| Birth | 27 Jan 1854 | John Wesley Current was born on 27 Jan 1854 in Jay County, Indiana. |
1860 Census
(with Parents)
| 25 Jul 1860 | John appeared in the 1860 Federal Census of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as John W. Currant, in the household of his parents, Louisa and Benjamin Franklin Current. He is a male age 6. He was born in Indiana. He attended school within the year. |
1870 Census
(with Parents)
| 13 Jul 1870 | John appeared in the 1870 Federal Census of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as John W. Current, in the household of his parents, Louisa and Benjamin Franklin Current. He is a white male, age 16. He was born in Indiana. He attended school within the year. |
1880 Census
(with Parents)
| 8 Jun 1880 | John appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as John Wesley Current, in the household of his parents, Louisa and Benjamin Franklin Current. He is a single white male, age 26. Son of head of household. His occupation is carpenter. He was born in Indiana. His mother and father were born in Virginia. |
| Marriage | 24 Jun 1883 | John Wesley Current and Almeda Myers, daughter of Jacob Myers and Sarah (Unknown), were married on 24 Jun 1883 in Randolph County, Indiana. |
| 1900 Census | 19 Jun 1900 | John Wesley Current appeared as head of household in the 1900 Federal Census of Portland, Jay County, Indiana, as John Current. Living with him was his wife, Almeda, and their children, Jacob, David and Sarah. He is a married white male, age 46. Born January 1854. Married 17 years. He was born in Indiana. His mother and father were born in Virginia. His occupation is carpenter. He can read, write and speak English. He owns his home, free of mortgage. It is a house. |
| 1910 Census | 22 Apr 1910 | John Wesley Current appeared as head of household in the 1910 Federal Census of Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana, as John N. Current. Living with him was his wife, Almeda, and their children, Sarah, Jacob and David. He is a married white male, age 56. Married 27 years. He was born in Indiana. His mother and father were born in West Virginia. He can speak English. His occupation is farmer on a farm. He is an employer. He can read and write. He owns his home, it is mortgaged. It is a farm. Number 70 on the farm schedule. |
| 1920 Census | 21 Jan 1920 | John Wesley Current appeared as head of household in the 1920 Federal Census of 4th Ward, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, as John W. Current. Living with him was his wife, Almeda, and their children, Sarah, as well as his granddaughter, Anna Louise Current, his mother in law, Sarah (Unknown), and his sister in law, Allora Myers. He is a married white male, age 65. Lives at 203 E. Seventh Street. He owns his home, free of mortgage. He can read and write. He was born in Indiana. His father was born in Indiana, his mother in Virginia. He can speak English. His occupation is treasurer for the county. |
| 1930 Census | 6 Apr 1930 | John appeared in the 1930 Federal Census of Franklin, Randolph County, Indiana, as John W. Current, with his wife, Almeda. Their daughter, Sarah, was listed as living with them and their granddaughter, Anna Louise Current. He is a married white male, age 76. He owns his home. He owns a radio set. The family lives on a farm. He was 29 years old when first married. He did not attend school since September 1, 1929. He can read and write. He was born in Indiana. His mother and father were born in Virginia. He can speak English. His occupation is farmer on his own farm. He works on his own account. He was at work. He is not a veteran of the U.S. military. His farm is number 94 on the farm schedule. |
1940 Census
| 1940 | John appeared in the 1940 Federal Census of Franklin, Randolph County, Indiana, as John W. Current, in the household of Anna and Maurice Ralph Cull, his granddaughter and her husband. |
| Death | 22 Nov 1940 | John Wesley Current died on 22 Nov 1940 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, at age 86. |
John Wesley Current