DearMyrtle Study Group because it honors my father - for father's day.
ESM Quicklesson 13 - Melinda Dosch Culpon
QuickLesson 13: Classes of Evidence—Direct, Indirect & Negative
Elizabeth Shown Mills, “QuickLesson 13: Classes of Evidence―Direct, Indirect & Negative,” Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage (https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-13-classes-evidence%E2%80%94direct-indirect-negative : accessed 16 June 2016).
Taking up the challenge of Lisa Gorell and Randy Seaver of three things about our fathers in honor of Father’s Day and combining this with Elizbeth Shown Mills quicklesson shows that evidence can be in many forms but needs to be classified as direct, indirect or negative but help us support our research question.
Therefore my research question is:
What are three interesting things about my father, Charles Kenneth Dosch 1935-2009?
My father was not born a Dosch - he was born an Upp
This is a photograph of Charles and his father Kenneth Upp. But is this direct or indirect evidence?
1940 Census - Showing Charles Upp, age 4, living in Columbus, Ohio - Direct evidence provided by a secondary source.
My father was an aviator:
Direct Evidence from a primary source
- Direct Evidence from a secondary source
Here’s another input on his being an aviator - This article being indirect evidence from a secondary source.
My father was a carpenter/master electrician/building and accessibility codes specialist
Direct Evidence from a primary source that Charles K. Dosch was a Master Electrician. His registration with the city of Irving, Texas.
Dosch home built in 1973 by Charles Dosch in Bowie, Texas. Direct evidence by a primary source of Charles Kenneth Dosch being a carpenter and electrician.
Correlating the information that has been provided -
Charles Kenneth Dosch, born Charles Upp, was an aviator and an advanced carpenter and electrician.
To continue research - other records to look for are adoption records, birth and marriage records for family members, education-Texas A&M University, Military Records - Cruise Books, Newspaper - Bowie, Texas
