By Tamie Dehler
TERRE HAUTE — This week we have queries again, all involving Sullivan County.
n Robert and Samuel Curry bought land on the same day, June 28, 1817, next door to each other in Curry Township in Sullivan County, Indiana. Robert Curry was the son of James and Ann Curry of Mercer County, Kentucky. Samuel Curry was the son of John Curry of Busseron Township in Knox County, Indiana. Curry Township was supposedly named for a William Curry, who was one of the earliest settlers in that area. Robert was born Jan. 4, 1786, in Mercer County, Ky. He married Jane Thompson about 1830 after his first wife died. Robert died in Curry Township, Sullivan County, about 1851. His children were Mary J., Elenor R., and Robert B. from his first wife and John F. from his marriage to Jane Thompson. Samuel was born Dec. 22, 1789, in Mercer County, Ky. He married Sarah Watson on March 18, 1813. Samuel died in Curry Township, Sullivan County, on Nov. 27, 1875. Sarah died Apr. 4, 1887. Their children were James P., John S., Thomas F., William, Margaret, Andrew, Martha H., Samuel M., Elizabeth J. and Sarah A. My questions are: 1) Were Samuel and Robert related and how? I suspect they were cousins. John Curry, Samuel’s father, could have been related to either Robert’s father or mother (her maiden name was also Curry). 2) Could William Curry also be a relative? 3) Who was Robert Curry’s first wife? 4) When did she die and where? 5) When did Jane (Thompson) Curry die and where is she buried? 6) When did Robert Curry die and where is he buried? 7) Who did Mary J. Curry marry and when? 8) Who did Elenor R. Curry marry and when? 9) When did Eliza Jane (Nesbit) Curry (wife of John F. Curry) die, and where is she buried? Answers to any of these questions would be appreciated. Please contact Gene Curry, P.O. Box 261, Ione , CA 95640, e-mail gcurry40@yahoo.com.
n I am working on updating some files for Rhoda Crosley Clark of Sullivan County, Indiana. Rhoda’s second marriage, to Johnson Clark, produced quite a few children, four of whom all died within one week of each other, in January 1853. Two of the children were teenagers, two were under the age of 10. I find this information incredible and hard to imagine. Here in California in the 1880’s we had an epidemic of Diptheria. I am wondering if something similar happened in Sullivan County, Indiana in 1853. Any information on why these children all died so close together would sure be helpful. The only source I have for this particular data is an entry from WFT Vol, 13, and quite honestly, do not trust this as being accurate. Please contact Martha A. Crosley Graham at e-mail marthagra@gmail.com.
n I am looking for any information about Matthew Eaton, born 1822-1825 in Indiana. He married a Cynthia Johnson about 1838 in Indiana. I have been able to establish that they were living in Greene and Sullivan counties between census years 1850 to 1870. They appear in the 1880 St. Francois County, Missouri, census living with their daughter’s family: Johan Armin and head of household Willis G. Armin. Their son, Aron Eaton and his wife Sarah Hayes Eaton and family also moved from Indiana to Missouri and are also living in St. Francois County. The 1880 census shows that Matthew Eaton’s father and mother were both born in Indiana. I am trying to find out who Matthew’s parents were. I am aware of the courthouse fire that occurred in Sullivan County in the 1850s. I would be grateful for any information or suggestions to what appears to be a dead end. Please contact Phil Eaton at e-mail flipper167449@yahoo.com.
