Curtis Ulysses Damon (1868 - 1939)

Born 29 Dec 1868 in Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie May Ford — married 30 Oct 1892 in Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1939 at age 70 in Marion, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Curtis Ulysses Damon was born on December 29th 1868 in Avilla, Missouri. He was the son of Solon Damon and Maria Trusler.

He married Minnie May Ford on October 30th 1892 at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota by Thomas Smith Williamson, a missionary to the Indians. Pine Ridge Agency is about fifteen miles north of where they lived in Albany, Nebraska.

Minnie was the daughter of James and Mary (Resler) Ford. James was a shoemaker by trade.

Curtis and Minnie's children were;

1. Elva May Damon (1895-1980)
2. Raymond Solon Damon (1897-1996)
3. Edith Fern Damon (1899-1977)
4. Olive Myrtle Damon (1901-1982)
5. Edna Pearl Damon (1902-1984)
6. Claribel D Damon (1905-1979)
7. Baby Girl Damon (1907-abt.1907)
8. Ethel Lucille Damon (1909-1998)
9. Leslie Lamar Damon (1913-2002)

Curtis and Minnie, along with his parents, moved to Bend, California in 1895. About the same time her parents moved to Corning, California. Curtis became the postmaster in Bend, California in 1897. In 1904 they moved to Oregon. First to Chitwood for a year or two, then Falls City until 1911, when they moved to Portland.

While living in Falls City he worked in the Toose General Store. In Portland, he was a streetcar conductor and he also raised award-winning Gladiolus flowers. From reading his journal, I can tell he loved learning. I found a newspaper article in the Chicago Tribune that he wrote at the age of sixteen.

Curtis passed on December 5th 1939 in Portland, Oregon.^{[1] [2]}

1870 US Census; McDonald, Jasper, Missouri^[3]

1880 US Census; Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas^[4]

1885 Nebraska Census; Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska^[5]

1900 US Census; Red Bluff, Tehama, California^[6]

1910 US Census; Falls City, Polk, Oregon^[7]

1920 US Census; Portland, Multnomah, Oregon^[8]

1930 US Census; Portland, Multnomah, Oregon^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZCQ-7TL : 11 December 2014), Curtis Damon, 1939; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Marion, Oregon, certificate number 1010, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80381191/curtis-ulysses-damon: accessed 9 November 2023), memorial page for Curtis Ulysses Damon (29 Dec 1868–5 Dec 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80381191, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Phil Damon (contributor 46921157).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M468-CQF : Fri Oct 06 02:37:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Solen W Damon and Mariah L Damon, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7B-FY5 : Thu Oct 05 19:57:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Solom W. Damon and Maria L. Damon, 1880.
5. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3XX-JFM : Tue Oct 03 08:33:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Solon W Damon and Marie I Damon, 1885.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GP-3R6 : Fri Oct 06 14:47:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Curtis M Damon and Minnie M Damon, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLR8-CRH : Fri Oct 06 01:10:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Curtis U Damon and Minnie M Damon, 1910.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48D-1H4 : Fri Dec 08 01:15:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Curtiss A Damon and Minnie M Damon, 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSW-FCP : Tue Oct 03 15:58:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Curtis U Damon and Minnie M Damon, 1930.