Some early male American lawn tennis players

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US Passport Application for Axel Berg Gravem (that was the spelling used) - born in Christiansund. Norway 20th November 1895. Father Gunner Gravem. Residing Berkeley. California. Immigrated to USA from Christiansund 1903 on the Heligolay. Naturalized May 30th 1918. Occupation:- Student. Desires the passport to visit the British Isles. (Purpose of attending Oxford University)
Occupation by 1930 was Attorney in Westchester. New York. Married at the age of 26 years to Joyce.

Axel Gravem
BOrn 29 th November 1895 and dies September 1983
Last Residence: 02653  Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts,
SSN was issued in New York (Before 1951)

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html may give further information on some of his matches.


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US Passport Application for Harold A Throckmorton. Born Hackensack New Jersey, 17 th October 1897. Student. Fathers name N J Throckmorton. Desires the passport to visit China, Japan aboard the Empress of Russia, November 1916 for the purposes of playing tennis.
Letter attached to this passport from the United States Lawn Tennis Association.

Gentleman,

I hereby confirm that Harold A Throckmorton and George Myers Church are asking for passports to go to Manila, China and Japan with the sole object of playing tennis.

Yours very truly,

George T Adie
President

There is also a letter from B M & S R Ogden (Real Estate & Insurance) Elizabeth. New Jersey.

October 31 st 1916

Ella B Throckmorton being duly sworn on her oath says that she resides at No 140 New Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ and that she is the mother of Harold A Throckmorton living at the same address and that he was born 17 th Octiber 1897 Hackensack. NJ.

1900 Census in Hackensack with parents.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9NJ-2K7

Obviously been some sort of query on the birth date of Harold - ref the letter above 
 
Harold A. Throckmorton (Elizabeth, New Jersey, April 12, 1897 – May 1958) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Throckmorton

New Jersey Birth

Throckmorton -Male  - Birth Date: 17 Oct 1893 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey
Father's Name: W J Throckmorton 38 years
Mother's name: Ella Bell 30 years

Harold Throckmorton
Born 17 th October 1893 and died November 1973
Last Residence: 01230  Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts,
SSN was issued in New York (1952-1954)

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Percy L Kynaston - 1901 and aged 63 years. (Middle initial "L" = Lloyd)
Death Date: 7 Apr 1964  000, Out-of-State, New York
Married  - Spouse: Anne  - Residence : North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut

Percy with parents in 1940 New York - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQLY-RHF

Percy Kynaston - 20 th April 1900 and died April 1964
SSN was issued in New York (1952-1953)

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Ralph G. seems to be  Ralph B Gatcomb.  "B" = Blaine

Ralph Gatcomb  - Born 23 December 1881 and died July 1981
Last Residence: 10708  Bronxville, Westchester, New York,
Last Benefit: 03222  Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire,
SSN was issued in New York (Before 1951)

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Lyle Evans Mahan - Born 12 February 1881 in New York City. Married Madeline Johnson 22 October 1904 Grace Church. New York. Died 15 May 1966 in New York City, New York,
Son of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan - Birth 27 September 1840 in West Point, New York
and died 1 December 1914 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia.
Mother Ellen Lyle Evans born about 1848

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George William Wightman born 17 December 1890 Boston, son of George H Wightman and Flora Ellis Arnold.   George a Harvard tennis player. In 1912 George married Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss (Known as "Queen Mother of American Tennis" - Graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Hazel born December 20 th 1886 and died December 5 th 1974) The couple had 5 children and were later divorced in 1940

Background Info on Hazel :- http://www.rootschat.com/links/0s5m/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Hotchkiss_Wightman

Hazel Wightman - Born 20th December 1886 and died December 1974
Last Residence: 02025  Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts,
SSN was issued in Massachusetts (1956-1958)

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Sandra,

Many thanks for all of that information, which is much appreciated. If I'm not mistaken, Allen H. Behr was a brother of another tennis player, Karl Behr. Quite a lot is known about Karl, partly because he was a Titanic survivor. However, I haven't been able to find anything about Allen.

Mark

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Karl H Behr was related to Max Behr the well known golfer. Different parents.

Allen was Allen Hawthorne Behr according to his WW1 Draft.
Son of Edward (1856) and Ella R Behr (1863) Married to Aida born  1897 Maine

1930 census described Allen as a tennis instructor

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4PG-617

other census :- http://www.rootschat.com/links/0s5t/


Allen Behr
Born 17 May 1890 and died Octiber 1970
Last Residence: 33460  Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida.
SSN was issued in Florida (1951)


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Conrad Bartling Doyle

Conrad Doyle - 12 August 1884 and died February 1973
Last Residence: 20015  Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.
SSN was issued in Maryland (1951-1952)

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