William
Verpeau
Curtis
Born in Mississippi
Ancestors 
Son of John Solomon Curtis
and Charlotte (Heaton) Curtis
Brother of
George Washington Curtis, Joel Jackson Curtis, Thomas Pinkney Curtis, James J. Curtis, Benjamin Franklin Curtis, Darrel Hollis Curtis, Louisa Jane (Curtis) Taylor, John Wesley Curtis and Jasper Newton Curtis
Husband of
Martha Jane (Lyles) Curtis
— married
about 1852 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Melissa (Curtis) Drake
Died
at age 65
in Winston County, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2018
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Biography
When William V. Curtis was born on April 26, 1827, in Mississippi, his father, Solomon, was 30 and his mother, Charlotte, was 19. He married Martha Jane Lyles on January 18, 1852, in Ripley, Mississippi. They had 12 children in 25 years. He died on December 17, 1892, in Winston, Alabama, at the age of 65.
Sources
- 1830 United States Federal Census
- 1840 United States Federal Census
- 1870 United States Federal Census
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Document Number 1492; Issue Date 13 Feb 1884
- U.S. General Land Office Records
- U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Karen (Beeman) Martin 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M983389 [compare]
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Richard Booker :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Barbara Lane :
23andMe, GEDmatch RD266172C1 [compare], yourDNAportal BARb28a2bff
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM6616222 [compare], Ancestry member BarbaraALane
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~1.56%
Brianna Harrison :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SZ9792803 [compare], Ancestry member brharrison545
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~1.56%
Randall Corbin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DJ1277542 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kimbelry Harris :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch sz3131881 [compare], FTDNA kit #285224
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