Died March 2nd. LUCY T. CRONK, wife of LEVI CRONK, age 71 years. Cause of death lung and brain disease. Funeral held March 4. Burial in Riverside cemetery. Rev. Cheney officiating

THE NASHVILLE NEWS, Nashville, Mich., Friday, March 9, 1900, Pg. 5, Column 3, Item 1 (Lucy Cronk)

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The only personal detail I've ever known about LUCY, is a story that Aunt Esther (Cronk) Satterlee told me. I guess Levi and Lucy didn't have a farm of their own. They'd move around, living with each of their sons for a while. Lucy was quite a gossip and as they lived with each family, she'd let her tongue wag about all their personal lives and details. At Lucy's funeral, while she was laying there in her coffin, one of her sons turned to another and said, "Well, now maybe she'll keep her damn mouth shut!" Sad to say, but that's the only story about Lucy's character that has survived. ~~Mike Cronk, 2X-gr-grandson

Prior to marrying Levi Cronk, Lucy was married to JAMES HENRY SHERIFF who died in New York State. They had a son, FRANK or FRANKLIN HENRY SHERIFF, who came to Michigan with Levi and Lucy (Curtis) Cronk in the 1850's. I also know very little about Lucy's own family. On her death certificate it states that she is the daughter of DANIEL & LUCY L. CURTIS. Lucy is shown living with DANIEL & SALLY CURTIS in East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., NY, during the 1850 Census. I also know that Lucy had an older sister, EMALINE CURTIS who married LEVI BARNHART. Emaline & Levi Barnhart are also buried in Riverside Cemetery in Hastings, Michigan. To see Emaline Barnhart's 'Find A Grave' memorial, go to: EMALINE CURTIS BARNHART (1823-1906) According to Emaline's death certificate, she is the daughter of DANIEL CURTIS & SARAH NELSON. Both Lucy and Emaline's death certificates have Daniel Curtis being born in CT and their mother being born in VT.

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1830 U.S. CENSUS, CANANDAIGUA, ONTARIO CO., NY
Name: DANIEL CURTIS
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [DANIEL CURTIS]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 [LUCY & ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 [EMALINE & ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [WIFE - NAME?]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):
NOTE: There is also a [Blank] CURTIS also living in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, during the same census year. Is this "VALORIOUS CURTIS" that shows up in the 1840 Census?

1840 U.S. CENSUS, CANADAIGUA, ONTARIO CO., NY
Name: DANIEL CARTES [DANIEL CURTIS]
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [DANIEL CURTIS]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 [LUCY & ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2 [EMALINE & ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [WIFE - NAME?]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
NOTE: There is also a VALORIOUS CURTIS living in Canadaigua, Ontario Co., NY, during the same census year.

1850 U.S. CENSUS, EAST BLOOMFIELD, ONTARIO CO., NY, 20 August 1850
Quackenbush, William, 30, Laborer, b. NY
Quackenbush, Ruth, 27, b. NY
Quackenbush, Mary, 5, b. NY
Quackenbush, Henry, 7, b. NY
Quackenbush, Coleda, 3/12, b. NY
Curtis, Oscar, 7, b. NY
Curtis, Daniel, 58, Laborer, b. CT
Curtis, Sally, 48, b. VT
SHARIFF, LUCY, 23, b. NY
Shariff, Frank, 2, b. NY

1860 U.S. CENSUS, HASTINGS TWP., BARRY CO., MI, 11 July 1860
Cronkright, Levi, 40, Farmer, b. NY
CRONKRIGHT, LUCY, 36, b. NY
Sherif, Franklin, 12, b. NY
Sherif [Cronkright], Charles, 7, b. NY
Sherif [Cronkright], Chaucey, 5, b. NY
Sherif [Cronkright], Royal, 2, b. NY
NOTE: Royal was actually born in Michigan.

1870 U.S. CENSUS, HASTINGS TWP., BARRY CO., MI, 30 August 1870
Cronk, Levi, 53, Farm Labor, b. NY
CRONK, LUCY, 43, b. NY
Cronk [Sheriff], Frank, 21, Farm Labor, b. NY
Cronk, Charles, 18, Farm Labor, b. NY
Cronk, Royal, 12, Farm Labor, b. MI
Cronk, Chester, 10, b. MI
Cronk, George, 4, b. MI
Cronk, Willie, 2, b. MI

1880 U.S. CENSUS, CASTLETON, BARRY CO., MI 25 June 1880
Cronk, Levi, 65, Farmer, b. NY (Parents b. NY)
CRONK, LUCY (Wife), 55, Keeping House, b. NY (Parents b. CT)
Cronk, Chester (Son), 18, At Home, b. MI (Parents b. NY)
Cronk, George (Son), 13, At Home, b. MI (Parents b. NY)
Cronk, William (Son), 12, At Home, b. MI (Parents b. NY)

1884 MICHIGAN CENSUS - HASTINGS TWP., BARRY CO., MI, 14 June 1884
Cronk, Levi (Husband), 67, Farmer, b. NY (Parents b. NY)
CRONK, LUCY (Wife), 56, House Wife, b. NY (Parents b. VT)
Cronk, Chester (Son), 22, Works on Farm, b. MI (Parents b. NY)
Cronk, George (Son), 18, At Home, b. MI (Parents b. NY)
Cronk, Willie (Son), 16, At Home, b. MI (Parents b. NY)

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CERTIFICATE AND RECORD OF DEATH, VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE, LANSING, Certificate No. ?, Registered No. 4 (1900) - LUCY L. CRONK
LUCY L. CRONK (Female-White-Married), died 2 March 1900, in Hastings Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, aged 71 yrs. & 1 mo. Lucy, a House Wife, was first married at 18 yrs. of age and was the mother of 9 children - 6 of whom are living. Lucy was born 2 February 1828, in New York, the dau. of DANIEL CURTIS (b. New York) and LUCY L. CURTIS (b. New York). Lucy was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Barry Co., 4 March 1900. The immediate cause of death was Sc__?__, due to Passive Congestion of Lung & Brains. The personal and family particulars on this Death Certificate was provided by F.H. SHERIFF [son], Vermontville.

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Below, I continue to track DANIEL & SARAH CURTIS, my 3X-gr-grandparents.

1860 U.S. CENSUS, WALWORTH, WAYNE CO., NY, 5 August 1860
CURTIS, DANIEL, 64, Carpenter & Joiner(?), b. CT
CURTIS, SARAH, 55, b. VT
Curtis, Oscar, 16, Farm Laborer, b. NY
NOTE: During the 1850 Census, one of their daughters, EMALINE (CURTIS) BARNHART was living at Marion, Wayne Co., NY