Hi Sandra, I agree completely. Notice I did NOT say that you are out of the woods if it is in Morton (or even Toothman). But there are almost no sources for that area, and the ones there are, they have attempted to examine. Morton does confuse siblings with children, and make other errors; his work is imperfect. Laurie LHPope@aol.com wrote: > In response to the comment "But seems to me I looked at it, and came > to the > conclusion that if it wasn't in Morton or Toothman, you are in > trouble," I > would add this. I'm not familiar with Toothman's books but do have > Mortons. > Morton's can be a starting point, but on page 493, there is a note > that "A > number of errors, omissions, and the like are not the fault of either > author > or printer, but are due to circumstances over which neither had > control." > Some of the errors are due to the lack of resources available at that > time. > The importance to document what you find cannot be over emphasized. > If you > do not subscribe to Roots-L@rootsweb.com, I recommend doing so. In > Missing > Links, Vol. 5, No. 12, there was an excellent listing entitled: > EASY > GENEALOGY VIA THE INTERNET -- BE CAREFUL by Gordon Johnson, > Aberdeen, > Scotland <Kinman@ifb.co.uk> > > Sandra