Of course things can be erroneously submitted. However, the written primary record of the event is more trustworthy than a headstone or somebody said. Folks, I am not interested in a contest of who is wrong or right. I was offering some help for someone who was asking. If you don't want my help just say so. When someone asks for help on a generalized question that doesn't even tell what county or township is, then someone has to ask other questions to be able to provide that help. Sorry you are having a tough time with your ancestor. I have been there. doc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Perry Johnston" <bpjohnston@charter.net> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Benjamin H. Johnston > At 12:01 AM 12/4/2004, Charles Flanders wrote: >>Dear Pam, always trust the death certificate first. Someone close to the >>decedent gave the information to the coroner for the death certificate or >>the family doctor filled out the death certificate. > > [snip] > > I would say trust to a certain degree but also verify. My husband's > grandmother, Chloe Zay (Clark) Johnston, was driving with her husband, > Homer Virgil Johnston, quite a ways from home when they were involved in > an auto accident. She was killed, and Homer gave the information for the > death certificate. Most of the information was wrong because he was so > terribly upset. > > Beth Johnston > > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Please send messages you would like to post to the JOHNSTON mailing list > to: > JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com > >

I'm not sure you can even trust the death certificate. My grandfathers said his father was born in PA. I know for a fact that he was born in IL. Looking for Alexander Finley Johnston born 6/8/1845 PA. Or his father Andrew Johnston born abt.1789 Peach Bottom, NJ. Anything will be fine. Earl Rice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Flanders" <CFlanders@hot.rr.com> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Benjamin H. Johnston > Of course things can be erroneously submitted. However, the written > primary record of the event is more trustworthy than a headstone or > somebody said. Folks, I am not interested in a contest of who is wrong or > right. I was offering some help for someone who was asking. If you don't > want my help just say so. When someone asks for help on a generalized > question that doesn't even tell what county or township is, then someone > has to ask other questions to be able to provide that help. Sorry you are > having a tough time with your ancestor. I have been there. doc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beth Perry Johnston" <bpjohnston@charter.net> > To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:31 PM > Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Benjamin H. Johnston > > >> At 12:01 AM 12/4/2004, Charles Flanders wrote: >>>Dear Pam, always trust the death certificate first. Someone close to the >>>decedent gave the information to the coroner for the death certificate or >>>the family doctor filled out the death certificate. >> >> [snip] >> >> I would say trust to a certain degree but also verify. My husband's >> grandmother, Chloe Zay (Clark) Johnston, was driving with her husband, >> Homer Virgil Johnston, quite a ways from home when they were involved in >> an auto accident. She was killed, and Homer gave the information for the >> death certificate. Most of the information was wrong because he was so >> terribly upset. >> >> Beth Johnston >> >> >> >> >> ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== >> Please send messages you would like to post to the JOHNSTON mailing list >> to: >> JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com >> >> > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to the Johnston Message board at RootsWeb are > no longer automatically sent to this list. > >

Thank you all for your help and suggestions. This has/is really been a tall brick wall for me. The great thing about genealogy is all the nice people who are so willing to help and offer suggestions. Thanks again. :-) Pam -----Original Message----- From: Charles Flanders [mailto:CFlanders@hot.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:16 PM To: JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Benjamin H. Johnston Of course things can be erroneously submitted. However, the written primary record of the event is more trustworthy than a headstone or somebody said. Folks, I am not interested in a contest of who is wrong or right. I was offering some help for someone who was asking. If you don't want my help just say so. When someone asks for help on a generalized question that doesn't even tell what county or township is, then someone has to ask other questions to be able to provide that help. Sorry you are having a tough time with your ancestor. I have been there. doc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Perry Johnston" <bpjohnston@charter.net> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Benjamin H. Johnston > At 12:01 AM 12/4/2004, Charles Flanders wrote: >>Dear Pam, always trust the death certificate first. Someone close to >>the >>decedent gave the information to the coroner for the death certificate or >>the family doctor filled out the death certificate. > > [snip] > > I would say trust to a certain degree but also verify. My husband's > grandmother, Chloe Zay (Clark) Johnston, was driving with her husband, > Homer Virgil Johnston, quite a ways from home when they were involved in > an auto accident. She was killed, and Homer gave the information for the > death certificate. Most of the information was wrong because he was so > terribly upset. > > Beth Johnston > > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Please send messages you would like to post to the JOHNSTON mailing > list > to: > JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== Messages posted to the Johnston Message board at RootsWeb are no longer automatically sent to this list.