William was born at
Chester Co., South Carolina, on 16 January 1815. He was the son of
(?) Curry. He married
Elizabeth C. "Betsey" Moffatt circa 1840. William Curry was migration on 24 October 1848 at
Obion Co., Tennessee; William Curry left South Carolina in a wagon train on 24 Oct. 1848 and arrived in Obion Co., Tennessee exactly one month later. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Obion Co., Tennessee. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Obion Co., Tennessee. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Obion Co., Tennessee. He was buried in December 1870 at
Troy Cemetery, Obion Co., Tennessee. William died on 10 December 1870 at
Obion Co., Tennessee, at age 55.