JAMES CURRY

    James Curry, ourth son of Stephenson and Sarah D. Curry, was born in Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio, January 4, 1842.  He followed farming until February 6, 1865, when he enlisted and served one year in Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Gen. Steadman, in Georgia.  Resumed farming: for one year, and in April, 1867, began his collegiate course at Vermillion Institute, Hayesville, Ohio, where he delivered an oration at the triennial reunion of old students, August, 1869.  He entered the junior class of the University of Wooster, Ohio, in the spring of 1871, this being the first year of its existence, from which he graduated September 18, 1872, with the degree of A. B., and in 1875, he received - the degree of A. M. from the same institution.  He was chosen professor of mathematics in Vermillion Institute previous to graduation from the university, and served in that capacity as teacher of Latin and Greek from April, 1872, to June, 1873.  He was married to Miss Maggie A. Sloan, of Hayesville, Ohio, September 30, 1873, and went to California to attend the San Francisco Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church.  He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of San Francisco, March 18, 1874, graduated from the seminary April 29. 1875, and received a call to become pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Carson City, Nev., which he declined, to continue in mission work at San Pablo and West Berkeley, Cal.  Under his ministrations a church was gathered up and organized in each place.  He was ordained to the gospel ministry and installed pastor of the church at San Pablo, August 28, 1876, while a beautiful house of worship was erected at West Berkeley in 1879.  He was elected President of the Alumni Association of the San Francisco Theological Seminary at its organization October, 1880, and was twice re-elected, and delivered the first alumni and decennial oration of the seminary in San Francisco, April, 1881.  He resigned his pastorate at San Pablo, February 1, 1883, to concentrate his labors at West Berkeley.  At the present time (February, 1883,) he resides in West Berkeley, Cal., is in charge of the Presbyterian Church there, and Moderator of the Presbytery of San Francisco.