John Curry (1820)

Born 1820 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Virginia H (Cunningham) Curry — married 7 Sep 1854 in Pocahontas, Virginia, United States

Biography

John was born in 1820. He is the son of Isaiah Curry and Abigail Hall.

John Curry married Virginia Wanless and settled on Back Alleghany. During the war he was taken prisoner and kept until peace was ratified and the prisoners released. He then located in Barbour County.^[1]

Notes

The author made an obvious error in listing Virginia Wanless as John's spouse. Marriage certificate shows spouse is Virginia Cunningham and she shows up only a few houses away from John on the 1850 census. I'm still researching if Virginia Wanless married John at a later date. Virginia Wanless shows up on the 1860 census, not living with John.

Sources

1. ↑ Price, William T. Historical Sketches of Pocahontas Co., WV (reprinted by McClain Publishing, Parsons, WV, 1963; originally published by Price Brothers, Marlinton, WV, 1901)

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-58V : 12 April 2016), John Curry in household of Isaac Curry, Pocahontas county, part of, Pocahontas, Virginia, United States; citing family 282, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR49-1WJ : 10 February 2018), John Carry and Virginia Cunningham, 07 Sep 1854; citing Pocahontas, West Virginia, reference 20; FHL microfilm 34,490.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-CV1 : 13 December 2017), John Curry, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4G-HN3 : 12 April 2016), John Curry, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 16, family 109, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,190.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TW-JGF : 15 July 2017), John Curry, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 119, sheet 11A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1413; FHL microfilm 1,255,413.