Its ok to assume but Never count it as Gospel! - - As ALL professional genealogists do, we document our sources. - - 1.) NEVER ever put a woman's last name in parentheses meaning its her maiden name because it may be the last name of a previous husband. - - Until you have a BIRTH RECORD or MARRIAGE RECORD that shows the names of her father and mother, you do NOT know that is her maiden name. - - 2.) NEVER ever accept anything on Rootsweb or Ancestry.com as the REAL DEAL! If they list the documentation, "Sources", then yes. If not, its just a guideline for you to find your OWN documentation. - - 3.) The capital letters I use are for emphasis on the words I want you to pay attention to. - I'm NOT yelling. ******

A further comment on this. Do not assume that "documented sources" are fact unless you can see the original document or verify it independently I can't tell you how many I have run to ground that turned out to be just plain made up by someone. That includes references to parish records that simply didn't exist. On 3/11/2012 9:11 AM, Rosemarie Novak wrote: > 2.) NEVER ever accept anything on Rootsweb or Ancestry.com as the REAL DEAL! > If they list the documentation, "Sources", then yes. If not, its just a guideline for you to find your OWN documentation. >