William King McCurdy

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 25 Mar 1817 - Tennessee
    Christening: 
          Death: 21 Aug 1877 -  ( at age 60) 2
         Burial: in Oliver Cem., Chester, Crawford Co., Arkansas
 Cause of Death: 

Parents
         Father: James McCurdy (1791-1866) 3
         Mother: Jane Henderson (1795-1866) 1 3

Spouses and Children
1. *Mary R. McCurdy (21 Mar 1828 - 22 Aug 1899)
       Marriage: Abt 1841
       Children:
                1. Thomas J. McCurdy (1842-1927)
                2. Manerva Jane McCurdy (1847-1910)
                3. James Harry McCurdy (1849-1916)
                4. Rachel Elizabeth McCurdy (1851-1899)
                5. Mary Isabelle McCurdy (Abt 1854-1932)
                6. Samuel Quate McCurdy (Abt 1858-      )
                7. William M. McCurdy (1863-1916)
                8. John N. McCurdy (1866-1943)
                9. Emiline Odela McCurdy (1869-1937)

Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Washington Co., Arkansas, Prairie Township; Dec 11; pg 779
100/100
William K. McCurdy 33 MW Tn $--- Farmer
Mary " 22 FW Tn
Thomas " 8 MW Ar
Minerva " 4 FW Ar
James " 1 MW Ar </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Ar, Prairie Tsp., p.o. Fayetteville; Aug 2; pg 209
1460/374
William McCurdy 43 MW Tn $300/$400 Farmer
Mary " 34 FW Tn
Thomas " 18 MW Ar
Jane " 14 FW Ar
Harry " 11 MW Ar
Rachel " 9 FW Ar
Mary " 6 FW Ar
Samel " 2 MW Ar </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His father James McCurdy lives at 1432/347, and his brother John McCurdy lives at 1433/348. A cousin James McCurdy (son of Allen) lives at 1458/372. Hezekiah Appleby lives at 1456/370 and two of his sons live next to him.

In 1880 Mary R. McCurdy (59, Tn Tn Tn) is living in Crawford Co., Arkansas in the household of her son Samuel. Mary's two youngest children are also in the household.

MIDDLE NAME:

He is identified as 'King McCurdy' on the death certificate of his daughter Manerva Jane, who is Mary Jane Coleman on the death certificate.

WIVES:

William's wife Mary R. McCurdy was born 21 Mar 1828. William's oldest child was born 22 Aug 1842. If Mary were his mother, she would have been 14 year 5 months old when he was born. She would have married when she was 13. That is unlikely. William probably had another first wife by whom he had only one child. We know nothing about her.
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Sources


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

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 15166770.

3 Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, "Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," 1980, vol 3.


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