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Iowa marriage record for Dollie Despain (XJHF-HLM)
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What this record proves
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| Claim | Person | States | Status | Tier | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claim:dolly-despain-smith:name:1 | Dollie Despain Smith | Dollie Despain Smith | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:dolly-despain-smith:living-status:1 | Dollie Despain Smith | deceased | supported | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:john-smith:name:1 | John Henderson Smith | John Henderson Smith | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:john-smith:living-status:1 | John Henderson Smith | deceased | supported | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:milton-despain:name:1 | Milton Despain | Milton Despain | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:milton-despain:living-status:1 | Milton Despain | deceased | supported | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:martha-beames:name:1 | Martha Ann Beames | Martha Ann Beames | supported | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:john-smith:spouse-of:1 | John Henderson Smith | spouse-of Dollie Despain Smith | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:milton-despain:spouse-of:1 | Milton Despain | spouse-of Martha Ann Beames | supported | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:milton-despain:parent-of:1 | Milton Despain | parent-of Dollie Despain Smith | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:martha-beames:parent-of:1 | Martha Ann Beames | parent-of Dollie Despain Smith | confirmed | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
What it does not prove
Claims citing this source at reconstructed, conditional or needs-verification, or demoted on review (downgraded): the source is a lead or partial corroboration for these, not proof.
| Claim | Person | States | Status | Tier | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claim:newton-despain:associated-with:1 | Isaac Newton DeSpain | associated-with Dollie Despain Smith | needs-verification | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
claim:nancy-hanks-despain:associated-with:1 | Nancy Hanks DeSpain | associated-with Dollie Despain Smith | needs-verification | 2 · official transcript | accepted |
Open questions touching these claims
Which original record images can independently confirm the newly indexed Fleenor-to-Hanks chain? Authenticated indexes now name Otis Fleenor and Anna Smith as Paul Theodore Fleenor's parents, Dollie Despain and John Henderson Smith as Anna's parents, Martha Beans and Milton Despain as Dollie's parents, and Mahala Hall and William Beams as Martha's parents. Wilson/Davis and Genetic Lincoln research continue the line through Nancy Hanks Hall to Joseph Hanks and Ann Lee. The old Nancy Hanks DeSpain → Dollie route is superseded, not part of this path.
- Status
- open
- Next action
- Open and archive the underlying Iowa record images for the four FamilySearch indexes, identify the exact 1850 Beams household schedule, and seek probate, Bible, or civil evidence naming Mahala as Nancy Hanks Hall's daughter. Until those checks are complete, publish the resulting relationship to Abraham Lincoln as likely second cousins six times removed and strongly supported research—not a fully confirmed pedigree.
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Related claims
claim:otis-fleenor:parent-of:1— Otis Oscar Fleenor: parent-of Paul T. Fleenor confirmedclaim:anna-smith-fleenor:parent-of:1— Anna Velora Smith Fleenor: parent-of Paul T. Fleenor confirmedclaim:john-smith:parent-of:1— John Henderson Smith: parent-of Anna Velora Smith Fleenor confirmedclaim:dolly-despain-smith:parent-of:1— Dollie Despain Smith: parent-of Anna Velora Smith Fleenor confirmedclaim:milton-despain:parent-of:1— Milton Despain: parent-of Dollie Despain Smith confirmedclaim:martha-beames:parent-of:1— Martha Ann Beames: parent-of Dollie Despain Smith confirmedclaim:william-beams:parent-of:1— William Beams: parent-of Martha Ann Beames confirmedclaim:mahala-hall:parent-of:1— Mahala Hall Beams: parent-of Martha Ann Beames confirmedclaim:levi-hall:parent-of:1— Levi Hall: parent-of Mahala Hall Beams supportedclaim:nancy-hanks-hall:parent-of:1— Nancy Hanks Hall: parent-of Mahala Hall Beams supportedclaim:joseph-hanks:parent-of:3— Joseph Hanks: parent-of Nancy Hanks Hall supportedclaim:ann-lee:parent-of:3— Ann Lee: parent-of Nancy Hanks Hall supported
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Evidence tier and review status
This source is tier 2 · official transcript — proves? Yes, for what it states directly. A claim’s tier is the best tier among all its sources, so a claim listed here may sit at a stronger tier than this source when it also cites a stronger record.
| Claim tier | Status | Review | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · official transcript | confirmed | accepted | 6 |
| 2 · official transcript | needs-verification | accepted | 2 |
| 2 · official transcript | supported | accepted | 5 |
People, branch and canvas
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- Dollie Despain Smith (canvas)
- John Henderson Smith (canvas)
- Milton Despain (canvas)
- Martha Ann Beames (canvas)
- Isaac Newton DeSpain (canvas)
- Nancy Hanks DeSpain (canvas)
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