James McCurdy II

     James was born in 1816 in Path Valley, Metal Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. James married Roxana Smith on 8 March 1838 in Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois. James and Roxanna had children: Anna Elizabeth [12/27/1838-4/04/1922] [m. 9/27/1856 Ceburn B. Snodgrass, Sidney Smith [7/12/1841-4/19/1911] [m. 2/20/1868 Anna Elizabeth Clark & 2^nd. 7/20/1887 Marla Hamilton], Martha Jane [8/17/1843-9/__/1857], John Charles [4/24/1845-8/08/1925] [m. 12/19/1867 Evaline Cowan] & Nancy P. [8/17/1848-3/28/1897] [m. 9/25/1872 Elias S. Clark]. 11 November 1850, James was listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Peoria Township, Peoria County, Illinois. Enumerated in this household were James McCurdy [33 Pennsylvania], children: Anna [11 Illinois], Sidney [8 Illinois], Martha J. [6 Illinois], John [5 Illinois], Nancy [2 Illinois], along with Martha J. Smith [21 Ohio], & John Aldridge [19 Illinois]. James' sister Nancy was listed very close to him on the census.¹ James married 2nd Mary Jane Hanley on 25 February 1852 in Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois.² James and Mary Jane had children: William A. [1853-], Mary Ellen [2/03/1855-6/05/1926] [m. 1879 William Anderson Crawford & 2^nd. A Mr. Kelly], Emma [5/05/1857-6/02/1915] [m. 12/24/1883 Daniel E. Bogart], Viella [7/28/1864-4/03/1942] [m. 2/25/1895 Jonathon Endicott], James Charles [6/03/1869-11/05/1939] [m., Ho12/28/1892 Bertha McCurdy], Homer [1870-1882] & Thomas Elmer [9/02/1873-12/09/1949] [m. 12/31/1900 Lena Agnes Barnes]. 5 June 1860, James and his wife, Mary, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Henderson County, Illinois. Enumerated in this household were James McCurdy [44 Pennsylvania], his wife: Mary J. [39 Ohio], children: Sidney S. [19 Illinois], Charles [14 Illinois], Nancy [12 Illinois], William [7 Illinois], Mary [5 Illinois], & Emma [2 Illinois], along with Hannah Hawley [43 New York].³ 5 June 1870, James and his wife, Mary, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Henderson County, Illinois. Enumerated in this household were James McCurdy [54 Pennsylvania], his wife: Mary J. [38 Ohio], children: Nancy [20 Illinois]. William [18 Illinois]. Mary [14 Illinois], Emma [12 Illinois], Viella [7 Illinois], & James Charles [1 Illinois]. [T12N R4W]⁴ 7 June 1880, James and his wife, Mary, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Bald Bluff, Henderson County, Illinois. Enumerated in this household were James McCurdy [64 Pennsylvania], his wife: Jane [50 Ohio], Emma [23 Illinois], Viella [17 llinois], Charles [11 Illinois], Omer [9 Illinois], Thomas [6 Illinois], Betsy Cowan [70 Ohio Bo], granddaughter: Lulu [6 mos.].⁵ 1 March 1885, James and Mary and his wife, [ROF:Kansas State] were listed on the Kansas State Census. Enumerated in this household were Jas. McCurdy [69 Pennsylvania],
Mary [50 Ohio], Wm. [28 Illinois], Charls. [18 Illinois], Thom. [10 Illinois], Viela [20 Illinois]. James departed this life on Wednesday, 20 September 1893 in Melvern, Osage County, Kansas, at age 77 years. He died while visiting his daughter.⁶