Wilson Appleby McCurdy 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1816 - Tennessee
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: David McCurdy (Abt 1769-1834) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Appleby (Abt 1770-1845) 2
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rhoda Elzira Tomerlin (Abt 1825 -       ) 3 
       Marriage: Abt 1843
       Children:
                1. William McCurdy (Abt 1844-      )
                2. Mary McCurdy (Abt 1846-      )
                3. Franklin McCurdy (Abt 1848-      )
                4. James McCurdy (Abt 1850-      )
                5. John McCurdy (Abt 1851-      )
                6. Robert McCurdy (Abt 1853-      )
                7. Nancy McCurdy (Abt 1854-      )
                8. Samuel McCurdy (Abt 1859-      )
                9. Anna McCurdy (Abt 1861-      )
                10. Albert McCurdy (Abt 1866-      )
                11. Sarah McCurdy (Abt 1869-      )
                12. William McCurdy (Abt 1869-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Washington Co., Arkansas, Prairirie Township
Wilson McCurdy 01001 -- 000000001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
1 5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70 1 </pre>

The older female is presumably his widowed mother, and the boy 5-10 is probably James Donnel McCurdy, son of his deceased brother Allen.

<pre>1850 Washington Co., Arkansas, Prairie Township; Dec 7; pg 773
65/65
Wilson McCurdy 34 MW Tn $--- Farmer
Rhoda " 25 FW Al
William " 6 MW Ar
Mary " 4 FW Ar
Franklin " 2 MW Ar </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Ar, Mars hill Tsp., p.o. Fayetteville; June 21; pg 67
464/54
William McCurdy 44 MW Tn ---/$200 Farmer
Rhoda " 36 FW Tn
William " 16 MW Ar
Mary " 13 FW Ar
Franklin " 12 MW Ar
James " 10 MW Ar
John " 9 MW Ar
Robert " 7 MW Ar
Nancy " 6 FW Ar
Samuel " 10/12 MW Ar </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Carroll Co., Ar, Prairie Township, p.o. Berryville; Aug 3; pg 12
83/85
Wilson McCurdy 54 MW Tn ---/$205 Farmer
Rhoda " 45 FW Al
Robert " 17 MW Ar
Matilda " 15 FW Ar
Samuel " 11 MW Ar
Anna " 9 FW Ar
Albert " 4 MW Ar
Sarah " 1 FW Ar
William " 1 MW Ar </pre>

His eldest son William lives at 84/86.

MIDDLE NAME:

The death certificate of William David McCurdy, who died 29 Dec 1921 in Blanket, Brown Co., Texas says that his father was Wilson Appleby McCurdy, born in Tennessee and that his mother was Rhoda Elzira Tomblen, born in Alabama.
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Sources

1 Julius Augustus McCurdy, "The McCurdy's of Stone Mountain, Georgia," 1979, pg 23.

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

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

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