Allow me to echo your sentiments. In addition to what you have mentioned, I’ve encountered numerous cases of outright guesses, especially dates. And, another you’ve probably experienced is the gravestone itself being in error.
I have one surname that I keep searching for and recently found the 37th version of its spelling. Happy hunting! Al From: Carolyn [mailto:carog...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 6:55 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] 'Errors' on documents Rule 1 for genealogists – you can’t believe anything you read on a document be it a census or certificate, keep in mind that no proof was ever required that they were stating the truth. Test each piece of information as you find it, spelling of names, ages, places of birth and even birth dates can be deliberately falsified or just never known at all. I think I have at least one example of every one I have stated, and they all appear to have been fine upright citizens! The old rule of trying to find 3 pieces of evidence for each event holds good for me, as that way you may end up with 2 the same. Carolyn Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
