Excerpted from the Biographical Review of Hancock County, Illinois, 1907,
biography of son-in-law Josiah Ritchey, pp. 76-77.

On the 20th of November, 1889, Mr. Ritchey was again married, his second union being with Miss Isabelle Curry, who was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1838, a daughter of Matthew and Jane (Curry) Curry, who though of the same name were not relatives, the former being a native of Ireland and the latter of Pennsylvania.  Matthew Curry came to America when fourteen years of age and made his way to Hancock county, Illinois, in 1852 settling upon a farm here.  He was a republican in his political views and both he and his wife were of the old Covenanter faith and became members of the United Presbyterian church, with which they were affiliated at the time of their deaths.  The father passed away in 1874 [1876] and the mother survived until 1891, when she was laid by his side in the cemetery in Fountain Green township.  He had farmed in Hancock township for a number of years and was accounted one of the enterprising agriculturists and reliable business men of the community.  In their family were six children, five of whom are living, namely: Mrs. Isabelle Ritchey; Adam, who resides upon the old home farm near Webster, Illinois; Eliza Jane, the wife of James Marshall, who is living in Carthage township, near Webster; Margaret, the wife of Andrew Baxter of Atchison county, Kansas; and Samuel, who is living in Hancock township, this county.  One brother, Adam Curry, enlisted in the Tenth Missouri Infantry, and afterward re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois Infantry, serving throughout the war.  He was with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea and was shot at the battle of Corinth, still carrying the ball in his shoulder.

When Jane died, her death was reported in the Webster column of one of the local newspapers. She was named as "Grandma Curry", relict of Matthew Curry.  Her five children surviving children were named, as was son James who died in Pennsylvania at the age of 2.

The Curry children:

i.	Isabelle Curry, born November 20, 1838, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  She died March 21, 1927, at Carthage.
ii.	Adam Curry, born September 20, 1840.  He died March 21, 1911, probably in Hancock County.  He was buried at Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage.
iii.	Eliza Jane Curry, born December 22, 1841, died September 22, 1908, probably in Hancock County, burial at Moss Ridge Cemetery.
iv.	Samuel Eakin Curry, born February 9, 1845, in Butler County, Pennsylvania.  He died October 24, 1926, at Carthage, burial at Moss Ridge Cemetery.
v.	Margaret Curry, born about 1843, died after October 24, 1926.
vi.	James Curry, died in Pennsylvania at the age of two years.

Household of Mathew Curry
Males 30 thru 39 - 1
Females 0 thru 4 - 1
Females 30 thru 39 - 1
Total - 3

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Mathew Curry, 47, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born Ireland
Jane, 47, female, born PA
Isabella, 10, female, born PA, attended school within the year
Adam, 9, male, born PA, attended school within the year
Eliza, 7, male [sic], born PA, attended school within the year
Margaret, 6, female, born PA, attended school within the year
Samuel, 5, male, born PA, attended school within the year

Mathew Curry, 57, farmer, value of real estate owned 3000, value of personal estate owned 1000, born PA
Jane, 57, born PA
Isabel, 20, born PA
Adam, 13 [sic], born PA, attended school within the year [age definitely reads 13]
Eliza, 17, born PA, attended school within the year
Margaret, 15, born PA, attended school within the year
Samuel, 15, born PA, attended school within the year

Currey, Mathew, 67, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 7000, value of personal estate 2000, born Ireland, both both parents foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Jane, 67, female, white, keeping house, born PA
Isabella, 26, female, white, born PA, father foreign born
Samuel, 22, male, white, born PA, father foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Margaret, 24, female, white, born PA, father foreign born

Curry, Jane, 76, widowed, keeping house, born PA, both parents born Ireland
Isabell, 41, daughter, single, school teacher, born PA, father born Ireland, mother born PA