General Notes

see notes on grandfather Jerome Curtiss

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The "C." In Howard's name has no known meaning.
Howard was named by his Grandmother. Speculation has it that the 'C' may have stood for one of her father's names.

'There are reasons to believe Dell Ray B. Curtiss and Jennie S. Rennselaer Davis, along with Howard and Mabel, were among the first of our Curtiss family to migrate from Michigan to the Pacific Northwest.
They were loggers and sought the same kind of work in Idaho and Washington States.

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  Birth Notes

WWI draft registration card, filled out 9-12-1918 says that he is 32 years old and born on August 10, 1885.  If he were born in 1885, he would be 33 years old on 9-12-1918.  If he were born in 1886, then he would be 32 years old at the time of the draft registration card as filled out.  L. Mark Curtiss has his birth year as 1886.  I think, from the handwriting on the card, that the card was filled out by the registrar and signed by C. Howard Curtiss.  kmh.  1910 census age agrees with the 1885 birth year.

  Death Notes

Death date is unconfirmed, from family tree information. No evidence to support this date can be found.

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He has conflicting birth information of 10 August 1886 and Harrison, Clare County, Michigan, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 23 April 1910 in Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington, USA. ⁶ Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington, USA (Howard Curtiss, age 24)

• He was described as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair on 12 September 1918 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. ⁴

• He resided at 1525 Leary Avenue in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA on 12 September 1918. ⁴

• He worked as a mechanic, N&S Machine Shop on 12 September 1918 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. ⁴

• He had a residence in 1942 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA.