WW1 casualties

[Lisajb]

A lot to think about.

My big doubt is May - census records put her birth around 1885, yet the gravestone shows 1863, almost 20 years. I just don’t know.

Edit. May 1, that is - assuming George/William married again the 1863 May would be May 2.

Confuzzled!

[Jomot]

I meant to add that there is no birth in England 1870-1880 of anyone called Woodman with the mother's maiden surname of Baird, so the details on the 1922 marriage and later census don't add up.

[Lisajb]

I meant to add that there is no birth in England 1870-1880 of anyone called Woodman with the mother's maiden surname of Baird, so the details on the 1922 marriage and later census don't add up.

I think on earlier census, George/Williams father William, who marrued Harriet  Baird, gives his birthplace as England. Deliberate or accidental mistake with 1922 marriage and the census, maybe?

[Jomot]

I'm voting deliberate.

For me the mother's maiden name of Baird plus the matching date of birth on the 1960 obit and the 1918 draft card are too much to overlook.  And although he's William George after 1922, the headstone reverts to George W. 

Finding out what happened to 'Mae 1' seems to be the key, and its odd that I can't find any trace of her before her marriage. 

[shellyesq]

There is an Oct. 1920 newspaper mention of Mrs. May Woodman of Rome coming to town to move her goods from one house to another and visiting her sister in Pittsfield.  That might fit with George running off to Virginia circa 1920 and her needing to get her stuff out of his house.     http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn92061740/1920-10-02/ed-1/seq-6.pdf

[RJ137]

There is an Oct. 1920 newspaper mention of Mrs. May Woodman of Rome coming to town to move her goods from one house to another and visiting her sister in Pittsfield.  That might fit with George running off to Virginia circa 1920 and her needing to get her stuff out of his house.     http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn92061740/1920-10-02/ed-1/seq-6.pdf

From another paper with the Holmesville local gossip. It does appear they went their seperate ways.

NORWICH SUN
Monday , January 5th, 1920

[Lisajb]

Superb finds shellyesq and RJ! 

[Jomot]

Superb finds shellyesq and RJ! 

I agree! 

[Lisajb]

So the question now is, what happened to May Woodworth - May 1?