, so view the comments on the picture by clicking on the label "family friend"

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Antique Photograph Album, image #6. This is Cyrus Jerome Curtis, 1852-1922, son of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. There were two photographer's imprints on the back of this photograph: Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah; and Portrait House in San Francisco, California. We assume that since the Curtis family was living in either Logan, Utah or Preston, Idaho during the time this

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Antique Photograph Album, image #7. I've already added this picture to the blog, so I won't repeat the whole story behind the picture. I sure wish we knew who these girls were. Especially because the picture was taken in Grand Rapids, Michigan - the location where the Benjamin Kingman Curtis family used to live. The photographer was W. L. Beebe and G. H. Bailey, successors to Bayne in Grand

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Antique Photograph Album, image #8 - the only thing we know about this person is that his name was Mr. Jones and he was a friend. A friend of whom is unknown, but assume he was a friend of the Curtis family. The photograph was taken in Logan, Utah at the T. B. Cardon art gallery.

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Antique Photograph Album, image #9 - We can assume that this person is the wife of Mr. Jones, the eighth picture in the album. Written on both photographs was the word "friend" and we assume this meant that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were friends of the Curtis family. I wish we knew more about this couple and how they came to be friends with the Curtis family. Did the know each other in Michigan before

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Written on the back of the man's photo was C. Reed at 67, 1887. (Antique Photograph Album, image #10.)The next photograph in the album was of a woman identified as M.A. Reed at 58, 1887 (Antique Photograph Album, image #11).We assume C. and M.A. Reed were husband and wife, although no proof exists. Both photos were taken at 632 Kansas Ave., in Topeka, Kansas and the photographer was Snyder. They

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This was the 13th page in the Curtis family antique photograph album. All the pages in the album were very similar in design. This picture was already added to this blog, so instead of adding it again, I chose to add the scanned image of the page itself. Neither the front or the back of the picture included a photographer's imprint so the name of the photographer or the place where the picture

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This image was the 15th in the antique photograph album. Her name was Anna Feltstead and she was a friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis, original owner of the antique photograph album. The photographer was the Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah. The Cabinet Card image was mounted on a dark brown-black card with gold edges. The style of the card is the same style as the images on pages numbers 8, 9, 21,

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Antique Photograph Album, image #14. Written on the album page itself was the name "Alice". More writing exists on the page under the name, but the pencil has faded beyond the ability to read. A photographer's imprint was not on the cabinet card, so neither the name of the photographer nor the location where the photo was taken is known. We assume that Alice was a friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis,

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The 17th picture in the Curtis family antique photograph album was the original owner of the album. Mary Lavantia Curtis. Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. The Cabinet Card did not have a photographer's imprint, so the name of the photographer or the location where the photo was taken is unknown.

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Antique Photograph Album, image #16. This picture is identified as Florence Harland, a friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis. The photographer was D. Lewis Bon Marche Photo Gallery in Logan, Utah

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Antique Photograph Album, image #19. The child's name is Steward Card. The photographer's imprint said Morris & Co., 64 West 2nd South Street, Salt Lake City. We assume Steward was related to Willie Card (image #18).

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Antique Photograph Album, image #18. The child's name is Willie Card. The photographer's imprint said Morris & Co., 64 West 2nd South Street, Salt Lake City. I am not sure where this child fits into the family, but assume it's through one of the siblings of Sarah Lavantia Card, wife of Benjamin Kingman Curtis. Sarah was the youngest child in her family, with five brothers and five sisters. Her

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This Cabinet Card was the 22nd picture in the Curtis family antique photograph album. The clues on this photograph solved a research problem that was more than fifty years old. We did not know where her parents were married, where they lived, or even if they had children. The photographers imprint on the bottom of the photograph solved the case. We had no idea that they left Idaho and went to

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Antique Photograph Album, image #21 - Written on the back of this Cabinet Card was, "Children of Grandma's brother Charlie (Joe)" and "For Em" and also "Uncle Joe Curtis children." The father of the children was Oscar Benjamin Curtis and the mother was Esther Mary Thompson.I don't know where this photograph was taken because a photographer's imprint was not on the front or back. The overall

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Antique Photograph Album, image #20 The children in this photograph were identified as "George, Leo, and Harvey Curtis - grandma's brother George's boys." Details of this family include the father, George Leslie Curtis and mother Emily Faith Ash. Their children were:George Cleveland Curtis, 1884-1955Leslie Leo Curtis, 1886-1949Harvey Benjamin Curtis, 1888-1956Sophia Curtis, 1890-1890Cora Emily

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Antique Photograph Album, image #23. James Conroy Hobbs was married to Mary Lavantia Curtis, original owner of the antique photograph album. The photographer was A. Lang in Logan, Utah. The original picture was heavily stained, both front and back.

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The 24th image in the antique album was labeled: "The  Bum's Quartette" The significance of the name for this group of men is unknown. From left to right is James Conroy Hobbs, Andrew Nash, Joe Morrison, and Tom Parkinson

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This is my great-grandfather. His name was William Rushmer Curtis, son of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. His sister, Mary was the original owner of the antique photo album and this Cabinet Card was the 25th photograph in the album.William was married to Ella May Canfield and they had twelve children.

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Antique Photograph Album, image #26. This is Herbert Jonathan Porter, husband of Cora Belle Curtis. Herbert and Cora were married 4 October 1879 in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan. They did not have any children. Cora died on 13 August 1932. Herbert was known as Uncle Hub. He died 23 May 1940. Both were buried at the Odd Fellow's Cemetery on Whittier Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. The

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Antique Photograph Album, image #27. Another friend of the Curtis family, Barbara Strauser and her husband. This Cabinet Card was created by the Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah. Several photographs in this antique album were produced by Cardon Art Gallery. This picture was mounted on a dark brown-black card with gold edges. The prop in the picture is the same prop that appears in several other

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The photographer was J. T. Scott and the studio was located in Cardston, Alta, Canada. The writing on the album page was very faint, but appeared to be Wilford Hobbs. Since the name was on the page and not on the photograph, it's possible this child was someone other than Wilford Hobbs. Although the Curtis family married into the Hobbs family, the identify of Wilford Hobbs, his parents or

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Antique Photograph Album, image #29 - No photographer's imprint. Cabinet card was dark brown/black with gold edges. The same chair and background was also found in several other pictures in this collection. Note that there appears to be the skirt of a dress behind the chair. It's likely the mother of the baby is helping the child to sit up for the photograph. The baby's name was Harvey Benjamin,

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Mary Lavantia Curtis, original owner of the Antique Photograph Album, image #30. This was the last Cabinet Card in the album. The photographer was A. Lang in Logan, Utah. The picture was heavily stained. The only thing written on the album page or the album was "Mama at 21 years." Mary's descendants, and owners of the album today, identified her. The remaining pages held four pictures per page.

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I wish that I knew who this person was!!!The photographer was Dr. H. Baker in Coldwater, Michigan. The card was cream color with a gold double border and rounded corners. This was the first carte de visite style photograph in the album. There were four carte de visite pictures per page.The Curtis family lived in Michigan for many years before migrating to Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Since the

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Unknown, but assume this child is a girl because she is holding a doll. She is wearing high-top laced shoes. The carte de visite style photograph was a dark tan card with rounded edges and a single gold border surrounding the photograph. The photographer was Thos. B. Cardon in Logan, Utah

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This couple looks like they could be really important to the Curtis family history. I sure wish that I knew who they were!!!The photographer's imprint was: L. W. Schellhous, in Cold Water, Michigan.This was a carte de visite style picture, cream card and a gold double border.The album did not have a picture in the 33rd slot, so the next one posted to this blog is picture #34

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The name Cora Curtis was written on the album page, not the photograph. The card was the carte de visite style, light cream with rounded corners. No photographer's imprint was on the front or back of the card, so we do not know who took the picture or where, but comparing the child's clothing and other details in the picture with other pictures in this family album will give more clues about the

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The name "Leo Curtis" was written on the album page, not the photograph. The carte de visite style card was dark brown/black with gold edges. The chair the child was seated in is the same chair seen in several other photographs in this Curtis family album. The photographer was the Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah, T. B. Cardon, Prop'r.

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The name of this child was unknown until the album page was scanned, enlarged, and more contrast added. On the page was written "Mabel Chatterley, cousin."Unfortunately, we do not know anything more about this "cousin." The Chatterley name does not appear in any of our Curtis family records - at least not yet. Perhaps after more research into the collateral family lines on our Curtis family we

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On the album page was written, "Baby of John H___t" neighbor baby. The writing on the album page could only be read after scanning, adding contrast, and zooming twice the normal size. No other information is known about the child or his parents.The photographer was David Lewis, a photographic artist in Logan, Utah. The card was cream colored with a gold 1/8" edging on the top of the card, not the

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Unfortunately, no identifying information was written on the photograph or the album page.The photographic artist was David Lewis, of Logan, Utah. The card was cream color with a gold 1/8" edge on the top and round corners.

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The 40th picture in the Antique Photograph album was a child named George Curtis. The photographic artist was David Lewis, whose studio was in Logan, Utah. The photo was mounted on a cream color carte de visite style card, with a gold 1/8" edge on top and rounded corners.

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Another unknown identification. This one is tragic because the photographer's studio was in Three Rivers, Michigan. Three Rivers was in St. Joseph county, the same place where Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card were married. Sarah's father and several of her siblings also died in St. Joseph county. Sarah also had siblings who were married with children of their own, so this photo

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Who is this man? Was he a friend or family member? This carte de visite picture was taken at the Jackson's Photograph Rooms on 38 Canal Street, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Curtis family lived in the Grand Rapids area for about twenty years, from the 1860s to the 1880s.

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This carte de visite photograph is a tragic mystery because it was taken in Brockport, Monroe Co., New York. Any picture taken in New York and part of the Curtis family album could easily be a clue to the names of Benjamin Kingman Curtis' parents and siblings.

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This is the second carte de visite photograph in the Curtis family album that was taken at the Jackson's Photograph Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The name of this man is unknown, but he is younger than the man in the other photo that was also taken at Jackson's.

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On the album page was written "friend" but her name is unknown. The rose color in her cheeks were hand colored. This carte de visite photograph did not have an imprint on either the front or back, so the locality where the photo was taken is unknown.

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The word "friend" was written on the album page and on the back of this carte de visite photograph was written David Spelsbury of Toquerville, Kane Co., Utah. No photographer's imprint was on the photo and the place where the photo was taken is unknown.

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Sarah Jane Card (1870- ) and Charles Ora Card (1873-1930) Children of Charles Ora Card (1839-1906) and Sarah Jane (Sally) Beirdneau (1850-1926).  A carte de visite photograph taken about 1885 in Logan, Utah by T. B. Cardin. This was the 47th photo in the Curtis family album.

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A carte de visite photograph taken by David Neilson, unknown location. This was the 48th photograph in the antique Curtis family album. The name written on the back of the photograph was Joseph Rolins. How Joseph knew the Curtis family is unknown.

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We do not know who this person was, but some have thought he looks like Brigham Young. The carte de visite photograph was taken at T. B. Cardon & Bros. in Logan City, Utah

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Annie Werner, a friend of Mama's. We assume Mama was in reference to Mary Lavantia Curtis, the original owner of the Curtis family photograph album.  The photo was taken by J.O. Stephens in Ogden, Utah and was the 50th picture in the album. No other information is known about Annie.

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The name Will Card was written on the album page, not on the photograph itself. A cousin had a similar photo with "My Father" written on the back; the photo originally belonged to Belle Curtis whose father was Oscar Benjamin Curtis (1858-1921). The two photos were taken a different times and places, but the men look exactly alike. This photo was taken by Van Buskirk, place unknown and was the

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This was the very last photograph in the Curtis family album, the 52nd picture! The photographer was Mrs. Fannie Hoyt, whose business was located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The photograph of the four children was previously added to the blog by another descendant of Benjamin Kingman Curtis. This copy shows the entire photograph, both front and back, including the shape and details of the Cabinet Card style. The picture was the 21st photo in the Curtis family album owned by Mary Lavantia Curtis and the children were her nieces and nephews. The second photo was the

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The three boys in this picture were the oldest children of George Leslie Curtis and Emily Faith Ash, 1) George Cleveland Curtis, 1884-1955, 2) Leslie Leo Curtis, 1886-1949, and 3) Harvey Benjamin Curtis, 1888-1956. This picture was the 20th picture in the Curtis family album and the boys were nephews of the album's owner, Mary Lavantia Curtis.

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Willie Card and Steward Card ...

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The family photo was the 13th photo in Mary Lavantia Curtis' antique album.  The photo of the child standing for her portrait was the 22nd photo in the album. The woman who is standing in the family photo was Mary's sister, Sarah Ellenor Curtis. Sarah married George Robert Reynolds on 22 February 1883 at Bird Island, Renville Co., Minnesota. Why Sarah ended up in Minnesota is a complete mystery.

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This is a photo of one of the children in the third generation of our Curtis family. The child's name is Rushmer Guy Curtis, the oldest child of William Rushmer Curtis and Ella May Canfield. Rushmer Guy Curtis was born on 31 December 1890 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. He died at 86 years of age, on 1 July 1977 in Escondido, San Diego Co., California and was bured on 7 July 1977 in Escondido.

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Written on the back of the gentleman's photo was C. Reed at 67, 1887 and on the back of the woman's photo was M.A. Reed at 58, 1887. We assume C. and M.A. Reed were husband and wife, although no proof exists. Both photos were taken at 632 Kansas Ave., in Topeka, Kansas and the photographer was Snyder. They were friends of the Curtis family but no other information is known about them. We have no

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All we know is that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were friends of the Curtis family. The photos were the 8th and 9th in the album. The photographer was T. B. Cardon, taken at his studio in Logan, Utah. The imprint on the back of both photos was the same

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This is Cyrus Jerome Curtis, the oldest son of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. Cyrus and the owner of the antique photo album, Mary Lavantia Curtis were brother and sister. There are two photographer's imprints on the back of the photograph. One by the Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah. The second one by the Portrait House in San Francisco, California. Since the family was living

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Another friend of Mary Lavantia Curtis, original owner of the Curtis family antique photograph album. This was the fifth photo in the book. Note the photographer was Kirkland's Studio in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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The third photograph in the album was that of Mary Lavantia Curtis, a friend of Mary Curtis, owner of the album. Her name was Audeca Etta Brower and she eventually became Mary's sister-in-law when she married her brother DeWilton Emory Curtis. Audeca Etta Brower was born 19 March 1880 in Lewiston, Cache Co., Utah. Audeca Etta and DeWilton were married 27 March 1901 in Preston, Franklin Co., Idaho

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James was about 20 years old in this photo. He was born 22 May 1869 in Franklin, Ada County, Idaho. James Conroy Hobbs was the husband of Mary Lavantia Curtis, the original owner of the antique Curtis family photograph album. James and Mary had five children, three girls and two boys:Phyllis Lovantia HobbsIris Ann HobbsIlah Rose HobbsHorace James HobbsNoble Curtis Hobbs

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Friend William Curtis, son of Friend Charles Curtis, son of Benjamin Kingman Curtis.This was the very first photograph in the antique album owned by Mary Lavantia Curtis Hobbs. Friend William was Mary's nephew. He was born 15 April 1890 in Preston, Franklin Co., Idaho to Friend William Curtis and Nellie Christena Hansen.

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1866 - William Rushmer Curtis was born In Tallmadge, Michigan1874 - Ella May Canfield was born in Ogden, Utah1884 - some of the Benjamin Kingman Curtis family moved to Logan, Utah from their home in Michigan1890 March - William and Ella May were married in Preston, Idaho1890 Dec 14th - Sarah Lavantia Card, William Rushmer Curtis' mother died in Logan, Utah1890 Dec 31st - Rushmer Guy Curtis was

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While I'm on the subject of unidentified photographs, here is another one. This one was in the antique Curtis family photograph album originally owned by Mary Lavantia Curtis, daughter of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card. Written on the back of the photo is "Louise and Leversa age 11 years May 30th 1890." The girls are twins, but that is all we know about them. This photograph was

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I decided to add another copy of this photograph to the blog. Tonight I found this picture on my hard drive saved as a TIFF image, 10 MB in size. I don't have a scan of the back, and there's no writing on the front. So we still don't know for sure who this is. Although I had saved the file as "WmRushCurtis" and unfortunately I don't remember who had the original. And yes, you guessed it, I can't

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The first four children of George Robert Reynolds and Sarah Ellenor Curtis:Leila Belle Reynolds (1887-1981) was the oldest. She is seated holding her baby sister, Villa Philena Reynolds (1897-1989).George Benjamin Reynolds (1891-1973) was the oldest son, and is standing on the left.Card Lee Reynolds (1895-1958) was the third child born to the Reynolds family and is standing on the right.

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Ella May Canfield and William Rushmer Curtis~ about 1905The Curtis family moved from Big Timber, Sweet Grass, Montana to Parker, Fremont, Idaho sometime between 1904 and May 1906. The family portrait taken at the same time as this photograph included their son Reed Josiah who was born in 1904 in Montana. Reed appears to be about one or 1 1/2 years old in the family portrait, which would date this

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This photograph often appears in the homes of descendants from William Rushmer Curtis and Ella May Canfield. This is their family portrait with eight of their children. William and Ella had twelve children, including a son named Floyd Augustus who passed away just two months shy of being two years old. Based upon the ages of the children in this photo, we assume the eight children pictured are

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Nick Curtis and his sons. William Rushmer Curtis, aka Nick, proudly stands with his three boys. Date unknown. Please add a comment to this post if you know anything about the event that brought father and sons together for this photograph. From left to right are:Delbert Canfield CurtisRushmer Guy CurtisWilliam Rushmer CurtisReed Josiah Curtis

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The photographer was J. Pasevitch, located at 274 25th St. in Ogden, Utah. When was Mr. Pasevitch open for business in Ogden? We can search the city directories to find the answer to this question. Knowing when the photographer was open for business in Ogden will help us date when this photograph was taken. We have three different names for this person. Does anyone know for sure who this Curtis

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Several years ago I met a second-cousin who was related to me through Benjamin Kingman Curtis. Her ancestor and mine were brother and sister, William Rushmer Curtis and Mary Lavantia Curtis Hobbs. This cousin let me borrow the antique photograph album that originally belonged to her ancestor Mary Lavantia. The album contained 30 Cabinet Card photographs and 21 Carte de Visite style photographs,

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From Benjamin Kingman CurtisThis is my favorite photo out the four that were taken. Ada and Reed are on the floor, completely engrossed in their family history records and photographs. They are taking time to record their family history and identify people and places in their photographs. It's so much easier to share photographs today - like these that I simple took a picture of with my digital

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From Benjamin Kingman CurtisAda Curtis and her brother Reed Josiah Curtis studying the family records, photographs, and genealogy. The photo was taken by Ada's husband, Roy Johansen. I sure hope the pictures stacked on the floor are still within the family today. Seeing that stack of pictures makes me wonder if some of them are ones that I've never seen before.

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The title of the scrapbook page that my grandfather created was "Hunters of History." Grandpa is not in any of the pictures, but he completely documented the hunt his wife and her brother were on for their ancestors. Four simple pictures taken about 1960, and 50 years later we can tell the story just by looking at the pictures.Ada Curtis and Reed Josiah Curtis were brother and sister. Ada was

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The Curtis Pump Company in Preston, Idaho. Rene Curtis is on the left, Cyrus Jerome Curtis in the middle, and an unknown person on the right. Rene Cyrus Curtis, 1890-1956, was the son of Cyrus Jerome Curtis

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This is the Curtis Plumbing Company in Preston, Idaho. On the right is Cyrus Jerome Curtis, son of Benjamin Kingman Curtis. The person on the left and the person standing in the doorway of the business are unknown.

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From Benjamin Kingman CurtisWilliam Rushmer Curtis and his wife Ella May Canfield wife five of their children. The original was a postcard photograph. The family is standing on their farm in Big Timber, Sweet Grass county, Montana. The girl in ringlets is Ada. The young boy is Reed Josiah. The young girl on the left of Ada is Ina and on her right is Etta. The youngest girl in front is Orpha.

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This history was written 1 December 1977 by Reed Josiah Curtis and was supposed to be an autobiographical history, but instead the main focus of the history is Reed's mother, Ella May Canfield Curtis:I Reed J. Curtis the nineth child of William Rushmer Curtis and Ella May (Canfield) Curtis, shall write a little about my mother. My first recollection of her was as a small child perhaps about four

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William's son, Reed Josiah Curtis, wrote his autobiography on 22 Nov 1977 which included a short biographical sketch of his father:"My name is Reed Josiah Curtis. I am one of twelve children, my parents were William Rushmer Curtis and Ella May (Canfield) Curtis. I shall try to write a few things about my father. William Rushmer Curtis, born 12 Aug 1866 Talmage, Ottawa, Michigan. He emigrated

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This photograph was taken in 1924 at 222 East 56th Street in Long Beach, California at the home of William Rushmer Curtis and his wife Ella May Canfield. From left to right are:Orpha Curtis, 14 years old, 1910-1965Reed Josiah Curtis, 20 years old, 1904-1987Ina Curtis, 17 years old, 1907-1999Ada Curtis, 22 years old, 1902-1993Etta May Curtis, 18 years old, 1906-1998Rushmer Guy Curtis, 34 years old

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My grandfather was a scrapbooker and family photographer. This is one page from one of his many scrapbooks. The subject of this particular scrapbook was the Curtis family, including siblings, nieces and nephews of his wife Ada Curtis.

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James Conroy Hobbs married Mary Lavantia Curtis.

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