The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Curtis

♂Edward Albert Curtis

Born 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Died 1944, New Guinea.

None of this rests on a record yet - it is what compiled sources say.

Parents

George Albert Curtis 1878–1925 and Edna E. Ashman 1882–1967 their family

Spouses and children

No marriage or children recorded.

Life, as the records tell it

EventWhenWhereHow we know
Birth 22 Oct 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States from a compiled source
Living at
WWII draft registration, Chicago; contact Edna Curtis; 'George Hoffman' also on the card
 27 Jun 1942 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States from a compiled source
Death 22 Mar 1944 New Guinea from a compiled source
Military service
Private, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army, WWII; died of wounds, New Guinea
 . from a compiled source
Burial
Rosehill Cemetery
 . Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States from a compiled source

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

  • Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953 - three index rows: June Elena Curtis b. 29 Jun 1918 (George Curtis 40 x Edna Ashmen); George Thomas Curtis b. 10 Jun 1920 (George A Curtis 42 x Edna Ashman); Edward Albert Curtis b. 22 Oct 1922 (George Curtis 44, b. 1878 Syracuse, New York, x Edna Ashman); all Chicago — Birth
  • Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 - Edward Albert Curtis, registered 27 Jun 1942 Chicago, b. 22 Oct 1922 Chicago; Edna Curtis; George Hoffman (index row) — Birth, Living at
  • Find a Grave memorial 173623339 - PVT Edward A Curtis, Veteran, 22 Oct 1922 - 22 Mar 1944 (aged 21), Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago; bio 'DOW WWII New Guinea, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division' — Death, Military service, Burial

Ancestors in time

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Line of descent

  1. George Albert Curtis 1878–1925
    1. George Day Curtis 1852–1922
      1. Thomas Day Curtis 1824–1896
        1. Waterman Curtis 1793–1859
          1. Jeremiah Curtis 1770–
            1. John Curtis 1746–1790
              1. Zebulon Curtis –1798
              2. Lydia Cole 1709–1776
            2. Mary Filley 1752–1815
              1. William Filley 1709–1756
              2. Abiah Drake Millington 1711–1784
          2. Mary Morton 1768–1816
            1. James Morton 1739–1801
              1. James Morton 1714–1745
              2. Mehitable Churchill 1716–1797
            2. Mary Holmes 1745–
              1. Jonathan Holmes 1709–1787
              2. Mary Waterman 1716–1749
        2. Thirza Day 1802–
          1. Thomas G. Day 1772–1849
            1. Samuel Day
            2. Eunice Fay 1751–1808
          2. Catherine Dey 1773–
      2. Annis Wheaton 1827–1883
        1. Samuel Wheaton 1797–1831
        2. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
          1. Batchelder Sherman 1761–1828
            1. Henry Shearman 1730–1805
              1. Jabez Sherman 1700–1774
              2. Jedidah Hawes 1709–1764
            2. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
              1. James Akin 1706–1804
              2. Amy Fish 1705–1748
          2. Waite Allen 1766–1850
            1. Elisha Allen 1722–1804
              1. Philip Allen 1684–1752
              2. Mary Mosher 1695–1769
            2. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814
    2. not yet known
  2. Edna E. Ashman 1882–1967