I've found incorrect data before but in my experience has been that it has been by accident not on purpose. Mostly, with mine it has been where my line was left off since not many others on my direct line have added to it in recent years. If I find something that I not documented on official records though, I usually add a note that it's unproven thus far if I send it to others or post it on my site so that errors aren't carried over if it is incorrect. But we all know those "official records" can be incorrect. My grandmother's name was not even close to being right on the 1930 census. Fortunately her age was correct though and I was able to verify it since that person listed fell into the right place within all the siblings. My mother-in-law's age was 2 years older on the 1930 census than other records . Knowing her though, she could have altered her age when she applied for her SS card and delayed birth certificate in the 1950s. Since she suffers from advanced Alzheimer's there is no way to find out if she is 90 or 92 now. I have to say though, I've been very fortunate in that I started with little and found one census record online which led me to more family members. My mother during the year or two that she did research years ago had collected copies of vital records which helped me track parents of some of my greatgrandparents since their names were listed on them. I have connected with newfound family on several of my family lines who have spent years searching and have been lucky that most of them had wonderful documentation. \ The people on this list in particular has been a great help to me with searching for my friend's family in PA. Now hopefully the data they have passed onto me will help prove the lines I am trying to connect. Unfortunately, his family seems to be fewer in number than mine and not local to me as mine were. Guess the search is what keeps it interesting though. Happy Searching. Susan Researching : Angelstein, Barnes, Bass, Branch, Currie, Fisher, Gardner, Hare, Hunt, Jackson, Kirkpatrick, Lane, Lefler, Ludwig, McDonald, McIver, McIntosh, Mulvey, Ochsner, Osborne, Parham, Reavis, Rhodes, Spanitz, Spivey, Sturgeon, Stutts, Taylor, Vann, Wicker, Wood