Historical Marker Number: 11477
Marker Title: Putnam B. Curry
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Index Entry: Curry, Putnam B.
City: Orange
County: Orange
Year Marker Erected: 1979
Marker Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson Sr., Orange
Marker Text:
(Sept. 16, 1835 - May 15, 1910) A native of New York, Putnam B. Curry moved to Galveston in 1860. He enlisted in the Confederate army and saw action along the Texas Gulf Coast during the Civil War (1861-1865). In 1868 he married Eliza Ann Ochiltree (1845-1907); they had four children. In the late 1860s, Curry settled in Orange and opened a mercantile firm. Later he ran a hotel and published a newspaper. A leader in the business community, Curry was also an active Mason.
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