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Any date can be off, especially early in the year. It is doubtful this World War I draft registrant was born in 1916–but that’s what it says. There are many reasons why a year may be inadvertently incorrect in a record, but early in any year it is easy to put the wrong year down.
Always make certain you look at all extant parts of the entire “marriage record.” In some locations there may just be a register. In others, there may be a register, licenses, applications, and additional documents. Those other documents may contain details not listed in the register.
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