From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Jul 15 11:59:23 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6FHxNjb006261; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:59:23 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6FHxKGJ004295 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:59:20 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6FFLhFI014963 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:21:43 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6FFLhge014962 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:21:43 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6FF1CFI014871 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:01:12 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6FHcdxS028635 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:38:39 -0600 X-Envelope-From: hornbeck@s-hornbeck.com Sat Jul 15 11:38:39 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6FHcdjb028626 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:38:39 -0600 Received: from smtp110.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp110.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.206.243]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k6FHcV6k020517 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:38:36 -0600 Received: (qmail 5514 invoked from network); 15 Jul 2006 17:38:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Shirley.s-hornbeck.com) (shirleyhornbeck@sbcglobal.net@66.122.4.164 with login) by smtp110.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Jul 2006 17:38:38 -0000 Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20060715103438.0299be60@pop.mail.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:36:00 -0700 To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: Shirley Hornbeck Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Spam-Score: 1.31 (*) BAYES_00,FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] This & That Genealogy Tips >From: Tmollaun@aol.com >The census is not a legal document. It is only as accurate as the >census taker and the person giving the information. Names may be >spelled incorrectly. Included may be nieces or nephews with the same >last name being mistaken for children, and children may not be listed >if they were away at the time of the census.> > >DAR accepts census copies as proof when accompanied with other >documents. Vitals are sometimes not available in old records, so other >ways glued together, is workable. > >LEGAL TRIVIA >When land was sold, the spouse had to be listed in the land >record. Land records should be searched after a death as often a >list of heirs will be shown during partition of the estate and even >sometimes a map. >If there is a will, it is probated by an Executor - if there is no >will, the estate is cared for by an Administrator appointed by the court. >"IN RE" concerning adoptions means "in regards to" something. You >can often find adoptions listed in record books where divorce and >probate records are filed. Instead of putting adoptions in under the >letter "A" they may place them under "I" for "in re". Under this >category you will find petitions to change name, petition to adopt, etc.> Shirley Hornbeck - THIS & THAT GENEALOGY TIPS: