4 0 – 1 8 8 7 ) ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Sher iff ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 1 2 ). ▁Johnson ▁Curt is ▁was ▁a ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁veter an ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ohio ▁to ▁a ▁father ▁born ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁mother ▁from ▁Verm ont . ▁Ellen ▁Sher iff ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁both ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁England . ▁As ah el ' s ▁sib lings ▁were ▁Rap ha el ▁Curt is ▁( 1 8 6 2 – c 1 8 8 5 ) ▁a ka ▁Ray ▁Curt is ; ▁Eva ▁Curt is ▁( 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁Wh itt aker , ▁W I - 1 9 6 7 , ▁Ta com a ▁Co , ▁W A ); ▁and ▁Edward ▁Sher iff ▁Curt is ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 5 2 ), ▁a ▁photograph er ▁and ▁eth n ologist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Cord ova , ▁Minnesota , ▁part ▁of ▁Le ▁Sue ur ▁County , ▁and ▁Johnson ▁Curt is ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁ret ail ▁gro cer . ▁When ▁Edward ▁and ▁As ah el ▁were ▁te en agers ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁hom em ade ▁camera . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een ▁Edward ▁took ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁phot ography ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁photograph er ▁in ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota . ▁