Hi Mike, I did want to pass along that David is buried with both of his wives. His second wife, Fannie A. Jennings, was the daughter of Edmond W. Jennings (February 11, 1818- November 20, 1912) and had at least 5 other siblings. She was also previously married on August 05, 1882 in Bedford County to W. Don Madison (September 07, 1852- April 15, 1887). He is buried in the Madison Cemetery in Bedford County. They had at least two children, Vera Don Madison and Nanie Lee Madison. Perhaps someone else on the list can assist with some of these details. There are some census lookups that could be done that will help with the more details. I did find a "David", age 8 in the 1850 census in the Household of a "Portland" Curle in Franklin County. From the land records below, it looks like a Portland Curle was in Rutherford County before moving to Bedford, as early as 1825. I did not find a record for Portland in the Bedford County Cemetery book. You might want to have a look around Franklin or Rutherford Counties. Defitinely worth looking at the 1860 and 1870 census records to see if you find them. Hope the following helps; I will pass more info along if I find it. Best regards, Kathryn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Official Marriages of Bedford County Tennessee 1880-1898 Volume #2 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 =============================================== Page 24 Bedford County Marriage Records, Volume E, 1880-1883, Page 415 David S. Curle & Emma Russ 10-AUG-1882, Jno. W. Ruth, security, married by W. Burr Page 206 Bedford County Marriage Records, Volume J, 1893-1896, Page 588 David S. Curle & Fannie Madison 30-Mar-1896, Jno. W. Ruth, security, married by G. C. Sandusky, Ord. Minister Cemetery Records of Bedford County, Tennessee, Revised 1985 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1986 =============================================== Page 234 - Willow Mount Cemetery, Section N, Shelbyville D. S. Curle Jun 25, 1841 Jul 7, 1903 Emma R., wife of D. S. Curle May 20, 1853 Sep 19, 1892 Fannie J. Curle Mar 20, 1863 Dec 1, 1944 Robert C. Russ 1824-1902 & Euphamie M. Russ 1831 1900 1850 Census, District 1, Franklin County, TN =============================================== Dwelling 118, Family 118 Portland J. Curle, 54, M, Farmer, born Kentucky Milly, 47, F, born Virginia William, 30, M, born Tennessee Richard, 22, M, born Tennessee Christopher, 21, M, born Tennessee Portland, 14, M, born Tennessee David, 8, M, born Tennessee 1880 LDS CD =========== 1880 Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255244 National Archives Film T9-1244 Page 224B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Robt. C. RUSS Self M M W 55 NC Occ: Editor Fa: NC Mo: NC Ephamie RUSS Wife F M W 45 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: VA Emma A. RUSS Dau F S W 20 TN Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: TN Robt. C. RUSS Son M S W 16 TN Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: TN Lee Forrest RUSS Son M S W 15 TN Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: TN Charles S. RUSS Son M S W 13 TN Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: TN Alvin R. RUSS Son M S W 12 TN Occ: At School Fa: NC Mo: TN Andrew J. RUSS Brother M S W 44 TN Occ: Printer Fa: NC Mo: NC 1880 Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255244 National Archives Film T9-1244 Page 227D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Lee H. RUSS Self M M W 33 TN Occ: Carriage Maker Fa: NC Mo: TN Theodosia H. RUSS Wife F M W 27 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN George H. RUSS Son M S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN James L. RUSS Son M S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Thos. B. RUSS Son M S W 1 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Henry C. RUSS Brother M S W 28 TN Occ: Printer Fa: NC Mo: TN Lizzie WHITE Other F S MU 28 TN Occ: Servant Fa: TN Mo: TN Ann WHITE Other F S MU 12 TN Occ: Servant Fa: TN Mo: TN Nelson WHITE Other M S MU 9 TN Occ: Servant Fa: TN Mo: TN 1880 Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255244 National Archives Film T9-1244 Page 218B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Cyrus WALLACE Self M M W 29 TN Occ: Telegrapher Fa: TN Mo: TN May WALLACE Other F M W 27 TN Fa: NC Mo: NC Robert COWAN Other M W W 66 IRE Occ:Hardware Merchant Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Frank COLE Other M M W 43 SC Occ: Miller Fa: SC Mo: SC David S. CURLE Other M S W 38 TN Occ: Music Dealer Fa: TN Mo: TN John D. HUTTON Other M S W 23 TN Occ: Clerk In Store Fa: TN Mo: TN Geo A. REAMS Other M S W 20 TN Occ: Grocer Fa: TN Mo: TN Geo W. THOMPSON Other M W W 58 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC Albert EAKIN Other M M W 35 TN Occ: Grocer Fa: IRE Mo: TN Bedford County Tennessee Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 =============================================== Page 188 - The Shelbyville Gazette, Sept 22, 1892 Died: Mrs. D. S. Curle died last Monday morning, wife of D. S. Curle, Esq. She was raised in Shelbyville and daughter of R. C. Russ, Esq. Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford County Tennessee 1807-1852 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1988 =============================================== Page 125 Deed Book W, Page 143 - 24 OCT 1825. Daniel Marshall to Portland J. Curle, 125 acres. Daniel Marshall for himself and in right of his wife Nancy, late Nancy Drake and his said wife Nance and Joseph Drake, all of Bedford Co., TN conveyed to Portland J. Curle of Rutherford Co., TN, land in Bedford Co., on waters of Wartrace Fork. Reg: 27 Apr 1827. Page 146 Deed Book AA, Page 283 - 3 Aug 1829. Nancy A. Marshall to Portland J. Curl, 125 acres. Nancy A. Marshall wife of Daniel Marshall and daughter of John Drake, deceased, of Bedford Co., TN sold to Portland J. Curl of Bedford Co., land in Bedford Co., on waters of Wartrace Fork. Borders land formerly of William Henry and Jackson land. The land being part of the tract whereon Portland J. Curl now lives. Nancy A. Marshall being now twenty years of age. Wit: S. C. Edgar. Reg: 1 Sept 1829 Goodspeed Biographies ===================== L. H. Russ and Robert Columbus Russ - go to: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~khopkins/gdspBedR.html <snip> looking for more info on this person. David married my great grand aunt, Emma Azleen Russ. ANY data you can find on David would be greatly appreciated. I believe his parents were Portland and Milly (Marshall) Curle, but I have no way of verifying this info. Mike Kendall <snip> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com