Doreen, it’s true that some people do not document and that there are errors. I found this to be true for both Ancestry and Family search. It’s frustrating when you research and document and someone enters incorrect info in your line even when the documentation is right there as a “Source”.
Yes if names are duplicates, you merge them after careful review. Names can also be unnerved if you find it’s not the same person or family. At times I call family search library and talk to missionaries who are there to help answer questions when you are stuck with a situation like you mentioned. Number is upper right area. But Sometimes I have to remind myself that these names do not belong only to me but that these people might have descendants scattered in parts of the world beyond what I thought. On Ancestry i had entered names and photos and some people picked up the “leaf hints” and adopted the photos and ancestors. But they were incorrect. I contacted the person and told them how their ancestor was a different person from a different island, etc. to my disappointment, the corrections were not made. From that time forth, I did not enter more info on ancestry. Actually, now my tree in Ancestry is private. I do, however, enter all my info on family search. There was a person who inserted a child who was born before the parents in one instance and I contacted them and together we tried to find his ancestor. It took time and a call to Salt Lake but it was corrected. At least there’s some place to get help. I have also connected with distant cousins who entered other parts of the family. Pretty cool! I have found duplicates and merged them and therefore added to a family line. I document every name that I enter with the link to the source. Yes, it is not required, I just feel it is the right thing to do after doing all the research. There is a section for disagreement or questioning towards the bottom of every name. Yes, I would contact the person who entered incorrect info and I would ask if they can provide document action as well. Most people want to do it right but there will be errors. Like someone said in another email earlier, verify everything. If it’s wrong, write in the section why it’s wrong and provide correct source. I don’t know if this gives you another perspective. Best wishes, Maria Elena Lima Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2018, at 1:50 PM, <doreencaet...@gmail.com> > <doreencaet...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you for the insight. This is how misinformation continues to get > spread. I need new leads to trace so I will use what I can for a new > direction in my research but will need to be careful. I will verify and > document. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Rosemarie Capodicci > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2018 11:45 AM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Search data base > > These entries are put in by many people and if they are not really > genealogists, they just copy and paste what they find on other databases like > Ancestry.com. You have to do what you always should do and that's verify > everything! Unless it is your ancestor and you know for sure the correct > dates and have documentation, I wouldn't do anything. Most of these people > could care less if the info is correct they just collect names and won't > respond to you. > > Rosemarie > rcap...@gmail.com > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 11:35 AM, <doreencaet...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just started exploring the Family Search database. In one case I found > children older than their parents. In another case I found a death date but > when I when to it that date in the records it is not there. Is this typical > for this database? Are there so many error? Is there a way to access their > reference for the fact they show? Should I make someone there aware of the > errors > Doreen Caetano > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
