Dorothy L. Levenberg

Dorothy L. Levenberg

Female 1915 - 1945  (29 years)

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  • Name Dorothy L. Levenberg  [1
    Birth 3 Sept 1915  Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1920 U. S. Federal Census 
    Age: Abt. 4 
    Census 1930  Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1930 U. S. Federal Census 
    Age: Abt. 14 
    Census 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1940 U. S. Federal Census 
    Age: Abt. 24 
    Occupation 1945  U. S. Army Air Force, March Field Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Stenographer 
    Age: Abt. 29 
    Death 05 Apr 1945  Whitewater, Riverside County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Levenberg, Dorothy L.  Death Certificate No. 45 028897, State of California, Department of Public Health, Sacramento
    Levenberg, Dorothy L. Death Certificate No. 45 028897, State of California, Department of Public Health, Sacramento
    Dorothy L. Levenberg Curryer, the second wife of Alanson M. Curryer, Jr. She was killed in an automobile accident near the U. S. Army Air Force Base where she was working. Details unknown at this point (2011.)
    Person ID I2545  Lange Pierce
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2019 

    Father Harry Levenberg,   b. 1883, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah Levenberg,   b. Abt. 1884, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1906  Prob. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Divorce 1920-1930  Prob. Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alanson M. Curryer, Jr.,   b. 04 Aug 1909, Washington State Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1952, Colusa, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 1944  [7
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2010 

  • Notes 
    •        In the 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Dorothy Levenberg is a four year old, white, single female. She was born in Illinois of parents who were both born in Russia and who both spoke Yiddish as native speakers. Even as a 4.5 year old, Dorothy is not given any credit for speaking English. She lives with her parents, Harry and Sarah, and two siblings: Sylvia and Seymour Levenberg. The family lives at 1458 12th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [LeH 02.]
             In the 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Dorothy Levenberg is a 14 year old, white, single female. She was born in Illinois of parents who were both born in Russia in spite of the record indicating that the father was born in Illinois. Dorothy is in school and reads, writes, and speaks English. She has no employ outside the home. Dorothy lives with her mother, Sarah, and two siblings: Seymour and Sylvia Levenberg. The family lives at 553 North Flores in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California. [LS 01.]
             In the 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Dorothy Levenberg is a 24 year old, white, single female. She is a border with the Frank Kramer family in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. She is not in school or college, but has finished four years of high school. She is living in the same place in which she lived in 1935, which is not on a farm. Her occupation is that of stenographer for which her income is $1,000. She worked 48 hours in the we prior to the census. During 1939 she worked 52 weeks. She is classed as a wage or salary worker in private work. Dorothy has no income from other sources. [DoLL 03.]
             Dorothy L. Levenberg Curryer, 29, 7 months, 2 days, the second wife of Alanson M. Curryer, Jr. was killed in an automobile accident, on 5 April, 1945, near Whitewater, Riverside County, California. She was born in Chicago, Il, of Harry and Sarah Levenberg, both of whom were born in Russia. Dorothy was a stenographer with the U. S. Army at March Field, a U. S. Army Air Force Base at the time. [DoLL 01.]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8243] Dorothy L Levenberg. Ancestry.com (2000). California Death Index, 1940-1997 [Database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. [DoLL 02.].

    2. [S8242] Dorothy L. Levenberg, death certificate no. 45 028807 (1945), California Department of Public Health, Sacramento. [D0LL 01.].

    3. [S9766] Harry Levenberg household, 1920 U. S. Census, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, ED 638, SD1, sheet 14B, dwelling 108, family 284; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 319. [LeH 02.].

    4. [S9767] Sarah Levenberg household, 1930 U. S. Census, Los Angeles County, California, Beverly Hills Township, ED841, SE 16, sheet 2B, dwelling 48, family 49; National Archives micropublication T626, no roll indicated; FHLF 2339859. [LS 01.]. .

    5. [S9768] Dorothy Levenberg. (2012). Ancestry.com. 1940 U.S. Federal Census [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. [DoLL 03.].

    6. [S9765] Harry Levenberg household, 1910 U. S. Census, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, ED 1610, SD 1, sheet 5 B, dwelling 43, family 105; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 257, FHLF 1374270. [LeH 01.].

    7. [S8216] Harold B. Curryer. Dr. Joseph Curtis Curryer and His Wife Sarah Elizabeth Drake: The Curryers From England to Spokane. Unpublished book, nd, paginated by section, See middle section, Descedants of Samuel Curryer, page 6-7. [HDC 01.].


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