HENRY CURTIUS was born in Greene county, Ill., on Feb. 6, 1858, his parents being Luman and Ellen R. (Beeby) Curtius. His father was a native of New York and his mother of the state of New York. They came to Greene county in the fall of 1844, and located one mile east of Carrollton, where Mr. Curtius bought 800 acres of land on which he has since resided. He has been a successful farmer and ranks among the best of them. Our subject, Henry, was reared on the farm of his parents, where he remained until he was 22 years of age. In the year 1881 he bought the place where he now resides, consisting of 120 acres of land on section 17, Kane township. He has been twice married, first on the 17th of March, 1880, to Minnie A. Landis, daughter of Wm. H. and Mary Landis. By this marriage there was one child - Nellie M. On the 30th of March, 1882, his wife died. He was again married on the 3d of April, 1884, to Lois Lee, a daughter of John M. and Mary Lee. Politically, Mr. Curtius is a republican, and is an industrious and intelligent citizen.