Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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GEORGE O. CURTIS

George O. CURTIS, recently proprietor of a livery, food and sale stable at Logan, will form the subject of this notice. He was born in Walworth County, Wisconsin, January 10, 1856, and remained with his parents on the farm until 1886, and then established his livery business. At first he operated the Lusk House barn, beginning april 3, 1886, and changed to his present location in March, 1888.

He was married in Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, January 6, 1880 to Miss Rilla GAYLORD, and they are the parents of one child, Cora, born November 22, 1883. Mrs. CURTIS was born in Spring Prairie, Walworth County, WI, July 24, 1859 and in 1878, with her parents removed to Burlington, that State, where she remained until the date of her marriage. His father, Harvey M. CURTIS, was born in Bridgewater, Oneida County, NY, October 17, 1818, and in 1839, he located in Milwaukee, WI, where he clerked in the general store of L. Ward & Co., one year and was then Deputy Sheriff of Milwaukee County one year, and subsequently removed to Mineral Point, Greene County where he bought lead for L. Ward & Co. After one year in that capacity, returned to Milawukee, and engaged in the lumber business. At the time he was at Mineral Point, lead ore was all carted to Milwaukee. After remaining in the lumber business at Milwaukee for two years, he went to Walworth County, and purchased wild land, which he improved and cultivated until the time of his death, which occurred April 29, 1890.

His wife Eliza A. (SMITH) CURTIS, was born in Jefferson County, NY, March 10, 1825, and she remained at home with her parents until married, and after her husband's death came to Logan, Iowa and is now making it her home with her son George O. They were the parents of three children: Harvey W., born January 15, 1852; George O., January 10, 1856; Anna L., born January 11, 1858, died August 23, 1868.

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