This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Curtis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TmQ.2ACIB/2199 Message Board Post: James Franklin Curtis b.1872 Smith Co., KS - d,my aunt said in Bartlesville, OK in the 1950's. went by the name "Frank". He's my GGrandfather in the Census it shows his father was born in MO and his mother in PA -- With first wife"Frank" had 4 children Lula Belle 3-29-1895 KS -1936, Harry 1901 OK, James 1903 OK, Marie 1905 OK, --with second wife Lizzy Everett Raymond 1915 OK, Juanita 1916 AR, Gladys G. 1920 AR, Seth 1921 AR, Virginia 1925 OK, Lucille 1927 OK, Ilabeth OK 1929. In 1920 this Family is recorded in the Fed Census for Scott Co., AR, In 1930 Census in Washington Co., OK. In the 1940's my cousin went to Caney, Kansas to Frank Curtis's farm. James "Frank" Curtis I have heard won several Irish Jig contests and came to CA for a Family Reunion in the early 1950's. My mother came to CA in 1940 and never went back so I have no other information. I do know that this family lived most of their time in KS or OK. Hope to hear from you.~Diane