Hi Glen I have found what you are saying to be very true as to death certificates. And while in Virginia in 1976 I found a child 's tombstone that said he died before his mother was born. Further, while I was in Monterey county in 1985 I found my mother's birth certificate to be the data for a sister instead. So everything should be looked at cautiously Love, Light, Rainbows & Blessings Sandra Tyler Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Ballard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] question: Personal Knowledge as a Source
> 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 > 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
