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Mary Helen Chick

b. 1926

Life

10 Dec 1926Born
17 Aug 1947MarriedtoDonald Howard PaulsonDetroit, Michigan

Records & Research living · limited

Mary Helen Chick (born 10 Dec 1926) is recorded in the 2006 family report as the wife of Donald Howard Paulson (1924-1983), whom she married 17 Aug 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, and mother of John Clifford Paulson (1948). No public record naming Mary Helen Chick directly was found, which is expected for a probably-living person. A FindAGrave memorial for a Donald H Paulson (4 May 1924 - 22 Jan 1983), a WWII/Korea US Air Force 1st Lt buried in Bellville, Richland County, Ohio, shares only the husband's reported birth and death YEARS and a common surname; on direct inspection it names no spouse, no children, and no parents, and it does NOT cite any Michigan marriage record (only generic Ancestry promotional links). The Ohio burial conflicts with the reported Detroit/Michigan marriage. This is a weak single-pair match on a collateral individual and was not retained as a confirming finding. All of Mary Helen Chick's own reported facts therefore remain unconfirmed by independent sources.

Open questions (5)
  • The FindAGrave memorial for 'Donald H Paulson' (ID 74803409; b. 4 May 1924, d. 22 Jan 1983, buried Bellville, Ohio, US Air Force 1st Lt) was REMOVED as a finding after direct inspection. It matches the reported husband only on birth year (1924) and death year (1983) plus a common surname; it names no spouse (no Mary Helen), no children, and no parents, the middle 'H' is not expanded to 'Howard', the burial is in Ohio rather than Michigan, and — contrary to the prior dossier — it does NOT cite any Michigan marriage record (only generic Ancestry promo links). It is therefore most likely a different individual and does not corroborate Mary Helen Chick or her husband.
  • No public record directly naming Mary Helen Chick (born 10 Dec 1926) was located; her birth place, parents, and current status remain unverified. As a probably-living person, this is expected.
  • Is there an independent, accessible record (e.g. the Ancestry-gated 'Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952') that names BOTH Donald Howard Paulson and Mary Helen Chick and the 17 Aug 1947 Detroit marriage? Such a record would confirm the bride's name but was not accessible and could not be verified here.
  • A FindAGrave memorial for 'Chick D Paulson / Charles Paulson (9 Apr 1948 - 7 Jan 1975)', buried Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, shares the surname Paulson and a 1948 birth year with the report's son 'John Clifford Paulson (1948)'. However the given names differ (Charles 'Chick' vs John Clifford) and no parents linking to Donald/Mary were confirmed, so this is most likely a different, unrelated person rather than the son.
  • The reported son 'John Clifford Paulson (1948)' could not be tied to any public record confirming Mary Helen Chick as mother or Detroit as birthplace.
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