RE: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence

Dave, I personally would go with the death certificate in that instance. Many census, in my studies, are based on the age they say - not always accurate. Sarah -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Hook Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007

RE: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence

I usually set up an Alt Birth, Alt Death (etc) event with the conflicting info, make sure in notes in each it is clear what the source is, and take the most-likely-to-be-right as the primary (just like with Alternative names). They can always be swapped if I change my mind as to what is most

RE: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence

Dave, I enter an Alt Birth event. Marie Dave, I personally would go with the death certificate in that instance. Many census, in my studies, are based on the age they say - not always accurate. Sarah Out of curiousity, how do people deal with conflicting evidence and decisions about it

RE: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence

Dave, We published an article in Legacy News entitled How to Record Conflicting Information. It might have some ideas for you. Read it online at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/01/how_to_record_c.html Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence

[I sent this reply to a similar question in June 2006, sorry for the repeat.] I actually do something a little differently then using the Alt-dates. In the Notes section of the Birth field, for example, I put in a little note in [[privacy]] brackets, so that I will know what all the variations