Moses Curts was the son of Conrad (Kurtz) Curts Jr. and Eleanor Jeffries. Moses was born in Nelson County, TN and died in Harrison County, IN. He married Fanny Cole 9 Feb 1835 (1 Mar 1835) (4 Jan 1838), Fanny is thought to be buried next to him only marked by a field rock. born about 1808/1809 in TN and died before 1861). They had 10 Children: Jurelda M., George H., Sarah Jane, John William, Elizabeth, James A., Andrew James, Jacob A., Harriet H. and Mary C. Curts.
Moses married Abiling "Evaline" Kesner 11 Dec 1861. They had two children: Emaline "Emma" and Nancy S. Curts.
It was first recorded that he hung himself but later it was reported that he was murdered by hanging after being robbed.

Evening Paper, Indianapolis, Wednesday, November 15, 1871.
Moses Curts, of Scott township, Harrison county, hung himself in his smoke house last Friday evening. No cause is assigned.

Murder Will Out
The Louisville Ledger of last Monday week says that now we have another murder as remarkable for the manner in which is was committed as it was cold-blooded in its plotting. Moses Curts, an old and well to do citizen of Harrison County, Ind. residing not far from the little town of Mauckport. It was known that a sum of money was due him from his neighbor, John Mauch, who resided not very far from Corydon; and it was further known that upon a certain evening Mr. Curts would visit his neighbor to collect the money and it was this knowledge that cost Mr. Curts his life. On the evening fixed by him for the settlement with Mr. Mauch and the collection of the money, he went to Mr. Mauck's residence. There he transacted the business, got his money, and parted with his neighbor in the most cheerful frame of mind. He started for his home a few miles distant, about 9 o'clock at night. But he never reached his home alive. Next day he was found suspended by a rope from a tree, and his pocketbook contained but a very small sum of money. It was given out that the old man committed suicide, and without further investigation his remains were buried. But murder will out, sometimes and in case there were some people not satisfied that Mr. Curts committed suicide. They even had the body disinterred and a post mortem examination made of it, and then the fact was developed by marks upon it that a foul murder had been committed, and the victim afterward swung up by the neck so as to leave the impression that he had taken his own life, and thus allay suspicion. The crime is now being investigated, and as natural there is great excitement in the neighborhood, which may result, if the murderers are discovered in another chapter of death at the hands of a vigilance committee. It is high time Satan was chained up again in Southern Indiana.;