Curtis, Mark and Anna

Mark Curtis was born August 20, 1866, in Ada, Michigan, the son of John L. and Elizabeth (Spencer) Curtis.  There were 10 children born to this marriage. 

1.     Thomas married to Ellenor Dadbury, they had two children, Freeman and Harriet. 

2.     John married to Adelaide Rykert, they had three children, ??rbert, Nina and Feron. 

3.     Charles married to Rose ??ith, they had two children, Ada and Alta. 

4.     Elizabeth M. married to Frank Warner. 

5.     Samantha married to Les Harriman, they had three children, ??nk, Ella and Amy. 

6.     Jennie married to Charles ??dbury, they had three children, Sophia, William and Pearl. 

7.     William S. married to Eva Smith, they had five children, Glenn, Miriam, Myrtle, Hazel and William. 

8.     Mark married to Anna Williams, they had three children, Kenneth Mark, Rachel Kathryn and Theodore Henry. 

9.     Henry married to Christine Gillis ??wert, they had four children, Florence, Edgar, Edward and Myrl. 

10. And Daniel who is believed to have died as an infant.

Mark Curtis married Anna Williams, who was born May 30, 1874, in Tregaron, Wales, on January 17, 1906, in Sparta, Wisconsin.  They returned to Hannaford.

February 15, 1906.  They farmed in Broadview township until his death May 11, 1950.  They had three children:

1.     Kenneth, born February 28, 1907, married to Gladys M. Langford, April 10, 1929.  Their children are Joyce K., married to O. Glenn Garner, with two children, Elizabeth and Kenneth.  They reside in Fort Worth, Texas. 

2.     John (Jack) Kenneth married to Lois Fink, with two children, Gregory and Mark. 

3.     Caryl, M. married to Edward Bednar, with four children, Kevin, Jacqueline, Keith and Kelly.  Jack and Caryl reside in Cooperstown, North Dakota.

Kenneth and Gladys farmed near Karnak, owned a grocery store in Karnak with a post office and a creamery.  Later they farmed near Cooperstown before moving to Circle, Montana, where he worked for the McCone County Electric Co-op.  Kenneth died September  12, 1988, in Billings, Montana, and is buried in the Cooperstown Cemetery.  Gladys is living in Circle, Montana.

Rachel, born April 21, 1908, married Irwin A. Willson April 10, 1932.  Their children are: Curtis, married to Grace E. Thompson with three children, Rebecca, Ruth and Douglas.  Janis married to David Hardisty.  Jacqueline married to John W. Viss, Jr.  (died May 7, 1976), with seven children, Ruth, John, Philip, Laura Lee, Stephen, Maryanna and Deniel.  David married Anita L. Espasandin, with three children, Mark, Lisa and Cory.  Rachel and Irwin live in San Luis Obispo, California

Theodore (Ted) born November 8, 1911, married Phyllis Lende, born April 18, 1921, on August 12, 1944.  Their children are Erleen, married to Warren Staley, with five children, Warren, Melodee, Keith, Grace and Mark.  Mary Lou married Lanny Bravo, with two children, Lance and Chad.  Bonnie married Lon Mabon, with three children, Christy, Jessie and Jason.  Joel married Rachel Riddelsburger, with four children, Todd, Tammy, Steven and Ryan.  Virginia married Tom Thompson, with three children, Terri, Kimberly and Jennifer.  Rachel married Dan Graybill, with two children, Cammy and Shannon.  John married Lorraine Savage, with three children, Jarod, Kenneth and Angele.  Theodore died March 10; 1982.  Phyllis lives in Eureka, California  Theodore is buried in Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka, California

Mark Curtis and his brothers, Thomas, John, William S., and Henry, all farmed near Hannaford.  The exact dates when the Curtis brothers, along with their mother, Elizabeth, came to North Dakota from Michigan is not known but probably in the 1870s.

Anna Curtis remained on the farm with their son, Theodore, farming it until 1955.  After the sale of the farm they moved to Valley City, North Dakota.  Anna then moved to San Luis Obispo, California, where she lived with her daughter, Rachel Willson, until 1971, when she moved to Eureka, California, to live with Theodore and Phyllis until her death on February 6, 1972.  Both Mark and Anna are buried in the Sibley Trail Cemetery, Barnes County, as are Thomas and Ellenor, Henry and Christine, William S., and Eva, and their mother, Elizabeth.

Freeman (deceased), son of Thomas, moved to Choteau, Montana  He had two children, Grant and June, still living in Choteau.

Herbert (deceased), son of John, moved to Great Falls, Montana,  He had 10 children, many of them have died but the rest are still living in or near Great Falls.

Edgar (deceased), son of Henry, moved to Eugene, Oregon.  He had three children: Vyolette Andrew lives in Corvallis, Oregon; Myron lives in Eugene, Oregon; and Betty lives in Oregon also.

Florence (deceased), daughter of Henry, married Raynard Kinn.  They had three children: Minerva and Mildred (both deceased), and Vernon lives in Billings, Montana.

Howard, son of Henry, married Francella Johnson.  Both are deceased and buried in Sibley Trail Cemetery.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 105