Sue, I am a part of the McClungs of Greenbrier County. I can trace my line straight back to William 'Grandfather Billie' McClung, b. in 1738. He was my sixth great grandfather and he was called Grandfather Billie because he was the first of the McClungs to settle in this area. Yes, again, some of the information that can be found on thru the LDS may or may not be correct, but often it is incomplete and this includes information submitted by members of LDS themselves. Just like any other information gathered for tracing roots, you cannot take it for gold unless you have seen the documentation. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV
Again, and I reply to all, I have never had success with familysearch.org except with searching the family history library catalog, which can be found down on the right side of the homepage. The Ancestral File and Pedigree Research File are ok, but they can only give you clues. There are many errors in it, including my own. In one of my families, my line was connected to the wrong person. I complained and sent documentation but I never even got a reply. The films, however, are different, and I urge anyone to try them out, particularly wills, deeds, court records, etc. I have been fortunate to spend six weeks, a week at a time, in Salt Lake City, and I would go back in a second if I could. I do not belong to the Church but I sure appreciate their microfilms. Pat Pat At 10:31 PM 5/20/2004, [email protected] wrote: >Sue, > >I am a part of the McClungs of Greenbrier County. I can trace my line >straight back to William 'Grandfather Billie' McClung, b. in 1738. He was >my sixth >great grandfather and he was called Grandfather Billie because he was the >first of the McClungs to settle in this area. > >Yes, again, some of the information that can be found on thru the LDS may or >may not be correct, but often it is incomplete and this includes information >submitted by members of LDS themselves. > >Just like any other information gathered for tracing roots, you cannot take >it for gold unless you have seen the documentation. > >Anita McClung >Fayette County, WV > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >List Administrator >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >****************************************************************