James P. McCurdy (1823 - 1904)

Born May 1823 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah M. (Appleby) McCurdy — married 18 May 1848 in Greene, Missouri, United States

Died 10 Aug 1904 at age 81 in Jasper, Missouri, United States

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Biography

James McCurdy died 10 Aug 1904 and is buried in Webb City, Jasper Co., Missouri. ^[1]

James McCurdy and Sarah Appleby were married 18 May 1848 in Greene Co., Missouri by C. C. Williamson. ^{[2] [3]}

Census

1850 Greene Co., Missouri, Robinson Township; Sept 7 ^[4]
438/438
James McCurdy 26 MW Tn $--- Farmer
Sarah M. McCurdy 27 FW Tn
Susan J. Williamson 5 FW Mo
Louisa T. McCurdy 1 FW Mo

He is not in the Slave Schedule. James's father William McCurdy lives at 428/428. Sarah's father David Appleby lives at 441/441, her brother John Q. Appleby lives at 440/440, another brother Wm A. Appleby lives at 439/439, still another brother James M. Appleby lives at 450/450, and her sister Nancy lives with her husband Thomas L. McCurdy at 431/431. Thomas L. is James's brother.

1860 Greene Co., Mo, Robberson Tsp., p.o. Hickory Barrens; June 18; pg 35 ^[5]
246/256
James McCurdy 37 MW Tn ---/$300 Farmer
Sarah McCurdy 37 FW Tn
Louisa McCurdy 11 FW Mo
Susan McCurdy 9 FW Mo
Thomaz McCurdy 7 MW Mo
William McCurdy 5 MW Mo
Catharine McCurdy 3 FW Mo

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His brother Thomas McCurdy lives at 245/255; his cousin David McCurdy lives at 243/253, and another cousin D. F. McCurdy lives at 257/267.

1870 Greene Co., Mo, Robberson Township, p.o. Ebenezer; Aug 8; pg 31 ^[6]
233/231
James P. McCurdy 47 MW Tn $600/$300 Farmer
Sarah M. McCurdy 47 FW Tn Keeping House
Lavisa T. McCurdy 21 FW Mo
Susan E. McCurdy 18 FW Mo
Thomas Q. McCurdy 17 MW Mo Farm Hand
William D. McCurdy 14 MW Mo
Manda E. McCurdy 13 FW Mo
Nancy J. McCurdy 9 FW Mo
Mary E. McCurdy 6 FW Mo

His brother Thomas S. McCurdy lives at 234/232, and another brother William C. McCurdy lives at 227/226.

1880 Greene Co., Missouri, Franklin Township, ED 34; June; pg 2 ^[7]
10/10
Jas P. McCurdy 57 Tn Pa Ga Farmer
Sarah M. McCurdy wife 57 Tn Va Ga
Laura T. McCurdy dau 30 Mo Tn Tn At School
Thos Q. McCurdy son 26 Mo Tn Tn Works on Farm
Wm D. McCurdy son 23 Mo Tn Tn Works on Farm
Amanda E. McCurdy dau 22 Mo Tn Tn
Nancy J. McCurdy dau 18 Mo Tn Tn At home Neuralgia
Mary B. McCurdy dau 16 Mo Tn Tn At home

His brother Thomas S. McCurdy lives at 5/5.

1900 Jasper Co., Missouri, Joplin Township, Webb City, ED 49; June 13; sheet 15A ^[8]
308/339
James McCurdy 77 May 1823 Wd Tn Ga Va RH
William McCurdy son 30 Nov 1869 S Mo Tn Tn Teamster
Nancy McCurdy dau 39 Apr 1861 S Mo Tn Tn
Bessie McCurdy gr-dau 14 Nov 1885 S Mo Va Tn

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #138201853 No tombstone.
2. ↑ Ozarks Genealogical Society, "Greene County, Missouri Marriages, Book A 1833-1854," 1988, pg 42.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriage Records 1805--2002" at ancestry.com, Greene > 1833-1900, image 98/407
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZC-VJG : Fri Mar 08 06:14:52 UTC 2024), Entry for James McCurdy and Sarah M McCurdy, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ3-LQ2 : Sat Mar 09 01:03:23 UTC 2024), Entry for James Mc Curdy and Sarah Mc Curdy, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M467-DXX : Tue Mar 05 08:39:06 UTC 2024), Entry for James P McCurdy and Sarah M McCurdy, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XS-VG8 : Wed Mar 06 19:37:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Jas. P. McCurdy and Sarah M. McCurdy, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Z4-KRW : Wed Mar 06 12:59:48 UTC 2024), Entry for James Mc Curdy and William Mc Curdy, 1900.