Anna Eliza Curtis (1827)

Born 23 Jan 1827 in New York

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Ellisville, Illinois

Biography

Anna was born in 1827. She was the daughter of Joel Curtis and Hanna Pardee. She passed away in 1887. Anna Eliza Curtis Peterson b. Jan 23, 1827, New York d. Feb 29, 1887 Ellisville, Fulton Co, Illinois Married James Peterson b. Jan 14, 1826 Ohio d. Mar 30, 1905 d. West Point, White Co, Arkansas but buried in Ellisville, Fulton Co, Illinois with Anna - Married Jul 25, 1854

George and Anson Curtis moved with their families, sisters Anna Eliza and Harriet, and mother Hanna Pardee Curtis sometime after 1847 but before 1850. George is listed as a skilled tradesman the same as his father Joel, so he might have worked in the wagon factory in Ellisville (ref page 124 A History of Fulton County Illinois in Spoon River Country, 1818-1968). There are a number of residents in the 1850 census that list their occupation as wagon maker, blacksmith, cooper, etc. George later moved to Chicago where he worked as a machinist and died there. Anson moved to Avon to farm and he died there. Anna married James Peterson and they lived in Ellisville their entire life. James died while visiting his son Arthur in Arkansas but was sent back to be buried with Anna. (Notes from G. Peterson)

Sources

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=111154205&tid=111786935&pid=110096998940&hid=75928967862&usePUB=true&_phsrc=VZW629&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true

• Find a Grave, cencus 1860, 1870, 1880 and Illinois Marriage Index

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"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ35-WSY : 27 December 2014), Anna Eliza Curtis in entry for George Anson Peterson, 19 Feb 1943; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,983,375.

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKQ-38C : 5 November 2017), Ann Eliza Curtis in entry for Roy Peterson and Blanche Wynkoope, 30 Jun 1896; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.