Hilarious, Marilyn , if it weren't so pathetic.LOL. My paternal grandfather's grandson ...my first cousin...didn't know his grandmother's first OR last name. He gave his grandmother's sister's name. This was a guy who grew up with these people and was 50 yrs old at the time!! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilynn Masten" <GardnerRus@carolina.rr.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] BTW > "Informant on D.C. would be wrong." Oh, how true. I'm happy I knew the > facts before I received some of my older D.C.s You;d really think a woman > would know her grandmother's first name,but no, Nancy is nowhere near > Susan. > And a son should know Rhods Island is not really CT. > Marilynn > IBSSG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:37 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] BTW > > >> Maybe the informant didn't know the correct info. The info on a death >> certificate is only as accurate as the informant's knowledge of the >> deceased. >> >> I have found mistakes also. >> >> Maureen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <BAVIKEN@aol.com> >> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] BTW >> >> >>> Sent for a death certificate from vital records at Chambers St in NY for >>> William Campbell. Included all the information that I had. Received a >>> record for >>> William Campbell with all the wrong information. My William was >>> married-theirs was a bachlor. My William was born in NY--theirs was >>> born >>> in Ireland. >>> Everything was wrong but the name. After thinking about it awhile I >>> sent >>> for it >>> again repeating everything I knew about William plus his last address >>> and >>> age. >>> I received the same certificate I got the first time. >>> >>> *************************************** >>> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >>> *************************************** >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message