Anna Luella (Valentine) Curnes (abt. 1873 - 1951)

Born about 1873 in Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Fred Franklin Curnes — married 5 Feb 1895 in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1951 at about age 78 in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, United States

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Anna Luella Valentine was born 27 July 1873 in Wayne County, Iowa. ^[1] She married Fred Franklin Curnes on 5 February 1895 in Clarke County, Iowa. ^[2] Anna Valentine died on 22 October 1951 in Osceola, Clarke, Iowa. She is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola.

Census History

1880 United States Census - Town of Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa

• Valentine, William H. (W/M/38/married/Laborer/Canada (Ireland/Ireland))
• -- Nancy J (W/F/28/Wife/married/Keeping House/Iowa (Indiana/Indiana))
• -- Annie L (W/F/6/Daughter/Iowa (Canada/Iowa))
• -- Viola (W/F/5/Daughter/Iowa (Canada/Iowa))
• -- Joseph J (W/M/4/Son/Canada (Canada/Iowa))
• -- James W (W/M/3/Son/Canada (Canada/Iowa))
• -- Mary J (W/F/1/Daughter/Canada (Canada/Iowa))

1880 United States Census

1885 Iowa State Census - Leon, Decatur County, Iowa

• Valentine Nancy J (32/F/Washing/Monroe County, Iowa)
• Valentine Annie L. (11/F/Wayne County, Iowa)
• Valentine Viola (10/F/Madison County, Iowa)
• Valentine Joseph (8/M/Canada)
• Valentine James W (7/M/Canada)
• Valentine Mary J (6/F/Canada)
• Valentine Harry M (3/M/Wayne County, Iowa)

Note: After Nancy, surname is indicated by ditto marks. "Harry M" is likely Hattie Mae, erroneously enumerated as male.

1885 United States Census

1930 United States Census - Osceola, Clarke, Iowa.

1940 United States Census - Green Bay Township, Clarke, Iowa. Anna (66/Canada/widowed) is living in the household of her son, Bernard. ^[3]

The Osceola Weekly Sentinel 7 February 1895 p. 8

One marriage license was issued this week: f.F. Curnes, aged 21, Annie Valentine aged 20.

The Leon (Iowa) Reporter 14 February 1907, p. 4

Mrs. Anna Curnes returned Thursday to her home at Osceola, having been called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. M.F. Truitt.

The Osceola (Iowa) Sentinel 1 November 1951, p. 7, col. 5

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Curnes, a resident of Osceola for nearly 60 years, were held last Thursday at Webster Funeral haome, with Rev. Warren Hile officiating. Burial was in Maple Hill cemetery. The obituary follows: Anna Luella Valentine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Valentine, was born in Alberta, Canada July 27, 1872. She passed away at a nursing home in Osceola October 22, 1951. She came to Leon when she was five years old, where she continued to live until the time of her marriage to Fred F. Curnes of Oscola in 1893. They were married in Oscola and continued their residence in an near this city. To their union were born nine children all of whom are living with the exception of a son, Alvin, who died September 25, 1948. She is survived by one daughter, Hazel Hill, of Landover Hills, Md., seven sons, John E., Kenosha, Wisc., Harley R., Earlham Iowa, Gerald F., Grand Island, Nebr., Donald R., Lake Villa, Ill., Elvin E., Portland, Oregon, Bernard L., Falls City, Nebr., and Audry W., Suffolk, Va. Two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Pickler of Osceola and Mrs. Ola Butler of Wapata, Wash. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Mrs. Curnes united with the Osceola Christian church many years ago and had been active in the worship and work of the congregation.

Sources

Curnes - Valentine Marriage Record - Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.

Anna Luella Valentine Death Record - Certificate of Death of Anna Luella Curnes, certificate no. 19674 (Hazel Hill, informant) (“Anna Curnes Death Certificate”). Iowa State Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, Lucas State Office Building, 321 E. 12th, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (“Iowa Division of Vital Records”). Uncertified copy issued 19 October 1998 in possession of Ellen J. Curnes. See also, Clarke County Genealogical Society (compilers), Clarke Co. Deaths, Webster Funeral Home Records: 1949 May – 1953 May Osceola, Iowa Genealogical Society (2000), p. 18. (Curnes, Anna Luella Valentine – widow of Fred Curnes – housewife – b. Jul 27, 1872 – Alberta, Can (58 yrs in Iowa) – d. Oct. 22, 1951, Stennet Nursing Home – carcinoma of cervix with metastasis—William Valentine – Nancy Jane Harrow – funeral Oct 25, 1951, bur. Maple Hill Cem. – pg. 189)

1. ↑ July 1873 is stated in the 1900 United States Census. Her death certificate states a birth date of 27 July 1872, as does her tombstone, which would be one month after the reported date of her parent's marriage. Census records through the 1910 United States census give a birth place of Iowa, and does the Curnes- Valentine Marriage Record; later censuses state a birth place of Canada, as does Anna's death certificate.
2. ↑ Curnes - Valentine Marriage Record.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch, Anna L Curnes in household of Bernard L Curnes, Green Bay Township, Clarke, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-5, sheet 5B, family 100, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1148