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NameFirst: Curtis ~E. J.
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BirthMonth: 7
BirthDay: 13
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OriginalBirthCity: Essex
OriginalBirthState: VT
OriginalBirthCounty: Chittenden
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DeathDay: 14
DeathYear: 1939
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DeathCause: cancer
OriginalDeathCity: Upland
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Grant
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Parents: Nelson and Charlotte (Hildreth) Curtis
Children: Hildreth E., Harold, Charlotte Bell, Stuart Edward
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OriginalNotes: Star Press, Muncie, IN, 16 Nov. 1936, p. 2
UPLAND PHOTOGRAPHER DIES; ILL FOUR MONTHS Upland, Ind., Nov. 15. E. J. Curtis. 78, Upland photographer, died last night at- his home here, after an illness of four months. He is survived by the widow, one daughter, Char lotte, at home; one son. Stewart, at home; one sister. Miss Hattie Curtis of Burlington, Vt., and one brother. Paul Curtis of Montpelier, Vt. Private graveside services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon In the Jefferson Cemetery, west of here. Dr. George Evans will officiate.

Indiana Death Certificates: Edward J. Curtis, b. 16 July 1861 in Vermont to Nesol Curtis and Charlote Curtis; wife Marie; d. 15 Nov. 1939 in Jefferson Twp, Grant Co IN, photographer

Find A Grave #109527561: Edward Jay Curtis, b. 16 July 1861 in Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont; d. 5 Nov. 1939 in Grant County, buried Jefferson Cemetery in Upland. Father Horatio N. Curtis and Charlotte Hildreth Curtis; wife Marie S. Curtis

Written by Stuart Curtis, viewed on Dec. 31, 2019 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/4874660/person/90690068/media/2f6011b1-2360-42ce-b371-6e626aa978f8?_phsrc=FGM750&usePUBJs=true
My dad, Edward J. Curtis, was born in Vermont the same year the Civil War started, 1861, thus making him fifty-six when I was born; old enough to be my grandfather.               Other than being raised on a farm and going through the eighth grade in school, I know very little about his childhood.  I understand that as early as possible he left home and struck out on his own, working for a while as a farm hand in Iowa, and I remember him talking about having been in Louisiana and Texas.  I also remember him talking about bicycling; riding what he called "centuries", a distance of 100 miles on several occasions.  The bicycles he rode were the old fashioned kind with a huge wheel in front and a tiny one in back.               I have no way of knowing the chronological order of these trips.  By 1885 he was started in photography.  This was in the days of glass negatives and the need to coat their own printing paper.             In 1898 or 1899 (he was 37 or 38 at the time) he applied to become attached to an Army unit as a photographer in the Spanish-American War. The war ended, however, before the necessary paper work could be completed so he had no military service.             As near as I can reconstruct the time, he was married the first time sometime in the 1890's and had two children, a boy and a girl.  The boy, who was the older of the two, ran away from home when he was 16 and was never heard from again.  Attempts to find him, including contacting the Military services during World War I failed.  The marriage ended in a bitter divorce, probably around 1910.                      By the time my mother entered his life he had been a resident of Indianapolis for twenty-five years, and owned and operated a successful photo studio in Indianapolis.  Needing a receptionist (girl Friday, I  presume), my mother applied for, and got the job.

Iowa Marriage Records, Edward J. Curtis, Druggist of Peoria ILL, age 25, son of N. N. Curtis and Charlot Hidrett b. in Essex Vermont, m. Emma J. Curtis (d/o Luther and E. M. Curtis) on 28 Sep 1886 in Linn, Iowa

1900 Census, Liberty, Center Township, Union County, IN; living at hotel managed by James M. Petro
Edward J. Curtis, boarder, b. July 1861, 38, married, b. Vermont, artist-Landscape
Emma L., boarder, b. Aug. 1863, 3/2 children, b. NY [their children are not listed with them]

1910 Census, Indianapolis, Washington Township, Marion County, 4521 Guilford Ave
Edward J. Curtis, head, 48, b. Vermont, photographer, at home, own account, owns home
Emma, wife, 46, 4/2 children, b. NY
Hildreth, dau, 20, b. Iowa
Harold, son, 13, b. Illinois

1930 Census, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN, 157 1/2 N. Main, rented
Edw J. Curtis, 68, b. Vermont, photographer, Portrait studio, OA
Marie S. Curtis, wife, 36, b. IN, portrait studio, OA
Stuart E. Curtis, 12, b. IN
Charlotte B. Curtis, 10, b. ILL
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OriginalSource: Written by Stuart Curtis, viewed on Dec. 31, 2019 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/4874660/person/90690068/media/2f6011b1-2360-42ce-b371-6e626aa978f8?_phsrc=FGM750&usePUBJs=true
 By 1885 he was started in photography.  This was in the days of glass negatives and the need to coat their own printing paper. In 1898 or 1899 (he was 37 or 38 at the time) he applied to become attached to an Army unit as a photographer in the Spanish-American War. The war ended, however, before the necessary paper work could be completed so he had no military service.  The [first] marriage ended in a bitter divorce, probably around 1910. By the time my mother entered his life he had been a resident of Indianapolis for twenty-five years, and owned and operated a successful photo studio in Indianapolis.  Needing a receptionist (girl Friday, I  presume), my mother applied for, and got the job.
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OriginalSource: 1900 Census, Liberty, Center Township, Union County, IN; living at hotel managed by James M. Petro
Edward J. Curtis, boarder, b. July 1861, 38, married, b. Vermont, artist-Landscape
Emma L., boarder, b. Aug. 1863, 3/2 children, b. NY [their children are not listed with them]
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Edward J. Curtis, head, 48, b. Vermont, photographer, at home, own account, owns home
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NameFirst: Curtis ~E. J.
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OriginalSource: [This site is a parking lot in 2020.]

Indianapolis News, 27 Dec. 1915, p. 3 - Burglar entered Irvington studio of photographer E. J. Curtis at 5508 E. Washington Street

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1667
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NameFirst: Curtis ~E. J.
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OriginalSource: 1938 Marion City Directory, p. 620
E J Curtis (Marie) photog


Star Press, Muncie, IN, 16 Nov. 1939, p. 2
UPLAND PHOTOGRAPHER DIES; ILL FOUR MONTHS Upland, Ind., Nov. 15. E. J. Curtis. 78, Upland photographer, died last night at- his home here, after an illness of four months. He is survived by the widow, one daughter, Char lotte, at home; one son. Stewart, at home; one sister. Miss Hattie Curtis of Burlington, Vt., and one brother. Paul Curtis of Montpelier, Vt. Private graveside services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon In the Jefferson Cemetery, west of here. Dr. George Evans will officiate.
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