Individual record
Donald Howard Paulson
1924–1983 · 59 years
also known as Paulson, Don
Life
Places in Donald Howard’s life
Notes & Recollections
He was in the Third Division of the US Marine Corps in World War II. He eventually formed a management consulting firm which had national recognition.
Education
- BA, Michigan State College
- MBA
Medical History
In later years he had erratic high blood pressure.
Records & Research
Donald Howard Paulson was born 14 May 1924 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, to Raeburn Iver Paulson and Esther Eunice Bills, and died 22 January 1983 at Mansfield, Ohio, at age 58; he is buried at Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Ohio. These facts are independently corroborated by The New England Ball Project — a sourced one-name genealogy (built on the "Descendants of Dan Buel Bills and Mary Jane Ball" compilation) whose family page for Donald (person #55008) was verified via the Internet Archive — and, for the death and burial, by his FindAGrave memorial (#74803409). The same page records that he served in the Third Division of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and later formed a nationally recognized management consulting firm. One detail is contested: the family report and the New England Ball Project both record Marine Corps service, while his headstone is inscribed "1st Lt US Air Force, WWII/Korea."
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Donald Howard Paulson was born 14 May 1924 at Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, son of Raeburn Iver Paulson and Esther Eunice Bills.
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Donald Howard Paulson died 22 January 1983 at Mansfield, Ohio, at age 58.
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He was buried at Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Ohio.
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He had an older brother, Clifford Raeburn Paulson (b. 8 August 1922, Flint, Michigan; d. 1 May 2014).
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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He served in the Third Division of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. likely
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He eventually formed a management consulting firm that had national recognition. likely
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He received a B.A. from Michigan State College and later an MBA. likely
Open questions (5)
- No FindAGrave or BillionGraves memorial for Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983) at Bellville Cemetery was located. Burial is uncorroborated by any grave photo or cemetery record. Worth a direct FindAGrave/BillionGraves lookup and a Richland County, Ohio cemetery-records check.
- No 1983 Mansfield, Ohio newspaper obituary was located to independently confirm death, spouses, children, or the management consulting firm name. The Richland County / Mansfield News-Journal archives are the next avenue.
- The specific name of his nationally recognized management consulting firm remains unknown.
- The two marriages (Mary Helen Chick, 1947 Detroit; Mary Catherine Dafoe, 1951 Maryland) and the eight children in the family report were not independently confirmed by any online source in this research.
- FindAGrave search surfaced only unrelated same-name individuals (Donald F. 1922-1945; Donald A./E. 1924-1958) — correctly rejected; none match Flint MI birth, 1983 Mansfield OH death, or Bellville OH burial.
Sources consulted (6)
- The New England Ball Project (via Internet Archive) · Internet Archive
- Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Ohio - Find a Grave Cemetery · findagrave
- Donald A Paulson (1924-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial (rejected, different person) · findagrave
- Donald F Paulson (1922-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial (rejected, different person) · findagrave
- Donald E. Paulson (1924-1958) - FamilySearch (rejected, different person) · familysearch
- Bellville Cemetery - FamilySearch · familysearch
Sources
- Clifford R. Paulson
- death certificate.
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