Family lore tells that Eli got on a riverboat sometime in the 1830's and never returned. One version says his youngest child was born after he left; that would be Eli T. Curtis born in 1833. The Tennessee River forms the western boundary of Humphreys County. Whether Eli worked on a riverboat prior to his departure is unknown. Finally there is said to be a record of a Eli Curtis in Lauderdale County, Tennessee which is where his eldest son William moved prior to 1840.
NOTE: William Curtis (1813-1873) is my Great-Great-Grandfather & I have seen various documents reflecting him living in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; however I have not seen any record of Eli in Lauderdale Co. in my research
Allen R. Curtis
Informtion from Tony L. Johnson a Curtis family researcher:
Eli is buried along Hurricane Creek in Humphreys Co some five miles south of McEwen, TN. Wife Jane is buried just north of McEwen in Hooper Cemetery (a/k/a Hatcher Cemetery). Hooper Cemetery is located in a small fenced area in a field just east of Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Humphrey's County.
NOTE: William Curtis (1813-1873) is my Great-Great-Grandfather & I have seen various documents reflecting him living in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; however I have not seen any record of Eli in Lauderdale Co. in my research
Allen R. Curtis
Informtion from Tony L. Johnson a Curtis family researcher:
Eli is buried along Hurricane Creek in Humphreys Co some five miles south of McEwen, TN. Wife Jane is buried just north of McEwen in Hooper Cemetery (a/k/a Hatcher Cemetery). Hooper Cemetery is located in a small fenced area in a field just east of Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Humphrey's County.
Family lore tells that Eli got on a riverboat sometime in the 1830's and never returned. One version says his youngest child was born after he left; that would be Eli T. Curtis born in 1833. The Tennessee River forms the western boundary of Humphreys County. Whether Eli worked on a riverboat prior to his departure is unknown. Finally there is said to be a record of a Eli Curtis in Lauderdale County, Tennessee which is where his eldest son William moved prior to 1840.
NOTE: William Curtis (1813-1873) is my Great-Great-Grandfather & I have seen various documents reflecting him living in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; however I have not seen any record of Eli in Lauderdale Co. in my research
Allen R. Curtis
Informtion from Tony L. Johnson a Curtis family researcher:
Eli is buried along Hurricane Creek in Humphreys Co some five miles south of McEwen, TN. Wife Jane is buried just north of McEwen in Hooper Cemetery (a/k/a Hatcher Cemetery). Hooper Cemetery is located in a small fenced area in a field just east of Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Humphrey's County.
NOTE: William Curtis (1813-1873) is my Great-Great-Grandfather & I have seen various documents reflecting him living in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; however I have not seen any record of Eli in Lauderdale Co. in my research
Allen R. Curtis
Informtion from Tony L. Johnson a Curtis family researcher:
Eli is buried along Hurricane Creek in Humphreys Co some five miles south of McEwen, TN. Wife Jane is buried just north of McEwen in Hooper Cemetery (a/k/a Hatcher Cemetery). Hooper Cemetery is located in a small fenced area in a field just east of Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Humphrey's County.
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