Charles Edgar Curtis b. 24 MAY 1830 d. 8 FEB 1865 starved to death while prisoner of war in Salisbury NC: Curtis / Colyer family of Somerset Kentucky

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Birth	24 May 1830
Gender	Male
Died	8 Feb 1865	starved to death while prisoner of war in Salisbury NC
Person ID	I0430	Curtis Family of Somerset Ky
Last Modified	08 Jul 2007

Father	Seth Curtis, b. 7 May 1792, Duanesburg, NY , d. 18 Apr 1880, Seth is buried in Union Cemetery McDonough NY
Mother	Anna Fitts, b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 19 May 1876, buried Union Cemetary, McDonough, NY
Family ID	F057	Group Sheet

Family Mariah Gibson, b. 28 Aug 1832, Greene, NY , d. 9 Mar 1882

Married 12 Sep 1852

Children

	1. Henry G. Curtis, b. 15 Oct 1853, d. 28 Aug 1869, McDonough, NY
>	2. Charles C. Curtis, b. 18 Jun 1857, d. 1920
	3. Jacob Albert Curtis, b. 19 Sep 1858, d. 16 Jun 1884
	4. Emily M. Curtis, b. 23 Dec 1860, d. 23 Aug 1869

Family ID F109 Group Sheet

Photos		Civil War memorial in McDonough NY 1 Civil War memorial in McDonough NY that has Charles Curtis listed as having died in service. Charles was the son of Seth Curtis and brother to John Thurston Curtis, who migrated to KY from NY. Status: Located
		Civil War memorial in McDonough NY 2 Civil War memorial in McDonough NY that has Charles Curtis listed as having died in service. Charles was the son of Seth Curtis and brother to John Thurston Curtis, who migrated to KY from NY. Status: Located
		Charles C. Curtis in McDonough NY Man standing facing camera is believed to be Charles C. Curtis in McDonough NY who was son of Charles E. Curtis (the civil war soldier who died in Salisbury NC as prisoner of war in Feb 1865) Photo obtained from Arlene Hull of Cincinnatus NY his granddaughter on my visit with her October 2006. Status: Located
		Charles E. Curtis Charles E. Curtis, brother to John Thurston Curtis, who died in 1865 as prisoner of war in Civil War. This photo obtained from Arlene Hull in Cincinnatus NY who is his great granddaughter. Status: Located

Documents		Letter from War Dept in 1903 concerning Charles Curtis Letter from War Dept in 1903 concerning Charles Curtis who died in Civil War and his related pension info. Original letter in possession of Arlene Gardner Hull in Cincinnatus NY in 2006 Status: Located
		Charles Curtis 1865 Newspaper listing Civil War casualties 1865 Newspaper listing Civil War casualties showing Charles Curtis (son of Seth Curtis) as having died. (Thanks to Donald Hull Jr. of Cincinnatus, NY for this document) Status: Located
		Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address Interesting read to give one sense of the civil war times
		Thurston Genealogies From Harvard libarary, shows Seth Curtis and his descendants including John Thurston Curtis. Reveals source of sibling names such as Carpenter, James, Harvey, Edmund etc. Shows occupation of John Thurston Curtis and brother in D.C. Edmund Bostwick Curtis. Shows that mother, Anna Fitts Curtis died 1876 and that by 1878 children had left McDonough NY for other locations.

Notes

misc notes not sure same Charles
Town of Norwich
MARRIAGES reported on 1865 Census, June 1, 1864 - June 1, 1865
1st Election Dist.

CURTIS, Charles, 27, single, was married on April --, 1865 to SHIPPEY,

Per telephone conversation with Mrs. Arlene Gardner Hull (great-grandfather was this Charles E. Curtis) she said her mother told her that when Charles E. Curtis died, he was a "sawyer" ( worked in saw mill) and also a "cooper" ---someone in business of making barrels.

Soldier in Civil War Co. B 90th regt. NYV. he ws taken prisoner in the Battle of Cedar Creek VA. Died of starvation in Salisbury NC prison.

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