Obituary: Marcellus Q. CURRY, July 4 1899, Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA

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Elizabeth Herald
Marcellus Q. Curry died at his home just north of this borough on Tuesday
July 4, 1899, aged 71 years. Mr. Curry was born in Virginia but came to the
Monongahela Valley early in life. He learned the trade of carpenter and
builder giving special attention to the framing of heavy structures, such
as, railroad trestle, coal tipples, inclines, ect., and was probably the
best known man in that work along the Monongahela for the past forty years,
having built a great many of these structures in that time. In the fall of
1859, when Horner & Roberts mine was opened here, he was living at Six Mile
Ferry(now Hays), but came here from there with William Billingsley Sr., and
they both engaged on that work, moving their families here and becoming
residents of the place, which both families have since remained. Mr. Curry
was married to Miss Lucinda Woodford of Jefferson Twp, who survives him with
eight children namely, Miss Josephine of Philadelphia, Henry of McKees
Rocks, John W. of Dravosburg, Mrs Charles Kennedy of Walton Station,
Lawrence of Iowa, Mrs. George Moore of West Elizabeth, Minnie and Callie at
home. Mr Curry was a quiet and unobtrusive man, well informed on matters of
the day and a good citizen. His last sickness dates from a severe attack of
grip contracted while building a coal tipple last winter. He was able to be
out afterwards, but other complications ensued, causing a gradual decline.
The funeral was Thursday afternoon, burial at Elizabeth.