Individual Details
Edward Francis VAN KEUREN
(25 Jul 1918 - 30 Jul 2000)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jul 1918 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 8 Sep 1918 | with sponsors Arthur J. Judge and Mrs. Homer Band - Troy Hospital, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jan 1920 | with parents and maternal grand-parents - 157 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1925 | with parents and grand-parents - 157 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1930 | with parents and grandfather - 892 River St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | "new worker" | | ||
| Description | 1940 | white with light complexion, 5'9" tall, 175 pounds, brown hair and eyes | | ||
| Residence | 1940 | 3040 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1940 | worker - Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | with parents - 3040 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | 16 Oct 1940 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Description | 1943 | 5'-7", 183 pounds | | ||
| Military | 11 Feb 1943 | enlisted in the US Army - Albany, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 11 Feb 1943 | single without dependents | | ||
| Military | From 13 Feb 1943 to 30 Dec 1945 | in the US Army | | ||
| Military | 18 Feb 1943 | left for Army camp - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | Abt Apr 1943 - Jun 1943 | for the Army - Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Education | Jul 1943 | , taking a course in administration for the Army, - Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Military | Abt 31 Dec 1945 | was honorably discharged as a T/5 from the U. S. Army - Fort Dix, Burlington, New Jersey, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1947 | with parents - 3040 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1947 | a clerk - Veterans Administration, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Mar 1952 | is vacationing in Miami, Florida | | ||
| Residence | Mar 1952 | 3040 Sixth Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 9 Dec 1963 | suffered face and head injuries from an automobile accident, resulting in going to Memorial Hospital, - intersection of Troy-Schenectady Road and Whitney Road, Latham, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1967 | New York, United States - Muriel E. EAGER | | ||
| Residence | Bef 30 Jul 2000 | Albany, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Jul 2000 | of natural causes, aged 82 y 0 m 5 d, - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 3 Aug 2000 | lot 430 N-1/2, section 123, owned by Edward F. Van Kuren and Muriel E. Eager, his wife - Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Edward F. VAN KEUREN | ||||
| Alt name | Edward Francis VANKUREN | | |||
| Alt name | Ed VAN KUREN | | |||
| Alt name | Edward E. VAN KUREN Jr. | | |||
| Alt name | Edward Francis Van Kuren | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 098-03-6077 | | |||
| Education | through one year of college | |
Families
| Spouse | Muriel E. EAGER (1905 - 1987) |
| Father | Edward Joseph VAN KEUREN (1889 - 1954) |
| Mother | Helen J. BAND (1897 - 1970) |
Notes
Military
This is the same address as his Aunt GertrudeEndnotes
1. Baptism register of St. Patrick, Troy, NY, presumably published by American-Canadian Genealogical Society; Fernet-Bates Family (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/82767343/family); privately held by Fran Bates, , 2019. Photocopy of two pages showing "Van Kuren" registrations. Original research, images and annotations by Bates; shared with JWM and edited by him.
2. "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2226/: viewed 19 December 2019) , > "Van Deusen-Van Vechten", image 409 of 1288, Edward F. Van Kuren, d. 30 Jul 2000; citing Albany Rural Cemetery Internment Cards, Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY.
3. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 29 May 2020), Edward Francis Vankuren; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
4. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 2 (election district), 1 (assembly district), p. 13, 157 Sixth Ave., Edward Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 23 June 2020) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 15>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 7 of 15.
5. 1940 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-123, sheet 2B, line 77 - sheet 3A, line 2, 3040 Sixth Ave., families 47 and 48, Walter F. Geoghan and Edward Van Kuren families; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ : viewed 24 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>42-123, images 4-5 of 20; Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, National Archives and Records Administration, 1940, Washington, D.C..
6. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 3A, lines 40-44, 157 Sixth Ave., dwelling 44, family 52, Fred Band; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 26 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 15>District 0088, image 5 of 27; citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. 1930 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-95, sheet 7B, lines 94-97, 892 River St., dwelling 100, family 197, Edward E. Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 25 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>District 0095, image 14 of 34.
8. "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942," indexed page images of index, Ancestry.org (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61667/: viewed 26 June 2020) , Edward VanKuren, b. 25 Jul 1918, Troy, cert #62159; citing New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
9. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward Vankuren, b. 24 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000, SSN 098-03-6077.
10. "U. S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8750/: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 25 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000.
11. "Edward F. Van Kuren," obituary transcription, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FAE51EC0A80FB05-0FAE51EC0A80FB05 : accessed 11 February 2021); citing Times Union, The (Albany, New York) 1 August 2000.
12. Baptism register of St. Patrick, Troy, NY, presumably published by American-Canadian Genealogical Society; Fernet-Bates Family (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/82767343/family); privately held by Fran Bates, , 2019. Photocopy of two pages showing "Van Kuren" registrations. Original research, images and annotations by Bates; shared with JWM and edited by him.
13. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 3A, lines 40-44, 157 Sixth Ave., dwelling 44, family 52, Fred Band; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 26 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 15>District 0088, image 5 of 27; citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
14. 1920 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 3A, lines 40-44, 157 Sixth Ave., dwelling 44, family 52, Fred Band; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9B-6X7 : accessed 24 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
15. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 2 (election district), 1 (assembly district), p. 13, 157 Sixth Ave., Edward Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 23 June 2020) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 15>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 7 of 15.
16. 1930 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-95, sheet 7B, lines 94-97, 892 River St., dwelling 100, family 197, Edward E. Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 25 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>District 0095, image 14 of 34.
17. 1940 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-123, sheet 2B, line 77 - sheet 3A, line 2, 3040 Sixth Ave., families 47 and 48, Walter F. Geoghan and Edward Van Kuren families; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ : viewed 24 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>42-123, images 4-5 of 20; Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, National Archives and Records Administration, 1940, Washington, D.C..
18. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 25 June 2020) New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>"Van Keuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin", images 311-312 of 2106, Edward Van Kuren, serial # 1141, order number 2255.
19. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 25 June 2020) New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>"Van Keuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin", images 311-312 of 2106, Edward Van Kuren, serial # 1141, order number 2255.
20. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 25 June 2020) New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>"Van Keuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin", images 311-312 of 2106, Edward Van Kuren, serial # 1141, order number 2255.
21. 1940 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-123, sheet 2B, line 77 - sheet 3A, line 2, 3040 Sixth Ave., families 47 and 48, Walter F. Geoghan and Edward Van Kuren families; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ : viewed 24 June 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>42-123, images 4-5 of 20; Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, National Archives and Records Administration, 1940, Washington, D.C..
22. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-123, sheet 2B line 80 to sheet 3A line 2, 3040 Sixth Ave., household 48, Edward Van Kuren; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQP6-YVV : accessed 28 February 2021).
23. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 25 June 2020) New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>"Van Keuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin", images 311-312 of 2106, Edward Van Kuren, serial # 1141, order number 2255.
24. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 26 June 2020) , Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 1918, service # 32747880; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
25. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 26 June 2020) , Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 1918, service # 32747880; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
26. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index to nara records, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-LNR: accessed 15 February 2021), Edward F Van Kuren, serial # 32747880 .
27. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index to nara records, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-LNR: accessed 15 February 2021), Edward F Van Kuren, serial # 32747880 .
28. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward Vankuren, b. 24 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000, SSN 098-03-6077.
29. "Area Servicemen Get Discharges," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 3 January 1946, p. 14, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/image/58702956.
30. "Contingent from Board 332 Leaves for Army Camp," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 18 February 1943, p. 13, col. 2; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 27 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74470222/military.
31. Roy Shudt, "Ten-Shun: News from the Forces on all Fronts," The Troy (New York) Record, 12 July 1943, p. 3. col. 1-3, specifically col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/image/58971270/.
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33. "Area Servicemen Get Discharges," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 3 January 1946, p. 14, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 16 May 2020). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51004104/edward-f-van-kuren/.
34. "[untitled]," notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 12 July 1943, p. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : viewed 14 May 2020).
35. "U. S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8750/: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 25 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000.
36. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: accessed 25 March 2021) New York>Troy>1947>Troy, New York, City Directory, 1947, images 328-329, Van Keurens and variants appearing on pp. 332-333.
37. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: accessed 25 March 2021) New York>Troy>1947>Troy, New York, City Directory, 1947, images 328-329, Van Keurens and variants appearing on pp. 332-333.
38. "In Miami, Florida," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 6 March 1952, p. 28, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021); similar in "Personal," Troy Record, 7 Mar 1952, 18:4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74557048/misc.
39. "In Miami, Florida," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 6 March 1952, p. 28, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021); similar in "Personal," Troy Record, 7 Mar 1952, 18:4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74557048/misc.
40. "On Schenectady Road," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 9 December 1963, p. 2, c. 4; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 16 May 2020).
41. "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/: viewed 27 June 2020) , Muriel E. Costello, marr. Edward F. Vankuren, 2 Sep 1967, cert # 38730; citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
42. "Edward F. Van Kuren," obituary transcription, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FAE51EC0A80FB05-0FAE51EC0A80FB05 : accessed 11 February 2021); citing Times Union, The (Albany, New York) 1 August 2000.
43. "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2226/: viewed 19 December 2019) , > "Van Deusen-Van Vechten", image 409 of 1288, Edward F. Van Kuren, d. 30 Jul 2000; citing Albany Rural Cemetery Internment Cards, Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY.
44. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 29 May 2020), Edward Francis Vankuren; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
45. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward Vankuren, b. 24 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000, SSN 098-03-6077.
46. "U. S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8750/: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 25 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000.
47. "Edward F. Van Kuren, 82," obituary transcription, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FAE51EC0A80FB05-0FAE51EC0A80FB05 : accessed 11 February 2021); citing Times Union, The (Albany, New York) 1 August 2000.
48. "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2226/: viewed 19 December 2019) , > "Van Deusen-Van Vechten", image 409 of 1288, Edward F. Van Kuren, d. 30 Jul 2000; citing Albany Rural Cemetery Internment Cards, Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY.
49. "U. S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8750/: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 25 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000.
50. "Edward F. Van Kuren," obituary transcription, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FAE51EC0A80FB05-0FAE51EC0A80FB05 : accessed 11 February 2021); citing Times Union, The (Albany, New York) 1 August 2000.
51. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 29 May 2020), Edward Francis Vankuren; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
52. "[untitled]," notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 12 July 1943, p. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : viewed 14 May 2020).
53. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 42-95, sheet 7B, lines 94-97, 892 River St., dwelling 100, family 197, Edward E. Van Kuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4T6-RXR : accessed 26 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
54. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 29 May 2020), Edward Francis Vankuren; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
55. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441: viewed 26 June 2020), Edward Vankuren, b. 24 Jul 1918, d. 30 Jul 2000, SSN 098-03-6077.
56. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 26 June 2020) , Edward F. Van Kuren, b. 1918, service # 32747880; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
57. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index to nara records, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-LNR: accessed 15 February 2021), Edward F Van Kuren, serial # 32747880 .