Samuel Ashton Curless

From: Lance Beeson
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:51:24 -0800
Subject: GoldRush Most Wanted (CURLESS)

Seeking death place and California info about Samuel Ashton CURLESS, b. May 12, 1827 in Clermont/Brown Cty Ohio, died January 1850 in California. Last residence before coming was Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Have promissory note that he signed on October 29, 1849 promising to pay $100 "baring interest" to Issac Demais [?], a Newton and a Harryman. No idea where the note was signed. We know about his brothers: Dr. William CURLESS, who lived in various places but ended up in Truckee; Biar, George Washington and Wright Soper Curless Jr. who operated hydraulic mine on Weber Creek before migrating and homesteading in Humboldt Cty, CA. Don't know if SAC was a soldier or not. Though born in Ohio, he lived in Indiana from 1833 to late 40s, then to Cedar Rapids for a scant few years, possibly less than two. May have been associated with surnames BROWN, SHAW, GILBERT, ASHTON, family from Ohio and Iowa, as well as promissory note names.

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