Talk:Leon Ames

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It appears that Ames was born in 1902, rather than 1903--see also the entry January 20 in wikipedia, as well as all the other sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.175.113.101 (talk) 19:10, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Birth date and alleged World War I service[edit]

I removed a sentence attributed to https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17195267/leon_ames/ stating that Ames served in World War I in not one but two units. If so he either lied about his age (born in 1902) or served underage.

Actors frequently shave a few years off their age. I do see a draft card for World War I indicating a Harry Leon Wycoff, birth April 1898. I find a corresponding 1920 census record for that same person and occupation listed as actor. That makes it seem as if Ames lied about his age in future years and did indeed serve in World War I as indicated in an old Indiana newspaper clip. However, then we have his 1942 draft card, name as Leon Ames, showing a January 1902 birth date. Ditto his Social Security Death Index listing. Lastly, I note that Ancestry liked to Ames' draft card a 1910 census indicating a "Harry L. Wycoff" who was eight years old in that year. The latter I think is dispositive as to his birth year, and indicates that extraordinary sourcing will be needed to support indicating that he served in World War I as a 15-16 year old. Coretheapple (talk) 16:21, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I also removed a footnote stating, without attribution, that Ames was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. that is contradicted by Ancestry census records, and one of his relatives put in a membership application for "Sons of the American Revolution" tracing their forebearers back to the Revolutionary War. Interesting, but borderline OR and not usable in a short article.Coretheapple (talk) 16:51, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]