Thanks to my husband clipping some 1948-1950 newspapers articles from Kensington, Kansas, I’ve been researching Enos Currey and his family. My husband clipped the articles because he not only recognized the surname but the spelling of the surname. He was surprised to find out that Enos Currey (William Enos Currey) is a first cousin, 5 times removed. Below is what I’ve learned about Enos Currey and his children.
William Enos Currey [1] was born on 30 Mar 1820 in Perry Township, Brown, Ohio, United States. [2–4] He lived as a 34 year old farmer born in Ohio in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 15 Jul 1860. [5] He was the father of Mary G “Mollie” Currey who was born on 18 Aug 1860 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6–7] William was the father of Luella Grace Currey who was born on 5 Jun 1865 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States. [6,8–9] He was the father of Cordelia Currey who was born on 2 Jul 1869 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6,10] He lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] William was the father of Kate Flotilla Currey who was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Indiana. [11–13] He lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] He lived at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] William lived as a 71 year old male in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1895. [15] He lived in Dor Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1900. [16] He died on 24 Mar 1901 at the age of 80 in Smith, Kansas, United States. [4,17] William was buried at Cedar Cemetery in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [4]
William Enos Currey and Catharine Hyde were married on 23 Dec 1858 in Durby, Perry, Indiana, United States. [1,3,18–22] Catharine Hyde [1] was born on 3 Mar 1838 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [3,21–23] She lived as a 22 year old female born in Indiana in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 15 Jul 1860. [5] She was the mother of Mary G “Mollie” Currey who was born on 18 Aug 1860 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6–7] Catharine was the mother of Luella Grace Currey who was born on 5 Jun 1865 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States. [6,8–9] She was the mother of Cordelia Currey who was born on 2 Jul 1869 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6,10] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] Catharine was the mother of Kate Flotilla Currey who was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Indiana. [11–13] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] She lived in Mowegna, Illinois about 1882. [22] Catharine lived in Smith, Kansas, United States in 1883. [21–22] She lived as a 46 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Catherine Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] She lived as a 57 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Catherin Curry in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1895. [15] Catharine lived in Dor Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1900. [16] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1910. [24] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1915. [25] Catharine died on 2 Nov 1918 at the age of 80 in Effingham, Atchison, Kansas, United States. [21–23] She was buried on 5 Nov 1918 at Cedar Cemetery in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [21,23] William Enos Currey and Catharine Hyde had the following children:
11. Eliza Alice Currey [3,22] was born in 1859 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [3,26] She lived as a 6 month old female born in Indiana who was listed as Eliza A. Curry in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 15 Jul 1860. [5] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] Eliza lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1880. [27] She was the mother of Horace Reed Bennett who was born on 9 Aug 1898 in Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa, United States. [26,28] She lived in Jackson Township, Montgomery, Iowa, United States in 1900. [29] Eliza lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1910. [30] She lived in Effingham, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1918. [21–22] She lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1920. [31] Eliza lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1925. [32] She lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1930. [33] She died on 1 Apr 1940 at the age of 81. [26,34] Eliza was buried at Effingham Cemetery in Effingham, Atchison, Kansas, United States. [26]
Eliza Alice Currey and Francis M. Bennett were married on 17 Mar 1878 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [35–37] Francis M. Bennett [38] was born in 1840. [26] He lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1880. [27] He was the father of Horace Reed Bennett who was born on 9 Aug 1898 in Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa, United States. [26,28] Francis lived in Jackson Township, Montgomery, Iowa, United States in 1900. [29] He lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1910. [30] He lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1920. [31] Francis lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1925. [32] He lived in Benton Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States in 1930. [33] He died in 1932 at the age of 92. [26]
12. Mary G “Mollie” Currey [6,22] was born on 18 Aug 1860 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6–7] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] Mollie lived in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States in 1918. [21–22] She died on 4 May 1928 at the age of 67 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States. [7] She was buried on 8 May 1928 at Hardin Cemetery in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States. [7]
Alfred Enos Hobson was born on 1 Apr 1859 in Richland Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. He died on 30 Sep 1939 at the age of 80 in Hardin, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. He was buried in Oct 1939 in Hardin, Yellowstone, Montana, United States.
13. Hannah Belle Currey [6,22] was born in 1863 in Indiana. [6,39] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] Hannah lived as an 21 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Belle Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] She lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1910. [40] She lived in Mowegna, Illinois in 1918. [22] Hannah lived in Penn Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States in 1920. [41] She lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1930. [41] She lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1930. [42] Hannah died in 1947 at the age of 84. [39] She was buried at South Macon township Cemetery in Macon, Macon,, Illinois. [39]
Hannah Belle Currey and William W. Smull were married on 17 Oct 1888 in Shelby, Illinois, United States. [43–44] William W. Smull was born on 21 Nov 1865 in Stephenson, Illinois, United States. He lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1910. [40] He lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1920. [41] William lived in Penn Township, Shelby, Illinois in 1930. [42] He died on 30 Dec 1931 at the age of 66 in Shelby, Illinois, United States. He was buried in South Macon Township Cemetery, Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States.
14. Luella Grace Currey [6] was born on 5 Jun 1865 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States. [6,8–9] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] Luella lived as an 18 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Gracie Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] She lived in Dor Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1895. [45] She was the mother of Ethel Irene Humphrey who was born on 14 Oct 1895 in Cederville Smith, Kansas, United States. [9,46] Luella lived in Rooks County, Kansas in 1900. [47] She was the mother of Katie Una Pierrard who was born on 12 May 1901 in Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas. [48–49] She lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1910. [50] Luella lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1918. [21–22] She lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1920. [51] She lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1925. [52] Luella lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1930. [53] She lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1940. [54] She lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1949. [34] Luella lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1950. [55] She died on 27 Oct 1951 at the age of 86 in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa. [8–9] She was buried on 30 Oct 1951 at Drakesville Cemetery in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa. [8–9]
Luella Grace Currey and Louis Charles Pierrard were married on 13 Feb 1888 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States. Louis Charles Pierrard [56] was born in 1864. [9] He lived in Dor Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1895. [45] He was the father of Ethel Irene Humphrey who was born on 14 Oct 1895 in Cederville Smith, Kansas, United States. [9,46] Louis lived in Rooks County, Kansas in 1900. [47] He was the father of Katie Una Pierrard who was born on 12 May 1901 in Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas. [48–49] He lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1910. [50] Louis lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1920. [51] He lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1925. [52] He lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1930. [53] Louis lived in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa in 1940. [54] He died in 1942 at the age of 78. [9]
15. Cordelia Currey [6] was born on 2 Jul 1869 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [6,10] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 30 Jun 1870. [6] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] Cordelia lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [57] She lived as a 15 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Cordelia Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] She lived in Harvey Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1905. [58] Cordelia lived in Harvey Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1910. [59] She lived in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1918. [22] She lived in Cedar Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1940. [60] Cordelia lived in Fairview, Major, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. [61] She died on 22 Apr 1953 at the age of 83 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States. [10] She was buried at Cedar Cemetery in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [10]
Cordelia Currey and Asa E E Crosby were married on 6 Sep 1887 in Smith, Kansas, United States. [10] Asa E E Crosby was born from 1861 to 1862 in Wisconsin, United States. He died.
Cordelia Currey and John Johnston were married on 4 Oct 1903 in Smith, Kansas, United States. [10,62] John Johnston was born on 19 Jan 1848 in Ohio. [10] He lived in Harvey Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1905. [58] He lived in Harvey Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1910. [59] John died on 1 Jan 1913 at the age of 64 in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [10] He was buried on 1 Jan 1913 in Cedar Cemetery, Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States.
Cordelia Currey and Franklin P. Jones were married on 23 Jul 1942. [10] Franklin P. Jones was born in 1865. [10] He lived in Fairview, Major, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. [61] He died in 1959 at the age of 94. [10]
16. James Hiram Currey [11,34] was born on 11 Sep 1876 in Perry, Indiana, United States. [11,34] He lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] He lived as an 8 year old male born in Indiana who was listed as Id St (or Ja St) Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] James lived as an 18 year old male born in Indiana who was listed as James Curry in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1895. [15] He lived in Dor Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1900. [16] He was the father of Hilda Grace Currey who was born on 22 Feb 1904 in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [63–65] James was the father of Delphia Cordine Christine Currey who was born on 13 Oct 1906 in Claudell, Kans. [66–67] He was the father of James Henry Currey who was born on 18 Dec 1909 in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States. [68–69] He lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1910. [24] James was the father of Enos Arthur Currey who was born on 30 Aug 1911 in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States. [68,70–71] He lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1915. [25] He lived in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1918. [21–22] James registered for the military draft in Sep 1918 in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States. [72] He was the father of Carl E Currey who was born on 15 Sep 1918 in Kansas. [73–74] He lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1920. [75] James lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1925. [76] He lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1930. [77] He lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1940. [78] James died on 12 Feb 1949 at the age of 72 in Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States. [34,79] He was buried at Cedar Cemetery in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [34]
James Hiram Currey and Mary Landman were married on 20 Aug 1902 in Smith, Kansas, United States. [80] Mary Landman [34] was the mother of Hilda Grace Currey who was born on 22 Feb 1904 in Cedar, Smith, Kansas, United States. [63–65] She was the mother of Delphia Cordine Christine Currey who was born on 13 Oct 1906 in Claudell, Kans. [66–67] She was the mother of James Henry Currey who was born on 18 Dec 1909 in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States. [68–69] Mary lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1910. [24] She was the mother of Enos Arthur Currey who was born on 30 Aug 1911 in Claudell, Smith, Kansas, United States. [68,70–71] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1915. [25] Mary was the mother of Carl E Currey who was born on 15 Sep 1918 in Kansas. [73–74] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1920. [75] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1925. [76] Mary lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1930. [77] She lived in Valley Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1940. [78] She lived in Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1953. [81]
17. Kate Flotilla Currey [11,82] was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Indiana. [11–13] She lived in Union Township, Perry, Indiana, United States on 1 Jul 1880. [11] She lived as a 5 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Katie Curry at Harvey in Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1885. [14] Kate lived as a 15 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Katie Curry in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States on 1 Mar 1895. [15] She lived in Ravanna Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1900. [83] She was the mother of Theodore Roosevelt Smith who was born on 8 Jul 1900 in Mercer, Missouri, United States. [84] Kate was the mother of Mary Catherine Smith who was born on 5 Apr 1904 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. [85] She was the mother of William Enos Smith who was born on 5 Nov 1909 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States. [82] She lived in Clay Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1910. [86] Kate lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1918. [21] She lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1920. [87] She lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1930. [88] Kate lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1940. [89] She lived in Willow Springs Township, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1950. [90] She died on 23 May 1956 at the age of 76 in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States. [12–13] Kate was buried on 27 May 1956 at Willow Springs City Cemetery in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States. [12–13]
Kate Flotilla Currey and James Edwards Smith were married on 2 Jan 1898 in Smith, Kansas, United States. [91] James Edwards Smith was born on 27 Apr 1870 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States. He lived in Ravanna Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1900. [83] He was the father of Theodore Roosevelt Smith who was born on 8 Jul 1900 in Mercer, Missouri, United States. [84] James was the father of Mary Catherine Smith who was born on 5 Apr 1904 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. [85] He was the father of William Enos Smith who was born on 5 Nov 1909 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States. [82] He lived in Clay Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1910. [86] James lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1920. [87] He lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1930. [88] He lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1940. [89] James lived in Willow Springs Township, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1950. [90] He died on 15 Nov 1972 at the age of 102 in Howell, Missouri, United States. He was buried in Willow Springs Township, Howell, Missouri, United States.
ENDNOTES:
1. Currey family correspondence, dated 11 Oct 1998
2. Currey family correspondence, dated 15 Nov 1998 showing FGS of Thomas Currey
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], “Ancestral File,” database, Family Search – ANcestral File (www.familysearch.org : 8 April 2024 viewed online), Thomas Currey; submission mamericle2347819.
4. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Enos Currey (1820-1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33217547, created by Betty Sears, citing Cedar Cemetery, Cedar, Smith County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Betty Sears, Enos Currey.
5. 1860 U. S. Census, Perry County, Indiana, population schedule, Union Township, page 855 ; image 75, Image 14 of 27, household 321, Enos Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2016); 1860 U.S. Census population schedule, NARA microfilm publication M653
6. 1870 U.S. Census, Perry County, Indiana, population schedule, Union Township, Perry County, Indiana, page 14, Image 13 of 35, household 82, Enos Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132
7. Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2018, Mary Jane Hobson, 4 May 1928; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024). Original Source: State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics.
8. Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Grace Luella Pierrad, 27 October 1951; digitized images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 29 March 2024).
9. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 6 April 2024), memorial for Grace L PIerrard (1865-1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 128169629, created by BookLady, citing Drakesville Cemetery, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Book Lady, Grace L PIerrard.
10. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 5 April 2024), memorial for Cordia Currey Jones (1869-1953), Find a Grave Memorial no. 33326529, created by Betty Sears / maintained by Ladonna Weltmer, citing Cedar Cemetery, Cedar, Smith County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Betty Sears, Cordia Currey Jones.
11. 1880 U.S. Census, Union Township, Perry County, Indiana, populations schedule, Union Township, Perry County, Indiana, page 17, Image 14 of 28, family 144, Enus Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 29 March 2024)
12. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 6 April 2024), memorial for Kate Currey Smith (1880-1956(, Find a Grave Memorial no. 29193478,
13. Missouri, U.S., death Certificates, 1910-1969, Kate Smith, 23 May 1956; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024). Original Source: Missouri Secretary of State.
14. 1885 Kansas State Census, Smith County, Kansas, state census, page 75, Image 39 of 56, household 67, Enos Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); Kansas State Historical Society
15. 1895 Kansas State census, Smith County, Kansas, state census, Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, Image 13 of 32, E Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); Kansas State Historical Society
16. 1900 U.S. Census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Dor Township, Smith County, Kansas, ED 168, Sheet 8A, Image 5 of 7, family 144, Enos Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 29 March 2024)
17. “Local News,” The Kensington Mirror (Kensington, Kansas), 4 April 1901, page 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 March 2024).
18. “Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001,” database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Enos Currey – Catharine Hyde.
19. “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : viewed online April 2017), Enos Curry – Catharine Hyde.
20. “Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : County Court Records at Williamsport, IN, Perry County, Indiana, viewed online (29 March 2024), Enos Currey.
21. “Obituary – Mrs. Catherine Currey,” Smith County Journal (Smith Center, Kansas), 7 No 1918, page 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 March 2024).
22. “Obituary,” The Kensington Mirror (Kensington, KS), 7 November 1918, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 6 April 2024).
23. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Catherine Hyde Currey (1838-1918), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33217542,
24. 1910 U. S. Census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Valley Township, Smith county, Kansas, ED 203, sheet 4B, Image 2 of 9, family 73, James H Currey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 1 April 2024)
25. 1915 Kansas Census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Valley Township, Smith County, Kansas, pages 12-14, Image 25 of 51, Family 95, J H Currey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 8 April 2024)
26. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 3 April 2024), memorial for Alice Curry Bennett (1860-1940), Find a Grave Memorial no. 100192958, created by Stephen Nottingham, citing Effingham Cemetery, Effingham, Atchison County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Raymond Riley, Alice Curry Bennett.
27. 1880 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Illinois, population schedule, Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, Ed 192, Page 1, Image 1 of 19, family 4, Francis Bennet; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024)
28. Iowa, U.S., Births (Series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series) 1856-1940, Horace Reed Bennett, 9 August 1898; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024).
29. 1900 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Iowa, population schedule, Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, ED 107, sheet 4B, Image 8 of 20, family 83, Frank M Bennett; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
30. 1910 U.S. census, Atchison County, Kansas, population schedule, Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, ED 12, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 18, family 122, Frank M Bennett; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 3 April 2024)
31. 1920 U.S. Census, Atchison County, Kansas, population schedule, Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, ED 12, Sheet 7A, Image 13 of 19, family 151, Frank M Bennett; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 3 April 2024)
32. 1855-1925 Kansas Census, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Image 60 of 93, family 145, Alice Bennett; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
33. 1930 U.S. Census, Atchison County, Kansas, population schedule, Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, ED 3-10, Sheet 5A, Image 9 of 22, family 12, Alice E Bennet; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024); NARA T626
34. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for James Hiram Currey (1876-1949), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33217546,
35. “Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024), Eliza A. Curry.
36. “Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001,” database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024), Eliza A Curry.
37. “Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : County Court Records at Williamsport, IN, Perry County, Indiana, viewed online (5 April 2024), Eliza A Curry.
38. “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database with images, FamilySearch, Francis M. Bennett – Eliza A Curry.
39. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 5 April 2024), memorial for Hannah Belle Currey Smull (1863-1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 46723399,
40. 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Illinois, population schedule, Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, ED 169, Sheet 13, Image 9 of 11, family 83, William W Smull; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024); NARA microfilm publication T624
41. 1920 Census, Shelby County Illinois, population schedule, Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, ED 209, Sheet 4A, Image 7 of 10, family 63, William W SMull; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
42. 1930 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Illinois, population schedule, Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, ED 87-18, Sheet 3A, Image 5 of 9, family 51, William Smull; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
43. “Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920,” Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Shelby County, Illinois, viewed online (5 April 2024), Hannah B Curry.
44. “A Midnight Marriage,” Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois), 19 October 1888, page 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 6 April 2024).
45. 1855-1925 Kansas Census, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Dor Township, Smith County, Kansas, page 7, family 5, L C Pierrard.
46. Social Security Administration, “Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” database on-line, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : viewed online 7 April 2024), Ethel Irene Humphrey.
47. 1900 U.S. Census, Rooks County, Kansas, population schedule, Sugar Loaf Township, Rooks County, Kansas, ED 141, Sheet 6A, Image 6 of 6, family 110, Louis Pierrard; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 6 April 2024)
48. “Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,” Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : Centerville, Iowa, viewed online (6 April 2024), Katie Una PIerrard; Family Search.
49. Washington state Department of Health, “Washington Death Records Index, 1940-2017,” database, Washington State Archives, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024), Katie Una Ross.
50. 1910 U.S. Census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, ED 3, sheet 4B, Image 8 of 10, family 102, Louis C PIerrard; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 6 April 2024)
51. 1920 U.S. Census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Drakesville Township, Davis County, Iowa, ED 3, Sheet 1B, Image 8 of 11, line 77, Louis C PIerrard; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 6 April 2024)
52. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Lewis Pierrard, 1925; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
53. 1930 U.S. Census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, ED 26-4, Sheet 2A, Image 3 of 4, family 30, L C PIerrard; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 7 April 2024)
54. 1940 U.S. Census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, ED 26-5, Sheet 3A, Image 6 of 7, line 26, L. C. Pierrard; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
55. 1950 U.S. Census, Davis County, Iowa, population schedule, Drakesville Township, Davis County, Iowa, ED 26-7, Sheet 4, Image 5 of 8, line 27, Guy Humphrey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 5 April 2024)
56. “Family Tree”, database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Grace Luella Currey; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted by jbnkds11.
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