Many FAG memorials are cenotaphs, not gravestones. People who search cemeteries find them and, not knowing the genealogy of the person, mistakenly enter it as a gravestone. FAG asks that all cenotaphs be duly marked as such on a memorial page, but many people don't follow the rule, even if they know it is a cenotaph - they just want to add another memorial in their list.
Cenotaph is Greek for "empty tomb". Not all are single gravestones; many are monuments with several family members listed. I have struggled for years to get FAG to remove a family cenotaph that the poster refuses to admit is one. Not being genealogists, FAG doesn't check accuracy, but sometimes it will change things when you can show them documents. Be aware that many persons in medieval times were buried one place first, then moved (sometimes more than once). Also, many churches, abbeys, monasteries, etc., were destroyed, so are hard to find in FAG because posters can't find the church, etc. Also, many killed in battle or abroad, may have been brought home to be buried. Sometimes, different parts of the body were buried in different locations. That's why researching actual documents that mention where a person was buried is essential. If you know the actual gravesite of a person, use that as the FAG Memorial# in Legacy. Cheers, CE
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