Below are various notes and
sources on people and old St. Louis not included in
"The Orphans". I expanded my research trying to link the
Curtis/Orr's in some way to the people closely associated with
the families. So far to no avail. But I do hope that this
material may prove useful to some other researcher, and I
will update this page as my work progresses.
Current surnames mentioned are Abadie,
Blood, Bolling, Bremond, Curtis, Davis, Dousett, Edson,
Fisk, Garrison, Hale, Kirkland, det Languedoc, dit Laviolette,
Mersereau, Noye, Retalack, Roper, Siegrist, Snow, Strobridge,
Story, Vandervoort.
ABADIE
MARRIAGE - Eugene
S S ABADIE on 16 Jun 1870 by Rev F. G. Robert to Mary
Louisa SNOW (late Robert S.) at her mothers house. New YorK
& Philadelphia pc.
(Source: Book "Missouri Marriages in the News",
Vol II, 1866-1870, by Lois Stanley. et al)
BLOOD
Charles Emerson
(C. E.) BLOOD of Collinsville, IL., born 01 Mar 1810 in
Mason Twp., Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, s/o Reuben F. BLOOD
and Relief WHITING Blood. He was a congregational minister
and was part of the effort at the time of the Missouri Compromise to settle
like minded New Englanders in Kansas to off-set the large numbers of slavery
minded settlers being recruited from the South. He served as minister
to the "free-staters" in the town of Manhatten until 1861. (Source: LDS and page 65 of "The Story of the Bloods"
by Roger D Harris, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, MA 1960))
Phoebe
BLOOD Curtis born 14 Jan 1814 in Charlston., Worchester County,
MA, d/o Jacob BLOOD and Phoebe EDDY Blood. 1843 married
Harvey CURTIS M.D. in Charlston, Worchester County, MA. Family was in
MA in 1837 when daughter Jane was born, and in IL in 1844 when daughter Clarissa
was born; finally settling in Fillmore, Fillmore County, MN.
(Note: C. E. Blood & Phoebe
Blood were first cousins, their fathers being son's of Richard BLOOD
and Mary THOMPSOM. This LDS info has not been verified.)
(Source: LDS and
"The Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, MA, Born c. 1650" compiled
by Harold E. Curtis)
1850 CENSUS - IL., Madison County, Collinsville,
page 536 (12 Oct 1850).
C. E. Blood, age 40, male
Mary B., age 35, female
Edward Vandervoort, age 8, male
William Curtis, age 9, male
Matilda Hoffman, age 19, female
(Note: This is the only information that the
census taker entered for this household)
BURIALS/CEMETARIES
Oak Hill Cemetary, Big Bend Road, Kirkwood,
MO W. H. Curtis 17 Jul 1904 Age 63 years
John Curtis
12 Apr 1904 Age 19 years
(Source: Book
"Old Cemetaries of St. Louis Co., Mo", Vol 1)
(Note: I have not verified
that this is William H. Curtis, son of Harvey R. Curtis,
but the dates make the year of birth 1841, which is correct.)
Oakwood Cemetary,
Parsons, KS Henry
D. Mersereau (22 Jun 1815 - 08 Apr 1903)
Emily M. Mersereau
(11 Jul 1821 - 31 Oct 1881)
(Source: Transcription
by Dianne Dousette)
Forest Home Cemetary,
Milwaukee, WI
M. S. Edson is buried in Lot 6, Block 16,
Section 16. The others buried in the lot are William
F. Edson, Fanny H. Storey, Asa Storey, Philip K. Davis
child of Jonathan M. Davis, Eunice Lee Story, Fannie
J. Davis, Horace G. Story and Sara E. Fisk. The graves
were purchased on April 24, 1860. A monument was purchased
and placed on the lot. All of the graves have footstones
except for the child of J. M. Davis. There are still two
graves unused in ther lot. Records state that Martha S. Edson
was born 04 Sep 1820 and died 0n 02 Jan 1912, with burial taking
place on 05 Jan, and that William F. Edson was born in 1812 and
died on 26 Apr 1860.
(Source: Records
of Forest Home Cemetary researched by Bob Gartz)
(Note: Edson Genealogical Association
gives William F. Edson's year of birth as 1811.)
Where is
St.Paul's Presbyterian Cemetary, St. Louis, MO?
A/K/A the old Prysbyterian
Cemetary West of the city. Coffins reportedly found
during St. Louis construction. "Similar incidents were
reported during construction of cellars in the area from 18th
Street to several blocks west, bounded on the south by Washington
and on the north by Biddle. This had been the site of the Old
Presbyterian Cemetery. Following the opening of Bellefontaine,
many of the old graves had been moved. But not all.
(Source:: Article "UNEARTHING
THE PAST" by Janet Keller. The Case of the Disappearing
Cemeteries. St. Louis Home Magazine, March 1984, updated
February 1989. "St. Louis County Library FV #12, Local History")
(Note: Bellefontaine Cemetary
opened in 1849 due the St. Louis cemetaries filling up because
of the cholera epidemic.)
ST. LOUIS CITY DIRECTORY Follow this link for my page of transriptions
for many of these individuals for the years 1836/1837 through 1870.
CURTIS
Charles
R. Curtis - Funeral Notice: Died-In Jonesboro,
Ill, Sunday, September 30th, 1894. Aged 47 years, 9
months and 10 days. Funeral Services at family residence
at 2 o'clock, P.M. Monday, October 1. Internment at Jonesboro
Cemetary. Friends of the family invited to attend.
(Source: Funeral
Notice in possession of Ransom H. Curtis)
MARRIAGE NOTICE
- Charles R. CURTIS of New Haven, MO in Anna, IL 21 Feb
1870 to Anna C. DAVIE (Dan S.) at his home.
(Source: Book "Missouri Marriages in the News",
Vol II, 1866-1870, by Lois Stanley. et al)
Emily M. Curtis born 11 Jul 1821 in Cape
Girardeau. MO
(Source: Family Bible
of J. Barry Gooch)
Harvey CURTIS M.D. born 11 Jan 1810 probably
in Thompson, Windham County, Conn. Married Phoebe BLOOD on 26 Mar
1834 in Charlston, Worchester County, MA.
(Source: "The Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, MA,
Born c. 1650" compiled by Harold E. Curtis))
EDSON
William F.
Edson born 1811 in Randolph Center, Orange County,
VT. Married Martha N. STOREY on 06 Aug 1844 at same.
Martha N. Storey was born 04 Sep 1820 at same.
Martha's parents were Asa STORY and Fanny FISK
. A note "lived in St. Louis, MO" and he was the pilot
of a Mississippi River steamboat. There were no children.
William F. Edson's sister
Susan Edson married L. J. GARRISON
in 1844 and lived in St. Louis. The children of L. J.
and Susan Garrison were William, Olivia, Elizabeth and Tappan.
He also had a sister Mary Ann Edson STROBRIDGE
and a brother Robert Stewart Edson (1804-1867), husband
of Fannie Roper .
(Source: Email
coorespondence with Edson Genealogical Association)
GARRISON
Cornelius Kirkland Garrison
(1809-1885), s/o Oliver GARRISON (1778-1840)
and Catherine Mahala Schuylar KIRKLAND , married Mary
Noye RETALACK in 1831. Child was Catherine Mahala
GARRISON, born in Pittsburg. PA. Family arrived in St. Louis
in 1833.
(Source: LDS and "The Book of Missourians",
1906, Edited by M. L. Van Nada, Page 411)
DEATH
NOTICE - Cornelius K. Garrison son of Oliver and Louisa C., 07 Dec, 1847 se 13 m
20 d. Buried Bissell cemetary.
(Source: Book "More Death Records from Missouri
Newspapers 1820-1857" by Lois Stanley, et al)
Daniel R. Garrison
, s/o Oliver Garrison (1778-1840) and Catherine Mahala
Schuylar KIRKLAND. h/o Ann Coats NOYE. He was partner
with Oliver Garrison in the Eagle Foundry. Children were Mary
Alice, Charles Richard, Margaret and Emma.
(Source: LDS and "The Book of Missourians",
1906, Edited by M. L. Van Nada, Page 411)
Katherine
"Kitty" Garrison born 01 Mar 1795, died 26 Jan 1874
in Clark Co., KY, married John CURTIS . Child was
Ransom O. CURTIS, born 1812 in Clark Co., KY.
(Note: In her 1875 letter Martha S. Edson
refers to herself as "Auntie Martha" and mentions both Daniel
and Lawrence Garrison. My research has revealed that she was sister-in-law
to L. J. Garrison. A Curtis family with the Ransom given name
as well as a Garrison family connection is at least very suspicious,
but I have failed to connect this them in any way to the St. Louis
Garrison's, particularly L. J. , or my Curtis'. )
(Source: LDS)
L. J. Garrison born
abt. 1815, married Susan EDSON in Dec 1844 in St. Louis.
MO.
(Question: Is L. J. related to Cornelius,
Daniel and Oliver who originate from Pittsburg, or could he
have a KY origin and be related to Katherine "Kitty" Garrison
Curtis? If this Curtis family was related to William and Charles,
then placing Charles with L. J.'s childless sister-in-law, Martha
S. Edson, would be very reasonable.)
(Source: LDS and "The Book of Missourians",
1906, Edited by M. L. Van Nada, Page 411)
Oliver Garrison born abt.
1811, s/o Oliver Garrison (1778-1840)
and Catherine Mahala Schuylar KIRKLAND , h/o Louisa
HALE, who died in 1893. Their child was Oliver
Lawrence GARRISON, born 13 Oct 1848 in St. Louis, married
Mary S. SIEGRIST in 1879.
(Source: LDS and "The Book of Missourians",
1906, Edited by M. L. Van Nada, Page 411)
Henry D. MERSEREAU
was born 22 Jun 1815 on Statin Island or Broome County,
NY. H. D. and Emily Curtis Mersereau's children were
Harry Curtis MERSEREAU and older sister Minnie MERSEREAU,
who married Charles HOWLETT. Harry C. Merserau was born 11 Dec 1856 in Richmond, IN, and married Mary A. DOUSETT, born 01 Jul
1863 in Clarke County, IL. Henry and Emily are buried in Oakwood
Cemetary, Parsons. KS.
(Source: Family
Bible of J. Barry Gooch)
ORR
William ORR on 06
Sept 1827 purchased a 45' x 75' lot from Michael Reilly
fronting 45' on Washington Avenue and bounded East by the
Presbyterian Church.
(Source: Conveyance Book
O, Page 335, Deed Records of St. Louis Co., MO)
Mrs. Mary
ORR on 04 June 1832 purchased from Mathew Kerr for $20,
a lot situated in the Presbyterian Burying Ground, West of
the City of St. Louis, and identified on the plat of said burying
ground as Lot No. 7, South of Block 4, which said lot contains
21 feet from North to South by 8 feet East to West.
(Source: William Orr Probate
Docket #1351, St. Louis Co., MO)
SNOW
Mary Louise SNOW (1847-1914) married
Eugene Solignac ABADIE
(1842-1909) on 16 June, 1870 in St. Louis, MO. Children
were: (1) Eugene Hilarian ABADIE , born 1872,died
1912, married Alice Gloria Bolling; and (2) Nina
Louise ABADIE born Sep 1876, married Pierre
BREMOND.
(Source: LDS)
Robert Bruce SNOW - WILL dated
24 Sep 1865 (#7324 filed 28 Feb 1866 St. Louis)
Two older children, John and Mary; wife Catherine
M. Snow appointed executrix. One witness was Mary B.
Snow of 48 West 15th Street, NYC, NY.
(Source: St.
Louis Probate Records)
VANDERVOORT
Peter VANDERVOORT married 09 Nov 1831
to Adeline Lanavdiere det Languedoc,
daughter of Laurent Landaudiere di Languedoc
and Theotiste Tougard dit Laviolette
. Daughter Sarah Vandervoort born 1837 and
Christened 28 Sep 1839. Edward Vandervoort
was born abt. 1842
(Source: LDS)
(Note: This was presumably his first
marriage, his second being to Mary Isabelle Orr Curtis.)
