Individual Details

Parents were Matthew and Nancy Curry.

There is a Civil War pension index card for William J. Curry, application 217144, Certificate 145851, file on 10 Apr 1876. He served in Company E, 16th Illinois Infantry, and Company G, 60th Illinois Infantry.
Civil War records include a William J. Curry who enlisted 24 May 1861 in Company E. Was mustered out on 1 Jan 1864 and transferred.

The Illinois Veterans Index lists William J. Curry, Private, Co. E, 16th Illinois Infantry. 5'10" tall, light hair, grey eyes. Single. Farmer. Lived in Brown Co, IL. Age 22, born about 1839 in Mercer Co KY. He enlisted 24 May 1861 at Quincy, IL to serve for 3 years. Transferred to 60th Illinois Infantry, 1 Jan 1864. There is a record for a William J. Curry who served in Co. G, of the 60th Regt, Illinois Infantry .

Has Military grave marker. Sgt. Co E, 16th Ill. Inf. Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL
1 Mar 1932 - Application for Military Marker for an unmarked soldier. Wm. J. Curry, Private (Sgt, writtne in) Co E, 16th Illinois Infantry. To be shipped to Earl C. Tyree of Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL - to be placed in Rushville Cemetery,

Illinois Death Records:
Wm J. Curry born about 1837 in Kentucky, died 19 Sep 1920 in Peoria, IL and was buried in Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL on Sep 21st. He was 83. His father's surname was Curry; his mother May Sager. Spouse, Emma Curry.

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Schuyler County, edited by Howard F. Dyson, 1908.
Chapt 33, p. 805
CURRY, William Jackson
...residing in Section31, Buena Vista Township. ...born in Mercer County, Ky, January 1, 1839. He is a son of Matthew and Nancy (Simpson) curry, natives of Kentucky and a grandson of James and Honora (Booth) Curry, of whom the former was born in Ireland.
p.806
... On May 31, 1866, Mr. curry was united in marriage with Emma Avery, daughter to William and Margaret Avery, who came to Illinois from Ohio.
Eight children resulted from this union: Rosa, Eva, William, Julius (deceased), Nida E., estella, Myrtle, and Alec. Rosa is the wife of Robert Walker; Eva married Jordan Miller; William is a resident of Camden Twp; Nich became the wife of Thuren Noval; Estelle was married to Henry Agans. There are twenty grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Birth	Jan 1839	Kentucky
Marriage	30 May 1866	Schuyler County, Illinois - Emma Avery
Death	19 Sep 1920	Schuyler County, Illinois

Spouse	Emma Avery (1842 - 1915)
Child	Rosa Curry (1863 - 1939)
Child	Eva L. Curry (1869 - 1924)
Child	William Curry (1870 - 1926)
Child	Julius Curry (1871 - 1908)
Child	Pauline Curry (1874 - 1930)
Child	Nida A. Cretie Curry (1875 - )
Child	Stella Edula Curry (1877 - 1942)
Child	Myrtle Louisa Curry (1880 - 1927)
Child	Fred Alexander Curry (1883 - 1950)