Betty Jane married Samuel Benton Curtis (son of Dr. Samuel Curtis & Nancy Petty Curtis) on 4 May 1895 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Sam had previously been married to a young lady from England named Sarah Ann Shaw with whom he had two children, Bertha Curtis (who married John Dunbar) and William (Willie). Sarah died of tuberculosis in about 1892. Betty Jane helped raise Bertha and Willie, and together Sam & Betty had nine children, including one boy who died in infancy.
Sam & Betty separated later in life, but did not divorce. Sam is buried at Craegleville Cemetery near Grand Saline.
Visit the Curtis / Fitzgerald Family website at: www.heddins.com.
Betty Jane married Samuel Benton Curtis (son of Dr. Samuel Curtis & Nancy Petty Curtis) on 4 May 1895 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Sam had previously been married to a young lady from England named Sarah Ann Shaw with whom he had two children, Bertha Curtis (who married John Dunbar) and William (Willie). Sarah died of tuberculosis in about 1892. Betty Jane helped raise Bertha and Willie, and together Sam & Betty had nine children, including one boy who died in infancy.
Sam & Betty separated later in life, but did not divorce. Sam is buried at Craegleville Cemetery near Grand Saline.
Visit the Curtis / Fitzgerald Family website at: www.heddins.com.
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Beula Benton Curtis Stanbery
1896–1972
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Viola "Ola" Curtis Weathers
1899–1985
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James "Oliver" Curtis
1903–1929
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Jessie Conley "Con" Curtis
1905–1956
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Lloyd Curtis
1908–1961
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PFC Franklin "Frank" Curtis
1910–1944
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Jeffie Mae Curtis Heddins
1912–1982
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Infant Son Curtis
1915–1915
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Anna Bell "Annie Bell" Curtis Lappe
1917–1980
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