Terry, Yes, if the obituary gives parentage and that's all you've got, it should pass. The Historian General judges each case on its own merit, therefore I can't tell you that it would definitely be sufficient, however, since she accepts parentage of a line carrier based on a published family history, then in my opinion, an obituary is just as good, if not better. Have you checked census records? If you could find the family with the child in the census, then this combined with the obit would strengthen your proof. Also - there may not be a birth record for this person, however a long form marriage or death record often names parents. Best of luck, Susan E. Roser Historian, Canadian Society www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry Reigel Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:26 PM To: MAYFLOWER-L Subject: [MFLR] Are Obituaries Acceptable Proof of Parentage? I'm trying to document a couple of generations in an alleged line in the late 1800's, and would like to know if obituaries can be acceptable as proof of parentage? I'm not yet ready to submit an application, but would like to get a sense of if there is any hope of success with the records I've found. I've found no family records, nor church records that might help, and births were not recorded in Tennessee at the time. It seems these folks, even though they had property, managed to not write wills and to escape any recorded estate settlement, so that doesn't hasn't helped. I've not yet found land records that state a relationship, though I've not yet exhausted that possibility. But there are rather extensive news articles on the father's death that state the parentage. Any hope that would be accepted? Terry Reigel ------------------------------- 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

Only problem with that is step-parents. My father was born out of wedlock so obviously his father was not mentioned in the obit. His step father was. I don't remember now if it said step father or not in it. Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue Roser Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MFLR] Are Obituaries Acceptable Proof of Parentage? Terry, Yes, if the obituary gives parentage and that's all you've got, it should pass. The Historian General judges each case on its own merit, therefore I can't tell you that it would definitely be sufficient, however, since she accepts parentage of a line carrier based on a published family history, then in my opinion, an obituary is just as good, if not better. Have you checked census records? If you could find the family with the child in the census, then this combined with the obit would strengthen your proof. Also - there may not be a birth record for this person, however a long form marriage or death record often names parents. Best of luck, Susan E. Roser Historian, Canadian Society www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry Reigel Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:26 PM To: MAYFLOWER-L Subject: [MFLR] Are Obituaries Acceptable Proof of Parentage? I'm trying to document a couple of generations in an alleged line in the late 1800's, and would like to know if obituaries can be acceptable as proof of parentage? I'm not yet ready to submit an application, but would like to get a sense of if there is any hope of success with the records I've found. I've found no family records, nor church records that might help, and births were not recorded in Tennessee at the time. It seems these folks, even though they had property, managed to not write wills and to escape any recorded estate settlement, so that doesn't hasn't helped. I've not yet found land records that state a relationship, though I've not yet exhausted that possibility. But there are rather extensive news articles on the father's death that state the parentage. Any hope that would be accepted? Terry Reigel ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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