Lewis Cleveland Curtiss

6 February 1885–23 October 1961 (Age 76)
Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, United States

The Life Summary of Lewis Cleveland

When Lewis Cleveland Curtiss was born on 6 February 1885, in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, United States, his father, Lewis Cleveland Curtiss, was 38 and his mother, Millie Malvina Hyde, was 30. He married Blanche Eugenia Dillinger on 20 December 1906, in Milan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 23 October 1961, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Cleveland Curtiss
1885–1961
Blanche Eugenia Dillinger
1884–1964
Marriage: 20 December 1906
Ross Franklin Curtiss
1908–1974
Lewis Marion Curtiss
1910–1993
Charles Adrian Curtiss
1911–1977
Nannie Annabelle Curtiss
1913–1992
Ruth Eugenia Leona Curtiss
1915–2005
Mary Melvina Curtiss
1917–1997
Elmer Cleveland Curtiss
1921–1967

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 December 1906Milan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
  • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 1
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1889 · Washington Becomes a State
    Age 4
    On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 21
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Curtis .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Curtis

    Sources (18)

    • Lewis Cleve Curtiss in entry for Elmer Curtiss, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
    • Lewis Cleveland Curtiss in household of Lucious F Curtiss, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Lewis C Curtish, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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