The omission of one word can mildly confuse or significantly alter the meaning of a document, record, or statement. We discovered this in the original version of today’s actual “tip,” where the word “States” was left out in the phrase “United States census.” Make certain you are not leaving out words that matter and consider that a confusing document might be confusing because a word was left out of it. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
In a United States census enumerations, the abbreviation “Pa” on citizenship status means that “first papers” have been filed. Those first papers usually include the declaration of intent and if recent enough may reference actual passenger list information. And filing first papers does not guarantee the person actually completed the process and became naturalized. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Take a look at that stone for your ancestors who died in the 1840s. Does it look like it is made of the same material as other stones from that time, or does it have the look of stones from the early 1900s or even the look of stones from the late 20th century? The stone may not be the original. A picture would obviously be a great to provide evidence of this. but if that is not possible make a note in your files that you do not think the stone is the original. Stones made near the time of death can have errors. Ones carved a hundred later can as well. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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