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Mary Estelle Paulson
b. 1896
Life
Records & Research
No independent public record could be located that corroborates the 2006 family report's account of Mary Estelle Paulson, born 29 February 1896 to Iver Paulsen (1853-1931) and Maude Irene Wright (1869-1935). Web and gravesite searches (FindAGrave, FamilySearch, WikiTree, BillionGraves, newspapers) using both Paulson/Paulsen spellings, the distinctive leap-year birth date, and both parents' names surfaced only same-name individuals who failed to match on any anchor (e.g. Mary Seablom Paulson 1894 ND; Mary Caroline Miller Paulson 1897 MN; Mary Azadian Paulson 1897 CA). An auditor re-check of FindAGrave for the father, narrowed to his report-stated death year (1931) and place (Wisconsin), also returned no matches. Note: the 2006 report itself (the trusted anchor, not an independent source) does supply context the original dossier treated as unknown — the family lived around Black River Falls / City Point, Wisconsin; Iver immigrated from Hundorp, Norway in 1873 and died/was buried at City Point, Wisconsin (1931-04-05); the parents married 1893-10-21 in Minneapolis, MN; and Mary Estelle's siblings were Raeburn Iver (1893), Elma Alice (1897), Claude Zene (1899), Lynn (1900), and an unnamed child who died. None of this is independently confirmed by a public record. The report's facts therefore remain the only known information; nothing is contradicted, but nothing is independently corroborated either.
No additional public records have been confirmed yet — only what the family report records.
Open questions (6)
- No FindAGrave memorial was found for the father, Iver Paulsen/Paulson (1853-1931), under either spelling. An auditor search narrowed to his report-stated death (1931, Wisconsin) also returned 'No matches found'. Per the 2006 report he died and was buried at City Point, Wisconsin (1931-04-05) and the family logged/farmed around Black River Falls and City Point, Wisconsin — so the burial location IS known from the report; what is still missing is an INDEPENDENT memorial or record confirming it, which would normally list children and anchor the family unit.
- Mary Estelle Paulson's death date, death place, and burial place are entirely unknown; she may have married and changed surname, which would explain her absence under 'Paulson' on FindAGrave. (Born 29 Feb 1896 City Point/Black River Falls area, Wisconsin per the report.)
- FindAGrave search for 'Mary Paulson' b.1896 +/-2yr returned 16 records, but none had a 29 Feb 1896 birth date and all with stated maiden names belonged to other families (e.g. Mary Seablom Paulson 1894 Traill Co. ND; Mary Caroline Miller Paulson 1897 MN; Mary Azadian Paulson 1897 CA) — none link to Iver Paulsen or Maude Wright; all correctly rejected as same-name-different-person.
- The geographic origin of the family is established by the 2006 report (Norwegian-American: Iver from Hundorp, Norway, immigrated 1873; family settled Black River Falls / City Point, Jackson/Wood County area, Wisconsin) but was NOT independently confirmed by any external record. Future searches should focus on Wisconsin (Jackson and Wood counties) and Minneapolis, MN (1893 marriage of the parents).
- FamilySearch's Ancestors tree search and historical-records search require sign-in to return result lists, so a logged-in search for Mary Estelle Paulson with father Iver Paulsen and mother Maude Wright (and for the parents and siblings directly) remains an unexplored, promising next step — especially Wisconsin state vital/census records ca. 1900-1910 listing the household.
- WikiTree returned no profile for this person or her parents; a WikiTree or geni.com profile for Iver Paulsen / Maude Irene Wright, if created, would be the fastest path to confirm the children list independently. Sibling names (Raeburn Iver 1893, Elma Alice 1897, Claude Zene 1899, Lynn 1900) from the report could be used to triangulate the family in census records.
Sources consulted (8)
- WebSearch: Mary Estelle Paulson 1896 Iver Paulsen Maude Wright genealogy · search
- WebSearch: Mary Estelle Paulson born 1896 daughter Iver Paulson findagrave (FindAGrave/FamilySearch/WikiTree/BillionGraves) · search
- FindAGrave memorial search: Mary Paulson, born 1896 +/-2yr (16 records, none matching the 29 Feb 1896 birth or parents Iver/Maude) · findagrave
- FindAGrave memorial search: Iver Paulsen 1853-1931 (no matches found) · findagrave
- Auditor re-check — FindAGrave memorial search: Iver Paulson, died 1931, Wisconsin (report-stated death place City Point, WI) — 'No matches found', confirming no independent memorial for the father · findagrave
- FamilySearch Ancestors search: Mary Estelle Paulson, father Iver (requires sign-in; no public results) · familysearch
- WebSearch: Iver Paulsen 1853 1931 Maude Irene Wright 1869 1935 family children · search
- WebSearch: Maude Irene Wright Paulsen 1869 1935 findagrave memorial (no match) · search
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