Agreed. And as there are in most books. :o) I've noted that this book, in particular, sometimes has several "versions" of research by several different folks -- probably when there was conflict, or difference of opinion. Then there is the possibility that from collection to print to distribution, which usually is quite a long period of time, new facts have been found. In my research I've found tombstones that don't match church records, distributed family charts that have my own name/birthdate wrong, books with conflicting information between their covers, books with children connected to the wrong parents, etc., etc., etc. I guess we're all human. Not to mention that some folks seem to tend to think that if they see it in print, on the web, or "my daddy always said" (ie., my Dad was quite the tale teller), it must be fact. Others don't seem to really care, I don't think. Not everyone is a "serious" ancestral researcher. At least books such as this one give some of us somewhere to start to make connections to document/prove our ancestry. I'm sure that my own databases, numbering somewhere around 75,000 family members have errors... in spite of the fact that I try very hard to avoid them. I'm fairly confident that the Morgan Co. Heritage Book Committee did too! Tricia Roberts Hall Greenville/Spartanburg, SC __________________________________ He best understands who has felt the pain. -- The Compassionate Friends Nicole Noella 12/30/1980 - 4/17/1999 ----- Original Message ----- From: "pblack" <pblack@dancris.com> To: "Tricia Hall" <tntricia@bellsouth.net>; <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [ALMORGAN] Re: ALMORGAN-D Digest V00 #68 > Please be aware that there are some errors in family lines in this book. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tricia Hall" <tntricia@bellsouth.net> > To: <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 6:50 AM > Subject: Re: [ALMORGAN] Re: ALMORGAN-D Digest V00 #68 > > > > When I said that, I was refering to The Heritage of Morgan County, > Alabama, > > ISBN 1-891647-19-9, printed in 1998 as I wasn't certain that there hadn't > > been previous publishings in the past. However, now that I look, I see > the > > "Limited First Edition" notation in it. Sorry if I confused anyone. > > Tricia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martha2" <Martha2@hiwaay.net> > > To: <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 9:18 AM > > Subject: [ALMORGAN] Re: ALMORGAN-D Digest V00 #68 > > > > > > > > Tricia, > > > > > > When you say recent Morgan Co. Hertiage book, are you refering to the > > Heritage of > > > Morgan County, Alabama book or is there another book out with the name > you > > give.? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ALMORGAN] epidemic doctors > > > > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:07:27 -0400 > > > > From: "Tricia Hall" <tntricia@bellsouth.net> > > > > To: ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > Ditto the praise to Troy. There is a list of some of the doctors that > > died > > > > in the 1888 yellow fever scurge in articles on pgs. 58-59 in the > recent > > > > Morgan Co. Heritage book. This information was researched and > provided > > by > > > > the same Ivydene Simpson Walls of Hartselle that Troy mentioned. > Those > > > > articles state that five doctors died, several of whom had survived > the > > 1878 > > > > epidemic: > > > > > > > > Dr. R. C. Bowman, died 9/21/1888, > > > > Dr. W. B. Black, died 10/2/1888, > > > > Dr. William Gardner Gill, died 10/6/1888, > > > > Dr. R. V. Williams, died 10/8/1888, and > > > > Dr. W. J. Young who died 10/30/1888. > > > > > > > > I was a little surprised to read in her article that only 35 of the > 110 > > > > people contracting the disease between September 3 and November 3, > 1888 > > had > > > > died, as in my asundry family collection it seems that there were > *many* > > > > multiple deaths during that time. At the same time, life was > difficult, > > at > > > > best, back then... and death seemed to visit more often. > > > > > > > > Hope someone finds this interesting. > > > > Tricia Roberts Hall > > > > Greenville/Spartanburg, SC > > > > __________________________________ > > > > He best understands who has felt the pain. -- The Compassionate > Friends > > > > Nicole Noella 12/30/1980 - 4/17/1999 > > > > > > > > > ==== ALMORGAN Mailing List ==== > > > Genealogy without documentation is mythology... > > > A researcher gathers information... > > > A genealogist gathers documentation... > > > > > > > > > >