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"Almont Pioneer, 87, Still Works On Farm; Served As Unionville Justice Of Peace

Almont, Nov. 18, - Charles H. Currey, 87, who celebrated his birthday recently, is the third generation in his family to serve as deacons in the Baptist church.

Mr. Currey who was a pioneer farmer in this vicinity served as justice of the peace in Unionville, many years ago. He was superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school there and a director of the Rutherford school near Almont for many years.

Mr. Currey is proud of the fact that he has been a deacon since 1891 in the Baptist church, here, carrying on a tradition of his grandfather, Daniel Currey, and his father, George E. Currey.

He was born Nov. 4, 1848 at Three Mile Creek, Ont., in the same house his mother, Mrs. Margaret J. Stevens Currey was born in.

Worked In Lumber Camps

The family moved to Drumbo, Ont., and later to Almont in 1862. As a boy of 14 Mr. Currey attended Smith school on what is now M-53. Five years later the family again moved to 80 acres of timerland in Burnside, which young Currey helped his father clear.

Mr. Currey recalls vividly the winters of 1871-72 when he worked in the lumber camps seven miles north of Bay City.

He still has the testament presented to him when he was baptized in 1874 by the pastor of the Bay City Baptist church. That same year he as a young man of 26 bought 80 acres of timberland for himself four miles from Unionville, Huron county.

He prepared a home for his bride, Miss Sarrah Elizabeth Marshall. They were married Apr. 15, 1874 in Unionville. In the years that followed, they walked many times through the woods to attend church. carrying their two little daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. Currey and their family moved back to Almont in 1891.

Student of Bible

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Source: Newspaper Article - 18 Nov 1935 Almont Library Scrapbook

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"Almont Man Who Wed at 87 Dies at Home

Charles H. Currey, who at 87, became a bridegroom and who would have observed his eighty-ninth birrth day Nov. 4, died in his home Friday night after several weeks' illness.

Mr. Currey was a life deacon of First Baptist church and represented the third generation in his family to serve as deacon in the church.

He was born Nov. 4, 1848, at Three Mile Creek, Ont., in the same home his mother, Mrs. Margaret J. Stevens Currey, was born in. The family moved to Drumbo, Ont., and later to Almont in 1862. As a boy he helped his father clear 80 acres of timberland in Burnside. When 26 he bought 80 acres of timberland four miles from Unionville in Huron county and prepared a home for his bride, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Marshall. They were married April 15, 1874.

Mr. Currey served as justice of peace in Unionville for a time before the family moved back to Almont in 1891 where he served as a director of the Rutherford school near Almont for many years.

He has served as deacon of the local Baptist church since 1891.

His first wife died Oct. 14, 1930, the same year as one of their daughters, Mrs. Florence Addelle Millikin.

Mr. Currey married Miss Norah O'Connor, now 71, a former music teacher, April 3, 1936.

Besides his widow and daughter, Mrs. Robert Millikin, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anna [Sarah Ann] Schell, 87, Fostoria; Mrs. Jane Sutton, 84, Pontiac; four grandchildren, Marshall G. Draper, Port Huron; Mrs. Elzada Bennett, Holland, Mich.; Mrs. Clara Seaton, Elizabeth, N. J., and Currey Millikin, Almont, and four great Grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist church. Rev. Kenneth P. Shoemaker, pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. H. H. Cheney.

Interment was in Hough cemetery."

News Paper Article Obituary - 22 Oct 1937, Almont Library Scrapbook

Name: Charles H. Currey
Date of Death: 22 Oct 1937
Place of Death: Almont, Lapeer, Michigan
Age at Death: 88 Years, 11 Months, 18 Days
Occupation: Farmer, Retired
Date of Birth: 04 Nov 1848
Place of Birth: Canada
Father: George E Currey
Father’s Place of Birth: New York
Mother: Margaret Jane Stevens
Mother’s Place of Birth: Canada
Wife: Nora O’Connor
Informant: Mrs. Robt. Milikin
Place of Interment: Almont Cemetery
Date of Interment: 25 Oct 1937

[Charles Henry Currey
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Marshall, married 15 Apr 1874, Columbia, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Wife: Nora O'Connor, married 02 Apr 1936, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA]