California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997

Image ID: Ancestry collection 5180 (record number not recorded)

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The index abstract states birth as 25 Jul 1875 for George J. Bouska, which matches the claim, and the 1964 death fits the stated lifespan. It is an index entry without an image, and the birth date comes from a death-certificate informant, so it is useful but not original proof of birth.
Matches: Name George J. Bouska matches the claim; Birth date 25 Jul 1875 matches the claimed birth date exactly; Death 14 Feb 1964 is consistent with the 1875–1964 lifespan in the claim
Limits: Index entry only, no image of the original record was attached; The California Death Index gives the birth date as reported on the death certificate, usually from an informant, so it is secondary evidence for a birth; The index does not state a birthplace here, so it cannot confirm where he was born; The record number was not recorded, so the entry cannot be re-checked directly