Husband James Donnel McCurdy 1
Born: 2 Nov 1831 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died: 21 Sep 1875 - Washington Co., Ar 2
Buried: - Mt. Comfort Cem., Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas
Father: Allen McCurdy (Abt 1808-1837)
Mother: Elizabeth Herrin ( - )
Marriage: 22 Nov 1854 - Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas 3 4
Wife Judah Ann Kifer 5
Born: 19 Jun 1834 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died: 2 Aug 1927 - Hot Springs, NM
Buried: 3 Aug 1927 - Hot Springs Cem., Sierra Co., NM
Father: Martin Kifer (1811-1896) 6
Mother: Rachael Claybough (Abt 1811-1860/1870)
Other Spouse: A. J. Scott ( - ) - 3 May 1883 - Denton Co., Texas 7
Children
1 F Mary Jane McCurdy 8
Born: 2 Aug 1855 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 23 Jan 1942 - Deming, Luna Co., NM 9
Buried: - Mountain View Cem., Deming, Luna Co., NM
Spouse: Thomas Columbus Collins (1850-1878) 10
Marr: 19 Mar 1871 - Washington Co., Arkansas 11 12
Spouse: John Green Weaver (1857-1932)
Marr: 26 Apr 1883 - Fannin Co., Texas 13
2 M Martin Allen McCurdy 14
Born: 12 May 1857 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 8 Jun 1930 15
Buried: - Mount Olivet Cem., Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Spouse: Rhodia Cox (Abt 1857-1879)
Marr: 1 Nov 1877 - Washington Co., Arkansas 16
Spouse: Martha Arena "Ricky" Weaver (1867-1949)
Marr: 3 Mar 1881 - Fannin Co., Texas 17
3 M David Albert McCurdy 14
Born: 21 Jul 1859 - Arkansas
Christened:
Died: 7 Jan 1936 18
Buried: - Oakland Cem., Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas
Spouse: Mary C. Nash (1859- )
Marr: 1 Jan 1879 - Denton Co., Texas 7 14
Spouse: Jewell Cunningham (1879- )
Marr: Abt 1906
4 M William Thomas McCurdy 14
Born: 16 Jan 1861 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 23 Jan 1933 - Crosbyton, Crosby Co., Tx 19
Buried: - Crosbyton Cem., Crosby Co., Texas
Spouse: Cordelia Jane Hathaway (1868-1936) 14
Marr: 22 Sep 1886 - Denton Co., Texas 14 17
5 F Lee Anna "Annie" McCurdy 14
Born: 24 Jun 1863 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 17 Jun 1920 - Roswell, Chaves Co., NM 20
Buried: - South Park Cem., Roswell, Chaves Co., NM
Spouse: Daniel Boone Hamilton (1858-1935) 14
Marr: 16 Oct 1879 - Denton Co., Texas 7
6 M Charles Samuel McCurdy 14
Born: 13 Dec 1866 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 31 Dec 1928 - Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas 21
Buried: - Dido, Tarrant Co., Texas
Spouse: Nancy Rachel Patterson (1873-1954) 14
Marr: 1 Jan 1890 - Collin Co., Texas 14 17
7 M Jacob Rufus "Rufe" McCurdy 14
Born: 15 Feb 1869 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 19 Mar 1946 - Amarillo, Texas 22
Buried: - Llano Cem., Amarillo, Randall Co., Texas
Spouse: Willa Estella McCurdy (1876-1942) 14
Marr: 14 Mar 1893 - Denton Co., Texas 14
8 M James Donald McCurdy 14
Born: 4 Dec 1875 - Prairie Grove, Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 11 Nov 1947 23
Buried: - Memorial Gardens Cem., Hot Springs, Garland Co. Arkansas
Spouse: Sarah Ellen Owens (1879- ) 14
Marr: 26 Aug 1896 - Denton Co., Texas 14 24
General Notes: Husband - James Donnel McCurdy
CENSUS:
In 1840 James Donnel is probably in the household of his uncle Wilson McCurdy. In 1850 he is not findable.
<pre>1860 Washington Co., Ar, Prairie Tsp., p.o. Fayetteville; Aug 2; pg 209
1458/372
James McCurdy 28 MW Tn $600/$400 Farmer
Ann " 26 FW Tn
Mary " 4 FW Ar
Allen " 3 MW Ar
David " 1 MW Ar </pre>
He is not in the Slave Schedule. His uncle James McCurdy lives at 1432/347. His cousin John McCurdy lives at 1433/348, and another cousin William McCurdy lives at 1460/374. Hezekiah Appleby lives at 1456/370 and two of his sons live next to him.
<pre>1880 Denton Co., Texas, Precinct No. 6, ED 108; June 1; pg 2
14/14
Juda McCurdy 46 W Tn Tn Tn Keeping house
Mary Collins 25 dau W Ar Tn Tn
Martin McCurdy 23 son W Ar Tn Tn Farmer
Thomas " 19 son S Ar Tn Tn Farm labor
Charles " 13 son S Ar Ar Tn At school
Rufus " 11 son S Ar Ar Tn At school
James " 4 son Ar Ar Tn
George Collins 7 gr-son Ar Va Ar At school
Neal " 4 gr-son Ar Tn Ar
Thomas " 2 gr-son Ar Ky Ar </pre>
Her son David McCurdy lives at 11/11. Her daughter Lee Annie and her husband Daniel B. Hamilton live at 2/2.
In 1920 Mrs. J. A. McCurdy (85, Tn Tn Tn, Wd) is living in Haskell Co., Texas in the household of her youngest son James D. McCurdy.
NAME:
His name was probably Donald but 'Jas. Donnel McCurdy' is on his tombstone.
DEATH and MIGRATION:
It is clear from Mary Jane McCurdy's description of her father's death on page 26 in Unbroken Circle that they were still living in Washington Co., Arkansas at the time of his death. She was expecting the birth of her second child. She says,
"By the time Pa died, the boys had grown up and they all thought they could do better in Texas. They had made their plans to go before Pa left us, but they didn't leave Arkansas until they had made one more crop. My oldest brother, Martin, married one day and started with his bride and the rest of my family the next day. They went to Lebanon, Collin Co., Texas where they stayed for two years. They rented a hundred acre farm and put most of it in cotton, although they raised corn and some vegetables."
Martin married in November 1877 and his father died in September 1875, so they stayed in Arkansas longer than Mary Jane indicated. When they did leave for Texas, only Mary Jane and her husband Thomas Columbus Collins remained in Arkansas. His family lived in Washington Co.
By the time of the 1880 census in June, the family had left Collin Co. and had moved to Denton Co., Martin was a widower, Mary Jane was a widow, and both were living at home with their widowed mother and most (all but two) of their siblings. David and Lee Annie had recently married in Denton Co. and were living close to their mother.
CHILDREN:
On page 1 in Unbroken Circle Mary Jane says that she is the eldest of 10 children. The census reveals 8, so one assumes that 2 died in childhood.
MARRIAGE:
On page 1 in Unbroken Circle Mary Jane says "My father James Donald McCurdy, and my mother was married November 22, 1854 in Fayetteville." A footnote says that marriage records indicate 12 November 1854. A book of transcribed marriage records and the original record that can be seen at ancestry.com both say 12 October 1854.
Benjamin M. Routh, a regular ordained minister of the gospel of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church states that he married James D. McCurdy, aged 23, and Juda Ann Kifer, aged 21, both of Washington Co., on October 12, 1854.
General Notes: Wife - Judah Ann Kifer
My mother knew her as Grandma Scott. Her grave in the Hot Springs Cemetery was probably marked by a field stone of some sort. I have heard the story from my mother that Grandma Scott's daughter Mary Jane Weaver in the later years of her life felt sad and troubled by the fact that she could not remember the location in the cemetery where her mother was buried.
