LEONARD MINERS CURRY (1867-1898): Leonard Miners Curry had very dark gray, almost light brown eyes and light brown hair. He went to school until he was between 16 and 17 years of age, and was then in the second grade in Lincoln Grammar School. He went though the second grade and then took a notion he wanted to learn printing. He worked at printing, with Mr. Brown, for several months but did not like printing as well as he thought he would. So his father got him a place with Mr. Hammond to learn watch making and jewelry repairing. He went to work with Mr., Hammond at #4 6th Street in Oct 1883.
Leonard was named Leonard for his grandfather Kimball and Miners for Capt. Thomas Miners, his Grandmother Curry's sister Caroline's husband.
As Mr. Hammond did not give Leonard as good a chance to learn the trade as he promised to, his father took him away from him and got him a place with James Kite on Mission street in 1885.
Leonard md. Mary Purdy who was b. in Jackson, Amador Co., CA.
The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Case, pastor of the Central M.E. Church in San Francisco.
His death is not recorded and no information is available. On Aug 8, 1898 he was in Chicago, where an attorney, Morris Frisch, wrote to C. F. Curry saying his brother was attempting to get a rebate on a lost train ticket. He was never heard from afterwards. Disappeared after divorcing his wife.
His son was raised by his brother, Charles. Jack London was a family friend and offered to adopt the son.
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California, Great Registers
Name: Leonard Miners Curry
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 29 Sep 1888
Event Place: 334 Clementina, San Francisco, California
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Wisconsin
GS Film number: 977626
Digital Folder Number: 005030271
Image Number: 00232
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California, Great Registers
Name: Leonard Miners Curry
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 14 Aug 1890
Event Place: 334 Clementina, San Francisco, California
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Wisconsin
GS Film number: 977635 , Digital Folder Number: 005030278 , Image Number: 00516
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California, Great Registers
Name: Leonard Miners Curry
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: 789 Stevenson, San Francisco, California
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Wisconsin
GS Film number: 977646 , Digital Folder Number: 005030286 , Image Number: 00034
