***Curenton***

The Curenton family is linked to the Parrish family through the marriage of Calvin Parrish to Elizabeth Curenton. 

Generation 1

REASON CURENTON SR. 1   b. 1782 in Georgia, he married Rhoda Miller, she was born 1785.  

 Child of Reason and Rhoda (Miller) Curenton:

  1. Reason Curenton Jr., b. 1812 in Handcock County, Georgia.

 

Generation 2

 REASON CURENTON JR. 2  (Reason Sr.1) b.  1812 in Handcock County, Georgia, d. sometime before 1860.  He married Mary Summerlin b. 1813 in North Carolina. 

Children of Reason and Mary (Summerlin) Curenton:

  1. Elizabeth B. Curenton b. 27 July 1835 in South Carolina.

  2. Reaney Theresa Curenton b. September 1837 in Georgia.

  3. Elbert Wright Curenton b. 12 October 1839 in Barbour County, Alabama, d. 5 March 1896 in Dale County, Alabama.  He is buried First Baptist (Old Mt. Liberty) Church Cemetery, Level Plains, Dale County, Alabama.  He married Frances Hildreth, she was born 6 May 1840 in Dale County, Alabama and died 1 September 1913 in Dale County, Alabama.  Civil War Service: Enlisted 8 August 1862 at Westville, Dale County, Alabama.

  4. Bryant Newton Curenton, b. 26 March 1842 in Bullock County, Alabama, d. 14 April 1925 in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama. Buried Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama.  Civil War Service:  7 October 1861 at Westville, Dale County, Alabama.

  5. Jasper Curenton b. abt. 1843 prob. in Barbour County, Alabama, d. 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  Civil War Service:  8 August 1862 at Westville, Dale County, Alabama.

  6. Mary A. Curenton b. 1845 in Alabama.

  7. Dillia Ann Curenton b. 1847 in Alabama.

  8. Arena Curenton b. 1850 in Alabama.

  9. Susan Curenton b. 1852 in Alabama.

  10. Chapel C. Curenton b. 10 March 1855 in Alabama, d. 4 November 1919 in Coffee County, Alabama.  Buried Averett/ McCarty Cemetery, Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama.  He married Susie M. Averett 23 Oct. 1857 in Dale County, Alabama.

 

Generation 3

 ELIZABETH B. CURENTON 3  (Reason Jr.2,  Reason Sr.1) b.  27 July 1835 in South Carolina, d. 19 January 1903 in Dale County, Alabama.  Elizabeth is buried at Beula Cemetery, Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama.  She married Calvin Parrish3  b. 9 February 1829 in Coosa County, Alabama.

 

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