African American Search: I am looking for Thomas D. Curtis that married a Lela Easter of MS. I dont have any information on Thomas except he was in the Civil War and was married. I am looking for a Census or something on him. My relations to Thomas is great niece by marriage, he married my great Aunt Lela EASTER. Thanks! Mrs. Karen Rogers nee EASTER

Karen, I've check a couple of sources and found some information on a Thomas D. Curtis. I just have no way of telling if this is the man you are searching for. In the Confederate Roster, I found two listings, one with initials and one with a name. I found no men with this name or initials to be from Mississippi, but from Alabama which is closeby. These two listings could possibly be for the same man, but due to lack of detailed information on him, I can't be positive. There is always the possibility these were two different men. T.D. Curtis, Private Alabama 62nd Infantry, Company H Thomas D. Curtis, Private Alabama Cavalry Reserves, Brooks' Company I also check on Ancestry.com and found a Thomas D. Curtis listed on three different Censuses. Thomas D. Curtis State: Alabama County: Lowndes County Page 142 Alabama 1850 Federal Census Index Thomas D. Curtis State: Alabama County: Lowndes County Page 009 Alabama 1855 State Census Index Thomas D. Curtis State: Alabama County: Lowndes County Township: Haynesville P.O. Page 518 Alabama 1860 Federal Census Index I found two pension records for a Thomas D. Curtis, but they appear to be for different men as one was a Confederate soldier who served from South Carolina and the other was a Union soldier from Indiana. I know this information is probably confusing, and I have no idea if this man from Alabama is the man you are searching for. I just hope this bit of information might give you something to work from. Edward