Gary wrote in part:
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I believe it stems from a desire to fill out a chart. I recently was
sent some Beauchamp/Cagle info. It looked very familiar, further
research proved it was my information so it would be familiar. A distant
cousin got it from me and started changing things. He informed me that I
didn't know how to spell my father and brother's names. There is not
much we can do except grin and bare it, someday the truth will win out.
Have a good day.
Gary
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Gary & List,
This can be a problem and like Gary points out,
there is little we can do about it.
Some folks are what I refer to as "Collector's of
Names and Dates".
In effect if this is all you want from your research,
then go for it. However, for myself and most folks
on this list, we want to dot our "I"'s & cross our "T's.
One thing for sure is when it comes to our families,
we want accuracy.
For I know my father was Marquis DeLafayette Cagle Jr. Plus I know when
he was born & when he died. These are of course only vital statistics,
and
because he was my father I knew him well.
Then to his father, my grandfather, Marquis DeLafayette Cagle Sr. He
died before I was born, so I never knew him. The same is true for his
wife
and my grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Cagle (Gunter). However, all of there
vital information is safe & secure in my family tree.
My prized possession is separate pictures of them
taken after their marriage. These are nice framed
8x10 photos of them in a prominent place on my
bookcase.
So in effect, if your serious about your genealogy,
you want factual data as much as possible.
And if someone has your families genealogy all wrong, then don't be
afraid to straighten them out.
Earl