Hi, Ann. Excellent thoughts and worth consideration by all !!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Trimmer
To: OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [OHPICKAW] CLUES are EVIDENCE
The labeling of evidence with names is curious. Obviously "original"
or "primary" records contain errors. Many county records have been
copied over. You know this for sure when they appear in alphabetical
order, smile. Even censuses were supposed to have been c
First of all I wish to apologize to the moderators of the lists that will be getting this
e-mail. It does concern genealogy in a way. Please dont e-mail me telling me that the
e-mail is off topic, I will not send any e-mails after this one. Also please remove Michelles e-mail address from your lists.
All that said, I am Michelle Daileys Husband, Joe Munyan. I and our children wish to let all her friends know that she passed away September 16th at 11:35 pm.
We would also like to give all of her researc
The labeling of evidence with names is curious. Obviously "original"
or "primary" records contain errors. Many county records have been
copied over. You know this for sure when they appear in alphabetical
order, smile. Even censuses were supposed to have been copied over.
Tracing someone back past the 1850 census, is really guesswork. Yes you
can be pretty sure they are the right people, but without the rest of
the names in that family, you can't be SURE.
Seems silly to label some evidence as better
Thanks to Marketta, who asks what we mean by "genealogical clues". My answer will likely start a fire-storm, but so be it.
In short, there ain't no such animal as a "clue". There is only evidence. Every single scrap, word, document, memento, citation, entry in a courthouse or archive, and every recollection and anecdote of every family member or acquaintance that in ANY way tends to establish some certain lineage IS evidence, and each bit of that evidence varies, not in kind, but only in reliability and
Just wondering if anyone ever goes out to Forest Rose Cemetery in Lancaster
or if I should contact someone over there. Would love to have a picture of
my Grandfather and Grandmother's resting place.
William Binkley 5 May 1887 - 12 Jan 1965
Katherine Furness Binkley - 6 Sept 1892 - 26 Sept 1934