Teressa Irene ‘Tessie’ Curry was born on September 13, 1883, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas to Adolphus Curry (1843-1927) and Alicia Ann Roberts (1845-1918).

Her siblings included…

• Susan Melana (1867)

• Libbie Lisbon (1870)

• Joseph Wilbur (1872)

• William Adolphus ‘Buster’ (1875)

• Thomas Jenkins (1878)

She emigrated to Key West, Florida with her family and eventually became a nurse.

Teressa Irene Curry passed away on March 27, 1968 (age 84) in Key West, Florida at and is buried in the City Cemetery.