I put info on Ancestry in hopes of contacting others who are
researching our line of Johnsons - however, I've found people
attaching my "stories" in which I've listed deed books, guardian
orders, etc. - to the wrong individual with the same name! When I
tried contacting one of those people, I was told they "just wanted to
put it out there for others to see"
I am aggravated that wanting to have the truth put out there has
resulted in my painstakingly gathered information being perloined for
whole other lines of Johnsons!
How will people know that my information is the correct one unless
they actually check?
On 5/13/10, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree with the stated problem. I started working on my families genealogy
> in the late 60's and 70's. When I first started using Family Tree Maker
> and predecessors to Ancestry.com I put some of my initial info online.
> Since
> then I may have either disproved that data or found it to be partially in
> error. It now seems to be fact and is being deseminated by individuals I
> have never corresponded with. Ancestry.com needs a way for researchers to
> question data online where the source is no longer valid or to be nice the
> source is stubborn. Very few researchers give away their sources or
> references.
> How do we verify data? How do we challenge data? Why are some putting data
> online based on hearsay?
> I no longer put my data online. I have data on hundreds of early
> Robertsons of VA, Pa, NC, SC, Mi and the east coast. I also have similar
> data on
> Claytons and Wise and Searles.
>
>
> In a message dated 5/12/2010 3:37:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> I have found a number of errors in my family lines posted on Ancestry.com
> I have tried to make contact with the person who posted the information,
> but it is not always possible. I cannot determine if there is a way to
> make corrections on line. If anyone knows if this is possible, please
> share
> the process.
>
> When using the Family Tree Maker on-line search feature, the information
> that comes back as World Tree (from Ancestry) as the source is often very
> wrong. Sometimes I think that no information would be better than
> speculation and wild guesses.
>
>
>
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