Thanks for your Replies I tried to contact the person that posted but no luck. I even tried thru Roots web but still no luck. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] PALANCAS Digest, Vol 4, Issue 52 DOCUMENTATION ATTN Anne > Paul > > I sure wouldn't rely on family trees. Especially undocumented ones. My > cousin put some completely wrong information into the LDS files, and now > people are picking up on that and thinking it's correct. You need > tombstone information, wills, land records, birth/death certificates, > marriage certificates, bible records, military service records. Those > type of documents are better. However, even they can be in error. They > are all only as trustworthy as the person who gave the information. For > example, a son or grandson or nephew, etc. might provide the information > for a death certificate and he/she might not be sure but will give some > number, and there you have a bad reference on an official document. > Get as much evidence as you can and go with the general consensus. > Court documents are a little better. > > WEST wrote: >> When I search for kin at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi >> and other places and find certain information and they show their Source >> but >> their source in incorrect. >> How do you know what information is correct? >> >> RE; One Individual b abt 1829 [his father died 1828] He married in >> 1829. >> >> >> >> Sources: >> 1.. Title: Ancestry Family Trees >> Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations >> Network. >> Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. >> Note: >> This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree >> files. This source citation points you to a current version of those >> files. >> Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed >> information >> since this source citation was created. >> Page: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family >> Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those >> files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed >> information since this source citation was >> Note: >> Text: >> http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=37812&pid=-1350969327 >> >> >> Paul >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Anne Kane" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:20 AM >> Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] PALANCAS Digest, Vol 4, Issue 52 >> >> >> >>> Joan is correct. A "source" is where I obtained information. >>> "Documentation" is what I have to back it up for proof. >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 >