Granville Richmond Currie (1880 - 1972)

Born 25 Aug 1880 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Husband of Louisa Florence (Garner) Currie — married 29 Sep 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 12 Oct 1972 at age 92 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Granville Currie is buried in Rocky Hill Cemetery.

Biography

Granville Richmond Currie was born on Aug 25, 1880 in Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of Edward J. Currie and Elizabeth T. Martin.

He had seven siblings, namely: George Robert, Laura A, Louellen C, Edna Mae, John, Edward Lamar, and Nellie Rachel.

He died on Oct 12, 1972 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 92). ^[1]

When he was 21, he married Louisa Florence Garner,daughter of Isaac Garner and Caroline Smith, on Sep 29, 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Granville Richmond Currie lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 29; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 37).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 35; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 117; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: General Farm; IsEmployed: Employer; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married).

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (StreetAddress: 7th Street; Age: 49; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EnumerationDistrict: 0001; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: No; RegistrationDistrict: 0001; ValueOfHome: 25 ??; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Farmer).

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 59; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White) Unknown: (General farm)

He was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery). ^[3]

Granville Richmond Currie and Louisa F Garner ^[4] had the following children:

1. Infant Son Currie was born and died on Feb 26, 1904. ^[5]
2. Minnie Irene Currie was born on Apr 21, 1906 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 05, 1995 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 89). ^[6] Married to J. W. Jones.
3. Nellie Christine Currie was born on Jul 05, 1910 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 20, 1996 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 85). ^{[7] [8]} Married to Carl Don Simmons.
4. Ethel Louisa Currie was born on Feb 25, 1918 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 24, 2008 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 89). ^[9] Married to George T Smith.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Granville Richmond Currie Clipped from Simpson County News, 19 Oct 1972, Thu, Page 12
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZDJH-B7N2 : 15 May 2020), Miss Louisa Garner in entry for Mr Granville Currie, 29 Sep 1901; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00278, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-34PG : accessed 1 January 2016), Granville R. Currie, 1972; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 30326255, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30326255.
4. ↑ Obituary for Louisa F Garner Currie Clipped from Simpson County News, 08 Sep 1966, Thu, Page 1
5. ↑ Headstone Inscription: Infant Son of G.R. & Louisa Currie
6. ↑ Obituary for Minnie Irene Currie Jones Clipped from The Magee Courier, 10 Aug 1995, Thu, Page 7
7. ↑ Obituary for Nellie Christine Currie Simmons Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 22 May 1996, Wed, Other Editions, Page 10
8. ↑ Obituary for Nellie Christine Currie Simmons 2 Clipped from The Magee Courier, 30 May 1996, Thu, Page 7
9. ↑ Obituary for Ethel Louisa Currie Smith Clipped from The Magee Courier, 13 Mar 2008, Thu, Page A10

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9XS-RMZ : accessed 1 January 2016), Granville Currie, Oct 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-BSP : accessed 1 January 2016), Granville Richmond Currie, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-CKS : accessed 30 July 2018), G R Currie, Magee, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-10, sheet 5B, line 66, family 108, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-33V : accessed 30 July 2018), Grandvil B Currie, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 2A, line 39, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-K79 : accessed 30 July 2018), Grandville D Currie, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 7B, line 56, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-NB7 : accessed 30 July 2018), Granville Currie, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-JMB : accessed 1 January 2016), Richmond Currie in household of Ed J Currie, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 22B, family 346, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.