David E. McCurdy 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1815 - Tennessee
    Christening: 
          Death: 1850-1860
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William McCurdy (Abt 1790-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth Cheatham (Abt 1791-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Louisa Jane Appleby (Abt 1821 - 1900-1910)
       Marriage: Abt 1837
       Children:
                1. Margaret Elizabeth McCurdy (1839-1927)
                2. Thomas McCurdy (1840-1926)
                3. Mary McCurdy (Abt 1842-      )
                4. John E. McCurdy (1849-      )
                5. J. S. McCurdy (Abt 1850-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Washington Co., Arkansas, Prairirie Township
David E. McCurdy 10001 -- 1001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20 1
1 20-30 </pre>

He is in the sequence David E. McCurdy, Wm McCurdy, x, x, Sam'l McCurdy, Mathias Brower, Hezekiah Appleby, x, James McCurdy. Wm, Sam'l, and James McCurdy are brothers, and David E. is the son of Wm.

<pre>1850 Eldorado Co., California, Cincinatti & Vicinity; Dec 2; pg 844
5
David E. McCurdy 35 MW Ar $400 Miner </pre>

There are 5 other miners in the household. They all say that their "average daily product" is about $2.50. Almost everyone on the page is a miner.

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Ar, Mars hill Township, p.o. Fayetteville; Jun 20; pg 62
435/30
Thomas McCunly 20 MW Ar Farmer
Margarett " 22 FW Ar
Susan " 25 FW Tn ---/$500
Mary " 18 FW Ar
John " 11 MW Ar </pre>

It seems reasonable to conjecture that Thomas and Margaret are the two children of David E. McCurdy in the 1840 census and that Mary and John are younger siblings. It is not clear who Susan is.

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Ar, Elm Springs Tsp., p.o. Elm Springs; Aug; pg 27
174/179
S. J. McCurdy 50 FW Tn $600/$100 K H
J. E. " 21 MW Ar Farmer
J. S. " 20 FW Ar At home </pre>

J. E. is probably the John who was 11 in 1860. J. B. Appleby (James Barnett, son of Hezekiah) lives at 173/178, and thus we conjecture that David E. McCurdy married a daughter of Hezekiah Appleby. In 1880 the widow is living in Hopkins Co., Texas with her son John E. McCurdy (31, Ar Tn Tn, farmer) as Louisa J. McCurdy (59, Tn Ga Ky). In 1900 she is still living in Hopkins Co. as Jane McCurdy (79, Wd/4/3, Tn Ga Ky). Her maiden name might be Louisa Jane Appleby. The 'S' in 'S. J.' in the 1870 census is clearly an 'S', not an 'L'.
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Sources

1 Mac McCurdy, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: mactex."

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