Shawnee County KS Archives Biographies.....Curry, William S. 1823 - 1893
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Author: James L. King (1905)

WILLIAM S. CURRY.

    Among the pioneer business men of Topeka, who have passed away, none stood
higher in public esteem than the late William S. Curry. He was born in 1823 near
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, and was a son of James and Elizabeth (Huston)
Curry.

    The parents of Mr. Curry were also of Virginia birth. The father owned large
plantations there, but in 1830 he removed with his family to Rush County,
Indiana. Some years later the family moved to Springfield, Illinois, and then
the mother died. The husband died in Topeka at the home of his son, William S.
Curry.

    William S. Curry was educated in Rush County, Indiana, and remained there
until the age of 20 years, when he removed with the family to the vicinity of
Springfield to Sangamon County Illinois. He remained there engaged in farming
until 1866, when he moved to Topeka. During his many years of residence in the
capital city, Mr. Curry was prominently identified with real estate interests
and was one of the first large shippers of stock. He attained fortune and
honorable prominence, his name became synonymous with honesty and fair dealing,
and he left behind a record which reflects only credit upon a busy but well
spent life. Mr. Curry died at Topeka on August 14, 1893.

    Mr. Curry was married, first, to Sarah Forden, who died in 1864. In 1866 he
married Cornelia Holcomb, who is a daughter of Alonzo Holcomb, and they had
eight children, six of whom survive, viz: William E., a young business man of
Topeka; Charles E., a large real estate dealer of Topeka; Helen F.,who resides
with her mother; Mabel C, who is the wife of John A. Rosen, patent attorney,
whose offices are at No. 418 Kansas avenue; Francis H.; George H. and Kenneth H.
The family home is situated in Highland Park, one of the most attractive suburbs
of Topeka.

    Mr. Curry was a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and his
family attend the same. In politics he was actively identified with the
Republican party.


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HISTORY OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS
AND
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS

EDITED AND COMPILED BY
JAMES L. KING
TOPEKA, KANSAS 

"History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples"

PUBLISHED BY
RICHMOND & ARNOLD,
GEORGE RICHMOND; C. R. ARNOLD.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
1905.

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