Ancestry of Rock Hudson - Revision history

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‎Mrs Enright

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Wjhonson: /* Roy Harold Scherer */

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‎Roy Harold Scherer

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 ===Seconday sources===
-* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 ISBN 0688064728 [http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Hudson-His-Story/dp/0688064728 Buy it] at Amazon
+* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 Click this ISBN 0688064728 to see it at Amazon
-* ''Idol Rock Hudson : The True Story of an American Folk Hero'', by Jerry Oppenheimer and Jack Vitek.  Villard Books, 1986. ISBN 0394554892
+* ''Idol Rock Hudson : The True Story of an American Folk Hero'', by Jerry Oppenheimer and Jack Vitek.  Villard Books, 1986. ISBN 0394554892 Click this ISBN 0688064728 to see it at Amazon
 ==Roy Harold Scherer==
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 ===Secondary sources for 2===
-* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 ISBN 0688064728 [http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Hudson-His-Story/dp/0688064728 Buy it] at Amazon
+* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 Click this ISBN 0688064728 to see it at Amazon
 ==Katherine Wood==
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 ===Secondary sources for 3===
-* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 ISBN 0688064728 [http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Hudson-His-Story/dp/0688064728 Buy it] at Amazon
+* ''Rock Hudson, His Story'', by Rock Hudson and Sara Davidson; William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986 Click this ISBN 0688064728 to see it at Amazon
-* ''Idol Rock Hudson : The True Story of an American Folk Hero'', by Jerry Oppenheimer and Jack Vitek.  Villard Books, 1986. ISBN 0394554892
+* ''Idol Rock Hudson : The True Story of an American Folk Hero'', by Jerry Oppenheimer and Jack Vitek.  Villard Books, 1986. Click this ISBN 0688064728 to see it at Amazon
 ==Theodore Scherer==

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	==Rock Hudson==		==Rock Hudson==

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 The ancestry of [[Rock Hudson]]
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 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_55-0478&rc=2553,1119,2615,1133;2552,1144,2614,1158;2631,1144,2665,1160&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=2184413133 Los Angeles City, 1942] : "Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, at home, Democrat; Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, mechanic"
 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_67-0045&rc=1633,569,1694,585;1709,570,1741,587&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=3038491300 Los Angeles City, 1946] : "Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat; Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat"
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Edith Scherer born 18 Jul 1913, died Aug 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by Michigan"

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 It's unclear why he is called Raymond in the 1930 census, but his SSDI entry calls him Roy and biographers have since called him Roy as well.
-In 1932, Roy deserted the family and moved to California.  Rock's obituary in the New York Times, states that Roy had lost his job.  By 1934, Roy had married to a Florence A somebody, and they are both registered living in Los Angeles City.  Meanwhile Kay started dating Wally FitzGerald.  They eventually married and Rock Hudson would now be known as Roy FitzGerald.  It was under this name that he was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1946 and decided to relocate to California to persue his dream of being an actor.  At first he lived with his father in Long Beach, but after a short time he moved out.
+In 1932, Roy deserted the family and moved to California.  Rock's obituary in the New York Times, states that Roy had lost his job.  By 1934, Roy had married to a Florence A somebody, and they are both registered living in Los Angeles City. In the 1930 census, Roy is a Proprietor of a Garage, and in the 1936 Voting Register in Los Angeles he is a mechanic.
 Roy married thirdly Edith unknown who died shortly before he did.  Sara Davidson tells the story that Roy was mentally gone in his old age.  His last wife died and he thought she was sleeping, someone else determined that she had died.  Roy had an adopted daughter with whom he lived for a short time.  It's unclear if he died at her home.

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 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_34-0296&rc=2378,773,2449,789;2465,774,2501,795&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=905655223 Los Angeles City, 1934] : "Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat; Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat"
 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_38-0455&rc=2551,1012,2613,1025;2632,1012,2664,1028&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=1189823650 Los Angeles City, 1936] : "Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, mechanic, Democrat; Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, at home, Democrat"
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Edith Scherer born 18 Jul 1913, died Aug 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by Michigan"

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 Katherine "Kay" Wood was born about 1900/1 in Illinois probably in [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] to James Wood and Mary Enright.
-In 1924 she married [[#Roy Harold Scherer|Roy Harold Scherer]] and they had one son Roy Harold Scherer, Jr who would later become known as [[Rock Hudson]].  When Rock was a young boy, Roy Sr left the family and moved to California.  Kay began dating Wally FitzGerald, a "tall, handsome, ex-marine" according to Oppenheimer's book.  They married, divorced and married again and divorced again when Roy was 15.  Wally adopted Roy who then became known as Roy FitzGerald.  Oppenheirmer states that Roy hated Wally from the age of nine, and tried to stay away from home as much as possible. (pg 6)
+In 1924 she married [[#Roy Harold Scherer|Roy Harold Scherer]] and they had one son Roy Harold Scherer, Jr who would later become known as [[Rock Hudson]].  When Rock was a young boy, Roy Sr left the family and moved to California.  Kay began dating Wally FitzGerald, a "tall, handsome, ex-marine" according to Oppenheimer's book.  They married, divorced and married again and divorced again when Roy was 15.  Wally adopted Roy who then became known as Roy FitzGerald.  Oppenheimer states that Roy hated Wally from the age of nine, and tried to stay away from home as much as possible. (pg 6)
 Kay and her son Roy lived in Illinois until sometime after Roy joined the U.S. Navy in 1943.  When Roy was discharged in 1946 he went to live with his father in California for a short time.  It's not clear where Kay was during this period, but by the 50's she is seen in publicity photos with her son, now called Rock Hudson.

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 *[http://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/people/rock_hudson.htm "Rock Hudson: In Winnetka We Called Him Roy"], By Maura Rogan hosted at Winnetka History stating : "A 1929 phone directory lists the Scherer's home at 1017 Elm."
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=&gsln=scherer&sx=y&f12=Illinois&f4=cook&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=1926&rs_81004011__date=0&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=24&recid=22884914&recoff=3+19+20 1930 New Trier, Cook County, Illinois] showing : "Raymond Scherer, 30, IL, married at age 24, Proprietor, Garage; Katherine, 30 IL/England/IL; Raymond H 4 1/12; Lloyd 23 brother, IL, Helper, Gas Station"
-*California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
+*California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968:
-**[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_30-00490&rc=3185,1706,3269,1727;3289,1706,3333,1731&fn=Roy&ln=Scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=670770620 Los Angeles City, 1932] showing : "Roy H Scherer, 247 W 28th St, D[emocrat]"
+**[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_30-00490&rc=3185,1706,3269,1727;3289,1706,3333,1731&fn=Roy&ln=Scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=670770620 Los Angeles City, 1932] : "Roy H Scherer, 247 W 28th St, D[emocrat]"
 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_34-0296&rc=2378,773,2449,789;2465,774,2501,795&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=905655223 Los Angeles City, 1934] : "Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat; Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, Democrat"
 **[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=1249&ti=0&iid=losangelescounty_38-0455&rc=2551,1012,2613,1025;2632,1012,2664,1028&fn=Roy&ln=scherer&st=d&ssrc=&pid=1189823650 Los Angeles City, 1936] : "Roy H Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, mechanic, Democrat; Mrs Florence A Scherer, 342 W 40th Pl, at home, Democrat"