Fred Percival Curtis b. 13 SEP 1852 New York d. 21 MAR 1929 : Curtis / Colyer family of Somerset Kentucky

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Birth	13 Sep 1852	New York [2]
Gender	Male
Died	21 Mar 1929
Person ID	I0384	Curtis Family of Somerset Ky
Last Modified	01 Jan 2020

Father	John Thurston Curtis, b. 5 Aug 1824, Duanesburg, NY , d. 6 May 1909, somerset, Kentucky
Mother	Julia Ann Ackley, b. 19 Sep 1830, New Hampshire , d. 8 Aug 1899, somerset, Kentucky
Married	Oct 1851
Family ID	F043	Group Sheet

Family Juey Angelina Reynolds, b. 30 Oct 1861, Kentucky , d. 28 Mar 1937

Married 19 Dec 1878 Lincoln County KY; likely District 69 near Waynesburg,KingsMountain The John Reynolds cemetery north of barnet rd little east of 1878 version Double Springs Baptist Church/cemetery. Likely met at church there, since Curtis family teacher there

Notes

http://genealogytrails.com/ken/lincoln/marriages.html
Lincoln County, KY Marriages

Source: Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records ? 1852-1910.
Microfilm rolls #994027-994058

Submitted by K. Torp

Fred P Curtis abt 1852 July E Reynolds abt 1861 19 Dec 1878

Children

	1. Edna C. Curtis, b. 4 Jan 1881, d. 8 Sep 1882, Waynesburg, KY
>	2. Grace D. Curtis, b. 18 Apr 1884, d. 04 Apr 1974, Bradenton, FL
>	3. Fred M. Curtis, b. 20 Mar 1890, d. 13 Feb 1957
>	4. Edgar A. Curtis, b. 18 Apr 1892, d. 14 Mar 1936
>	5. William C. Curtis, b. 27 Sep 1896, d. Jan 1991

Last Modified 04 Dec 2020

Family ID F044 Group Sheet

Photos		Edna Curtis grave stone Located at back of Double Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg KY. At the time of burial the Double Springs Baptist Church was located at the Cemetery. Her Father Fred Percival Curtis and Grandfather John Thurston Curtis had adjoining farms about 1.5 miles south between what is not hwy 27 and the railroad tracks. Total acreage between the two farms was 300 acres. Fred sold in the late 1880's and evidently moved in to Somerset.
Photos		Chevrolet model from 1919 owned by John Carpenter Curtis. Glenn Curtis, son, standing on running board. John (Jack) Carpenter Curtis, was investor with his brother who founded first Chevrolet dealership in Somerset Ky in 1917 per Fred P Curtis obituary. Chevrolet made it's first production car in 1913.

Documents		1900 census showing Fred Curtis in Somerset Ky You must download and install the special Deju browser plug in from here to read this . showing Fred Purcival Curtis living on Craborchard st. Somerset Ky working as dealer in lumber and grain and his father John Thurston Curtis living with him. Shows son William born in TN confirming what William’s daughter, Mary Jo Curtis, told me of him being born in TN. Status: Located
		Lincoln County District map 1937 This map is to show where District 69 is located that is referenced on the 1880 census Lincoln County showing John T Curtis. Census says was in district 69. This map shows that the district was around Waynesburg KY. See that John T Curtis first grandchild (Edna daughter of Fred P Curtis) is buried in Double Springs Cemetery. Double Springs Baptist church was just south of this cemetery til 1889 per church history
		Deed 1880 John T. Curtis to son Fred Percival Curtis 100 acres of the 300 purchased by John T. Curtis via foreclosure
		1888 land sale deed by Fred Percival Curtis: Waynesburg KY Fred makes good money on sale of 100 acres purchased from father John T Curtis for $100 and sells 8 years later for $1800. Sells to LG Gooch (Louis Green Gooch per findsgrave Lincoln County KY) who was married to cousin Elvira Gooch. Elvira was daughter of Robert Daulton Gooch per findagrave. Robert Daulton Gooch buried at south end of JT Curtis/Fred Curtis farms 1.5 miles south of Waynesburg Ky. Elvira was sister to Hunley Gooch who as GGrandfather to Nashville attorney James C. Gooch.
		DAR presentation found in Norwich NY library on Curtis Family of McDonough NY Status: Located
		1900 Pulaski County Ky census jpg format Fred P Curtis with John T. Curtis on Crab Orchard Street.
		Fred Percival Curtis as Somerset 1st Baptist Church trustee
		1926 transfer deed Monticello Mill from Fred P Curtis to brothers John C Curtis and Charles E Curtis
		Fred P. Curtis death certificate 1929 death, informant John Carpenter Curtis, brother
		Saw Mill operation near Waynesburg KY, believed to be Fred Purcival (FP) Curtis 1885 Interior Journal of Lincoln Count¥ Ky
		Fred Curtis in Somerset Law & Order league 1906 Also mentions completion of street car installation in Somerset. It is reported that by 1925 they ceased, never having been profitable.
		1891 Baptist Sunday School convention Fred Purcival (FP) Curtis family attendance Waynesburg KY Interior Journal of Lincoln Count¥ Ky
		Fred Curtis moves U Drive It car rental and cleaning business Somerset Ky Commonwealth newspaper 10/6/1926; after foreclosure of Central motors Chevrolet dealer located corner of E Mt Vernon and Central Ave. His father Fred P. Curtis had opened Central Motors in 1917 with his son Fred M. Curtis.
		Fred P Curtis Obit From Somerset KY Commonwealth paper 03/27/1929: Somerset Mill, Central Motor Co (Chevrolet)
		funeral Mrs. Fred Curtis
		Auction Fred P Curtis
		Fred P Curtis Central Chevrolet
		Central Motor co Chevrolet at South Central and Market St, Somerset by Fred Curtis
		Fred P Curtis foreclosure on debts of Central Motors Chevrolet dealership 1928
		Curtis U-Drive It advertisement 1927
		Fred P Curtis gives land to McKinney Ky Presbyterian Church I suspect this was act of goodwill in area where Fred and partners had a lumber mill. This from Lincoln County Ky courthouse records
		1879 Waynesburg KY map, Doublespring Baptist Church pastor, Reynolds family extract from https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/559293-reynolds-southern-lincoln-co-ky-from-1789?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q Reynolds family history book. Shows where John Thurston Curtis lived in Waynesburg on map 1879. Evidently renting place he purchased in 1880....see deed this site. Also shows that Doublespring Baptist Church pastor at time was John Singleton ("Sing") Reynolds and that JT Curtis as leader of church signs his eulogy tribute. Since this pastor Reynolds also had a saw mill as indicated in this research, and newspaper accounts 1882 this site show the Reynolds/Curtis saw mill moved to Waynesburg....I suspect JT Curtis in business with pastor or relative of pastor , Juey A Reynolds became his daughter in law by marrying his eldest son, Fred P. Curtis. From Juey obit on this site, shows sister named Bertha. Familysearch website shows Bertha father as Major "T"(Tilden) Reynolds. Major Tilden Reynolds was a cousin to John Singleton("Sing") Reynolds the pastor. So Fred P Curtis married daughter of Major Tilden Reynolds who was cousin to pastor John Singleton Reynolds
		Somerset Mill National Register Historic Places Curtis brothers flour mill constructed about 1907 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes

1900 Kentucky census

Fred P. Curtis Sep 1852 47 New York Lumber & grain Pulaski
Juey A. " w. Oct 1861 38 KY dealer 99-4-70
married 21 years - 5 children - 4 living
Grace D. " d. Apr 1884 16 KY
Fred M. " s. Mar 1890 10 KY
Edgar A. " s. Apr 1892 8 KY
William C. " s. Sep 1896 3 TN
John T. " f. Aug 1824 75 New York
Mother was born in New Hampshire - Father in New York

Mary Jo Curtis (Fred P. granddaughter) stated that at 1896 when son Wil was born in Clinton TN, Fred P. was working with the Southern Railroad getting lumber or making cross-ties for the railroad. The census of 1900 says Fred P. is a Lumber and Grain dealer. See how John T. Curtis , Fred's father is listed as living with them, but also has New York beside his name.

NEWS: Excerpts from The Somerset Journal, 3 December 1920
Mr. F.P. Curtis is suffering very much with erysipelas.
The friends of Captain F.P. Curtis will regret to learn that he is suffering
from an attack of facial erysipelas.
March 1928: newspaper Commonwealth Journal reprint 6/16/18:
Smith Buys Home of Curtis
Mr. Beecher Smith bought the home of Mr. F. B. Curtis, located on Crab Orchard Street, which was sold at a Commissioner's Sale Monday.
He paid $3,325 for the property.
Fred Curtis established the Somerset Ky Central Motor company Chevrolet dealership in 1917 according to his obituary.

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Sources
[S02499] Rachael Curtis(Huntsville, AL) personal genealogy file;.

[S01539] 1900 Kentucky Census.

Fred Percival Curtis[1] 1852 - 1929

Fred Percival Curtis^[1]
1852 - 1929