Birth Notes

now Leicester Township, Livingston County, New York, USA

  Death Notes

Jerome was wounded, March 25, 1865 in the Battle of Fort Stedman, Petersburg, Virginia.
Died: April 10, 1865 at Armory Square Hospital; Washington D.C. from "Pyromic Poison".

  Burial Notes

Arlington National Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He has conflicting birth information of 12 September 1820 and Pennsylvania, USA. ³

• He appeared on the 1830 US Federal Census on 1 June 1830 in Leicester Township, Livingston County, New York, USA. ⁴
  
  According to 1830 census for Jerome Curtiss, head, in Leicester Township, Livingston County, New York:
  

Categories:
Free white males
under 5  --  1  [unknown son3 Curtiss]
5 to 10  --  1  [Jerome L. Curtiss, age 9]
10 to 15  --  2  [Hiram Curtiss, age about 14 and Lyman Curtiss, age about 11]
15 to 20  --  1  [Daniel S. Curtiss, age about 16]
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50  --  1  [Jerome Curtiss, about age 42]
50 to 60
60 to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
90 to 100
100 plus

Free white females
under 5
5 to 10  --  1  [Clarisa J. Curtiss, about 8]
10 to 15  --  1  [unknown daughter or other]
15 to 20
20 to 30  --  1  [unknown daughter or maidservant]
30 to 40
40 to 50  --  1  [Nancy Curtiss, age est. about 40]
50 to 60
60 to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
90 to 100
100 plus

• He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 1 October 1850 in Lyons Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ³ Lyons Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA (age 30)
  
  

1850 Illinois Census,Cook County, Lyon Twns, Pg 4, Entries # 14/21.
Jerome Curtiss 62 M Farmer Penn. (See note below *)
Nancy 60 F "
Daniel L. 36 M "
Ambrose 16 M "
JEROME L. 30 M "
Jerome was born in Leicester Twns, Livingston County, N.Y.
Sept. 12, 1820.
HANNAH M. 20 F "( Penn)
Hannah was born in Leroy, Genesee County, N.Y. Oct 18,1831.
Oren L. 1 M Illinois (should be Orlin L.)
Clarisa 18 or 28 F Penn
*(I question the Pennsylvania birth place for any of the above. Jerome 62 M Farmer: I believe he was born in Livingston County, N.Y. or even possibly Genesee County, as Livingston County, was a part of Genesee prior to Genesee being divided.)

• He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 4 June 1860 in Greenbush, Clinton County, Michigan, USA. ⁵ Greenbush, Clinton County, Michigan, USA (JL Curtis, age 39)
  
  

1860 U.S. Census: Clinton County, Greenbush Twn, Michigan. Ancestory.com page 13: Enteries 18/23. Born
J.L. Curtiss 39 M Farmer N.Y.
Hannah M. 29 F "
Sylvester O 9 M Michigan.
Dante S. 5 M "
Wilmer J. 4 M "
Ray Dell B. 2 M (should be Dell Ray B.) "