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I'm pretty new at this genealogy stuff. I've only been at it a couple of days and I'm still stumbling around, and making mistakes. So if I make a mistake of mess up on protocol, please forgive me and help get me on the correct path.
My father, John H. Newton (III) Jr, did an extensive amount of research, including making several trips to Key West as well as Green Turtle Key, on the Curry family of Key West FL. His mother was Elise Barr Curry (b: 28/8/1888 d: 16/12/1948 Married VADM John H. Newton Jr.). All of the data I have is both hand written as well as numerous computer printouts. I can scan the sheets and put them into pdfs if anyone is interested.
What I'm interested in is my grandmother's side of the family. My grandmother's mother was Mercedes Bonet Valdez (b:22/7/1861 d:24/4/1918 m:11/2/1885 Robert Oliver Curry) and her father was Fernando Valdez (30/51826-7/4/1899) and her mother was Francisa Bonet no dates. Siblings include Maria Valdez b: abt 1866, Magdaline Valdez b:abt 1871.
Any additional information would be greatly appreceiated.
Regards,
John Newton
Tags: Barr, Curry, Newton, Valdez
Permalink Reply by Just M on September 23, 2011 at 12:35pm Welcome to the group I am sure you will do just fine Would this be them
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mercedes V Curry
Home in 1900: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age: 38
Birth Date: Jul 1861
Birthplace: Cuba
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Cuba
Mother's Birthplace: Cuba
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Spouse's Name: Robert Curry
Marriage year: 1885
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 15
Name: Robert Curry
Home in 1900: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age: 44
Birth Date: May 1856
Birthplace: Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Bahamas
Mother's Birthplace: Bahamas
Name: Colleen E Curry
Home in 1900: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age: 14
Birth Date: Dec 1885
Birthplace: Florida
Name: Elisa B Curry
Home in 1900: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age: 11
Birth Date: Aug 1888
Birthplace: Florida
Name: Gladys Curry
Home in 1900: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age: 9
Birth Date: Oct 1890
Birthplace: Florida
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: T623_174; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 99.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
If you dont have the census image let me know and I will add it
Permalink Reply by Just M on September 23, 2011 at 12:55pm 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mercedes Curry
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: 1862
Birthplace: Cuba
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Cuba
Mother's Birth Place: Cuba
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Year of immigration: 1870
Name: Colleen Curry
Age in 1910: 24
Estimated Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Name: Mercedes Curry
Mother's Birth Place: Cuba
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Name: Elise Curry
Age in 1910: 21
Estimated Birth Year: 1889
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Name: Mercedes Curry
Mother's Birth Place: Cuba
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Name: Gladys Curry
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Name: Mercedes Curry
Mother's Birth Place: Cuba
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Also in house were
Name: Margret Thiele
Age in 1910 31
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Year of immigration: 1903
Name: Claude Gaither
Age in 1910: 30
Estimated Birth Year: 1880
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Key West Ward 1, Monroe, Florida; Roll: T624_165; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0115; Image: 701; FHL Number: 1374178.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Permalink Reply by JohnN on September 23, 2011 at 1:02pm
Permalink Reply by Just M on September 23, 2011 at 1:26pm No You aren't I was just trying to find something
Gonna head over to your tree

Permalink Reply by JohnN on September 23, 2011 at 1:46pm Oh, OK. Thanks. If you find any glaring discrepancies, please let me know so I can attempt to correct them.
Regards,
John

Permalink Reply by Eliz on December 5, 2012 at 6:35pm Assuming you have this John
familysearch.org
name : Merced Valdez
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States
gender: Female
age: 18
marital status : Single
occupation : At Home
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Daughter
birthplace : Cuba
birthdate : 1862
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Fernando Valdez
father's birthplace : Cuba
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Cuba
page : 229
page character : D
entry number : 191
nara film number : T9-0131
gs film number : 1254131
digital folder number: 004240123
image number: 00101
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fernando Valdez M 54 Cuba
daughter Merced Valdez F 18 Cuba
daughter Maria Valdez F 14 Cuba
daughter Magdaline Valdez F 9 Florida, United States
other Eufrania Dolores F 74 Cuba
other Masalino Britia M 45 Cuba

Permalink Reply by Eliz on December 5, 2012 at 6:37pm United States Census, 1880"
name : Fernando Valdez
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States
gender: Male
age: 54
marital status : Widowed
occupation : Cig. Mnftr.
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Cuba
birthdate : 1826
father's birthplace : Cuba
mother's birthplace : Cuba
page : 229
page character : D
entry number : 190
nara film number : T9-0131
gs film number : 1254131
digital folder number: 004240123
image number: 00101
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