There is a Nelson Curtiss in Ohio in 1920 that is 55, living with wife Matty and FIL
1880 census he is in Ohio/Trumbull/Farmington p7
BIOGRAPHY:
From the Upton History of Trumbull County
JOHN NELSON CURTIS - One of the most prominent and best known business men whose worth and merit graces the history of Trumbull County is to be found n the personnel of John Nelson Curtis, the owner of a beautiful farm in Farmington Township. He is also numbered among the native sons of this township, born on the 5th of September, 1852, a son of Louis and Harriet (Lewis) Curtiss, born respectively on the 22nd of April, 1805 and on the 16th of May, 1811, and a grandson of Ethan and Ann (Sedgewick) Curtiss, from Connecticut, born respectively on the 2nd of February, 1783 and in 1782. His maternal grandparents, Dennis and Jane Leis, were also from Connecticut, and both families moved from there to Brunswick in Medina County, Ohio, in 1808. In 1827, they established their home in Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, where they located in the dense woods, and there began clearing their land and erected log buildings. Mrs. Curtiss was the second white child born in Farmington Township. Louis Curtiss and Harriet Lewis were married on the 3rd of June, 1831, and they then took up their abode on one of his farms in this township, for he owned several here, and was one of the community's most prominent agriculturists. He was a staunch Republican in his political affiliations, and he died on his farm here on the 31st of March, 1874, his wife surviving him until the 26th of October, 1892. Of their family of eleven children, seven are now living ( 1909 ), as follows: Silas, of Farmington township; Nancy, the wife of Elmer Mills, of Nelson township, Trumbull County; John Nelson; Martha A., now Mrs. John Cleland and a resident of Nelson Township; Mary Jane, whose home is with her brother John Nelson; Harriet Ellen, the wife of Albert Morrison, of Farmington; and Alfreda Amelia, the wife of Wesley Rinear, of Cleveland.
John Nelson Curtis received his educational training in the public schools of Farmington township and in the Western Reserve Seminary, and the farm which his father cleared and developed has been his home throughout his life. After his father's death he bought the homestead of one hundred and fourteen acres, fifty acres of which is under cultivation and the remainder is timber and pasture land. The home was built by the father in 1852, a beautiful dwelling of sixteen rooms and supplied throughout with running water. On this farm, Mr. Curtis maintains a large dairy and in engaged in diversified farming and the raising of thoroughbred Holstein cattle, Percheron horses, and Chester White hogs. His politics are Republican, and he has served as the trustee of the township since 1898. He is a member of the Grange and of the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 333 of West Farmington.
On the 16th of January, 1873, Mr. Curtis was married to Victoria M. Symes, a daughter of John and Martha (Hatch) Symes, from Farmington, and the only child of that union is Verna Victoria, who is now the wife of Bert Hart, a farmer in Southington township, Trumbull County. Mrs. Curtis died on November 8, 1875, and on the 1st of May 1877, Mr. Curtis married Nettie Lord, who was born in Vineland, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, February 21, 1853, a daughter of John and Charlotte (Rowland) Lord. John Lord was born in Oneida County, New York, but his parents, William and Mary (Jones) Lord, were born respectively in England and Wales, and coming to America they located in Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and later in Wisconsin. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis are: Vinnie May, born April 10, 1878, is the wife of Milo Thompson, of West Farmington; Freda Maude, born November 2, 1880, died September 26, 1899; Elsie Belle, born December 5, 1882 and died October 26, 1900; Angie Lynn, born September 11, 1884, is the wife of F W Reiter, a mail clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio; and Eva June, born June 11, 1884, is the wife of Fred Estlack, an agriculturist in Farmington Township.
From A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County Ohio. A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People, and its Principal Interests. by Harriet Taylor Upton. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. 1909
CENSUS: 1900 Census Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio Series: T623 Roll: 1325 Page: 83
Curtis, Nelson J., Head, W, M, Sep 1852, 47, M, 23, Ohio, Conn, Ohio
... Nettie, wife, W, F, Feb 1853, 47, M, 23, 5, 4, Ohio, NY, Indiana
...Elsie B., Daughter, W, F, Dec 1892, 17, S, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio
...Eva, Daughter, W, F, Sept 1884, 15, S
... Angie L., Daughter, W, F, Sept 1885, 14, S
... Eva June, Daughter, W, F, Jun 1886, 13, S
DEATH: OBITUARY - from uncited newspaper
DEATH: John Nelson Curtis
DEATH: John Nelson Curtiss, highly-regarded, life-long citizen of Trumbull County, died Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bishop Himmel of Southington. Death was due to the infirmities of age. Mr. Curtiss was born in Farmington Township, Sept. 5, 1852, and was the last of the 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Curtiss.
DEATH: Until his retirement from active work Mr. Curtiss was a farmer. He was a charter member of the West Farmington K. of P. Lodge and is believed to have been the last survivor of the charter roll.
DEATH: Mr. Curtiss is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Himmel, as above; mrs. Angie Rieder, Ashtabula; Mrs. Eva DeMonde, Zanesville; by 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
DEATH: The family will meet friends at the Lawrence Funeral Home in West Farmington from 7:30 to 9 Wednesday evening. The funeral will be held there at 2 pm Thursday. Interment in West Farmington Cemetery.
1880 census he is in Ohio/Trumbull/Farmington p7
BIOGRAPHY:
From the Upton History of Trumbull County
JOHN NELSON CURTIS - One of the most prominent and best known business men whose worth and merit graces the history of Trumbull County is to be found n the personnel of John Nelson Curtis, the owner of a beautiful farm in Farmington Township. He is also numbered among the native sons of this township, born on the 5th of September, 1852, a son of Louis and Harriet (Lewis) Curtiss, born respectively on the 22nd of April, 1805 and on the 16th of May, 1811, and a grandson of Ethan and Ann (Sedgewick) Curtiss, from Connecticut, born respectively on the 2nd of February, 1783 and in 1782. His maternal grandparents, Dennis and Jane Leis, were also from Connecticut, and both families moved from there to Brunswick in Medina County, Ohio, in 1808. In 1827, they established their home in Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, where they located in the dense woods, and there began clearing their land and erected log buildings. Mrs. Curtiss was the second white child born in Farmington Township. Louis Curtiss and Harriet Lewis were married on the 3rd of June, 1831, and they then took up their abode on one of his farms in this township, for he owned several here, and was one of the community's most prominent agriculturists. He was a staunch Republican in his political affiliations, and he died on his farm here on the 31st of March, 1874, his wife surviving him until the 26th of October, 1892. Of their family of eleven children, seven are now living ( 1909 ), as follows: Silas, of Farmington township; Nancy, the wife of Elmer Mills, of Nelson township, Trumbull County; John Nelson; Martha A., now Mrs. John Cleland and a resident of Nelson Township; Mary Jane, whose home is with her brother John Nelson; Harriet Ellen, the wife of Albert Morrison, of Farmington; and Alfreda Amelia, the wife of Wesley Rinear, of Cleveland.
John Nelson Curtis received his educational training in the public schools of Farmington township and in the Western Reserve Seminary, and the farm which his father cleared and developed has been his home throughout his life. After his father's death he bought the homestead of one hundred and fourteen acres, fifty acres of which is under cultivation and the remainder is timber and pasture land. The home was built by the father in 1852, a beautiful dwelling of sixteen rooms and supplied throughout with running water. On this farm, Mr. Curtis maintains a large dairy and in engaged in diversified farming and the raising of thoroughbred Holstein cattle, Percheron horses, and Chester White hogs. His politics are Republican, and he has served as the trustee of the township since 1898. He is a member of the Grange and of the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 333 of West Farmington.
On the 16th of January, 1873, Mr. Curtis was married to Victoria M. Symes, a daughter of John and Martha (Hatch) Symes, from Farmington, and the only child of that union is Verna Victoria, who is now the wife of Bert Hart, a farmer in Southington township, Trumbull County. Mrs. Curtis died on November 8, 1875, and on the 1st of May 1877, Mr. Curtis married Nettie Lord, who was born in Vineland, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, February 21, 1853, a daughter of John and Charlotte (Rowland) Lord. John Lord was born in Oneida County, New York, but his parents, William and Mary (Jones) Lord, were born respectively in England and Wales, and coming to America they located in Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and later in Wisconsin. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis are: Vinnie May, born April 10, 1878, is the wife of Milo Thompson, of West Farmington; Freda Maude, born November 2, 1880, died September 26, 1899; Elsie Belle, born December 5, 1882 and died October 26, 1900; Angie Lynn, born September 11, 1884, is the wife of F W Reiter, a mail clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio; and Eva June, born June 11, 1884, is the wife of Fred Estlack, an agriculturist in Farmington Township.
From A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County Ohio. A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People, and its Principal Interests. by Harriet Taylor Upton. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. 1909
CENSUS: 1900 Census Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio Series: T623 Roll: 1325 Page: 83
Curtis, Nelson J., Head, W, M, Sep 1852, 47, M, 23, Ohio, Conn, Ohio
... Nettie, wife, W, F, Feb 1853, 47, M, 23, 5, 4, Ohio, NY, Indiana
...Elsie B., Daughter, W, F, Dec 1892, 17, S, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio
...Eva, Daughter, W, F, Sept 1884, 15, S
... Angie L., Daughter, W, F, Sept 1885, 14, S
... Eva June, Daughter, W, F, Jun 1886, 13, S
DEATH: OBITUARY - from uncited newspaper
DEATH: John Nelson Curtis
DEATH: John Nelson Curtiss, highly-regarded, life-long citizen of Trumbull County, died Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bishop Himmel of Southington. Death was due to the infirmities of age. Mr. Curtiss was born in Farmington Township, Sept. 5, 1852, and was the last of the 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Curtiss.
DEATH: Until his retirement from active work Mr. Curtiss was a farmer. He was a charter member of the West Farmington K. of P. Lodge and is believed to have been the last survivor of the charter roll.
DEATH: Mr. Curtiss is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Himmel, as above; mrs. Angie Rieder, Ashtabula; Mrs. Eva DeMonde, Zanesville; by 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
DEATH: The family will meet friends at the Lawrence Funeral Home in West Farmington from 7:30 to 9 Wednesday evening. The funeral will be held there at 2 pm Thursday. Interment in West Farmington Cemetery.
- 5 Sep 1852 - Birth - ; Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio
- 1900 - Census - ; Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio
- 26 Sep 1938 - Death - ; West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio
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PARENT (M) Lewis Curtiss | |||
Birth | 22 Nov 1805 | , , Connecticut | |
Death | 31 Mar 1874 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 2 Jun 1831 | to Harriet Lewis | |
Father | Ethan A. Curtis Jr. | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Harriet Lewis | |||
Birth | 16 May 1811 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 26 Oct 1892 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 2 Jun 1831 | to Lewis Curtiss | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | Nancy Bartholomew | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Harriet Ellen Curtis | ||
Birth | 2 Feb 1847 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 27 Jul 1922 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 19 Oct 1866 | to Harriet Ellen Curtis | |
F | Alfreda Amelia Curtis | ||
Birth | 9 Apr 1849 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 21 Jul 1917 | Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio | |
M | Nelson John Curtis | ||
Birth | 5 Sep 1852 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 26 Sep 1938 | West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 1 May 1877 | to ? at Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 16 Jan 1873 | to Victoria Mary Symes |
PARENT (M) Nelson John Curtis | |||
Birth | 5 Sep 1852 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 26 Sep 1938 | West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 1 May 1877 | to ? at Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 16 Jan 1873 | to Victoria Mary Symes | |
Father | Lewis Curtiss | ||
Mother | Harriet Lewis | ||
PARENT (U) ? | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Freda Maude Curtis | ||
Birth | 2 Nov 1880 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 26 Sep 1899 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
F | Elsie Belle Curtis | ||
Birth | 14 Dec 1882 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 22 Oct 1900 | West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
F | Angie Lynn Curtis | ||
Birth | 11 Sep 1884 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | |||
F | Vinna May Curtis | ||
Birth | 10 Apr 1878 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 19 Apr 1925 | Warren, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 7 Sep 1897 | to Milo David Thompson at , Trumbull, Ohio |
PARENT (M) Nelson John Curtis | |||
Birth | 5 Sep 1852 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 26 Sep 1938 | West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 1 May 1877 | to ? at Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 16 Jan 1873 | to Victoria Mary Symes | |
Father | Lewis Curtiss | ||
Mother | Harriet Lewis | ||
PARENT (F) Victoria Mary Symes | |||
Birth | 27 Jul 1852 | Orwell, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death | 11 Nov 1875 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Marriage | 16 Jan 1873 | to Nelson John Curtis | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Verna Victoria Curtis | ||
Birth | 27 Apr 1875 | Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio | |
Death |
1 Nelson John Curtis b: 5 Sep 1852 d: 26 Sep 1938
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2 Freda Maude Curtis b: 2 Nov 1880 d: 26 Sep 1899
2 Elsie Belle Curtis b: 14 Dec 1882 d: 22 Oct 1900
2 Angie Lynn Curtis b: 11 Sep 1884
2 Vinna May Curtis b: 10 Apr 1878 d: 19 Apr 1925
+ Milo David Thompson b: 29 Jun 1877 d: 5 Jan 1940
+ Victoria Mary Symes b: 27 Jul 1852 d: 11 Nov 1875
2 Verna Victoria Curtis b: 27 Apr 1875