Individual Details
John A. VAN KEUREN
(Abt 1918 - Bef 29 Nov 1972)
His funeral notice does not list any family.
His 1940 draft card lists "Mrs. Elizabeth Van Kuren" as his mother.
In the 1920 census of John and Emma (Kilventon), a child "John Jr." is listed as their son, age 2, despite the fact that the putative mother was age 53.
Also note The (Troy) Times Record, 6 Jul 1950, p. 18: "Patrick Augustus Maloney ... died last night [5 Jul 1950]... Surviving are a sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Maloney, and a nephew, John A. Van Kuren"
It seems clear that he was the illegitimate child of Elizabeth C. and was claimed as a child by her parents, John and Emma,, in the 1920 census.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1918 | New York, United States |  | ||
| Birth | 17 Jan 1918 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jan 1920 | with mother and grandparents - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Description | 1940 | white, dark complexion, gray eyes, brown hair, 5'-8", 150 pounds | | ||
| Residence | 16 Oct 1940 | 51 Mann Ave., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | 16 Oct 1940 | registered for the draft - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 16 Oct 1940 | a worker - Hughes Autograph Brush Co., Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States | |||
| Living | 5 Jul 1950 | | |||
| Miscellaneous | 7 Jul 1950 | The Times Record (Troy, New York) 07 Jul 1950, Fri Page 11 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Living | 3 Jan 1955 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1972 | 1509 12th Ave., Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 18 Nov 1972 | after a mass at St. Patrick's Church - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States |  | | |
| Death | Bef 29 Nov 1972 | | |||
| Alt name | John A. VAN KUREN | | |||
| Alt name | John Arthur VAN KUREN | | |||
| Employment | | |
Families
| Father | (father of John A. Van Keuren) (UNKNOWN) ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth C. VAN KEUREN (1893 - 1955) |
Notes
Burial
Mentions Paul and Joseph Bertrand as pall-bearers. They would have been cousins of the John A. who was the son of Elizabeth Van Keuren.Employment
Some relationship to General Electric and to Tek HughesAlso St. Mary's Hospital is mentioned.
Endnotes
1. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 10, enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 5B, lines 93-98, 380 Ninth St., dwelling 71, family 110, Van Kuren, John; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : accessed 27 May 2021) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 10>District 0072, image 10 of 31; 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.
2. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: accessed 26 May 2021) >New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>VanKeuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin, image 328 of 2106, John Arthur Van Kuren, b. 17 Jan 1918, Troy, NY.
3. 1920 U. S. census, Rensselaer County||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy ward 10, enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 5B, lines 93-98, 380 Ninth St., dwelling 71, family 110, Van Kuren, John; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ : accessed 27 May 2021) New York>Rensselaer>Troy Ward 10>District 0072, image 10 of 31; 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. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: accessed 26 May 2021) >New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>VanKeuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin, image 328 of 2106, John Arthur Van Kuren, b. 17 Jan 1918, Troy, NY.
5. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: accessed 26 May 2021) >New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>VanKeuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin, image 328 of 2106, John Arthur Van Kuren, b. 17 Jan 1918, Troy, NY.
6. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: accessed 26 May 2021) >New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>VanKeuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin, image 328 of 2106, John Arthur Van Kuren, b. 17 Jan 1918, Troy, NY.
7. "Patrick Maloney, Former Tailor, Expires at Home," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 6 July 1950, p. 18, col. 4; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 27 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74505363/patrick-maloney-d-5-jul-1950.
8. , Newspapers.com - The Times Record - 6 Jul 1950 - Page 18 (Troy, New York: The Times Record, 6 July 1950), Patrick Augustus Maloney uncle of John A. Van Kuren 6 Jul 1950.
10. "Died...Maloney," death notice, The Troy (New York) Record, 5 January 1955, p. 10, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 27 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74510109/death.
11. "Mr. Van Kuren's Rites," The Troy (New York) Record, 20 November 1972, p. 40, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74583291/burial.
12. "Mr. Van Kuren's Rites," The Troy (New York) Record, 20 November 1972, p. 40, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74583291/burial.
13. "Card of Thanks...Van Kuren," memorial, The Troy (New York) Record, 29 November 1972, p. 5, col. 1; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74248841/death.
14. "Card of Thanks...Van Kuren," memorial, The Troy (New York) Record, 29 November 1972, p. 5, col. 1; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74248841/death.
15. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: accessed 26 May 2021) >New York (State)>VanDoren-Zwick>VanKeuren, Kenneth-VanOrden, Franklin, image 328 of 2106, John Arthur Van Kuren, b. 17 Jan 1918, Troy, NY.
16. "Card of Thanks...Van Kuren," memorial, The Troy (New York) Record, 29 November 1972, p. 5, col. 1; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74248841/death.