This family was recorded in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. censuses in Smiths, Stanly County, North Carolina [1],[2]. By the time of the 1870 census they had migrated to Red River County, Texas, where they remained [3].
Joseph Benjamin Curlee died 29 Mar 1896 in Red River County, Texas. His grave is in Curlee Cemetery, Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA [4].
Notes
According to the caption of his online memorial site, after the death of his first wife, in 1879, Joseph may have married second, 10 Jul 1881 in Red River County, Texas, Jane Russell.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BV-6G2 : 24 December 2020), Joseph B Curlee, Stanly, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: