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From: "Marilyn Bess" <>
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] Death Date Question
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 14:11:37 -0400
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Another possibility is to check for an obit or check cemetery records also
wills or probate records. Civil War records and pension files give us a lot
of info but notice that a lot of the wording is identical in sworn
statements. On historian told me to note all dates and my sources and if two
varied then seek a third, Marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "kql" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] Death Date Question
>
> You missed the point-- you have absolutely no basis for choosing one
> date over the other. Speculation that the latter date was the date of
> registration, not the date of death, is only that-- speculation (i.e.,
> guessing). In the absence of any evidence beyond what you've given us,
> selecting one date over the other is hardly being picky. It's actually
> being capricious.
>
> Kathy
>
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