Robert Cureton
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Robert H Cureton
Husband Robert H Cureton 1
Born: 1912
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Buried: - Pickens Sunrise Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: George Douglas Cureton (1882-1969) 1
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Robert Holmes Cureton and Sarah Louise Walker
Husband Robert Holmes Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Bernice Robinson (1901-1988) 1
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Wife Sarah Louise Walker 1
Born: 25 Oct 1936 - Spartanburg, SC
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1 F Martha Denise Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Patricia Ann Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Kimberly April Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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Samuel Cureton
Husband Samuel Cureton 2
Born: 3 Jul 1702 - Merion, Pennsylvania
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Samuel Everard Cureton
Husband Samuel Everard Cureton 2
Born: 24 Mar 1826
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Nathan Kimbrell and Sarah Cureton
Husband Nathan Kimbrell 2
Born: 29 Aug 1795
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Marriage: 27 Mar 1817
Wife Sarah Cureton 2
Born: 29 Aug 1800 - Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Caolina
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Father: Jeremiah Cureton (1763-1847) 2
Mother: Nancy Kirk (Abt 1778- ) 2
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1 F Mary Jane Kimbrell 2
Born: 12 Apr 1820
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Marr: 31 May 1840
2 F Sarah Jane Kimbrell 2
Born: 30 Jan 1829
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Spouse: John Barron Fewell (1825-1863) 2
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3 F Frances V. Kimbrell 2
Born: Abt 1836
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4 M William J. Kimbrell 2
Born: 4 Nov 1838
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Spouse: Margaret Sarah Steele (Abt 1840- ) 2
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Sarah Cureton
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Born: 22 Mar 1690
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Father: Thomas Cureton (Abt 1658-1724) 2
Mother: Anne Simmons (Abt 1658-1715) 2
John Doby and Sarah Cureton
Husband John Doby 2
Born: Abt 1780
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Died: - Camden, South Carolina
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Wife Sarah Cureton 2
Born: 1784 - Mecklinburg County, North Carolina
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Father: James Everett Cureton (1740-1813) 2
Mother: Betsy Heath (Abt 1740- ) 2
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1 M James Cureton Doby 2
Born: 1801
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Spouse: Sarah Ann English (1804-1842) 2
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Sarah Cureton
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Born: 16 Apr 1715 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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Father: Thomas Cureton (1688-1742) 2
Mother: Mary Harrison (Abt 1688-1723) 2
Sarah Cureton
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Born: 22 Jun 1701 - Merion, Pennsylvania
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Father: William Cureton (Abt 1650-After 1740) 2
Mother: Mary Cobourne (Abt 1660-1708) 2
Sarah Cureton
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Born: Abt 1717 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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Father: Thomas Cureton (1688-1742) 2
Mother: Mary Harrison (Abt 1688-1723) 2
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• Baptised, Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England, 16 Sep 1718
Sarah Cureton
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Wife Sarah Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1819
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Father: William Jackson Cureton (Abt 1760- ) 2
Mother: Celia Bannister (1795-1874) 2
James Stewart and Sarah Ann Cureton
Husband James Stewart 2
Born: Abt 1845
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Wife Sarah Ann Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1848
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Father: William Jackson Cureton (1816-1863) 2
Mother: Charlotte Rebecca Massey (1818-1871) 2
Sarah Grace Cureton
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Mother: Frances Elizabeth McDaniel (1876-1964) 1
Thomas Jefferson Sullivan and Sarah Moon Cureton
Husband Thomas Jefferson Sullivan 1
Born: 28 Sep 1801
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Died: 13 Jan 1866
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Father: Hewlett Sullivan (1763- ) 1
Mother: Mary Dunklin (1771- ) 1
Marriage: 12 Sep 1833
Wife Sarah Moon Cureton 1
Born: 4 Jul 1817 - Greenville Co., SC
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Father: John Moon Cureton (1779-1848) 1
Mother: Mary Adkins Dacus ( - ) 1
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1 F Hettie Sullivan (details suppressed for this person)
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Seaborn Obadiah Cureton
Husband Seaborn Obadiah Cureton 2
Born: 27 Oct 1827
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Stephen Robinson Cureton
Husband Stephen Robinson Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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Susanna Cureton
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Born: 19 Jan 1724
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Susannah Cureton
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Father: William Jackson Cureton (Abt 1760- ) 2
Mother: Celia Bannister (1795-1874) 2
William Davidson and Susannah Cureton
Husband William Davidson 2
Born: Abt 1705
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Marriage: 20 Feb 1730 - Duck Creek, New Castle County, Delaware
Wife Susannah Cureton 2
Born: 31 Jan 1709
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Father: William Cureton (Abt 1650-After 1740) 2
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Susannah Heath Cureton
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Mike Lusk and Teresa Cureton
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3 M Riley Michael Lusk (details suppressed for this person)
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Ronnie Michael Lusk and Teresa Diane Cureton
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2 F Kiley Hope Lusk (details suppressed for this person)
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Thomas Cureton and Susannah Jones
Husband Thomas Cureton 2
Born: Abt 22 Apr 1716 - Myddle, Shropshire, England
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Father: Thomas Cureton (1688-1742) 2
Mother: Mary Harrison (Abt 1688-1723) 2
Marriage: 1738 - Surry County, Virginia
Other Spouse: Anne Cureton (Abt 1720- ) 2
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• Baptised, Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England, 26 Jun 1716
Wife Susannah Jones 2
Born: 5 Dec 1718 - Kenton, Shropshire, England
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Mother: Ann Cureton (Abt 1698- ) 2
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1 F Mary Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1738
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Spouse: Richard Rives (Abt 1735- ) 2
Marr: Pitt County, North Carolina
2 F Nancy Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1739
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Spouse: Richard Heath (Abt 1735- ) 2
3 M James Everett Cureton 2
Born: 1740 - Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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Spouse: Betsy Heath (Abt 1740- ) 2
Marr: Abt 1758
4 F Elizabeth Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1741
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Spouse: Nathan Heath (Abt 1738- ) 2
5 M Archibald Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1742
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Spouse: Elizabeth Wren (Abt 1745- ) 2
6 M William Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1745
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7 F Jane Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1750
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Spouse: William Denny (Abt 1750-1820) 2 3
Marr: Prince George County, Virginia
8 F Anne Cureton 2
Born: 21 Jan 1765
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Spouse: Briggs Rives (Abt 1760- ) 2
Marr: 23 Dec 1789
General Notes for Child James Everett Cureton
James Everett Cureton served during the Revolution with th e Bland Dragoons in the Waxhaws in 1783. "James Cureton of the 1st Light Dragoons, Continental Caval ry, on December 21, 1778, received pay as a wounded soldier , and he was paid in Nov. and Dec. 1777; and was with Gener al "Lighthorse" Harry Lee in his Paulus Hook escapade, an d was wounded at Brandywine". {From Gwaltney's Historical R egister of Virginians in the Revolution, page 200.)
Thomas Cureton and Jane Price
Husband Thomas Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1658 - Grinshill, Shropshire, England
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• Baptised, Llandrino, Wales, 12 Jan 1660
Wife Jane Price 2
Born: Abt 1660 - Meidford, Wales
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1 F Mary Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1681
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2 F Anne Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1683 - Pres, Shropshire, England
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3 M Thomas Cureton 2
Born: 1688 - Shropshire, England
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Buried: 4 Apr 1742 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
Spouse: Mary Harrison (Abt 1688-1723) 2
Marr: 26 Dec 1714 - Broughton, Shropshire, England
4 M John Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1690 - Shropshire, England
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Spouse: Frances Thweatt (Abt 1697-After 1715) 2
5 F Jane Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1691 - Shropshire, England
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Marr: 28 Jan 1718 - Shropshire, England
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Thomas Cureton came to America, but returned to England an d died there.
General Notes for Child Thomas Cureton
Thomas Cureton was Warden of the Parish of Myddle in 1747.
Thomas Cureton and Anne Simmons
Husband Thomas Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1658 - Grinshill, Shropshire, England
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Other Spouse: Jane Price (Abt 1660-1691) 2
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• Baptised, Llandrino, Wales, 12 Jan 1660
Wife Anne Simmons 2
Born: Abt 1658
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Buried: 24 Aug 1715 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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• Baptised, St. Michael's, Barbados, 28 Dec 1658
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1 F Sarah Cureton 2
Born: 22 Mar 1690
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2 M James Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1694 - Shropshire, England
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3 F Margaret Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1695
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4 M William Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1697
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Thomas Cureton came to America, but returned to England an d died there.
Thomas Cureton
Husband Thomas Cureton 2
Born: 1782 - Prince George County, Virginia
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Thomas Cureton and Mary Harrison
Husband Thomas Cureton 2
Born: 1688 - Shropshire, England
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Buried: 4 Apr 1742 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
Father: Thomas Cureton (Abt 1658-1724) 2
Mother: Jane Price (Abt 1660-1691) 2
Marriage: 26 Dec 1714 - Broughton, Shropshire, England
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• Baptised, 17 Jun 1687
Wife Mary Harrison 2
Born: Abt 1688 - Broughton, England
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Died: 22 Jan 1723 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
Buried: 22 Jan 1723 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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1 F John Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1715 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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2 F Sarah Cureton 2
Born: 16 Apr 1715 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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3 M Thomas Cureton 2
Born: Abt 22 Apr 1716 - Myddle, Shropshire, England
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Spouse: Anne Cureton (Abt 1720- ) 2
Spouse: Susannah Jones (1718- ) 2
Marr: 1738 - Surry County, Virginia
4 F Sarah Cureton 2
Born: Abt 1717 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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5 M William Cureton 2
Born: 1721 - Myddle Parish, Shropshire, England
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Spouse: Elizabeth Whettall (Abt 1725-1785) 2
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Thomas Cureton was Warden of the Parish of Myddle in 1747.
Thomas Jefferson Cureton
Husband Thomas Jefferson Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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Thomas Kirk Cureton and Isabelle Jeffcott
Husband Thomas Kirk Cureton 2
Born: 1 Aug 1901 - Fernandina, Florida
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Died: 18 Dec 1992 - Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana, Illinois
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Father: Thomas Kirk Cureton (1872-1930) 2
Mother: Annie Dozier Jeffreys (1877-1973) 2
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1 F Elizabeth Belle Cureton (details suppressed for this person)
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T. K., Cureton Fitness Aut hority, Dies URBANA - Thomas Kirk Cureton Jr., 91, of 402 Scovill, U, di ed at 9:45 p.m. Friday (Dec. 18, 1992) at the Champaign Cou nty Nursing Home, Urbana.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday a t the First Presbyterian Church, Urbana, the Rev. Donald Ma son and the Rev. Ann Burger officiating. A private burial w ill be held in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will follow th e service in the church parlor.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Renner-Wi - Chapel; Urbana. Mr. Cureton was born Aug. 1, 1901, at Fernandina, Fla., th e son of Thomas Kirk and Annie Jeffreys Cureton. He marrie d Portia Miller Cureton on June 26, 1941, at Orange, N.J. S he survives.
Also surviving is a daughter, Elizabeth Coker of Tucson , Ariz.; two sons, Kirk Cureton of Athens, Ga., and Richar d Cureton of Ann Arbor, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and tw o great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three si sters.
Mr. Cureton, an internationally renowned pioneer in th e field of physical fitness since 1930, was often referre d to as "the father of physical fitness."
He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineerin g from Yale University, a master of science degree from Spr ingfield College and a doctorate of philosophy from Columbi a University.
After teaching 10 years at Springfield College, he cam e to the University of Illinois in 1941. There he develope d the Physical Fitness Research Laboratory in the Departmen t of Physical Education.
A speaker, researcher, author and vigorous participant i n fitness activities, Mr. Cureton substantially contribute d to the understanding of the physical dimension of the hum an being. He developed methods of testing motor fitness, ap praising human physique, cardiovascular fitness and aquati c performance. In the local community, Mr. Cureton ryas best known for hi s development of the Sports Fitness School for Boys.
Mr. Cureton served on the President's Council for Physic al Fitness under five presidents. He traveled extensively , holding clinics to demonstrate the importance of exercis e to be healthy. He was the author and co-author of 40 book s and numerous articles.
In 1987, he was awarded the Illinois Governor's Senior L eadership Award for Health and Physical Fitness. He held 1 4 world records in US. master swimming and numerous other m edals for swimming and cross-country running at local, state and regional levels.
Mr. Cureton was research director for the National YMC A Aquatic Congress for 25 years and was cited by the Americ an Association for Advancement of Science, the U.S. Armed F orces, the United States Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ai r Force Headquarters Command to NASA. He held two honorar y de grees In 1980, he was inducted into the Internationa l Swimming Hall of Fame at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and in 19 86 he was featured in the magazine Over Fifty as Swimmer o f the Year.
Mr. Cureton was a member of the First Presbyterian Churc h of Urbana, the Exchange Club and the Torch Club.
Dr. King McCristal of Champaign, dean emeritus of the UI 's former College of Physical Education, knew Mr. Cureton f or more than 30 years. He described his former colleague a s a dynamic man who went out of his way to help people. "He was a very pleasant person to know," said McCristal. "H e was the leading exponent of fitness among humans in the U nited States," McCristal added. "The people who worked in h is laboratory as graduate assistants usually wound up wit h their Ph.D.s in exercise science, and went out as directo rs of laboratories all over the United States and Canada. I n fact, looking at a listing of those laboratories, at leas t 50 percent of the directors around the United States an d Canada came out of Dr. Cureton's program."
