Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Claud Curtis
Birth5 Jun 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Aug 1957
BurialEldridge Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherLafayette Curtis (1862-1937)
MotherAlice Blanton (-~1892)
Marriage24 Feb 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAda Eldridge
Birth18 Oct 1893, Letcher Co., Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1972, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
BurialEldridge Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherLevi Eldridge (1867-1939)
MotherMartha Jane Day (1866-1957)
Children
1 FLyda Curtis
Birth6 Aug 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLena Faye Black , 5C1R
3 FEdna Curtis (Died as Child)
Birth28 Aug 1922, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Aug 1924, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth23 Feb 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky
5 MGlen Curtis
Birth6 Jun 1927, Rowan Co., Kentucky
6 FMartha A. Curtis (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for William Claud Curtis
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records William Claud Curtis, age 29, residence Sharkey, Ky, born 5 June 1888 in Menifee Co., Ky, married supporting a wife and 2 children.
The 1900 census listed him as age 13, born June 1887.
The 1900 census listed him as age 13, born June 1887.
Notes for William Claud & Ada (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marrige book 7, p. 111, records the marriage on 24 Feb 1910 of William Claud Curtis and Ada Eldridge.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 1A as family #2:
Curtis, Claude, 21; Ada, wife, 16, first marriage for both, married 0 years, 0 children.
The next household is that of Claude’s parents, and Ada’s parents are two households after that, at #5.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 15 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #97:
Curtis, William C., 42, farmer; Ada, wife, 26; Eva Mae, dau, 9; Clayton, son, 3 7/12; Olive, dau, 1 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 6B as family #106/108:
Curtis, Claud, 41, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Ada, wife, 36, age at first marriage 16; Clayton, son, 14; Ollive, dau, 11; Wilford, son, 5; Glen, son, 2 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Curtis, Claude, 21; Ada, wife, 16, first marriage for both, married 0 years, 0 children.
The next household is that of Claude’s parents, and Ada’s parents are two households after that, at #5.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 15 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #97:
Curtis, William C., 42, farmer; Ada, wife, 26; Eva Mae, dau, 9; Clayton, son, 3 7/12; Olive, dau, 1 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 6B as family #106/108:
Curtis, Claud, 41, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Ada, wife, 36, age at first marriage 16; Clayton, son, 14; Ollive, dau, 11; Wilford, son, 5; Glen, son, 2 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
