Hi Paula, The only source I trust for sure for a death date is the death certificate. I have instances where the date on the headstone was incorrect and the cemetery records were burned in a fire.
Be careful what you trust (other than the date of death) from a death certificate. I have found many mistakes on them. They are only as trustworthy as the memory of the people helping with the burial arrangements of your family member. It could be a spouse, child, cousin, or a family friend giving the information for the death certificate. Glen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paula Ryburn Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] question: Personal Knowledge as a Source Hi all, I've been meaning to ask this question for a while, but... you know how it goes. Say I have a death date put in for my mother's aunt based on Mom's personal knowledge (she and her mom attended the funeral). I have Mom as the source, enter the date and place, and have some notes, too. THEN my parents do cemetery visits for me and find this aunt's gravestone. For death date, I update with the month and day from the gravestone. I have added the Cemetery as a Source for death date - for the Burial information, too, of course. My question: I have kept both source citations. Is that what everyone else does? Or do you remove the older, less-specific one? I have further examples, based on census data, where the date is fleshed out in several subsequent sources. Do I keep them all cited? Or just the definitive one? Thanks in advance, --Paula Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
