Does the Mayflower Society Historians permit the use of tombstone photos to show birth/death dates of Mayflower descendants in the application form? Or are birth certificates the only acceptable form of "proof". Thank you, Carol from Arizona **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Carol, If death records are not available, then gravestone photos are accepted. If a birth record cannot be located, and the date of birth is on the gravestone, then this can be used to prove the date of birth. However, note that in the case of the line carrier, a gravestone does not prove parentage, therefore other records (father's will, census, etc.) will be needed which name parents. Susan E. Roser Historian Canadian Mayflower Society www.friendsofthepilgrims.com www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html -----Original Message----- From: mayflower-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mayflower-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Scrapcat2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:18 PM To: mayflower@rootsweb.com Subject: [MFLR] Use of Tombstone Photos to Prove Ancestry? Does the Mayflower Society Historians permit the use of tombstone photos to show birth/death dates of Mayflower descendants in the application form? Or are birth certificates the only acceptable form of "proof". Thank you, Carol from Arizona **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sometimes they are the only proof. I have used them for proofs in many organizations but usually they are frosting on the cake and submitted to add to the proof and have the information stored somewhere. I've also been accused in documentation that I over document typically using multiple sources for my proofs. Annie Grey Soule, my great grandmother, acutally has on her stone "9th in decent from pilgram George Soule." She is burried in C harleston, South Carolina. Ernie On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 4:17 PM, <Scrapcat2@aol.com> wrote: > Does the Mayflower Society Historians permit the use of tombstone photos to > show birth/death dates of Mayflower descendants in the application form? Or > are birth certificates the only acceptable form of "proof". > > Thank you, > Carol from Arizona > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. ( > http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page > for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Ernest Everett Blevins, MFA • Blevins Historical Research 110 Evergreen Way • Villa Rica, Georgia 30180 blevins@alumni.cofc.edu • 770-456-1876 Historic Preservation Consultant -- Historical and Architectural Research -- Genealogical (Family) Research -- Preservation Planning and Documentation -- House History Member: American Planning Association, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sons of Union Veterans, and member of numerous other lineage and heritage societies.