Comments on: 25. Dorothy was the Divorce Plaintiff

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:41:05 +0000

Meredith, I know, it looks just like my own divorce papers!

Hannah, well, I feel like I’m kind of at a dead end at the moment, but the next step is to try to track down the baptismal record.

By: The Storialist

The Storialist — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:33:04 +0000

Very interesting. You have officially earned your Private Investigator status, I think!

Keep digging and processing…

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:29:11 +0000

Susan, I’m glad you found more information — but sorry that it doesn’t unravel much more of the mystery for you. Yet. I’m assuming you’re not through with the research. (Since I joined your journey pretty late, I’m not sure at what point you’d consider your quest ended, but I’d guess you’re far from satisfied.)

It’s amazing to me how similar the court records look to today’s version. I work with court transcripts every day, and bar the faded type, the pages from 1935 could fit right in with them. The clerk’s stamps look identical. Heck, even the language for the notices of appearance is identical.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:22:07 +0000

That’s exactly what I’ve found research helps me with. It doesn’t excuse, but it does explain. That context helps me put things in perspective and move forward. Sometimes that’s enough.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:52:17 +0000

Kerry, that’s more or less what I was thinking too.

This story is helping me understand how confused my Dad must have been about his origins. Confusion doesn’t let him off the hook for years of monumental denial of responsibility as a parent, but it helps explain why he was kind of a mess!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:38:01 +0000

I don’t think I’ve seen a more puzzling case.

I’m going to have to ponder it, because…wow, so many questions.

It’s funny how you always expect these stories to have a clear hero and a clear villain. I never works out that way. They always turn out to be human, and that makes it hard to know who to blame, and for what.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:20:06 +0000

Hi K-Line, I hope you’re feeling better.

It is an interesting story, and it’s mine, but I’m not sure what to make of it at the moment.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:19:30 +0000

LBR, I am not sure yet. I think I need to ponder a bit before saying what I think and feel. I’ll post a follow-up soon when I’ve sorted out my thoughts.

By: K-Line

K-Line — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:25:37 +0000

This is fascinating!

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:01:03 +0000

savvysavingbytes, I am still digesting. Meanwhile, I’ve got a church function this evening, so I think I’ll have to sleep on it. But it sure does look like Grandmother lied to Jack Carnall. This is totally believable given what I knew of her growing up.