Henry worked his way for tuition, etc., while attending Fayette University (now Upper Iowa U.). He enlisted in 1861 (Civil War) and was mustered out in Feb 1866. He participated in many battles and was among prisoners captured at Shiloh. He returned to the university after the war.
In 1868 he began reading the law with his brother-in-law, Senator Leonard Hart in Independence, IA and was admitted to the Bar in 1870. He married Adelaide Williams Griffith on Nov 14, 1872 in Iowa. They had one daughter, Florence M. Curtis (1874-1959).
Henry Curtis practiced law in Buchanan and Plymouth County, Iowa for many years. He invested money in land in Iowa, Utah, Texas and California. He served as a State Representative for Plymouth County, Iowa. He retired in Long Beach, CA.
This interment is in the Great Mausoleum, which is closed to the general public. It's full of security cameras, too, and photography is prohibited inside
Source: The Curtis Book by Rozetta and Leo Guess; family records
Henry worked his way for tuition, etc., while attending Fayette University (now Upper Iowa U.). He enlisted in 1861 (Civil War) and was mustered out in Feb 1866. He participated in many battles and was among prisoners captured at Shiloh. He returned to the university after the war.
In 1868 he began reading the law with his brother-in-law, Senator Leonard Hart in Independence, IA and was admitted to the Bar in 1870. He married Adelaide Williams Griffith on Nov 14, 1872 in Iowa. They had one daughter, Florence M. Curtis (1874-1959).
Henry Curtis practiced law in Buchanan and Plymouth County, Iowa for many years. He invested money in land in Iowa, Utah, Texas and California. He served as a State Representative for Plymouth County, Iowa. He retired in Long Beach, CA.
This interment is in the Great Mausoleum, which is closed to the general public. It's full of security cameras, too, and photography is prohibited inside
Source: The Curtis Book by Rozetta and Leo Guess; family records
Family Members
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Catherine Van Bergen Curtis Nash
1819–1910
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Lyman Junnis Curtis
1820–1910
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Ann Elizabeth Curtis Whitney
1822–1909
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William Van Bergen Curtis
1824–1905
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Harriet Newell Curtis Post
1826–1902
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Newman Curtis
1828–1905
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Dr John Lackland Curtis
1830–1880
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Martha Jane Curtis Carl
1832–1915
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Edwin Gates Curtis
1834–1863
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Elenor Alberta Curtis Hart
1835–1914
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Lora Dexter Curtis
1838–1898
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Mary Elizabeth Curtis Whaite
1840–1869
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Wilbur Fisk Curtis
1843–1929
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