Individual Details

Birth

Birth date and place from his marriage record to Beatrice Kourabas

Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007

Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007
Name James Alexander Douvres
Name Note Name and form dates: Application: JAMES ALEXANDER DOUVRES (Mar 1939), Death: JAMES DOUVRES (09 Mar 1991)
Alias James Douvres
Sex Male
Birth Date 8 Feb 1918
Birthplace Bronx New Yo*, New York, United States
Social Program Application Date Mar 1939
Previous Residence Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States
Previous Residence Postal Code 10304-1402
Death Date 9 Mar 1991
Race White
Father's Name Alexander Douvres
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Bessie Lecour
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9X-KJ4S : 10 February 2023), James Alexander Douvres, .

Military Draft Registration

New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947

Name James Alexander Douvres
Birth Date 8 February 1918
Birthplace New York, New York
Address: 152 East 116 Street, NYC
Employer Ford Motor Company
Complexion Light
Race White
Height 5 11
Weight 192
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Relative's Name Vasilo Douvres
Relative's Relationship to the Head of the Household Mother
Employer Name Ford Motor Company
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 16 October 1940
Event Place New York City, New York County, New York, United States
Event Place (Original) New York City, New York, New York
Affiliate Publication Title Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 3/31/1947

"New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WC3T-4Z2M : Sun Mar 10 05:25:38 UTC 2024), Entry for James Alexander Douvres and Ford Motor Company, 16 Oct 1940.

Marriage

NOTE: Later divorced

NYC Marriages 1866-1949 from MyHeritage
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
New York State Department of Health
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 30093
State of New York, Borough of Manhattan
Date of Marriage: September 15, 1946 at Greek Cathedral, 329 E. 74th St., NYC
Groom: James A. Douvres
Bride: Beatrice Kourabas

GROOM:
Full name: James Alexander Douvres
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 152 East 116 Street, NYC
Age: 28
Date of birth: February 8, 1918
Occupation: clerk
Place of birth: Bronx, NY
Father: Alexander Douvres
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Vasilo Lecourezos
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none

BRIDE:
Full name: Beatrice Kourabas
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 2764 E. 16th St., Brooklyn, NY
Age: 24
Date of birth: May 1, 1922
Occupation: secretary
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Father: Nicholas Kourabas
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Pauline Stavracos
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none

Signed by groom and bride

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
I, Rev. B. Efthimiou, Dean
residing at the Cathedral, 319 East 74th St, NY
in the county of Kings and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this
15 day of September in the year A.D. 1946 at 6 PM at the Cathedral
in the county of NY and State of New York, solemnize the rites of matrimony between
James Alexander Douvres of New York
and
Beatrice Kourabas of Brooklyn, NY
in the presence of John Homerides and Nick Dragonas
Signed, Rev. B. Efthimios
319 E 74th Street, NYC
September 15, 1946



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Death

United States Social Security Death Index
Name James Douvres
State New Jersey
Last Place of Residence Staten Island, Richmond, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code 10304
Age 73
Birth Date 08 Feb 1918
Death Date 09 Mar 1991
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBT3-P2Z : 7 January 2021), James Douvres, 09 Mar 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Research Questions

Billy Calve's mother is a Douvris from Zarafona. He is in Texas. The family has connections with Douvris in Brooklyn, who were in the candy business. Try to research James to find a connection.

Divorce

Beatrice Kourabas to Carol Petranek conversation in 1988 -- she and James are divorced.