I'm correlating info from an interview by Bruce with Alden Peterson, Sheridan's brother.
And a newspaper article. Given that we know an ex-wife somehow went to Bakersfield.
I included the marriage license again to confirm she was from Billings
Claire Peterson
Bakersfield Californian newspaper
12/16/68 page 26
5 kids..this matches what I thought i had elsewhere..2 of hers and 3 from Sheridan
That's what Alden interview Bruce did said?
Native of Billings Montana like it said on the marriage certificate
In 1968 the family was
Sabra 20, Blaine, 17, Mark, 12, Dana 10, Bretta 8
Notice no husband is mentioned in the article.
She got a counseling position at Bakersfield College
She studied at Cal-State Whittier and prior to that Montana State University.
At the DZ.com interview with Alden, on Feb 11, 2010, Bruce Smith said that Alden said there were 5 kids, and one was named Mark
Alden thought Mark was the oldest: BUT MAYBE IT WAS THE OLDEST OF SHERIDAN"S 3 KIDS..that would be Mark, Dana, Bretta, all within two years of each other. Blaine and Sabra were punched out in another bubble, from Claire's first marriage
Prior, Petey had a wife in Bakersfield with whom he raised five kids, three of his and two of hers from a prior relationship. Mark is the oldest of the kids, and Alden thinks he lives somewhere in Washington state, but doesn't know where. "
