Curtiss, George Edward

1831 - 1907  (76 years)

• Name	Curtiss, George Edward
  Born	26 May 1831	Geneseo, Livingston Co., New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Dec 1907	Kalamazoo, Michigan
  	Chronic Brights Disease (Organic Heart Disease)
  Person ID	I443	theHornes Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2003

  
  

  Father	CURTISS, Medad,   b. 16 Oct 1796, Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. 21 Jul 1850, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	THAYER, Miranda,   b. 2 Feb 1796, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass. ,   d. 9 Oct 1865, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tompkins, Lydia Cornelia,   b. 27 Jul 1834, Wayne County, New York ,   d. 29 Jan 1912, Kalamazoo, Michigan  (Age 77 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1854	Webster, Monroe Co., New York
  Children	1. Curtiss, Ida Kate,   b. 8 Dec 1857, Michigan ,   d. 31 May 1923, Kalamazoo, Michigan  (Age 65 years)   2. Curtiss, Carrie Jane,   b. 31 Oct 1855, Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan ,   d. Mar 1919, De Land, Volusia Co., Florida  (Age 63 years)   3. Curtiss, George Robert,   b. 22 May 1870, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan ,   d. 3 Sep 1944, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad between South Haven, Michigan and Kalamazoo for several years. It has been said (from Aunt Dorothy--Dorothy Curtiss Klus) that George E. Curtiss invented the automatic coupler, and had the plans in his desk, waiting for money to have it patented, when someone stole his plans. He also was fire insurance agent, according to his death certificate. On the 1880 Soundex, Eliza J. Glover shows M.L.(mother-in-law?), age 74, born in New York. Great Great Grandfather (Suzie, Peter, Cindy) Andy Miller’s 1st cousin 5 times removed.