Hiram Mirick Currey [1] was listed as Myrack Curry with 1 white male in the household in Tyrone Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1783. [2] He was listed on the tax rolls as Mira Hiram Curry in 1786 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. [3–4] [5–6] The 1790 household for Miriach Curry included 1 free white …
Category: Currey
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):1) Have you helped someone (a friend, a colleague, someone you didn't know, etc.) …
Scandal
Were any of your ancestors involved in a scandal? Well, my CURREY line leads back to someone who was fairly prominent for a short time and then seems to disappear. Hiram Mirrick Currey was a member of the General Assembly of Ohio in 1811. In 1816, he was elected treasurer for the state of Ohio. …
Newspaper Searches
Have you searched newspapers for your ancestors? If so, have you ever done a search for a time period outside of their lifespan? While trying to 'clean' up my citations for Hiram Mirick Currey of early Ohio, I came across a citation from the book, Pioneer Ohio Newspapers, 1793-1810. According to my notes, 'Rev. Hiram …
Witness
Do you have an ancestral line where it is easy to find information connecting some of the children to the father but very difficult to connect your ancestor to his/her parent? That's my case with my CURREY research. I have a Bible record indicating my 2nd great grandfather, Hiram M. Currey, was born in Peoria, …
Friday Finds
Do you find land records confusing? Normally, I can follow land transactions and make sense as to who owned a parcel of land at a particular point in time. However, I found a deed in my Hiram Currey files that is challenging. On the surface, it appears Hiram Currey purchased almost 80 acres from Linus …
Another William
Do you encounter same name issues when researching your family history? Most readers of this blog are likely aware that I struggle with same names, particularly with my James Crawford research. Not only do I have two men named James Crawford in the same area at the same time but I have three in the …
Tenuous Connections
Do you have a branch of your tree that is hanging on by a thread? I'm not talking about a brick wall, but a branch with ancestors identified but finding documentation has proven to be difficult. That's my situation with the ancestors of Rachel Harris Currey. To be honest, I don't have a lot of …
Thirty Years
Do you have any ancestor in your tree for whom you have lots of information but over a limited time period? That's my situation with Hiram M. Currey of Peoria County, Illinois. However, there are many unanswered questions regarding Hiram M. Currey. Do I have proof he is my ancestor? Not Really! I have a …
Provenance
Provenance: a record of ownership; the place of origin Have you ever thought about the provenance for some of the records in your family files? As I've been recently reviewing the notes / resources for an ancestor, Hiram M. Currey, I came across a set of 1924 letters for which I have no record of …