US Veterans Administration master index card: Is this my ancestor's spouse?
Just discovered that a US Veterans Administration master index card has been created for Harry Holly Smith. On this card, near the bottom, is the following text: "(S)Mrs W.J. Whitlock". See picture below. Who is Mrs. J.W.Whitlock? Is she a (s)pouse, (s)urvivor, (s)ource, or something else? I currently have no information about a spouse for Harry Smith. He died at age 38 so I had thought he probably had one, and it would be wonderful if it is this J.W. Whitlock, but I need to confirm what this card is really telling me. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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His draft registration, from 1917, lists that he is responsible for his parents and a wife. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVV-C43
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Hello @Craig Ronal Smith,
We looked at records for Harry Holly Smith 1887–1925 • KCB7-GD1. We assume this is the person you are referring to.
There is a record of his death which shows as a hint for his mother, Mary Ann Busby 1850–1928 • KJW9-L3M. In that record, the person giving the information is Mrs. J W Whitlock. He is also showing as divorced in this death record.
If Mrs J W Whitlock is indeed his former spouse who has since remarried, then J W Whitlock is the name of her second husband and not her actual name. She could also be a sister, though I could not find J W Whitlock listed as any of the husbands.
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Thank you bathompson and Áine Ni Donnghaile for your helpful replies. Will do some more research to track down more about his wife.
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Just looked at the death record you mentioned. That is a real find! Yet another reason to praise indexers. HIs death record shows the birthplace of his mother, which I didn't know before. Also shows cause of death (except I can't read it).
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