This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmQ.2ACIB/2131.1 Message Board Post: john m. curtis is my grandfather, he was married to mabel clara chartier and farmed in the clay center area. i have lots of pictures of the curtis clan and a few letters. also pictures of the chartier and trussel folks. i also have my grandmothers high school diploma from concordia ks in 1911.fyi my grandmother got disowned for marrying my grandfather, as in those days it was forbidden to marry the hired hand. i have pictures of benjamin and belle and alot of others as well.sincerely,alan curtis