Cornelia Jane ⁸ BIGELOW

Curtiss Family
No IDs but Corneila and James in Front
small boy between Sterling
In back (l-r): James Russell, Stuart Bigelow, and Eilah Cornelia

15337.921 Cornelia Jane ⁸ BIGELOW, daughter of Calvin D. ⁷ ( Cornelius ⁶ ( Noah ⁵, Cornelius ⁴, Samuel ³, Samuel ², John ¹) and Harriet (SHAW) BIGELOW, was born at Shepherd, Isabella co, MI on 03 May 1867 according to family records. She was married on 27 June 1888 to James Peter Curtiss who was born 24 May 1853 at South Albany, NY. He was the son of Waldo and Margaret (McHugh) Curtis. Some records give the surname (Curtiss). They lived all their lives in Isabella co. James died at Shepherd on 15 December 1932 and Cornelia there on 05 January 1938 (aged 70). Both are buried at Salt River cemetery.

Children of James and Cornelia (Bigelow)Curtiss:

15337.9211 Stuart Bigelow Curtiss, b 07 Oct 1889 Sheperd, MI; d 07 Oct 1967; m 10 July 1913 Elva Kern at Mt. Pleasant, MI.(1889-1975); 1 child known: Arlo Kern Curtiss (1926-2001)

15337.9212 Eilah Cornelia Curtiss, b 21 Mar 1891 Winn, Isabella co, MI; d 14 Oct 1962 Bay City, Bay co, MI; m 11 Jan 1916 Herman W. Moening( -1960) 6 children known

15337.9213t James Russell Curtiss, b 23 Aug 1893 Sheperd; d 14 Mar 1981 (aged 87) Alma, Gratiot County, MI ; m 25 Jan 1916 Hazel May Thomas. 9 children; (see below)

15337.9212 infant girl, b and d 11 Aug 1899.

15337.9213 J. Sterling Curtiss, b 31 July 1902 Sheperd; d 21 Nov 1961 (aged 59) Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, MI; m 18 Dec 1923 Opal Eunice Dexter (1905-1979) 6 children known;

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 383;
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 95;
cemetery records;
correspondence.
Find a Grave
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James and Hazel May (Thomas) Curtiss

15337.9213 James Russell "Cappy" ⁹ Curtiss, b 23 Aug 1893 Sheperd; d 14 Mar 1981 (aged 87) Alma, Gratiot County, MI; m 25 Jan 1916 Hazel May Thomas at Adrian, Lenawee co, MI, b 25 Mar 1898 Shepherd, MI, dau of George Calvin and Geneva (Bush) Thomas; Hazel died 14 May 1986 (aged 89) Alma, Gratiot County, MI. James was a farmer also worked at Dow Chemical.

Children of James Russell and Hazel (Thomas) Curtiss:

15337.92131 Russell James Curtiss, b 04 Nov 1917 Shepherd, MI; d 13 June 1945 Mindinao, Philipines?; WWII; unmarried;

15337.92132 Maxine Pearl Curtiss, b 06 June 1919 Shepherd, MI; d _____ ; m 19 Sept 1943 Robert Gillett at Houserville, MI;

15337.92133 Harriett Emily Curtiss, b 06 May 1922 Alma, MI; d _____ ; m 14 Feb 1943 Edwin Ross at St. Louis, MI;

15337.92134 Betty Jane Curtiss, b 01 May 1924 Sheperd; d 14 Sept 1944 Saginaw, MI; unmarried;

15337.92135 Wanda May Curtiss, b 30 Apr 1925 Sheperd; d _____ ; m 06 Apr 1943 Herbert McNeill at Ithica, MI;

15337.92136 John Wesley Curtiss, b 11 Nov 1927 Sheperd; d _____ ; m (1) 20 Jan 1950 Patricia Leposky; m (2) Helen Van Ella Hamlin;

15337.92137 Robert L. Curtiss, b 30 Sept 1930 Sheperd; d _____ ; m (1) 22 June 1952 Shirley Shoe; m (2) Virginia Bakken;

15337.92138 Billy Eugene Curtiss, b 16 Aug 1932 Sheperd; d _____ ; m 04 Nov 1950 Elsie Graham at Shepherd, MI;

15337.92139 Barbara Ann Curtiss, b 25 May 1934; d ____ ; m 13 Oct 1951 Gaylon Koutz at Springfield, TN;

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Hazel and James: Salt River Cemetery; Shepherd, Isabella County, MI

Cornelia and James: Salt River Cemetery; Shepherd, Isabella County, MI

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