I have found in my searches that they often were off on their ages by a couple of years when the census taker came around, so it's difficult to say if we will ever know the correct year of birth. If I find a baptism record, which would be terrific, I will gladly share it with the list. On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Cindy Kimes <cindykimes@yahoo.com> wrote: > Sometimes tombstones are not accurate. In George's case, the tombstone > lists: > > GEORGE KIME > d. 16 Apr 1871 > 72y3m12d > > That makes his birthdate 04 Jan 1799, but who really knew exactly how old > George was? > > If one looks at census records, 1850 and 1860 are in agreement. > The 1860 census lists George at age 58. That places his birth at > 1801-1802. > 1850 census lists George at age 48. Same birthdate, 1801-1802. > [I couldn't find George on the 1870 census] > > With knowledge of George and his siblings in later life, then looking at > his father's household in 1810, one can (in all probability) identify > George: > > 1810 - Schuylkill Twp, Berks Co, PA > MALES > 2 under 10 (likely George and Conrad) > 1 10-16 (likely Jacob, b. 1796) > 1 16-26 (likely Johannes, b. 1789) > 1 26-45 (Conrad, the father) > 0 45+ > > It appears George was b. 1800-1810, but like Sherry said the other day... > we have to keep an open mind. Identity of these males could be incorrect. > > So how does one know for sure? Genea. seminars frequently discuss > birthdates and professional researchers suggest one look at the documented > record closest in date to the actual record you seek. So what documented > record(s) do you have close to George's birth? A baptism record would be > great! George was likely baptized (other siblings were). The problem will > be finding the record if one still exists! Good luck in your search! [and > if you locate the baptism record, we'd love if you would share it with us!] > > > Nancy Kime <nbk1748@gmail.com> wrote: > I've just been going thru some old cemetery pics from the Kime/Repp > Cemetery in Burbank, Ohio, when glancing at one of the pics of the stone of > George Kime, son of Conrad b. 1764 and Anna Maria Repp Kime....the stone > shows his > date of death as April 16, 1871, as is well known but his age as 72 yrs. > That makes his date of birth 1799, not 1804 as is documented every place I > have seen. Can anyone clear this up for me? My husband has been telling me > for years that George was born in 1799 but I told him he was wrong, until I > found this old file of pics we had taken back in the 1980's. So, now some > correction is needed. > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KEIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >