Doris Dean Curtis (1902 - 1966)

Born 13 Nov 1902 in Glen Rock, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors

Died 13 May 1966 at age 63 in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Doris Dean Curtis is an unusual name for a boy. He was the second oldest child in the home of Henry and Emma Curtis at Olive Branch in Lancaster county, Nebraska, in 1910, with his two brothers and two younger sisters.^[1] In 1920, his family was living in Spring Creek in Johnson county.^[2] By 1930, his parents had separated, his two sisters married in 1926, his brother Dale married in 1929. leaving only him and his brother William at home with their mother.^[3] William, his father and his brothers worked for the railroad. By 1940, Doris Dean and Leola had their oldest daughter, Francis Irene at home in Julian.^[4]

"Doris Dean Curtis
Born November 13, 1902, he married Leola Bertwell on June 15, 1935, at Rock Port, MO. She was born February 22, 1919. He was a railroad worker and a Conservative Baptist. "Pete" died on May 13, 1966, in Nebraska City, NE."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], 1910 US Census.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1920 US Census.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [3], 1930 US Census.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [4], 1940 US Census.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [5], Fred South Narrative 2005.

• Doris Curtis in household of H S Curtis, "United States Census, 1910"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
H S Curtis - Head - Male - 39 - Nebraska
Emma J Curtis - Wife - Female - 38 - Ohio
William J Curtis - Son - Male - 9 - Nebraska
Doris Curtis - Daughter[Son] - Female[Male] - 7 - Nebraska
Dail Curtis - Son - Male - 5 - Nebraska
Gertia Curtis - Daughter - Female - 3 - Nebraska
Vera Curtis - Daughter - Female - 1 - Nebraska
Citation
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4G-FXR : accessed 24 December 2018), Doris Curtis in household of H S Curtis, Olive Branch, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 5A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 850; FHL microfilm 1,374,863.

• Pete Curtis in household of Henry Curtis, United States Census, 1920"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Henry Curtis - Head - Male - 49 - Nebraska
Emma Curtis - Wife - Female - 48 - Ohio
William Curtis - Son - Male - 18 - Nebraska
Pete Curtis - Son - Male - 17 - Nebraska
Dale Curtis - Son - Male - 15 - Nebraska
Gerty Curtis - Daughter - Female - 12 - Nebraska
Vera Curtis - Daughter - Female - 10 - Nebraska
Citation
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCKZ-3DR : accessed 24 December 2018), Pete Curtis in household of Henry Curtis, Spring Creek, Johnson, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 28, sheet 1B, line 63, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 992; FHL microfilm 1,820,992.

• Donis Curtis in household of Emma Curtis, United States Census, 1930"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Emma Curtis - Head - Female - 58 - Ohio
William Curtis - Son - Male - 28 - Nebraska
Donis Curtis - Son - Male - 27 - Nebraska
Citation
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ27-5RD : accessed 24 December 2018), Donis Curtis in household of Emma Curtis, Glen Rock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 1A, line 40, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1289; FHL microfilm 2,341,024.

• Doris Dean Curtis, "United States Census, 1940"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Doris Dean Curtis - Head - Male - 37 - Nebraska
Leola M Curtis - Wife - Female - 21 - Nebraska
Frances I Curtis - Daughter - Female - 3 - Nebraska
Citation
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MV-WFK : 15 March 2018), Doris Dean Curtis, Julian, Glen Rock Election Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-10, sheet 2A, line 38, family 47, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2258.

• Doris Dean Curtis, son of Emma Jane Green and Henry Sherman Curtis, "The Green Family Narrative by Fred South 2005"

Citation
"2005 Green Family Narrative" A collection of tree information and stories, (https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73171314?p=630355&returnLabel=Ephraim%20A%20Green%20(LH2J-6YF)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLH2J-6YF : uploaded 22 December 2018) From William Green d: 1779, the Green line is traced through Rignal, John, William, John Mordecai to Ephraim A. Green. The full family branches are listed of Ephraim and Malinda Gertrude Asbell in detail. "In the following pages I will attempt to tell the story of the Green and Asbel families. The story is in no way complete, but it is time that what we know be set down in print. The search for more details will go on as time and circumstances allow. The first addition of this work was printed in 1977. It has been a number of years since and the time has come to update again." Fred South, Revision number 6, December 1, 2005. Page 16.

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