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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 06:49:38 PM »
Bingo. Found out why Ted Jr listed Wolfe Lake Indiana on his WWII registration card with the fake 1925 birth year.

Wolfe Lake, Indiana was were his dad was born (Wolf Lake actually) in 1907

His dad was a tool and die maker. evidently died in 1961
I forget the details of the clip-on tie from the hijack, what was the earliest date it could have been manufactured?
Could the clip-on tie have been inherited from his dad's tie collection after his dad's death?

Ted Jr is mentioned in the obit. (with Galveston, Tex?)

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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 06:43:02 PM »
stop the presses
Rosalind Lauer Robinson
Ted Jr.'s first wife
(she was Lauer when he married her)
she died as Rosalind Lauer Robinson
Birth 8 May 1926
Death 13 Dec 2011 aged 85
in Detroit, Wayne Country, Michigan USA

per  findagrave.com/memorial/207563039/rosalind-robinson
 


Rosalind Lauer Robinson
BIRTH
8 May 1926
Ohio, USA
DEATH
13 Dec 2011 (aged 85)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
BURIAL
Cremated
 
The memorial though mentions Bruce Braden as her child..??? But Ted Braden isn't mentioned. He was dead by 2011 though.
Odd Ted is not mentioned in the memorial. He is linked as Family Member Spouse though.

ROBINSON ROSALIND BRADEN, Ed.D Age 85. Died peacefully December 13th 2011 surrounded by her family. Preceded in death by her loving husband George H. Robinson. Survived by her children Bruce Braden and Christine Blair, and beloved stepchildren Patricia Rodgers, Michael (Kathy), Diane Macki (Thomas), David Robinson, Ann Flynn (Craig), Russell Robinson, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial to be held at a later date. Contributions to Wayne State University theater program or Micheal J Fox Parkinson foundation.
Published in The Detroit News on Dec. 17, 2011

from that page is a picture of her provided by Mike Dearbaugh, when she attended Toledo University in 1948. This would have been around when she was with Ted Jr?

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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 06:24:52 PM »
Half of me is thinking "John E. Braden" is a mistake.
But then I don't know where the mother's obit reference to Bruce Braden as a grandchild, comes from (why would that be included if it was from a Ted Sr. future marriage after her?)

Oh, what were the names of Ted's kids with his first wife?
Maybe the grandson came from that marriage
UPDATE: yes. see Rosalind Lauer Robinson's obit below

ROBINSON ROSALIND BRADEN... Survived by her children Bruce Braden
So was Bruce Braden the son of Ted Braden Jr, with Rosalind Lauer as the mother?
(I thought they had more than one kid?)


So maybe "John E. Braden" is a mistake ..not a Ted Jr. brother existing.
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 06:13:38 PM »
His mom's obit Mary Dearbaugh, age 88 was in the North County Times, 27 Dec 1997 Page 20

the Ted Jr. in question was referenced as "Ted Braden of Pennsylvania"

There is a reference to a list of grandchildren including "Bruce Braden of Detroit"

would this be the son of Ted Jr's brother ? have to investigate who Bruce Braden of Detroit is.
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 06:05:22 PM »
Bingo!
Ted was known as Edward B. Dearbaugh in the 1940 Federal Census

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they have an image of the census page with this data ocr'ed

Ted was around 11-12 then. So it's interesting he went back to his father's name when he lied about his age and joined the Army for WWII.
The new step brother (younger) is listed also. Clifford E. Dearbaugh (Jr.)
They were living in Washington, Lucas County, Ohio.

Name   Edward B Dearbaugh
Age   11
Estimated Birth Year   abt 1929
Gender   Male
Race   White
Birthplace   Ohio
Marital Status   Single
Relation to Head of House   Son
Home in 1940   Washington, Lucas, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940   Washington, Lucas, Ohio
Street   Burnham Avenue
House Number   4904
Inferred Residence in 1935   Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
Residence in 1935   Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
Resident on farm in 1935   No
Sheet Number   3A
Attended School or College   Yes
Highest Grade Completed   Elementary school, 5th grade
Neighbors   View others on page
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
Clifford E Dearbaugh 39 Head
Mary D Dearbaugh 31 Wife
Edward B Dearbaugh 11 Son
Clifford E Dearbaugh  7 Son
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 05:42:23 PM »
breaking news
was Ted adopted?
I think he had a true brother John E. Braden and a step-brother later
Not sure yet who's mom John E. Braden was?

UPDATE TO POST
Mary Helen Decker was Ted Jr's real mother. She had been married to Ted Burdette Braden Sr. when she had Ted Jr.
So Ted Jr had a brother John E. Braden but then he had  a younger step brother Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Jr. born in 1932.

She then married Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Sr in 1930, so Ted Jr. would have been a baby?
So that Ted Jr kind of moved into the new family situation as a baby?

details:


I notice Ted Jr's father had 3 marriages

Ted Sr. married Mary Helen Decker.
Mary was born on January 9 1909, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
They had 2 sons: Ted Burdette Braden and John E. Braden.

Ted Sr. then married Helen Florence Diller.
Helen was born on February 4 1901, in Huntington, Indiana, United States.

Ted Sr. then married Lois E. Johnston.
Lois was born on October 10 1907, in Saunemin, Livingston, Illinois.

# Did ted have a stepfather?  1930 • Step – Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Sr.


Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Sr.
Male 1900–1984
Mary Helen Decker
Female 1909–1997 
Marriage
6 November 1930
Auglaize, Ohio, United States


Was Ted Jr. also known as Edward B. Dearbaugh ?

Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Sr had a son Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Jr.
In the obit for Clifford Eugene Dearbaugh Jr (death 2 Sep 2014 age 81)
it says he had a deceased "half-brother" Ted Braden
"Deceased are a half-brother, Ted Braden; "

On this page for the obit, it shows "Ted Burdette Braden 1928-2007 listed as "Half Sibling"
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(deleted pics). The pics on that page are of Cliff Jr, so not useful

I think this is all true...Fleshes out a complicated family backstory.


I first discovered via Ted Jr's page here
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but seemingly confirmed by that obit page.

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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 08, 2023, 04:25:48 AM »
filed my appeal to FBI FOIA for Braden.

Here's his WWII registration card again.
on it he faked his date of birth ..Dec 13, 1925
but he also lied about his birth place? Says Wolfe Lake, Indiana

interesting his name was printed. Did Braden print that.
The rest of the card was cursive..
The card said  (print) on the place of residence, but cursive was there.
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 07, 2023, 11:28:48 PM »
I got my FBI FOIA response in regular mail

same boilerplate answer about "third party" request. He's dead so there shouldn't be a problem?
I think I have to appeal the response
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 05, 2023, 07:50:03 PM »
Or Braden confessed to the hijacking and hoped to get reduced sentence by pinning the hijacking on someone else.
He had the money as "proof"
The FBI investigated and discovered he was lying.
but they had the bills and didn't know what to do with them since it opened a can of worms. They suspected Braden but couldn't prove it and didn't want to try him and potentially have him get off even though they had bills.

The FBI manager just said "Make it go away"
So some FBI agents went out one night to Tena Bar, smoked some joints, and buried the bills.
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DB Cooper / Re: Tena Bar Money Find
« Last post by snowmman on June 05, 2023, 07:06:04 PM »
Okay here's some random speculation.

Braden planted what small amount of bills he had on Tena Bar, because he knew he was going to jail in 1980
He didn't want someone going thru his stuff while he was in the joint, and finding them, and leading to more jail time!
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