Our knowledge of the Curtis family story begins with Stephen Curtis. We know he had at least two families. The research team is part of Family #2. Stephen’s wife was named Adaline. HIs first wife’s name is unknown but it may have been Charlotte. There were at least 8 children in that first family and 6 in the second family.

Stephen was born in Virginia. The exact location is unknown. He was born a slave and taken, we believe, around the 1820s to Cahaba, Alabama. Years later he, Adaline, their family members and others were taken to Texas, specifically Brazos County. A 1861 will by the slave owner specifically mentioned Stephen, Adaline, and 6 others by name. At least one of the six was his daughter, Dollie.

My mother created a family tree in the late 1970s of the second Curtis family to which we belong. There is a bit of information on the chart about the first family which was all that she knew at the time. Read more about Family #1

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Our knowledge of the Binkley family story begins with Carl Monroe Binkley and Mary Elizabeth (Curtis) Binkley. They had 8 children together. Carl, however, had been married before and from that union, 8 other children were born. The first wife’s same was Sarah Martin.

Grandpa and his first family were enslaved in Nashville, Tennessee and later went to Kansas, specifically Baxter Springs, as part of the mass exodus organized by Benjamin “Pap” Singleton.

My mother created a family tree in the late 1970s of the second Binkley family to which we belong. It shows what information she had available to her at the time. We hope to provide an updated version soon. There is a bit of first family information on this chart as well.

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