> When do you decide that coincidence is just coincidence and > the fact that one finds the right name in the approximate > era in the right state is just that: coincidence? > > Vs > > ooooooooh! Lookit, I found a previously unknown wife for my > guy! OK, he's in the wrong part of the state, and nothing > else matches, but the name's right, and it's within 5 years > of the known marriage ... > > ??? > > Cheryl Singhals <singhals@erols.com> You are too conscientious a researcher to record.unless it is at least preponderance of evidence. One swallow does not a summer make - or make one drunk. It's worth an explanatory note if you use it or a legitimate clue to note to research further. That's what you would have told me - maybe already have, mon cherie! Hugh, and my brand spankin' out of the box new defibrilator. Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan)