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From: (Carl Barger)
Subject: Re: [MORAY-CGA] Inaccuracies/ Ray co marrages on line
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 19:58:46 -0500


Pat:

Although some names may be mispelled, I have found most of the
marriage dates on my ancestors are accurate. I'm pleased with Ancestry Com.
The Info. is good!!

Carl

>
>You sound bitter, Pat?
>
>People make a lot of mistakes. Census pages I've found with
>incorrect name spellings and middle initials and places of birth.
>Death certificates filled out with wrong information, because the
>person claiming the body doesn't know. Or did the Undertaker or
>Sheriff have a hangover? Ha!
>Wills dictated, because the sick old man can't write, and the
>recorder spells his name three different ways on the same piece of
>paper.
>I'm not meaning to defend or agree to blame Ancestry.com for
>errors. Even those cherished Archives of the LDS and the DAR are
>full of errors and inaccuracies.
>I think that's why it helps to have many sources of genealogical
>information on your family.
>
>Drew
>On 8 Apr 00, at 9:07, sanford collins wrote:
>
>> Beware, all you absolute believers of what is down in print. The Ray
>> co marriages that Ancestry has on line are to be taken with a grain of
>> salt. I was looking for my g great Grandfather and I found him all
>> right, his surname is "JOY" but in Ancestrys info he has been blessed
>> with the last name of "JAY". And the middle initial of his wife is
>> incorrect also. The correct info on this particular pair is: John
>> Gray JOY married Harriet LINNEY McBEE on 2/13/1876 Her middle initial
>> is shown as T.
>> Pat, in Oregon
>>
>>
>> ==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ====
>> Ray County Genealogical Assn. Webpage
>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~moray/rcga/index.htm
>> Ray County Webpage
>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~moray/index.htm
>>
>>
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>==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ====
>Ray County Missouri was created in 1821 from Howard County.
>
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Carl Barger, Supt. of the Warren Public Schools, Warren, AR.
315 East Cedar
Warren, Arkansas 71671
Telephone: 870-226-3401
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