Claude Hildreth Outland (1880 - 1960)

Born 4 Aug 1880 in Warrensburg, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Died 10 Aug 1960 at age 80 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Claude was the youngest graduate of Anamosa Iowa High School, finishing June 12, 1896 (two months before his 16th birthday). He spent two years at Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts to prepare for entering Harvard University. He earned a B.A. there in 1903, having stayed out one year to tutor John R Tunis and his older brother. He did free-lance writing most of his life, spending many years in Europe (mostly France). When the Nazis took Paris, he, and two other Americans ( a physician and a woman writer) made a spectacular escape via Spain and Portugal to New York City.

In 1942 he moved to Denver, Colorado with his older sister and was hired by radio station KLZ to broadcast about his knowledge of Europe.

According to family lore, the woman writer was also his mistress. They were given save passage from France into Spain and Portugal because the Nazi official in charge was a former classmate at Harvard. He knew Claude Outland because Claud had been his tutor while at Harvard. (From Biography on LDS Family Search.)

Sources

• "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HDWG-5MM : 2 March 2021), Claud Outland in household of J S Outland, Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa; citing p. 37, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,495.

"Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT32-5P5 : 20 February 2021), Claud Outland in household of Joel S Outland, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing p. 204, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,067.

"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9YD-XNT2 : 13 February 2020), Overland, 1880.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LS-9R3 : 2 March 2021), Claude H Outland, 1940; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-HCGD : 10 March 2021), Claude Hildreth Outland, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24L7-WC9 : 2 March 2021), Claude Outland, 1939; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JH-DP7 : 26 December 2021), Claude Hildreth Outland, 1917-1918.

"United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-YXJD : 16 March 2018), Clause Hildreth Outland, 1921; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #75599, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1717, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXGW-XP2 : 2 March 2021), Claude H Outland, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RY-V99 : 22 January 2022), Claude M Outland in entry for Caroline Tunis, 1900.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92X-XPQ : accessed 1 July 2022), Claude M Outland in household of Joel S Outland, Fairview Township Anamosa city Ward 1-4, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .