Good story, Erin! BTW I had to laugh at the idea of a "deaf certificate" :)
On 9/12/2011 01:23, Erin Bradshaw wrote: > 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.) > > I never heard from this woman again. And she no longer included my > grandfather and his family in her tree. > > Erin > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
