Elizabeth (Harris) Curtis (abt. 1867 - 1945)

Born about 24 Jan 1867 in Iowa, United States

Wife of Charles Spencer Curtis — married 1 Jan 1890 in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1945 at about age 78 in Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, United States

Biography

Bessie was born about 1867. She was the daughter of Robert Harris and Ellen Boyle or Doyle.^[1][2] She married Charles S. Curtis in 1890.^[1]

Bessie was widowed in 1923.^[3] She died in 1945.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8Z-R93 : 10 February 2018), Charles S Curtis and Bissie Harris, 01 Jan 1890, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing reference p100, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,028,403.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MH-ZQ2F : 17 March 2018), Elizabeth Or Bessie Curtis, 31 Aug 1945; citing Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68CR-MB7C : 12 August 2021), Mrs C S Curtis in entry for Charles Spencer Curtis, 17 Jun 1923, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #54425, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784563.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLD-TY9 : 14 December 2021), Bessie Harris in household of Rob Harris, Washington Township, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LD-BT2 : accessed 17 December 2021), Bessie Curtis in household of C S Curtis, Grinnell Township Grinnell city Ward 1-2, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 13B, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,456.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMF-2FR : accessed 17 December 2021), Bessie Curtis in household of Charles S Curtis, Cedar Rapids Precinct 3, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 4B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 411; FHL microfilm 1,374,424.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5K-X4V : accessed 17 December 2021), Bessie Curtis in household of Arthur Curtis, Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1863, sheet 12A, line 49, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 493; FHL microfilm 2,340,228.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #108304287