Curd, Edmund

Born: 1802-11-28 Jessamine County, Kentucky

Died: 1881-03-14 Coles County, Illinois

Flourished: Coles County, Illinois

In 1836, Curd moved from Ohio to Coles County, Illinois, where he entered into a partnership in a saddlery and harness business. In 1860, he lived with his family in Charleston and he owned $5,000 worth of real estate and $1,000 worth of personal property.

The History of Coles County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 295; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Charleston, Coles County, IL, 185; Gravestone, Mound Cemetery, Charleston, IL.