Contra Costa County Biography

BERT CURRY

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, December, 2006.

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Bert Curry needs no introduction to the people of Contra Costa County. He has 
become widely and favorably known as a man whose high integrity and excellent 
business ability constitute him a prominent factor in community advancements and 
progress. He is a native of Contra Costa County, and is a representative of one 
of the time-honored families of this county. Mr. Curry was born June 1, 1882, 
and is a son of James R. and Ellen Curry, who settled in Clayton, Contra Costa 
County, during the early days. His father engaged in teaming and the livery 
business, and also established and conducted stage-lines from Oakland to various 
parts of his home county, continuing his various enterprises until 1903, when he 
sold out and removed to Martinez. Bert Curry received his education in the 
public schools of this county, after which he took a business course. He learned 
the undertaking business with his brother, Henry J. Curry, at Martinez, and 
remained with him for a period of seven years, when he removed to Point 
Richmond, where he became identified in the same business in 1908. Mr. Curry has 
served as deputy coroner for five years. Fraternally, he is connected with the 
B. P. O. E. of Richmond, I. O. O. F., Eagles, Rebekah lodge, and Yeomen. In 
politics Mr. Curry is affiliated with the Democratic party, and is an active 
worker. His attention, however, is concentrated upon his business affairs, in 
which he has met with well-deserved success.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California", Elms Publ. Co., 1917, 
p. 521.