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From: "Carole L. Lubbers" <>
Subject: Re: [OSTFRIESEN-L] Ihrhove OSB
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 12:28:55 EST


Well, I feel compelled to say something. My earliest person per the
Ihrhove OSB is Lucas Claassen b. 1708. I have no parents or siblings. I
would love to know what film to look at for Ihrhove very early records.
Right now I have the Weener Parish records on film and there are numerous
Claassen people spelled various ways. Lucas Claassen married Lumpke
Huntlingius 1732. So far I haven't found the birth date or marriage date
in the Weener film. The problem with this film is only on a rare
occasion does it state where the people are from. I have found maybe 3
people where it is stated they are from Ihrhove. Can someone direct me
to another film record? I would very much like to verify my information
Carole Lubbers
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:52:13 CST Zella W Mirick <>
writes:
>Lin,
>What an excellent reminder that OSBs are only a secondary source.
>There is a lot of room for errors to creep in. Let's look at just a
>few. The original records are read. That means an interpretation of
>the someone's handwriting and the meaning of what was written. Some
>records have been damaged, which makes them even harder to read.
>After the data is extracted from the original documents, the family
>relationships are reconstructed. This is another very subjective
>call. No one intends to follow the wrong name or connect the wrong
>people together in a family, but it does happen.
>When the information is ready for printing we have another chance of
>error. Transposition of numbers, omission of a line or two etc.
>Please, I know we would all like to have our lineages completed and
>ready to publish and share with our families, but secondary sources
>may be flawed. Advance cautiously, and when possible, always research
>the primary source yourself.
>Zella
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