John D. Currington is a native of Greenup County, Kentucky, where he was born on November 20, 1829; he came to this county in 1861. Mr. Curington’s father, Joseph, died February 4, 1872, and his mother, Mary Jane (Kerse) Curington, died May 8, 1880; they came to this county in 1863.
John D. Curington was married to Charlotte F. (Caudy) Harden, in Greenup County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1850; she was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 1824.
Their children are: Mary Jane, born March 15, 1851, died March 20, 1851; Henrietta, June 3, 1852, resides in Lawrence County, Ohio; James A., June 11, 1856, resides in this county; Mary F., September 29, 1878, resides at home; Joseph, March 29, 1881, at home. James is married, is the father of two children, and lives with his parents. The parents of Mrs. Curington are James and Levina Candy.
Four of Mr. Curington’s brothers were soldiers in the war of 1861—their names are James R., Hiram B., Nathaniel, and Joseph. James and Hiram Currington were members of the 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; James was killed in Atlanta, on June 15, 1865.
Mrs. Curington’s first husband was William Harden, who died on August 2, 1848. By this marriage were born two children: Eliza, born November 3, 1847; Sarah Ellen, June 6, 1848. Mr. Curington is a resident of Perry township. His post office address is Rock Camp, Lawrence county, Ohio.
From Wilma Stricklin Coats and P. Hamn 23? June 1981, posted on findagrave:
Currington Cemetery is located in Lawrence Township, on Ned’s Fork Hill. Turn off Route 141 at Kitt’s Hill, the cemetery is on top of the hill to the left of the only log house on the left side of the road.
Burials:
- Joe D. Currington b. 29 March 1880 d. 16 June 1920, age 40y 2m 27d
- M. Margaret Amos, b. 1 May 1800 d. 12 Feb. 1870 Footstone M. M. A. (Stone was in good condition but not in its original position. Stone was cut by J. Killan, Ironton, Ohio.
- J.B. Currington d. 3 March 1889 age 59y 3m 19d (very faint and not on its base)
- 3 bases of the same type of stone lying nearby, no headstones. Cattle have been in the cemetery and may have been knocked down onto the road.
- 1 fieldstone marker about 2.3 way up at left; cedar tree same level but to the right of the graves. The resident a young lady, in her 50s, remembers more stones were there when she was small.
(From a letter of Karla M. Morlan, 15 June 1981, regards to the Currington Cemetery: …”It was situated about 2? miles north of the Bazzell Cemetery, I believe. There were a few broken stones lying around – someone told me the graves had been moved years ago.”)
The small white house across the road is “The old Currington place.”
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