This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3g.2ADI/4482.1.2 Message Board Post: Regarding dates in Pape database, be sure to check actual legal records for actual dates and names.... it gave me great leads to go on...I usually found info within a year of date shown (ie date shown as 1898 might be 10/30/97) - which was common in that period.