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Author: barbdale_1
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I would not assume that the Mother thought she was widowed- it was common for a woman to
claim she was a widow in directory and census records, when in fact she was divorced. It
is likely her husband either left, or they could have been officially divorced - you could
see if the county has early divorce records.
Also, I don't know what she would be found guilty of - she may have put the children
in the home because she could not afford to raise them. She may have not wanted her Mother
in Law to have them. It would be different if she had just abandoned them, without taking
them to the home first. I would suggest looking for marriage records for the Mother. Her
maiden name was Hobson?-what was her first name and birthdate?
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