tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post5145073765321336122..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Primary Records Can Be WRONG!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74788474424809500442018-07-16T09:50:08.495-04:002018-07-16T09:50:08.495-04:00On my mother's father's line, my great-gra...On my mother's father's line, my great-grandfather's age on his marriage certificate and age on his death certificate are both wrong! I would think that he wanted his wife to think that he was younger than he was when they got married! On my mother's mother's side, my great-grandmother had the wrong age on her death certificate, but the day and month were correct. There was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-90517960490825611222018-06-24T16:51:53.277-04:002018-06-24T16:51:53.277-04:00My father and his twin sister were born May 23 190...My father and his twin sister were born May 23 1900. The 1900 census was taken in June 1900, they were listed as Claude and Maud. Their real names were Edgar Virgil and Edna Virgie. I guess someone changed their mind about the names before Baptism day. Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-86241943492131319512018-06-24T09:52:11.379-04:002018-06-24T09:52:11.379-04:00My first marriage certificate has the wrong day on...My first marriage certificate has the wrong day on it, which wasn’t discovered until much later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-72126253299217938092018-06-24T08:23:43.508-04:002018-06-24T08:23:43.508-04:00My maternal grandfather's death certificate sa...My maternal grandfather's death certificate says his father's name was James. This information was acquired from his youngest daughter, my aunt -- and she was wrong. Grandpa's father's name was Henry; James was his grandfather. Grandpa died in 1973 and I didn't find out the mistake until 1980. I wrote to the state vital statistics department for instructions on how to correct Almanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-83360025208624784692018-06-24T08:06:02.718-04:002018-06-24T08:06:02.718-04:00I find that the son-in-law is the worst informant....I find that the son-in-law is the worst informant.<br />Jane Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548047516687169922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-71939053308526780742018-06-21T11:13:20.574-04:002018-06-21T11:13:20.574-04:00Ohio birth registers date back to 1867 and are lov...Ohio birth registers date back to 1867 and are lovely, except that the entries were typically brought to the county probate court by the township assessor (or sometimes a doctor) and entered in batches of 20 or so... whenever that official had a chance. That seemed to be plenty of time for the official to lose the ability to read his (somehow it was always a male official) own writing, I guess. Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-34784540424092609082018-06-20T11:12:45.130-04:002018-06-20T11:12:45.130-04:00Very good advice. I'm especially wary of info ...Very good advice. I'm especially wary of info on death records, because the informant may not be a family member or may be emotionally upset or may simply not know the answer. My father's death record has his surname wrong and other details slightly off. Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.com