Marvin Kent Curtis was the great grandson of Marvin Kent, for whom Kent, Ohio is named. Marvin Kent married Maria Stewart. They had two sons, Henry Lewis Kent and William Stewart Kent for whom Kent State University is named. Henry married Josephine Collins and they had two daughters, Ella Southwick and Grace Emily. Grace Emily married Charles E. Curtis and they had one son, Marvin Kent Curtis, and one daughter, Josephine Collins Curtis.
Marvin Kent Curtis was a World War I aviator in the 148th Aero Squadron. His Sopwith Camel was shot down in combat and he was reported dead. Later he was found to be alive in a German POW camp where he remained until the war's end.
Curtis was part owner and counselor at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He served as a guide for canoe trips in the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota and Canada. He appeared in a silent film in the 1920's set in the Great North Woods.
An expert sailor, he captained his 31" yawl Marelen II to victory in the 1933 St. Petersburg to Havana race.
Curtis traveled extensively overseas, living in Paris as part of Fitzgerald's "Lost Generation". Curtis authored 5 books.
A resident of Captiva Island, Florida in the early 1920's, he suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting there in 1957.
Marvin Kent Curtis was a World War I aviator in the 148th Aero Squadron. His Sopwith Camel was shot down in combat and he was reported dead. Later he was found to be alive in a German POW camp where he remained until the war's end.
Curtis was part owner and counselor at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He served as a guide for canoe trips in the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota and Canada. He appeared in a silent film in the 1920's set in the Great North Woods.
An expert sailor, he captained his 31" yawl Marelen II to victory in the 1933 St. Petersburg to Havana race.
Curtis traveled extensively overseas, living in Paris as part of Fitzgerald's "Lost Generation". Curtis authored 5 books.
A resident of Captiva Island, Florida in the early 1920's, he suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting there in 1957.
Marvin Kent Curtis was the great grandson of Marvin Kent, for whom Kent, Ohio is named. Marvin Kent married Maria Stewart. They had two sons, Henry Lewis Kent and William Stewart Kent for whom Kent State University is named. Henry married Josephine Collins and they had two daughters, Ella Southwick and Grace Emily. Grace Emily married Charles E. Curtis and they had one son, Marvin Kent Curtis, and one daughter, Josephine Collins Curtis.
Marvin Kent Curtis was a World War I aviator in the 148th Aero Squadron. His Sopwith Camel was shot down in combat and he was reported dead. Later he was found to be alive in a German POW camp where he remained until the war's end.
Curtis was part owner and counselor at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He served as a guide for canoe trips in the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota and Canada. He appeared in a silent film in the 1920's set in the Great North Woods.
An expert sailor, he captained his 31" yawl Marelen II to victory in the 1933 St. Petersburg to Havana race.
Curtis traveled extensively overseas, living in Paris as part of Fitzgerald's "Lost Generation". Curtis authored 5 books.
A resident of Captiva Island, Florida in the early 1920's, he suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting there in 1957.
Marvin Kent Curtis was a World War I aviator in the 148th Aero Squadron. His Sopwith Camel was shot down in combat and he was reported dead. Later he was found to be alive in a German POW camp where he remained until the war's end.
Curtis was part owner and counselor at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He served as a guide for canoe trips in the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota and Canada. He appeared in a silent film in the 1920's set in the Great North Woods.
An expert sailor, he captained his 31" yawl Marelen II to victory in the 1933 St. Petersburg to Havana race.
Curtis traveled extensively overseas, living in Paris as part of Fitzgerald's "Lost Generation". Curtis authored 5 books.
A resident of Captiva Island, Florida in the early 1920's, he suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting there in 1957.
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