Wesley Elmer Curtis (1876 - 1957)

Born 18 Jul 1876 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1957 at age 81 in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

The early years

Wesley Elmer Curtis was born on 18 Jul 1876 in Lincoln, Nebraska to William H Curtis and Celinda Hannah Roberts.

It is believed the siblings are:

• Absalom Benjamin Curtis (1869–1918)^[1][2][3]
• William Wallace Curtis (1873–1940)^[1][2][4]
• Wesley Elmer Curtis (1876–1957) ^[1][2]
• Albert Henry Curtis (1884-1933)^[1]
• Samuel Penrose Curtis (1886–1949)^[1]
• Grace Celinda Curtis (1888–1976)^[1]
• Matthew Harrison Curtis (1892–1960)^[1]

Family Life

He would marry Sarah Agnes Harkins on the 8th of December 1898 in Woods, Oklahoma ^[5], they also confirmed they were not related to each other, and they would have:

• Raymond Curtis(1899-?)^[6][7][8]
• Eva Curtis (1901-?)^[7][8]
• Blanch Curtis (1903-?)^[7][8]
• Hanah Curtis(1905-?)^[7][8]
• Matthew Curtis (1907-?)^[7][8]
• Paul Curtis (1909-?)^[7][8]
• Agnes Curtis (1912-?)^[8]
• Ernest William Curtis (1913-1978)^[1][8][9]
• Verda Curtis (1917-?)^[9]
• Living Curtis ^[9][10]
• Billy Curtis(1925-1981)^[9][10]

Through the years

In 1880 Hampton, Rush, Kansas^[2] he and his parents are living in Hampton, Rush, Kansas and in the home are William 40, Celinda 30, Absalom 10, Wallace 7 and Wesley 4.

In 1900 Lincoln, Woods, Oklahoma^[6]

In 1910 Yellowstone, Woods, Oklahoma^[7]

In 1920 Clay, Alfalfa, Oklahom^[8]

In 1930 Cleo, Major, Oklahoma^[9]

In 1940 Helena, Alfalfa, Oklahoma^[10]

Death

He died on the 8th of December 1957 in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma and he would be buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma^[1]

WESLEY ELMER CURTIS SERVICES HELD WEDNESDAY AT CARMEN^[11]

Wesley Elmer Curtis, 81, died Sunday in Masonic hospital, Cherokee. The funeral was at 2:30 pm., Wendesday in the methodist church at Carmen. Burial was in the cemetery northwest of Carmen under direction of Wentworth funeral home, Carmen.

Curtis was married to the former Sarah Agnes Harkins and moved to near Great Bend, Kansas, before coming to Oklahoma about three years after the opening of the Cherokee Strip.

He lived on a farm near Alva for several years and spent the remainder of his life in the Cherokee and Carmen communities. Lately he lived on a farm near cherokee with a son.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Evah Randolph, Jet; Mrs. Blanche Willey, Enid; Mrs. Hannah Thorne, Enid; Mrs. Agnes Randolph, Pratt, Kansas; and Mrs. Verdah Davies, Oakland, Calif.; six sons, Raymond, of Drumright; Matthew, Cherokee; Paul, Whittier, Calif.; Ernest, Helena; Earl, Hayward, Calif.; Billy, Hayward Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Grace Porter, La Junta, Calif.; one brother, M.H. Crutis, Modesto, Calilf.; 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Additional obituary should be transcribed as it provides confirmation of parents.- The Carmen Headlight; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1957; Publication Place: Carmen, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/596970914/?article=4b056cfa-b11f-4790-a04e-bffe7353efab&focus=0.7364279,0.3064911,0.9096543,0.5730462&xid=3355

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Find A Grave: Memorial #59498876 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 September 2018), memorial page for Wesley Elmer Curtis (18 Jul 1876–8 Dec 1957), Find A Grave Memorial no. 59498876, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Year: 1880; Census Place: Hampton, Rush, Kansas; Roll: 395; Family History Film: 1254395; Page: 549A; Enumeration District: 359
3. ↑ 1870 census of parents supports this fact
4. ↑ Marriage license of William Wallace Curtis to Risby Smith
5. ↑ Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 Year Range: 1893 - 1977 Page 203 FHL #001403284
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: 1343; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0230; FHL microfilm: 1241343
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Year: 1910; Census Place: Yellowstone, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1276; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0275; FHL microfilm: 1375289
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8} Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1452; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleo, Major, Oklahoma; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341648
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Year: 1940; Census Place: Helena, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03274; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 2-19
11. ↑ The Jet Visitor Jet, Oklahoma 12 Dec 1957, Thu • Page 4

• SSDI NOTES - 10 Nov 1977: Name listed as WESLEY ELMER CURTIS