Guthrie Family Group 6 – Branch C
THOMAS W GUTHRIE (1824 PA – 1906 VA) and CATHERINE CURTS
of Lycoming & Jefferson Counties, PA, and Hampton & Elizabeth City, VA, USA

THOMAS W GUTHRIE
Parents: James P Guthrie (c1801PA-aft.1840PA) and Martha Fansey (Parents Unverified / Need Y-DNA)
Birth: 1825
Birth Location: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Military Service 1: Mexican-American War (1846–1848): Served as Sergeant (SGT), 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Company C. Enlisted from Pennsylvania; discharged due to contracting typhoid fever. Roster references appear in Schuylkill County histories (possible enlistment or record overlap with regional units).
Marriage: To Catharine A. Kurtz / Curts (variant spellings common in 19th-century records); date and exact place not located in public indexes but inferred pre-1855 based on known child.
Military Service 2: Civil War (1861–1865): Served in 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company G.
Residences: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; Hampton, Virginia
Death: 2 Apr 1906 (COD: chronic cystitis)
Death Location: US Nat’l Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Hampton, Virginia
Burial: Wildwood Cemetery, Plot: Section 3 Angles, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes: Thomas W Guthrie was born about 1824 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA. On 31 May 1899 he was admitted to the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers located in Hampton, Virginia. He died there on 2 April 1906 of chronic cystitis, and his body was shipped back to Williamsport for burial on April 3rd.

CATHERINE A CURTS
Parents: Samuel M Curts & Susan Guthrie (b:1801-10 PA – d:1842PA)
Birth: 1827 (headstone calculation), 1830-32 (census estimates)
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Guthrie Children: Yes
Residences: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1871 at about 44 years old
Death Location: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Wildwood Cemetery, Plot: Section 3 Angles, Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes: Catherine Curts is sometimes misidentified in trees as a daughter of Johann Jacob Kurtz. A biographical sketch of her father, Samuel M Curts, indicates that “he wedded Susan Guthrie, who died in 1842, leaving three children: Mrs. Catherine Guthrie, Samuel M., and Mrs Sarah Parmer, who were reared by their stepmother (Susan Wolf). There were eight children by the second marriage: Ella, George, Jane, Anna, Joseph, Martha, Ambrose, and John.”

GUTHRIE CHILDREN: 5
Sons: William Babbitt Guthrie (1853), Hiram S Guthrie (1855), Laten S Guthrie (1857)
Daughters: Josephine Guthrie (1860), Margaret Guthrie (1861), Dora Guthrie (1866)

Y-DNA Project Participants: No
Family Finder Participants: No

1. Sarah E Guthrie: born abt. 1850-51 PA, residing with parents 1860, 1870, no further records verified
2. William Babbitt Guthrie: 4 Aug 1852 PA – 23 May 1928 PA, m. Frances Snyder +children
3. Hiram S Guthrie: 2 Feb 1855 PA – 23 Jun 1923 PA, m. A Leafie Sweeny +child
4. Laten S Guthrie: born abt. 1857 PA, residing with parents 1860, 1870, no further records verified
5. Josephine Guthrie: born abt. 1860, residing with parents 1860 – likely died bef. 1870, no further records
6. Margaret Guthrie: born abt. 1861 PA, residing with parents 1870, no further records verified
7. Dora Guthrie: born abt. 1866 PA, residing with parents 1870, no further records verified.

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FIND A GRAVE MEMORIALS (primary burial and biographical source):

• SGT Thomas W. Guthrie (1825–1906): Memorial ID 191624491. Includes military service summary (Mexican War 1st PA Reg Co. C; Civil War 13th PA Cavalry Co. G), death at National Soldiers Home, and burial details. Spouse link to Catharine A. Kurtz Guthrie (unknown–1871). Digital Repository: Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191624491/thomas-w-guthrie (and linked spouse memorial).

MILITARY RECORDS / ROSTERS:

• Mexican War Pennsylvania Roster: Lists Thomas W. Guthrie (age ~22, various PA enlistment notes including Philadelphia/Pottsville references possibly reflecting unit assembly). See Schuylkill County histories and GenealogyTrails compilation. Digital Repository: GenealogyTrails / Archive.org (Blue Book of Schuylkill County and related volumes).
• Civil War Service: 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Co. G – Confirmed via Find A Grave inscription and veteran home records. Potential pension files available via NARA/Fold3 (not fully extracted here).

LOCAL HISTORIES (contextual mentions):

• History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (edited by John F. Meginness): References Guthrie family members in Civil War context and county military contributions. Digital Repository: USGenNet / Archive.org.
• Blue Book of Schuylkill County and History of Schuylkill County, PA: Mexican War rosters and veteran lists. Digital Repository: Archive.org.
• Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Vol 1., Ancestry.com, US Family History Books, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2025, Lehi, UT, USA. Biographical sketch of Samuel M Curts, p.699, image 816 of 1005.

CENSUS / VITAL LINKS (supplemental):

• U.S. Census records (1850–1900) for Lycoming County, PA, would confirm household composition, occupations, and additional children.