I just bet a lot of women gave the wrong birthdate on the census too!!! Barbara On Jan 4, 2008 7:21 PM, Sandra Altman <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it makes my ancestors a whole lot more interesting and fun that > there were criminal, ne'er-do'wells, witches and others mixed in with the > "good" ones. But like you wrote, Joyce, there are some in my family that > want the polished version - heaven forbid any ancestor was anything but pure > and good in their minds! > > Someone mentioned a death certificate. My grandmother's had errors on them > that she perpetuated. She had 3 marriages and while there were 4 years > between number 1 and number 3, she only "aged" one year. She deliberately > gave the wrong birthyear. When she died, none of her children knew it and I > found it in my research at the Harlan County Courthouse. So not only was > the death certificate wrong, so was the gravestone. I thought it was funny > and knew Grandma was chuckling in heaven. > > Sandy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >