Lebanon Reporter; Lebanon, Boone County, IN; 12 October, 1927 Philander M. Curtis, 90 years old, a resident of Boone Co. since he was 3 years old and a Veteran of the Civil War, passed away at his home, 823 N. Jameson St. at 5 o'clock this morning, following an attack of acute uremic poisoning suffered last Friday. Mr. Curtis was perhaps the oldest resident of the county in point of consecutive residence. He would have celebrated his 91st birthday December 2. Mr. Curtis was born in Brown Co. OH, and came to Boone County and settled in the Hopewell neighborhood, with his parents when he was 3 years old. His father, Erastus Curtis taught school an the old log church at Hopewell for several years. During the Civil War, Mr. Curtis enlisted as a private in Company H, 11th Indiana Cavalry, and served 23 months in the Army. He came to Lebanon 41 years ago, and engaged in the Gunsmith business. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in the city, and Rich Mountain Post of the G.A.R. Mr. Curtis was married October, 13, 1858 near Hopewell to Dorcas N. Brenton who died January 8, 1910. He is survived by 6 children, Wallace G. of Indianapolis, Mrs Margaret I .Perkins of Grand Junction Iowa, Mrs Rebecca Wysong of Chicago, Mrs. Pearl Shakleford of Ladoga and William G, and Miss Flora of Lebanon, 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He was the last of a family of 4. --------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Copyright 2000 Peggy Curtis Smith 04 Jun 2000 12:00 PM