I have a perfect example of unsourced trees. I contacted a woman on Ancestry that had included my great grandfather Merret. She even had a copy of his deaf certificate with cause of death. When I contacted her to ask how she was related to him (I had a copy of his Bible record with all the children listed), she responded saying that all the Merrit families in Wayne County, Illinois were related. I responded back - really? Because my great grandfather was illegitimate. (I knew his mother and was lucky enough to have copies of letters written by her.)
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