William Rushmer Curtis family

From Benjamin Kingman Curtis

William Rushmer Curtis and his wife Ella May Canfield wife five of their children. The original was a postcard photograph. The family is standing on their farm in Big Timber, Sweet Grass county, Montana. The girl in ringlets is Ada. The young boy is Reed Josiah. The young girl on the left of Ada is Ina and on her right is Etta. The youngest girl in front is Orpha.

William Rushmer Curtis family home

The William Rushmer Curtis family home in 1917.

1121 Gladys Ave., Long Beach, California. William's wife, Ella May, is standing in front of the home with their daughter Orpha and a neighbor friend.

Ella May [Canfield] Curtis and her daughters

Photo was taken in 1920 at the Long Beach Park. The occasion associated with this photograph is unknown, although it was possibly a small family reunion due to the family's move a couple years prior. This photograph was taken about three years after Ella May had moved to Long Beach due to her health problems. The three youngest daughters, Etta, Ina, and Orpha went with their mother. It is unknown when the father, William Rushmer, and the rest of the family joined Ella May and the girls in Long Beach.

Back row: Ina Curtis (holding Rosemary Clifford Brown), Lovantia Curtis Roth, Florence Albertha Curtis Brown, Ella May Canfield Curtis, Ada Curtis, Julia Gar (a friend), and Etta Curtis.

Front row: Orpha Curtis, Ruth Roth (daughter of Lovantia Curtis Roth), Ella Josephine Brown and Florence Gladys Brown (daughters of Florence Albertha Curtis Brown).

Daughters of Ella May [Canfield] Curtis

This photo was taken in 1946, place unknown. Left to right are sisters: Lou, Ada, Orpha, and Grace. Their full names, including their married names:
Luella Curtis Christensen
Ada Curtis Johansen
Orpha Curtis Sidlitz
Grace Adaline Curtis Dearth (Grace died at age 53, approximately a year after this photograph was taken.)