Amen to that. Every piece of information I get I use it as part of my puzzle . Sometimes some of the pieces don't fit, so I go back and start again . You would think that all the Anderson's that we have seen on this sight would finally match up with someone , like a brother or sister , aunt , uncle or something. Again thanks Everyone. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: margaret butler <margarat@cwv.net> To: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [ANDERSON-L] Samuel Anderson > Sarah and all researchers, especially the Anderson Clans. I really pays to > invest a few dollars in the copies of older maps and state and county. Remember > as Sarah and I have that I one time Virginia included territory clear to the > Mississippi River, so if you are researching someone that lived in Kentucky and > in later years state he was born there, also look toward VA, NOT invisioning the > state as it is. Also the census is only A GUIDE, do not take it as gospel, all > of us have found errors in the census. A bible or court records are more > reliable, but do not discount the census. I use every tool I can to prove or > disprove relationships and when it comes to Andersons this is a real TASK. > Margaret Butler > > > ==== ANDERSON Mailing List ==== > All the past mail list messages are stored in an archive. Try a search for ANDERSON at this link to <a href="http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl"> Rootsweb Mail List Archives</A>