Researching Jack Curtis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16995 people with the Curtis surname? In that year Curtis was ranked number 222 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Curtis on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Curtis ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Curtis and the Curtis Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Curtis Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Curtis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 24416 people with the Curtis surname in the UK? Curtis is now ranked number 209 for popularity in the UK. |
Curtis Family History Databases
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Curtis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 121530 people with the Curtis surname in the USA? Curtis is ranked number 117 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Curtis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Jack Curtis (baseball)
Jack Patrick Curtis (born January 11, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player and left-handed pitcher who worked in 69 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1961–62), Milwaukee Braves (1962) and Cleveland Indians (1963). He was listed as tall and and signed with the Cubs in 1955 after graduating from Granite Falls High School.
Curtis joined the MLB Cubs after two stalwart seasons in minor league baseball. In 1959, he won 20 games (losing 10) with a sparkling 2.84 earned run average for the Class B Wenatchee Chiefs. Then, in 1960, he went 19–8 (3.57) for the Double-A San Antonio Missions and was named the Texas League's pitcher of the year.
In his rookie campaign,, Curtis took a turn in the Cubs' starting rotation and won ten games, tied for second on the team. He threw six complete games. However, he finished below .500 with 13 defeats and posted a poor 4.89 ERA. In he began the year by going winless in three starts and one relief appearance during April. On April 30, he was traded even-up for veteran Braves' starting pitcher Bob Buhl, a former National League All-Star. But Curtis made only five starts for Milwaukee through the end of 1962 and put up a 4–4 record in 30 games, with one save. At the end of the season, he was traded again, this time to the Cleveland Indians, who had just hired manager Birdie Tebbetts away from the Braves. Curtis appeared in four games for Tebbetts in relief in the early weeks of and was treated harshly in three of them. He was sent to Triple-A Jacksonville at the May cutdown after allowing ten earned runs in only five innings pitched. The rest of his pro career was spent in the minors. Curtis retired in 1967.
During his MLB career, Curtis compiled a career record of 14–19 with a 4.84 earned run average. In 279 innings pitched, he permitted 328 hits and 89 bases on balls with 108 strikeouts. He was credited with six complete games and two saves.
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