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21. Name of earliest paternal American ancestor; his residence previous to coming to America; the date of his landing, and where he settled, also name of wife. Did she emigrate with him?

This branch of the Currys moved from Scotland to Tyrone Ireland, because of the famine- date unknown- then to Pennsylvania before the Revolution. Later the family moved to the Chester district of South Carolina

22. Give direct line of descent from paternal ancestor arranged by generations:
[NOTE:-While these ancestral records are not an indispensable part of the biography they are always included when obtainable. The founders of American families with their notable descendants are listed in the Index Volume. If there was more than one wife, name only the one through whom the line descends.]

GENERATION
1st...Samuel Curry...and wife...[[blank]]...

2nd...William Curry 1772-1847,...and wife...Margaret Harbison 1773-1845, moved from Chester South Carolina to Bloomington Indiana in 1821. Buried there

3rd...Samuel Curry 1810-1882...and wife...Sallie Smith 1811-1888 married in Bloomington Ind. buried at Winchester Kansas

4th...William Renwick Curry Feb 14 1836-Aug.30 1911...and wife...Mary M. Curry married Sept 21 1858 Came to Kansas 1868

5th...Thomas Smith Curry July 25 1864...and wife...Margaret Steuart Curry April 27 1870 married July 10 1895

6th...[[blank]]...and wife...[[blank]]...

7th...John Steuart Curry Nov. 14 1897...and wife...[[blank]]...

8th...[[blank]]...and wife...[[blank]]...

9th...[[blank]]...and wife...[[blank]]...

23. State notable facts regarding any of them, such as offices held, public or military services, work accomplished, inventions, etc.

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From the Librarian of the Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society, Columbus, O.—"We have been using for many years the National Cyclopedia of American Biography and have here in our library, the first edition and also the revised edition. We find these volumes not only useful but necessary in our historical research work."

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the unreadable handwritten text become readable once you flip it horizontal. it might've the pen bleeding through or something. does it still count? Nope... that is bleedthrough from the previous page