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William Thomas Paulson
b. 1962
Life
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William Thomas Paulson (b. 14 Mar 1962) is a living person; consistent with privacy expectations for the living, no public record specific to him was located or sought via people-finder databases. Research did corroborate his reported FATHER via a public grave record (verified by direct fetch): Donald H. Paulson (4 May 1924 - 22 Jan 1983), a 1st Lt. U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII and Korea, is buried at Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Richland County, Ohio. The record matches the report's father "Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983)" on birth year, death year, and middle initial (H, consistent with Howard), placing the Paulson family plausibly in Richland County, Ohio. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: this memorial lists no linked spouse and no children, so it confirms the father's own identity record but does NOT independently attach William (or the mother, Mary Catherine Dafoe) to this family; that parent-child link rests solely on the 2006 family report. No FindAGrave, FamilySearch, WikiTree, obituary, or marriage record for William himself was found.
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The subject's reported father, recorded as 'Donald H Paulson,' was a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force and a veteran of World War II and Korea; born 4 May 1924, died 22 Jan 1983, buried at Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Richland County, Ohio. Birth year (1924), death year (1983), and middle initial 'H' (consistent with 'Howard') all match the report's father, Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983).
Open questions (6)
- No public record specific to William Thomas Paulson (b. 1962) could be located or verified. As a living person with a common name, this is expected; he was deliberately not searched for via people-finder/contact databases.
- The father's FindAGrave memorial (ID 74803409) lists no linked spouse and no children, so it does not independently confirm William as a child of Donald H. Paulson, nor confirm the mother Mary Catherine Dafoe. The mother-child link rests on the 2006 family report only.
- Birthplace of William is unknown. The father's burial in Richland County, Ohio suggests the family may have been Ohio-based, but William's 1962 birthplace is unconfirmed.
- The father's memorial references an Ancestry 'Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952' record - possibly Donald's marriage (to Mary Catherine Dafoe?) in Michigan - but this was not opened/verified and could not be cited.
- Could not locate an obituary for the mother, Mary Catherine Dafoe Paulson (b. 1932), which would be the most likely public source to name William as a surviving son. If living she would be ~94; if deceased, an obituary may exist but was not found.
- REJECTED same-name candidate: 'Thomas William "Tom" Paulson' (1961-2021), of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, married to a Mary - different person (born 1961 not 1962, name order reversed, different state, deceased). Not this individual.
Sources consulted (8)
- Donald H Paulson (1924-1983) - Find a Grave Memorial (father; verified by direct fetch) · grave
- Find a Grave memorial search for Donald Paulson 1924-1983 (2 results; Bellville, OH match) · grave
- Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Ohio - Find a Grave Cemetery · grave
- WebSearch: 'William Thomas Paulson' 1962 Donald Howard Paulson (no match) · web
- WebSearch: 'Donald Howard Paulson' 1924 1983 'Mary Catherine Dafoe' (no match) · web
- WebSearch: 'Mary Catherine Dafoe' Paulson 1932 (no match) · web
- Thomas William 'Tom' Paulson (1961-2021) - Find a Grave (rejected same-name candidate) · grave
- Dafoe Genealogy / WikiTree (Dafoe surname concentrated in Ontario, Canada; no link to this family found) · tree
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