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John Clifford Paulson

b. 1948

Life

29 Feb 1948Born

Records & Research living · limited

John Clifford Paulson, born February 29, 1948 (a valid leap-year date — 1948 was a leap year), is recorded in the 2006 family report as the son of Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983) and Mary Helen Chick (b. 1926), and is believed to still be living. No public genealogical or news record could be found that matches this specific person or his parents on two or more independent anchors. As a probably-living individual, only already-public, non-sensitive records were sought, and none were located. Audit result: all candidate matches the prior researcher surfaced were correctly rejected on clear anchor mismatches (wrong middle name, wrong birth/death year, wrong surname, or unrelated family), and no source-to-fact match survives to support any finding.

No additional public records have been confirmed yet — only what the family report records.

Open questions (6)
  • No public record matching John Clifford Paulson (b. 1948-02-29) could be confirmed. Multiple 'John Paulson born 1948' results exist but are clearly different, well-documented people: John Paulson the composer/MakeMusic founder (b. 1948, Wikipedia/Wind Repertory Project bio with no Donald/Chick parents) and John Alfred Paulson the hedge-fund manager (b. 1955). Neither is named John Clifford nor has the stated parents. Both correctly rejected.
  • No FindAGrave, FamilySearch tree, WikiTree, Geni, or Ancestry record could be matched to the father Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983). Candidates such as Donald A./E. Paulson (1924-1958, Minnesota) and Donald Robert Lang (1924-1983) mismatch on death year, middle name, or surname and were correctly rejected.
  • No record could be matched to the mother Mary Helen Chick (b. 1926). The 1926-born 'Helen Chick' (d. 2026, Fort Worth TX) was nee Wisniewski, married a 'Tom,' and is a different person; correctly rejected.
  • Birthplace, residence, marriage, and any children remain unknown; the report lists no spouses or children to use as corroborating anchors. A birthplace/state for the family would greatly narrow the search.
  • Audit note: people-search aggregator sites (Spokeo, TruthFinder, CheckPeople, NPD People Search) returned hits for 'John/Don Paulson' but were correctly NOT consulted, as they contain sensitive contact data for a living person and provide no genealogical verification. No sensitive PII appears in this dossier.
  • Possible avenues for a future researcher with paywalled access: a 1983 newspaper obituary for Donald Howard Paulson (which might name son John C. Paulson), and Ancestry/FamilySearch record collections behind login.
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Ancestry

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John Clifford Paulson b. 1948
father Donald Howard Paulson 1924–1983
father Raeburn Iver Paulson 1893–1970
father Iver Paulsen 1853–1931
mother Maude Irene Wright 1869–1935
mother Esther Eunice Bills 1895–1990
father Fred A Bills 1862–1926
mother Sarah Jane French 1866–1950
mother Mary Helen Chick b. 1926