Difference between revisions of "Talk:Claude Degler"
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== Divorce and "widowed" == | == Divorce and "widowed" == | ||
| − | I'm not an expert in genealogical research, but would his wife's death certificate say "widowed" if there was some possibility they had gotten divorced? [[User:Ben Ostrowsky|Ben Ostrowsky]] ([[User talk: | + | I'm not an expert in genealogical research, but would his wife's death certificate say "widowed" if there was some possibility they had gotten divorced? [[User:Ben Ostrowsky|Ben Ostrowsky]] ([[User talk:Bee Ostrowsky|talk]]) 09:13, 11 February 2022 (PST) |
== Possibly separated around 1950 == | == Possibly separated around 1950 == | ||
The Indianapolis city directories for 1951 and 1956 list Doris Degler as the widow of Claude, although clearly that was not the literal truth. And in the 1950 census she was living with her parents, although married. Perhaps they never divorced ''per se'', but at least in the 1950s she appears to have considered him gone. | The Indianapolis city directories for 1951 and 1956 list Doris Degler as the widow of Claude, although clearly that was not the literal truth. And in the 1950 census she was living with her parents, although married. Perhaps they never divorced ''per se'', but at least in the 1950s she appears to have considered him gone. | ||
| + | [[User:Bee Ostrowsky|Bee Ostrowsky]] ([[User talk:Bee Ostrowsky|talk]]) 12:25, 21 September 2022 (PDT) | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 21 September 2022
Determining a person's status[edit]
Spent a few hours in early 2021 trying to determine if Claude was dead or alive. As he'd be over 100, it really looks unlikely.
A few hours of searching on ancestry.com and on the Internet in general didn't solve this question. The possibilities for Degler seem to be
- Degler died a long time ago
- He changed his name
Divorce and "widowed"[edit]
I'm not an expert in genealogical research, but would his wife's death certificate say "widowed" if there was some possibility they had gotten divorced? Ben Ostrowsky (talk) 09:13, 11 February 2022 (PST)
Possibly separated around 1950[edit]
The Indianapolis city directories for 1951 and 1956 list Doris Degler as the widow of Claude, although clearly that was not the literal truth. And in the 1950 census she was living with her parents, although married. Perhaps they never divorced per se, but at least in the 1950s she appears to have considered him gone. Bee Ostrowsky (talk) 12:25, 21 September 2022 (PDT)
