Same is true of sources, Brian. A neighbor gave the census info. Or the only one home was a young child who gave the information. People change names on the census because they are covering something up from their past. Women lie about their age when they get older; or on marriage records when they are too young. That's half the fun of genealogy, putting all the pieces together and getting as complete and accurate picture as possible.
>________________________________ > From: Brian L. Lightfoot <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:23 PM >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Obituary Event > > ><In reality many obits. are sanitised versions of the truth anyhow.> LOL !! >What, my father wasn't the sweet loving kind man the obit said he was? :-) > >One more thing to remember about obits...the so-called facts were supplied by >well-meaning relatives during a time of great emotional stress. And the >surviving spouse may not have been involved in supplying the facts, but rather >some relative from out-of-town who is half-guessing at each statement. Think >of a typical résumé, and that's about on an equal low level of the validity of >truth and accuracy. (At least my résumés were.) > > > >Brian in CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 2:23 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Obituary Event > >How can it possibly be a fact in a person's life when the person is dead? In >reality many obits. are sanitised versions of the truth anyhow. >Ron Ferguson >http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >GOONS #5307 > > > >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
