Individual Record 2836
| Name} Curtain, Milton Finley | Family History} Olson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title} | Race} White | Sex} Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth: Date} Exa 26 Aug 1876 | Place} Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marr.: Date} Exa 2 Jan 1908* | Place} Santa Ana, Orange, California* (Link) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death: Date} Exa 13 Feb 1944 | Place} , Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial: Date} Exa 16 Feb 1944 | Place} Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parents: } Jerome C. Curtain & Alice Lemmon Household No.} 460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Household No.} 460 = Deer Creek, Madison, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation 1} Buyer/purchasing agent Occupation 2} Shop owner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouses: Prime}
Hildebrand, Dora Georgia Total Number of} 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Milton Finley Curtain was born 26 Aug 1876 in Ohio. His parents were Jerome Curtain and Alice Lemmon. In the 1880 U.S. census, the family was living in Deer Creek Twp., Madison County, Ohio. His father was a farmer, and he had an older sister Louise and and older brother Napoleon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In 1885, the family left Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles, California, where
they took up residence at 937 Francisco Street, in the downtown area. In the
1900 U.S. census, Milton was a salesman in a dry goods store. According to
a newspaper account, Milton and Dora Georgia Hildebrand
were married quietly, date unknown, in Santa Ana, California, and traveled to San
Francisco and Seattle on their honeymoon in August 1909. *The
FamilySearch index to marriages gives a marriage date
of 2 Jan 1908, county not determined. In the 1910 U.S. census, Milton and Dora were living with his family on Francisco Street, and Milton was still working as a salesman in a department store. In 1918, when he registered for the World War draft, he was described as being of medium build and height. He was an assistant silk buyer for the J.W. Robinson Co. (a department store), located on 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. He and Dora now had their own home, located at 1034 S. St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles. The 1920 U.S. census record indicated that they owned the home free of a mortgage. By the 1930 U.S. census, he was the owner of his own retail silk shop. In 1924, Milton and his wife Dora were registered to vote as Democrats. By 1936, their party affiliation had changed to Republican. The 1940 U.S. census reports that Milton had an eighth grade education, and their home was valued at $5,000. Milton was a Past Master of Westlake Lodge No. 392 F.&A.M. He died 13 Feb 1944. Masonic funeral services were held Wednesday, 16 Feb, at Pierce Brothers Chapel, Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale,California. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time of Birth} | Time of Death} | Fraternal/Social} Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confirm. Date} | Photos} None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigr'n Date} N/A | Port} N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: Grade} 8th grade or Top 2 Degrees} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military: Service} for the State of} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health Condition} Cause of Death} |
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