Ephraim Wesley Curry (1914 - 1984)

Born 9 Feb 1914 in Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 May 1984 at age 70 in Avon Lake, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania Vol. 1 P 394: ^[1]

He (Ephraim W. Curry) married Eva Harper and by her had two sons, Tracy L., who died at the age of eight years, and Ephraim Wesley, born February 9, 1914.

Ephraim Curry served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 9 Mar 1945
Unit(s):
Service ended: 11 Mar 1946

Ephraim Wesley Curry ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Ephraim Curry ^{[5] [6] [7]}

E Wesley Curry ^{[8] [9]}

Wesley Curry ^[10]

E W Curry ^[11]

Birth
9 Feb 1914
Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^{[2] [3] [4] [7] [9]}

Death
7 May 1984
Avon Lake, Lorain, Ohio, USA ^{[4] [7] [9] [11]}

Burial
Coraopolis Cemetery
Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^[4]
See Find A Grave: Memorial #187945703 for Biography

Residence

1920 Corapolis Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Relation to Head: Grandson; Residence Marital Status: Single ^[5]

1930 Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son ^[10]

1940 Neville Island, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^[2]

1950 Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^[3]

Marriage
30 Apr 1938
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^[8]
Husband: E Wesley Curry
Wife: Ruth M Heininger

Military Service
United States Navy Enlistment Date: 9 Mar 1945 Release Date: 11 Mar 1946 ^{[3] [7] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 394
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 516 Source Information U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #7318529 Data= Ephraim Wesley Curry Race: White Age: 26 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 9 Feb 1914 Birth Place: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Place: Neville Island, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Registration Date: 1940
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 3147 #111095 Data= Name: Ephraim Wesley Curry Birth Date: 9 Feb 1914 Birth Place: Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Date: 27 May 1950 Residence Place: Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #187945703
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BN-W8L : accessed 16 March 2019), Epriam Curry in household of Wm C Curry, Corapolis Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 6A, line 6, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1510; FHL microfilm 1,821,510.
6. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Ancestry Record 2238 #7318529 Data= Ephraim Curry SSN: 209-10-9159 Last Residence: 15108 Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Born: 9 Feb 1914 Died: May 1984 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #1381666 Data= Name: Ephraim Curry Birth Date: 9 Feb 1914 Death Date: 7 May 1984 Enlistment Date 1: 9 Mar 1945 Release Date 1: 11 Mar 1946
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMZV-SSZ : 4 November 2017), E Wesley Curry and Ruth M Heininger, 30 Apr 1938; citing Marriage, , Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,953,762.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3 Source Information Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777–2012. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 1967 #202307 Data= Name: E Wesley Curry [Ephraim Wesley Curry] Birth Date: 9 Feb 1914 Age: 70 Death Date: 7 May 1984 Military Branch: Navy Veteran of Which War: World War II Registration County: Allegheny, Cemetery Name: Family Undecided
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCHD-64Y : accessed 16 March 2019), Wesley Curry in household of Ephraim W Curry, Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 554, sheet 23A, line 44, family 477, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1962; FHL microfilm 2,341,696.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKGH-CJD : 8 December 2014), E W Curry, 07 May 1984; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry Com 2010; citing vol. 25652, certificate number 037033, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.