Frank Curtiss (1835-1919)

CURTISS

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 4/20/2019 at 13:39:46

Frank Curtiss was born at Shelton, Connecticut, December 4, 1835, and died at Nevada, Iowa, December 11, 1919. He attended public schools and taught some in his early life. In 1860 he removed to near Galena, Illinois, and commenced his farming career. In 1865 he came to Story County, Iowa, and moved onto land of his own in Milford Township. In 1877 he was elected representative and served in the Seventeenth General Assembly. In 1892 he removed to Ames, but in 1893 removed to Nevada. Here he lived and managed farms he had acquired in Story and Polk counties and in northwest Iowa. He was also an importer and breeder of purebred stock. He was the father of Charles F. Curtiss, dean of agriculture of Iowa State College at Ames.

Citation: "Frank Curtiss." The Annals of Iowa 13 (1923), 558-558.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.7194