Individual Details
Ward James VAN KEUREN
(5 Sep 1914 - 26 May 1968)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1914 | United States |  | ||
| Birth | 5 Sep 1914 | | |||
| Birth | Abt 1915 | New York, United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1915 | United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1915 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1915 | Relation to Head of House: Son - Troy Ward 16, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Birth | 5 Sep 1915 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1916 | New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1925 | with parents - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1930 | with parents - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1935 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | laborer | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | single with mother and another relative - 350 Second Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | Bet 1941 and 1945 | was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army | | ||
| Employment | From Abt 1945 to 1965 | a worker - Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1947 | with mother Irene - 684 Fourth Ave., Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1959 | 12 114th St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | Jul 1959 | 12 114th St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 23 Jul 1959 | alleged assault by brother-in-law Anthony Gurba - 111th St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Civil | 16 Sep 1959 | assault charge dismissed in Police Court - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | Abt Jul 1962 | 618 4th St., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Bef 9 Jul 1962 | received a suggestion award - Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States |  | | |
| Residence | Bef 26 May 1968 | 33 Arch St., Green Island, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 26 May 1968 | of natural causes, causing an auto accident, - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 30 May 1968 | St. John's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | Bef 17 May 1972 | | |||
| Alt name | Ward VAN KUREN | | |||
| Alt name | Ward J. VAN KUREN | | |||
| Education | through graduation at Lansingburgh High School | | |||
| Religion | a communicant - St. Augustine's Church, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | |
Families
| Father | Harry F. VAN KEUREN (1887 - 1977) |
| Mother | Irene ROGERS (1886 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Dorothy M. VAN KEUREN (1907 - ) |
| Sibling | Irene F. VAN KEUREN (1912 - 1977) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
and another in Oct 1963, "Trojans Get Awards at Arsenal", Times Record, 12 Oct 1963, 10:7 and Record, 14 Oct 1963, 23:6Endnotes
1. 1915 New York census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, enumeration district (ED) (election district) 2, (assembly district) 1, p. 30, lines 13-18, 445 Fourth Ave., Harry VanKuran; database index with page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/ : viewed 19 July 2020) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 16>A.D. 01 E.D. 02, image 16 of 21.
2. L. M. Nial, compiler, "St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery Inscriptions, Lansingburgh, Troy, N.Y., Vol 1", 1976, Troy Public Library, Troy, New York, p. 103; FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9S-5HW2-P : viewed 16 June 2021), image image 136 of 2906, Ward J. Van Kuren NY TEC 3 1262 SVC COMD[?] Unit W.W. II Sept 5, 1914 - May 26, 1968 // Van Kuren area 9 soldiers' plot; citing FHL microfilm 007791531 , item 2.
3. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 8B, lines 70-76, 496 Third Ave., dwelling 170, family 230, Van Keuren Harry [incorrectly indexed as "Van Leuren"]; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 17 July 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 16>District 0090, image 16 of 39; 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.
4. 1930 U.S. census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, enumeration district (ED) 42-107, sheet 10B, lines 55-59, 479 Seventh Ave., dwelling 184, family 236, Harry F. Van Keuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 17 July 2020) New York>Rensselaer>Troy>District 0107, image 20 of 38.
5. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 16, enumeration district (ED) 42-107, sheet 10B, lines 55-59, 479 Seventh Ave., dwelling 184, family 236, Harry F. Van Kuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4TF-WSY : accessed 27 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
6. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, p. 18, lines 18-22, 479 Sixth Ave., Harry Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : accessed 16 March 2021) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 16>A. D. 01 E. D. 02, image 10 of 20.
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8. Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: Troy Ward 16; County: Rensselaer; Page: 30.
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10. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 42-75, sheet 61A, line 13, 141 Eighth St., household 123, Lillian Van Curen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQPD-H8K : accessed 28 February 2021).
11. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, p. 18, lines 18-22, 479 Sixth Ave., Harry Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : accessed 16 March 2021) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 16>A. D. 01 E. D. 02, image 10 of 20.
12. 1930 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy ward 16, enumeration district (ED) 42-107, sheet 10B, lines 55-59, 479 Seventh Ave., dwelling 184, family 236, Harry F. Van Kuren; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4TF-WSY : accessed 27 February 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
13. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 42-75, sheet 61A, line 13, 141 Eighth St., household 123, Lillian Van Curen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQPD-H8K : accessed 28 February 2021).
14. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 42-75, sheet 61A, line 13, 141 Eighth St., household 123, Lillian Van Curen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQPD-H8K : accessed 28 February 2021).
15. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 42-75, sheet 61A, line 13, 141 Eighth St., household 123, Lillian Van Curen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQPD-H8K : accessed 28 February 2021).
16. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
17. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
18. "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.
19. "Assault Charge Dismissed in Police Court," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 16 September 1959, p. 13, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74195580/civil/?xid=637.
20. "Troy Man Arrested on Assault Charge," The Troy (New York) Record, 29 July 1959 [indexed incorrectly as 1956], p. 7, col. 8; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74559878/misc.
21. "Troy Man Arrested on Assault Charge," The Troy (New York) Record, 29 July 1959 [indexed incorrectly as 1956], p. 7, col. 8; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74559878/misc.
22. "Assault Charge Dismissed in Police Court," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 16 September 1959, p. 13, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74195580/civil/?xid=637.
23. "Six Receive Cash Awards at Arsenal," article and photo caption, The Troy (New York) Record, 9 July 1962, p. 4, cols. 3-5; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74263550/misc.
24. "Six Receive Cash Awards at Arsenal," article and photo caption, The Troy (New York) Record, 9 July 1962, p. 4, cols. 3-5; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74263550/misc.
25. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
26. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021); Similar at "Green Island Man Dies While Driving; Other Area Mishaps," Troy Times Record, 27 May 1968, 27:4-5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
27. L. M. Nial, compiler, "St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery Inscriptions, Lansingburgh, Troy, N.Y., Vol 1", 1976, Troy Public Library, Troy, New York, p. 103; FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9S-5HW2-P : viewed 16 June 2021), image image 136 of 2906, Ward J. Van Kuren NY TEC 3 1262 SVC COMD[?] Unit W.W. II Sept 5, 1914 - May 26, 1968 // Van Kuren area 9 soldiers' plot; citing FHL microfilm 007791531 , item 2.
28. "Mr. VanKuren's Rites Tomorrow," The Troy (New York) Record, 29 May 1968, p. 7, col. 5; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74580218/burial.
29. L. M. Nial, compiler, "St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery Inscriptions, Lansingburgh, Troy, N.Y., Vol 1", 1976, Troy Public Library, Troy, New York, p. 103; FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9S-5HW2-P : viewed 16 June 2021), image image 136 of 2906, Ward J. Van Kuren NY TEC 3 1262 SVC COMD[?] Unit W.W. II Sept 5, 1914 - May 26, 1968 // Van Kuren area 9 soldiers' plot; citing FHL microfilm 007791531 , item 2.
30. "Died...Van Kuren," death notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 18 May 1972, p. 21, col. 6; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74246537/death.
31. 1940 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Troy ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 42-75, sheet 61A, line 13, 141 Eighth St., household 123, Lillian Van Curen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQPD-H8K : accessed 28 February 2021).
32. 1925 New York Census, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 16, p. 18, lines 18-22, 479 Sixth Ave., Harry Van Kuren; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : accessed 16 March 2021) Rensselaer>Troy Ward 16>A. D. 01 E. D. 02, image 10 of 20.
33. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
34. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.
35. "Man Fatally Stricken at Wheel," The Troy (New York) Record, 27 May 1968, p. 19, col. 2; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/image/58846240/#.