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Curtis, Samuel Frederick, 1918-2021

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918 - 2021

Biographical History

Samuel Frederick Curtis (born 1918) is a farmer and entrepreneur who donated land and money to Brigham Young University.

Samuel Frederick (Fred) Curtis was born on June 22, 1918, in Stafford, Arizona to Ammon and Mary Jane Curtis. After finishing high school Fred served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1938 until 1940, when he had to flee the country because of the start of World War II. Fred married Emmeline Hastings on May 28, 1941, in the Mesa Arizona Temple, they had six children together. Fred became a farmer and entrepreneur making enough money to donate some of his land and money to Brigham Young University. In 1989, Fred and Emmaline served a mission for the Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana until 1992. Emmeline Curtis passed away on May 19, 2005, in Mesa, Arizona. Fred passed away September 26, 2021.

Citation:
UPB files, Jan. 23, 2019 (Samuel Frederick Curtis; Fred Curtis; b. June 22, 1918, in Stafford, Ariz.; parents; Ammon and Mary Jane Curtis; afterhigh school, served mission for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany, 1938-1940; fled Germany at start of World War II; m. May 28, 1941 to Emmaline Hastings in Mesa Arizona Temple, six children; farmer and entrepreneur; donated land and money to Brigham Young University; 1989-1992 served as missionary with wife to Baton Rouge, La.; Emmeline Curtis d. May 19, 2005 in Mesa, Ariz.; currently lives in Mesa, Ariz.)

Samuel Frederick Curtis : a biography, 2018:title page (recorded and compiled by Charles Jerald Carpenter, grand nephew of Samuel Frederick Curtis)

Dignity Memorial, viewed October 4, 2021(Samuel Frederick Curtis; June 22, 1918-September 26, 2021) - https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mesa-az/samuel-curtis-10375062

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Samuel Frederick Curtis papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9035
Scope and Contents Materials include journals, letters, notebooks, photographs, negatives, and audiocassettes of Samuel Frederick "Fred" Curtis and his wife Emmeline Curtis. Topics of materials include Fred's mission in Germany and the mission Samuel and Emmeline later served in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, both for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their family of six children, and Fred's work at and donations to Brigham Young University. Some photographs depict military camps and activities aboard...
Dates: approximately 1930-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Frederick Curtis papers

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