You're right -- My theory *was* that Jesse changed his name to James when he got older, but he was Jesse H all the way through the 1930 census. There is simply no evidence of James anywhere except that obit. I added it as an alternate name with a note, but I think I'll take it out, and put a note on the obit about the name being wrong instead. Suzy I did find it interesting that his obit says he has a son James H. White but I'm 99% sure the man's name was Jesse H. not James H, he is in the write up of his father's biography and in two censues :) That's what makes genealogy fun :) **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)
Obits and Death certificates are notorious for inaccuracies in names and dates. Remember the people writing these are taking notes from a distraught person who may not have the written down information at hand. Typos always seem to creep in too. Jeff Limequilla@aol.com wrote: > You're right -- My theory *was* that Jesse changed his name to James when he > got older, but he was Jesse H all the way through the 1930 census. There is > simply no evidence of James anywhere except that obit. I added it as an > alternate name with a note, but I think I'll take it out, and put a note on the > obit about the name being wrong instead. > > Suzy > > > > I did find it interesting that his obit says he has a son James H. White but > I'm 99% sure the man's name was Jesse H. not James H, he is in the write up > of his father's biography and in two censues :) That's what makes genealogy > > fun :) > > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG ~~~~ "It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." Samuel Adams "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams