This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Bernicewright97 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burch/2258.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nope, you didn't butt in; I'm always happy to hear from someone who wants to share. I have the Burch books and they are very good. But there are some errors as well. Mrs Smallwood sometimes linked families together only because of names. One woman was linked to the wrong family, because Mrs Smallwood assumed that as the woman had named her son Nimrod, then her father in law must have been named Nimrod and thus Nimrod Clark was the father of her husband.. It wasn't the case. Mrs Smallwood connected some of the dots wrong and made some bad assumptions. But considering the fact that the only census she would have had access to was the 1850 census. She did darn good!! What Burchs are in your line? Bernice Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.