Have you used your genealogy software to generate a report about an individual in your tree? I often rely on Roots Magic’s Narrative Report for such a task. Today, I experimented with ChatGPT to see what sort of biography it would create using the information from a narrative report.
Below is the AI generated biography for my second great grandfater, Hiram M. Currey.
Biography of Hiram Miles Currey
Early Life and Education
Hiram Miles Currey was born on October 23, 1866, in Missouri. His early childhood saw him residing in Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas, as evidenced by records from July 20, 1870, and July 1875. By July 1880, his family had moved to Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He attended Nine Mile School in Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 7, 1881. Furthering his education, Hiram studied at William Jewell College in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, between 1890 and 1891.
Family Life
On May 13, 1891, Hiram married Winifred Mae Hutchinson in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Together, they had several children: Herbert Miles Currey, born on April 3, 1895, in Liberty, Missouri; Hiram Currey, born on August 11, 1897, in Leavenworth County, Kansas; Myrtle Irene Currey, born on January 11, 1899, in Pomeroy, Kansas; Mary Lela Currey, born on August 17, 1901, in Lansing, Kansas; Winnie Letha Currey, born on June 30, 1903, in Lansing; Earnest Oran Currey, born on April 5, 1906, in Lansing; and Alma Jean Currey, born on April 5, 1912, in Plainville, Kansas.
Career and Movements
Hiram’s career varied significantly over the years. In 1900, he worked as a magnetic healer, living in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County. By 1902, he was residing in Lansing, Kansas. In 1903, he was employed as a topman in Lansing. By 1907, he had transitioned to carpentry. Hiram was also politically active, running for the office of clerk of the district court on the socialist ticket in Leavenworth, Kansas, in September 1906.
Relocations
Hiram and his family moved frequently. By 1910, they had relocated to Rooks County, Kansas. Following the birth of Alma Jean in 1912, the family settled in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas. In 1915, they moved to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and by 1919, they were living on Penn Avenue in Kansas City. In 1920, they lived on Central Avenue in Kansas City. By 1925, Hiram had moved to Logan, Gray County, Kansas. In the early 1930s, he relocated to Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, where he resided at various addresses, including 510 1/2 Avenue G in 1930 and 512 Avenue G by 1940.
Later Years and Death
Hiram’s later years were spent in Dodge City, Kansas. He passed away on September 15, 1943, at the age of 76. He was buried on September 18, 1943, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City.
Winifred Mae Currey
Winifred Mae “Winnie” Hutchinson was born on May 6, 1871, in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa. She was the daughter of Albert Hutchinson and Julia Harding. Winifred spent her early years in Iowa, living in Douglas Township in 1880 and Jackson Township in 1885. She married Hiram on May 13, 1891, in Kansas City, Missouri. Winifred passed away on September 23, 1913, in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 42, and was buried on September 25, 1913, at Olathe City Cemetery in Olathe, Kansas.
The above biography was based on the following narrative report generated by Roots Magic.
Hiram Miles Currey was born on 23 Oct 1866 in Missouri.1–6 He lived in Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States on 20 Jul 1870.7 He lived in Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in Jul 1875.8 Hiram lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jul 1880.9 In 7 May 1881, he was educated at Nine Mile School in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.10 He lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jul 1885.11 Between 1890 and 1891, Hiram was educated at William Jewell College in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States.12 He married Winifred Mae Hutchinson on 13 May 1891 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.13–15 On 3 Apr 1895, a child named Herbert Miles Currey was born in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States. He took his family to visit his parents the Saturday and Sunday before 3 Jan 1896 in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.16 On 11 Aug 1897, a child named Hiram Currey was born in Leavenworth County, Kansas. On 11 Jan 1899, a child named Myrtle Irene Currey was born in Pomeroy, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. In 1900 he was a magnetic healer.17–18 Hiram lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jun 1900.17 On 17 Aug 1901, a child named Mary Lela Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He lived in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas in 1902.19 He was employed as a topman and lived in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1903.20 On 30 Jun 1903, a child named Winnie Letha Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. Hiram lived in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas on 1 Mar 1905.21 On 5 Apr 1906, a child named Earnest Oran Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was placed on ballot for office of clerk of the district court by socialist party in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States on 20 Sep 1906.22–23 He was employed as a carpenter and lived in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1907.24 In Jul 1908 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Hiram purchased a wagon, team and harness and is trying to purchase another team before leaving for western Kansas.25–26 He sold land by warranty deed to J. M. Abeles; Lot 3, block 10 on 4 Jan 1909 in Leavenworth County, Kansas.27–29 He lived in Rooks County, Kansas in Jul 1910.30 Hiram was the mother of Alma Jean Currey who was born on 5 Apr 1912 in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas.31 He lived at South Chestnut in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States on 2 Oct 1913.32 He lived at 3840 Euclid Av in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in 1915.33 Hiram lived at 3840 Euclid Av in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in 1916.34 He lived at 4108 Penn Av in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in 1919.35 He lived at 4020 Central in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Jan 1920.36 Hiram lived in Logan, Gray County, Kansas on 1 Jul 1925.37 He lived at 510 1/2 Avenue G in Dodge City on 19 Apr 1930.38 He lived in Dodge City in 1935. Hiram lived at 512 Avenue G in Dodge City on 1 Apr 1940.39 He lived in Dodge City in 1943.40 He died on 15 Sep 1943 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States at the age of 76.2–3,6,41 Hiram was buried on 18 Sep 1943 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City.3,6,41–44
Hiram Miles Currey and Winifred Mae “Winnie” Hutchinson45–51 were married on 13 May 1891 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.13–15 Winifred Mae “Winnie” Hutchinson, daughter of Albert Hutchinson and Julia Harding, was born on 6 May 1871 in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States.1,52–54 She was the child of Julia Harding and Albert Hutchinson.55 She lived in Douglas Township, Mitchell, Iowa, United States on 2 Jun 1880.56 Winnie lived in Jackson Township, Bremer, Iowa, United States in Jul 1885.54 She married Hiram Miles Currey on 13 May 1891 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.13–15 On 3 Apr 1895, a child named Herbert Miles Currey was born in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States. On 11 Aug 1897, a child named Hiram Currey was born in Leavenworth County, Kansas. On 11 Jan 1899, a child named Myrtle Irene Currey was born in Pomeroy, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. She lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jun 1900.17 On 17 Aug 1901, a child named Mary Lela Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. On 30 Jun 1903, a child named Winnie Letha Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. She lived in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas in Jul 1905.21 On 5 Apr 1906, a child named Earnest Oran Currey was born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. Winnie lived in Rooks County, Kansas in Jul 1910.30 She was the mother of Alma Jean Currey who was born on 5 Apr 1912 in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas.31 She died on 23 Sep 1913 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States at the age of 42.1,52–53,57–59 Winnie was buried on 25 Sep 1913 at Olathe City Cemetery in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States.53,57,60–62
ENDNOTES:
1. Hiram Currey, Hiram Currey Family Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1880); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, KS, Family Record
2. Hiram M. Currey, death certificate (Standard Certificate of Death) 229 2924 (18 September 1943), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
3. Hiram M. Currey Funeral Program, Dodge City, Kansas, 18 Sept 1943, Philbrick Family Collection, privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down from Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick.
4. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_55; Line: 20.
5. 1855-1925 Kansas Census, Kansas, Kansas State Census, [CivilDivision], [ED], [PageID], Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], [HouseholdID], [Person]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : [AccessType] [AccessDate])
6. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2016), memorial for Hiram Miles Currey (1866-1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. # 35623901, created by Jason Townsend, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas United States; accompanying photograph by Kathy Hesser, Hiram Miles Currey.
7. 1870 U.S. Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Kickapoo Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 16, Image 16 of 47, household 125, Hiram M Currey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132
8. 1875 Kansas Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, state census, Kickapoo Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 31, Image 16 of 32, family #1, H M Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 9 February 2023); Kansas State Historical Society
9. 1880 U.S. Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, ED 147, page 78, Image 15 of 34, household 141, Currey Hiram M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9
10. “Nine Mile School 7 May 1881,” Rootin Around newsletter of the Leavenworth County Genealogical Society,7 (October 1867): page 20.
11. 1885 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, state census, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 61, Image 31 of 133, household 129, H. M. Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2016); Kansas State Historical Society
12. William Jewell College, “William Jewell College Catalog – Academic Department,” 1891 – p. 12 / 1890 – p. 11, Hiram M. Currey; William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri.
13. Missouri, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Hiram M Curry, 13 May 1891; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 26 December 2022).
14. Jackson County Clerk Kansas City, Missouri, “Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985,” image, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017), Hiram Curry – Winnie M Hutchison.
15. Hiram M Currey – Winnie M Hutchinson, (13 May 1891), Marriage License: Book 14, page 109; Recorder of Deeds, Kansas City, Missouri.
16. Lansing News, Lansing, KS, “Nine Mile Items” 3 Jan 1896 page 8 col. 2.
17. 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kanas, ED 83, sheet 20B, Image 40 of 48, household 364, Hiram M Carrey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T623
18. “Magnetic Healing,” advertisement, The Lansing News (Lansing, Kansas), 8 June 1900, page 8; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 10 January 2021).
19. 1902 Wing’s City Directory of Leavenworth, Kansas with an Alphabetical List of Its Residents (Leavenworth, Kansas: Fred C. Wing & Co., 1902), [City], (image 168 of 185), image 168 of 185; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016), Lansing Directory – Currey Hiram M.
20. 1903-1904 Hoye’s City Directory of Leavenworth, Kas. (Kansas City, MO: Hoye Directory Co., 1904), [City], page 515, Hiram M. Currey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016).
21. 1905 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, state census, Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 2, Image 3 of 58, household 11, H M Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); Kansas State Historical Society
22. “Socialist Ticket for Coming Election,” The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas), 20 September 1906, nominees for office; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
23. “Socialist Ticket,” The Leavenworth Post (Leavenworth, Kansas), 28 September 1906, list of nominees; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
24. 1907-1908 Hoye’s City Directory of Leavenworth, Kas. (Kansas City, MO: Hoye Directory Company, 1908), Leavenworth, Kansas, p. 482, Hiram M. Curry; digital image, Heritage Quest (Interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com : viewed online September 2016).
25. “Delaware,” Local News, The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas), 24 July 1908; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
26. “Delaware,” local news, The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas), 17 July 1908; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
27. Rooks County, Kansas, , Transfer Record page 378, Hiram M. Currey and Winnie M. Currey to J. M. Abeles, 4 January 1909; Register of Deeds, Stockton, Kansas.
28. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas), 28 January 1909, Hiram M. Currey and Winnie Currey to J. M. Abeles; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
29. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas), 21 January 1909, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 1 January 2020).
30. 1910 U.S. Census, Rooks County, Kansas, population schedule, Twin Mound Township, Rooks County, Kansas, ED 168, Sheet 11A, Image 6 of 8, household 201, Currey Hiram M; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T6224
31. 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 September 2017), Hiram M Currey / Winnie M Hutchinson.
32. Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas, 2 October 1913, page 3, col. 5.
33. 1915 Kansas City Missouri City Directory (Kansas City: Gate City Directory Co., 1915), image 314 of 1403, Curry, Hiram; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (: viewed online September 2016).
34. 1916 Kansas City, Missouri City Directory (Kansas City: Gate City Directory Co., 1916), [City], image 292 of 1278, Currey, Hiram and Currey, Myrtle; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (: viewed online September 2016).
35. 1919 Kansas City Missouri City Directory (Kansas City: Gate City Directory, 1919), [City], image 357, Hiram M. Currey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016).
36. 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Missouri, population schedule, 5th Precinct, Ward 4, Kansas City, Jackson County, Kansas, SD 5, ED 62, sheet 5A, Image 9 of 23, dwelling 78, Hiram Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016); NARA microfilm publication T625
37. 1925 Kansas Census, Gray County Kansas, State Census, Logan, Gray County, Kansas, page 5, Image 8 of 30, household 43, H M Currey; digital image, Ancestry.Com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017)
38. 1930 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 24-5, Sheet 16B, Image 32 of 42, Dwelling 362, Myrtle Gaskill; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T626
39. 1940 U. S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 9-6A, sheet 17A, Image 34 of 41, household 362, Currey Hiram M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017)
40. 1943, Ford County, Kansas, Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961), Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, Image 8 of 184, Hiram Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2017)
41. “Hiram M. Currey”, Dodge City Daily Globe, (Dodge City, Kansas), 15 September 1943, p. 2 col. 3, microfilm D582; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.
42. Tombstone, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City Kansas read by Marcia Philbrick, 1996
43. Computer Printout for Maple Grove Cemetery (Dodge City, KS: Dodge City, Kansas, 5/29/1985), Rec. 9399 22 lot 10 block 73 section 9 (Crawford.KS.080)
44. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online August 2017), memorial for Hiram Currey (1866-1943), BillionGraves created by Marcia Philbrick, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Marcia Philbrick, Hiram Currey.
45. Kansas, State Board of Health, Delayed birth certificate 65 00078 (1903), Winnie Letha Currey; Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
46. Jackson County Clerk Kansas City, Missouri, “Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985,” image, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : online 17 November 2015), Mary Currey.
47. Social Security Administration, “Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” database on-line, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : online 20 November 2015), Alma Jean Grenier.
48. Winnie L. Crawford Funeral Book, Hulpieu-Swaim Funeral Home; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Philbrick after Winnie Crawford’s death [Crawford.Leon.Notebook].
49. Winnie Letha Crawford, 512-34-2713, 12 March 1953, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland. Winnie Letha Currey (name at birth) [Crawford.Leon.Notebook].
50. Winnie L. Crawford, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas death certificate 92-002435 (17 February 1992).
51. 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 June 2016), Alma Jean Grenier.
52. Winnie Mae Currey, Johnson County, Kansas death certificate #46 412 (23 September 1913).
53. Winnie Mae Currey, (1871-1913), Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Kansas. (738 N. Chestnut).
54. 1885 Iowa State Census, Bremer County, Iowa, state census, Jackson Township, Bremer County, Iowa, page 188, Image 33 of 37, household 177, Hutchinson Albert; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); State Historical Society of Iowa
55. “Albert Hutchinson, Co. D, 1st Iowa Cavalry,'” invalid / minor, Civil War Pension File, digital images obtained by Bruce Frail of American Civil War Ancstor research group, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
56. 1880 U.S. Census, Mitchell County, Iowa, population schedule, Douglas Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, ED 302, page 9 and 10, Image 8 and 9 of 15, household 67, Huchardson A; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9
57. “Winnie May Curry,” obituary, Olathe Independent (Olathe, Kansas), 1 October 1913, page 8, col. 6.
58. “Obituary”, Olathe Register, (Olathe, Kansas), 25 September 1913, page 10, last column; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.
59. “Death of Winnie May Currey,” The Olathe Register (Olathe, Kansas), 25 September 1913, page 10; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online November 2019).
60. Certificate for Permanent Care Cemetery Lot Olathe, Kansas (: )
61. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : Viewed Online June 2016), memorial for Winnie Mae “Winnie” Hutchinson Currey (1871-1913), Find a Grave Memorial no. # 13100755,
62. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online August 2017), BillionGraves Memorial no. [Number],