Doren Alexander Curtiss (1898 - 1996)

Born 12 Aug 1898 in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio

Ancestors

Died 7 Jan 1996 at age 97 in San Diego, California

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 AUG 1898

Place: Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio^[2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 7 JAN 1996

Place: San Diego, California^[5]

Reference

Reference: 18810

User ID

User ID: D71EC75B4584844FB2C4ACE4858254314565

Note

Note: In 1920, After the first world war he traveled to South America as a representative of the Auto-Ordnance corporation to demonstrate the Thompson Submachine Gun to the War Department of the Argentine Republic.

Dad was almost arrested in Argentina. He arrived with the demo weapons and went to the hotel. Some time later, the ammunition [several thousand rounds] came in on another ship. The Argentine customs thought he might be there to supply weapons and ammo for a revolution. He was detained for some period of time until the counsel got him cleared. He was chosen for the trip because he was young, single and could assemble/disassemble the "Tommy" faster than his co-workers [and might have been considered expendable] - as told by his son Doren.

He was living in Cleveland in 1940 and working as a draftsman. Shotly thereafter, according to the 2013 obituary of his son William, he moved the family to San Diego.

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 29 DEC 2014

Time: 20:25:12

Prior to import, this record was last changed 20:25:12 29 DEC 2014.

Marriage

Status: MARRIED

Husband: Doren Alexander Curtiss

Wife: Sophie M. Buch

User ID: 7D5A13B71D58EC43B924D59B9E7ED7F57A80

Marriage:

Date: 1924

Status: MARRIED

Husband: @I19500@

Wife: @I18814@

User ID: 9CFDB4B3DB29894D84D6D0E9952D037A2C5A

Child: Pitt Curtiss

Child: Helen M. Curtiss

Child: William M. Curtiss

Child: Doren Alexander Curtiss

Child: Delia Charlotte Curtiss

Marriage:

Date: 26 DEC 1888

Place: Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ Curtiss-372 was created by Michael Palmer through the import of Palmer, Seeley.ged on Jan 11, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S80 Record ID Number: 894 Page: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S1757 Record ID Number: 3318 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S1645 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S1757 Record ID Number: 3318 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

• Source: S1645 Type: Immigration Record Title: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 OTHER Arrival 7/18/1920 on the passenger ship "Vasari" in NYC Abbreviation: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
• Source: S1757 Type: Social Security Death Index Title: Social Security Death Index Abbreviation: Social Security Death Index
• Source: S304 Type: Letter Title: Letter from Pitt Curtiss Author: Pitt Curtiss Abbreviation: Pitt Curtiss Abbreviation: Letter from Pitt Curtiss Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 Note: Received 11/6/2003 Record ID Number: 3238 Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
• Source: S80 Type: Census Title: 1930 U.S. Census Abbreviation: 1930 U.S. Census Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Record ID Number: 894 Page: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

• Record ID Number: 2326