CURRY, Joseph Wilbur (1872-1953)

CURRY, Joseph Wilbur (1872-1953)

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Joseph Wilbur Curry was born October 25, 1883, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Adolphus Curry (1843-1927) and Alicia Ann Roberts (1845-1918).

His siblings included…

In August 1890, he emigrated to Key West, Florida.

In December 1891, Joseph Wilbur Curry married Catherine May Lowe (1874-1894). They had two children before Catherine May’s death in 1894.

Their children included…

  • Bertram Wellington (1892)
  • ? (1894?)

In November 1900, Joseph Wilbur Curry married Gertrude Amanda ‘Nina’ Weech, daughter of John Thomas Weech and Ida Ellen Saunders Weech of Bimini, Bahamas. They resided in Key West for a while and then moved to Lemon City.

Their children included…

  • Edmund Lee (1897)
  • William Arthur (1901)
  • Wilbur Graydon (1903)
  • Lillie Mae (1903)
  • Harry Gladstone (1905)
  • Gladys Elizabeth (1908)
  • Lilly Mae (1911)
  • Bonnie L (1913)
  • Edmund Adolphus (1916)
  • Robert Graydon (1923)

Joseph Wilbur Curry, Cigar Maker, passed away December 11, 1953 (age 81) in Miami, Florida. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Photo courtesy of Brenda Coury

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