I have to agree with Tamara. A lot of people in Berrien Co Ga only aged about 5 years between 1870 and 1880. Ken Smith Orlando ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara Powell" <homelite@theremc.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] Questions for Genealogists....good reminder > I believe that number 9 should be 1324 because censuses can and I know have > been wrong.I have many death certificates and they prove to be much more > accurate then census as far as birth dates.My Hancock is a good reference to > that. One census gave one age and ten years later his age was more than ten > years difference.That's just my opinion though. Tamara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "theshadow" <theshadow@glade.net> > To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 10:17 AM > Subject: [HANCOCK-L] Questions for Genealogists....good reminder > > > > > > http://www.witsend.org/gen/gentest.htm > > > > > > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > >