Individual Details
Benjamin VAN KEUREN Jr.
(3 Oct 1908 - 2 Apr 1995)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1907 | New York, United States |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1908 | United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt Oct 1908 | New York, United States | | ||
| Birth | 3 Oct 1908 | Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1909 | New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 15 Apr 1910 | with parents - 28 Bogardus St., Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jan 1920 | with parents - 28 Bogardus St., Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1925 | with parents - 325 Lisbon Ave., Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States | | ||
| Arrival | 20 Apr 1927 | on board transport ship Cambria from Fort Slocum, NY - Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Dec 1928 | 1934 South King St., Pawaa, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - Elizabeth KANAE |  | | |
| Residence | 20 Dec 1928 | Luke Field, U. S. Army, Ewa, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1930 | as a soldier in the 23rd squadron - Luke Field, U. S. Army, Ewa, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Military | 1 Apr 1930 | was an enlisted soldier - Luke Field, U. S. Army, Ewa, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Military | Abt 1940 | registered for the draft - Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Description | Abt 1940 | "white, 6'-3", 195 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, [illegible] shape scar on chin" | | ||
| Residence | Abt 1940 | 4656 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1940 | employee of the Police Department - Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Bef 1944 | captain of detectives in the police department - Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 27 May 1944 | Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - Living | | | |
| Employment | 27 May 1944 | Pacific Rectifiers - Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1947 | merchant | | ||
| Residence | Dec 1947 | 633 Coral St., Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Arrival | 12 Dec 1947 | aboard a TransOcean Air Lines flight from Honolulu - Oakland, Alameda, California, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1948 | 2236d Aloha Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Arrival | 10 Nov 1948 | aboard TransOcean Air Lines flight 1164 from Honolulu - Oakland, Alameda, California, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1949 | 2236d Aloha Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1982 | 1596 Rose St., Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1992 | 1506 Rose St., Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States | | ||
| Residence | Bef 2 Apr 1995 | Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States | | ||
| Death | 2 Apr 1995 | | |||
| Alt name | Benjamin VAN KEUREN | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 576-22-7660 | | |||
| Residence | 16419 N. Boswell Blvd., Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Elizabeth KANAE (1908 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin E. VAN KEUREN (1861 - 1935) |
| Mother | Eva May ASHE (1877 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Edward King VAN KEUREN (1899 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Dorothy May VAN KEUREN (1902 - 1976) |
Notes
Marriage
Note that the abstract on Ancestry gives the wrong date.Occupation
1944 wedding notice says he was the Captain of detectivesMarriage
Note that Ancestry's indexing gives a different date: 10 June rather than 27 May. They seem to have gone forward one week rather than backward.Arrival
Note that the given weight of 210 pounds is the same as a later manifest which has information giving the birth date and place.Arrival
Note that the record lists a birthdate that agrees and give a Honolulu address that agrees with other records.Alt name
canonical nameEndnotes
1. 1930 U.S. census, Honolulu County, Hawaii||Honolulu Co., HI, population schedule, Ewa election district, Luke Field, U. S. Army, enumeration district (ED) 2-110, sheet 6B, line 90, house # 32, dwelling 37, family 37, Van Kuren, Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii Territory>Honolulu>Ewa Beach>District 0110, image 12 of 17.
2. 1925 New York Census, Erie County, New York||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 20, election district 15, assembly district 7, p. 20, lines 17-21, 325 Lisbon St., Van Kuren, Ben E.; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 10 October 2020) Erie>Buffalo Ward 20>A.D. 07 E.D. 15, image 11 of 27.
3. 1910 U. S. census, Erie County, New York||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 9, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 1A, lines 14-18, 28 Bogardus St., Van Kuren, Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ : viewed 10 October 2020) > New York > Erie > Buffalo ward 9 > District 0085, image 1 of 43.
4. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren b 1908, SSN 576227660; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
5. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2," database index (no images), Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1732: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren b. 1908.
6. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii>ALL>"Valentine, Alexander-Viernes, Gaspar", image 412 of 2088, Benjiman Van Kuren, Serial # 3002.
7. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/: viewed 12 October 2020) search: Benjamin Vankuren d. 2 Apr 1995, SSN 576-22-7660; citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration.
8. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren, residence date 1992, Port Townsend, WA.
9. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 22, image 778 of 1223, TransOcean # 1164, 10 Oct 1948, listing Benjamin Van Kuren; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
10. Image of family record pages from a family bible, in Ancestry.com "VanKuren Family Tree" , 13 June 2010, privately held by Peter VanKuren, , Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, 2010. Hand-written entries describing Lennox family. Unknown provenance.
11. 1920 U. S. census, Erie County||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 11, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 8B, lines 83-87, 28 Bogardus St., dwelling 137, family 177, VanKuren Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 12 October 2020) New York>Erie>Buffalo Ward 11>District 0086, image 16 of 31.
12. 1910 U. S. census, Erie County, New York||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 9, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 1A, lines 14-18, 28 Bogardus St., Van Kuren, Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ : viewed 10 October 2020) > New York > Erie > Buffalo ward 9 > District 0085, image 1 of 43.
13. 1920 U. S. census, Erie County||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 11, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 8B, lines 83-87, 28 Bogardus St., dwelling 137, family 177, VanKuren Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : viewed 12 October 2020) New York>Erie>Buffalo Ward 11>District 0086, image 16 of 31.
14. 1925 New York Census, Erie County, New York||Erie Co., NY, population schedule, Buffalo ward 20, election district 15, assembly district 7, p. 20, lines 17-21, 325 Lisbon St., Van Kuren, Ben E.; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ : viewed 10 October 2020) Erie>Buffalo Ward 20>A.D. 07 E.D. 15, image 11 of 27.
15. "U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61174/: viewed 12 October 2020) Outgoing>Cambria>Apr 1927-May 1929, images 43 and 67, pp. 1 and 25, #476, Van Kuren, Benjamin, PVT A.C. [Air Corps?], service # 6691826.
16. "Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999," database index to another collection, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/: viewed 26 October 2020), Miss Elizabeth Akana Kanoe, res. 240 Akana Lane, m. Benjamin Van Kuren, May 1928, 1934 South K[?] Str., Pawaa; citing Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Lehi, UT, USA.
17. "Kuren-Kanoe," marriage notice, The Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser, 28 December 1928, p. 5, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 19 December 2020).
18. "Hawaii, U.S., Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944," database index with page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61693/: viewed 19 December 2020) Oahu>Box 61, Folders 1-17: 1922-1929, image 206 of 1030, apparently the image of the marriage return form; citing Hawaii State Archive, Marriage Certificates and Indexes, Honolulu, HI, USA.
19. "Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999," database index to another collection, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/: viewed 26 October 2020), Miss Elizabeth Akana Kanoe, res. 240 Akana Lane, m. Benjamin Van Kuren, May 1928, 1934 South K[?] Str., Pawaa; citing Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Lehi, UT, USA.
20. "Kuren-Kanoe," marriage notice, The Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser, 28 December 1928, p. 5, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 19 December 2020).
21. 1930 U.S. census, Honolulu County, Hawaii||Honolulu Co., HI, population schedule, Ewa election district, Luke Field, U. S. Army, enumeration district (ED) 2-110, sheet 6B, line 90, house # 32, dwelling 37, family 37, Van Kuren, Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii Territory>Honolulu>Ewa Beach>District 0110, image 12 of 17.
22. 1930 U.S. census, Honolulu County, Hawaii||Honolulu Co., HI, population schedule, Ewa election district, Luke Field, U. S. Army, enumeration district (ED) 2-110, sheet 6B, line 90, house # 32, dwelling 37, family 37, Van Kuren, Benjamin; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ : viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii Territory>Honolulu>Ewa Beach>District 0110, image 12 of 17.
23. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii>ALL>"Valentine, Alexander-Viernes, Gaspar", image 412 of 2088, Benjiman Van Kuren, Serial # 3002.
24. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii>ALL>"Valentine, Alexander-Viernes, Gaspar", image 412 of 2088, Benjiman Van Kuren, Serial # 3002.
25. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii>ALL>"Valentine, Alexander-Viernes, Gaspar", image 412 of 2088, Benjiman Van Kuren, Serial # 3002.
26. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: viewed 12 October 2020) Hawaii>ALL>"Valentine, Alexander-Viernes, Gaspar", image 412 of 2088, Benjiman Van Kuren, Serial # 3002.
27. "Van Kuren-Mohr Wedding Held," Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Bulletin, 3 June 1944, p. 14, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 19 December 2020).
28. "Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999," database index to another collection, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/: viewed 23 October 2020), Mr. Benjamin Van Van [sic] Kuren, male, m. 10 Jun 1944, mother May Van Kuren, spouse Lydia Mohr; citing Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Lehi, UT, USA.
29. "Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999," database index to another collection, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/: viewed 23 October 2020), Miss Lydia Mohr, m. 10 Jun 1944, mother Eva Mary Mohr, spouse Benjamin Van Van [sic] Kuren; citing Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Lehi, UT, USA.
30. "Van Kuren-Mohr Wedding Held," Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Bulletin, 3 June 1944, p. 14, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 19 December 2020).
31. "Van Kuren-Mohr Wedding Held," Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Bulletin, 3 June 1944, p. 14, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : viewed 19 December 2020).
32. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 12, image 549 of 1206, Benjamin Van Kuren, age 39, b. Buffalo, NY, merchant, weight 210 pounds; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
33. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 12, image 549 of 1206, Benjamin Van Kuren, age 39, b. Buffalo, NY, merchant, weight 210 pounds; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
34. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 12, image 549 of 1206, Benjamin Van Kuren, age 39, b. Buffalo, NY, merchant, weight 210 pounds; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
35. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 22, image 778 of 1223, TransOcean # 1164, 10 Oct 1948, listing Benjamin Van Kuren; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
36. "California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959," database index to images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7949/: viewed 23 October 2020) A3685 - San Francisco, 1946-1951 > 22, image 778 of 1223, TransOcean # 1164, 10 Oct 1948, listing Benjamin Van Kuren; citing "Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests," National Archives, Washington, D.C.
37. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 13 October 2020) > Hawaii > Honolulu >1949 > Honolulu, Hawaii, City Directory, 1949, image 548 of 771, "Van Kuren Benj (Skyway Catering Service) r2236d Aloha dr".
38. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren, residence date 1992, Port Townsend, WA.
39. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren, residence date 1992, Port Townsend, WA.
40. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/: viewed 12 October 2020) search: Benjamin Vankuren d. 2 Apr 1995, SSN 576-22-7660; citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration.
41. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren b 1908, SSN 576227660; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
42. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/: viewed 12 October 2020) search: Benjamin Vankuren d. 2 Apr 1995, SSN 576-22-7660; citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration.
43. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren b 1908, SSN 576227660; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
44. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/: viewed 12 October 2020) search: Benjamin Vankuren d. 2 Apr 1995, SSN 576-22-7660; citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration.
45. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2," database index (no images), Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1732: viewed 12 October 2020), search: Benjamin Vankuren b. 1908.