Freeman C. Curlhair (1837-1910)

Freeman C. Curlhair (1837-1910) Cigar Merchant; Harness Maker; and Postmaster (b. October 1837, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, USA - d. 1910, Wright, Schoharie County, New York, USA)

Birth: He was the son of John Curlhair.

Sibling: Freeman most likely had the following sibling: Henry Curlhair (1840-?) who married Martha and ran the stagecoach in 1880.

Marriage: Freeman married Lydia A. Gaige (1837-1903) in 1858.

Children: Together they had the following children: Cora B. Curlhair (1865-?); Nora A. Curlhair (1866-1952); Emma L. Curlhair (1869-?); Lynette Mae Curlhair (1872-1942) aka Linnia Curlhair who married Benjamin Spencer Van Deusen I (1872-1937); and Orlow C. Curlhair (1878-1907).

Maine, New York: The family appears in the 1880 US Census living in Maine, Broome County, New York, where Freeman was working as a harness maker. Freeman worked as the Postmaster of Maine in 1898 and had the same job when he appeared in the 1900 US Census.

Death: He died in 1910 in Wright, Schoharie County, New York.