The Hyphen Family Lineage

Note: Surname and birthplace variations for George Belle Patterson

On the Miami Cty, Indiana marriage license application dated 24 Sep 1906, her name is given as Georgia Belle Harrison, though her father's name is clearly written on that same application as Harvey Scott Patterson. On the clerk's record for that same marriage, her name is given as Georgia Belle Patterson. The license application gives her birthplace as Dayton, Montgomery Cty, Ohio.

Ward and Georgia divorced sometime soon after marrying, because they are found marrying again three years later in Logansport, Cass Cty, Indiana; the records don't appear to be available for visual inspection, but birthdates and parents' names match up nearly exactly. The records give their marital statuses each as divorced, and for some reason their reported birthplaces have changed - a minor shift of several miles for Ward, but a significant difference (nearly a hundred miles) for Georgia, who in 1909 gave her birthplace as Willshire, Van Wert Cty, Ohio.

Their second marriage lasted until at least September 1918, as Ward noted his wife , Mrs. Georgia Shaw, as his contact on his WWI draft registration card. After her second divorce from Ward Shaw (which must have been prior to May 1920, when Ward remarried), Georgia went on to marry Ohio-born Frank A. Lechleitner in Hillsdale, Hillsdale Cty, Michigan on 3 May 1923. It is not known if she remained married to him until death or if they divorced, though I suspect they divorced, as well.

Georgia is listed as buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana; Frank does not appear to be buried there.