The following information was taken from the papers of Martha Adams Mitchell, a granddaughter of Martha Jane Curry. It was presumably written in the 1950's by another grandchild of Martha Jane Curry.
Daughter of John Curry and Esther James Curry.
Martha Jane Curry was born at Puchmataha, Choctaw County, Alabama, March 13, 1833. She was married to George F. Ellis on March 14, 1848 when she was exactly 15 years old. She bore him 15 children, and outlived him by twenty-three years, dying on November 7, 1924, at Birmingham, Alabama, in her ninety-first year. She died as the result of a broken hip, an accident caused by a youthful activity which she insisted on maintaining to her last days, when other people considered her old, something she herself never admitted. As a girl she was something of a tomboy, and a famous rider, and as a young woman, she would often ride from one plantation to another carrying the latest babe in arms. Although her husband was well-to-do, with numerous slaves, she herself knew how to do everything that was done about the house.
She was well known to all her grandchildren, as she spent the years after her husband's death in visiting them. She insisted that they call her "Mother" rather than "Grandmother", and as "Mother Ellis" she was known to them. I remember her as a very vivacious old lady who always seemed to be bouncing about the place. She was very much loved by all her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Before her death, she revealed the secret of her popularity. "When a family argument starts, I always side with the "in-laws". My own children may get mad at me but they soon get over it, while the "in-laws" think I'm wonderful!"
Daughter of John Curry and Esther James Curry.
Martha Jane Curry was born at Puchmataha, Choctaw County, Alabama, March 13, 1833. She was married to George F. Ellis on March 14, 1848 when she was exactly 15 years old. She bore him 15 children, and outlived him by twenty-three years, dying on November 7, 1924, at Birmingham, Alabama, in her ninety-first year. She died as the result of a broken hip, an accident caused by a youthful activity which she insisted on maintaining to her last days, when other people considered her old, something she herself never admitted. As a girl she was something of a tomboy, and a famous rider, and as a young woman, she would often ride from one plantation to another carrying the latest babe in arms. Although her husband was well-to-do, with numerous slaves, she herself knew how to do everything that was done about the house.
She was well known to all her grandchildren, as she spent the years after her husband's death in visiting them. She insisted that they call her "Mother" rather than "Grandmother", and as "Mother Ellis" she was known to them. I remember her as a very vivacious old lady who always seemed to be bouncing about the place. She was very much loved by all her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Before her death, she revealed the secret of her popularity. "When a family argument starts, I always side with the "in-laws". My own children may get mad at me but they soon get over it, while the "in-laws" think I'm wonderful!"
The following information was taken from the papers of Martha Adams Mitchell, a granddaughter of Martha Jane Curry. It was presumably written in the 1950's by another grandchild of Martha Jane Curry.
Daughter of John Curry and Esther James Curry.
Martha Jane Curry was born at Puchmataha, Choctaw County, Alabama, March 13, 1833. She was married to George F. Ellis on March 14, 1848 when she was exactly 15 years old. She bore him 15 children, and outlived him by twenty-three years, dying on November 7, 1924, at Birmingham, Alabama, in her ninety-first year. She died as the result of a broken hip, an accident caused by a youthful activity which she insisted on maintaining to her last days, when other people considered her old, something she herself never admitted. As a girl she was something of a tomboy, and a famous rider, and as a young woman, she would often ride from one plantation to another carrying the latest babe in arms. Although her husband was well-to-do, with numerous slaves, she herself knew how to do everything that was done about the house.
She was well known to all her grandchildren, as she spent the years after her husband's death in visiting them. She insisted that they call her "Mother" rather than "Grandmother", and as "Mother Ellis" she was known to them. I remember her as a very vivacious old lady who always seemed to be bouncing about the place. She was very much loved by all her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Before her death, she revealed the secret of her popularity. "When a family argument starts, I always side with the "in-laws". My own children may get mad at me but they soon get over it, while the "in-laws" think I'm wonderful!"
Daughter of John Curry and Esther James Curry.
Martha Jane Curry was born at Puchmataha, Choctaw County, Alabama, March 13, 1833. She was married to George F. Ellis on March 14, 1848 when she was exactly 15 years old. She bore him 15 children, and outlived him by twenty-three years, dying on November 7, 1924, at Birmingham, Alabama, in her ninety-first year. She died as the result of a broken hip, an accident caused by a youthful activity which she insisted on maintaining to her last days, when other people considered her old, something she herself never admitted. As a girl she was something of a tomboy, and a famous rider, and as a young woman, she would often ride from one plantation to another carrying the latest babe in arms. Although her husband was well-to-do, with numerous slaves, she herself knew how to do everything that was done about the house.
She was well known to all her grandchildren, as she spent the years after her husband's death in visiting them. She insisted that they call her "Mother" rather than "Grandmother", and as "Mother Ellis" she was known to them. I remember her as a very vivacious old lady who always seemed to be bouncing about the place. She was very much loved by all her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Before her death, she revealed the secret of her popularity. "When a family argument starts, I always side with the "in-laws". My own children may get mad at me but they soon get over it, while the "in-laws" think I'm wonderful!"
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