Amen, John.  The LDS Ancestral files are so filled with errors that people 
swear are correct. I am the registrar for Colonial Dames XVII Century and I 
have to tell prospective members to just ignore any of these for it will 
only cause you grief. Go to the books that have been compiled for public 
records. There are many which can document the ancestor in various places. 
But do not even think about the family histories that have been written for 
Ancestry.

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From: "john Hogg" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:57 AM
Subject: Virginia Citations


>   My Grandfather was born in Virginia and his ancestors go back a long way
> there. Documentation is scarce in many places because of the armies that
> have marched there over the years.
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> I have been working on my Mother's family (Southard, Sudduth and a host of
> variations) for a very long time.  I have documentation for everything I
> have published.
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> Now Ancestry has 557 Genealogies that have my family all figured out. 
> This
> is based on an entry in the LDS Ancestral file that has no documentation.
> There are zero official records to prove this 'old family story'
>
> The scary part is when you look at the Ancestry they show the Source
> Citation as "Ancestry Family Tree'.
>
> I think we are losing the battle.
>
> John
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