Hi Scott, Information on the death records depends on the informant. And how much they knew. If you have the names of her siblings perhaps checking marriage and/or death records for them and seeing how the parents are listed would be an idea. See how many variations of her father's name are given. When getting someone a death certificate from the 1920's one time, the lady I got it for wondered how come the deceased did not know his parents? I had to tell her he could not have been the informant. : ) Beth [log in to unmask] > I've heard that the 1853+ county death registers are very unreliable as > to the names of the parents of the deceased. The death register entry > for my ancestor, Nancy, in Albemarle Co. (1864) says that her parents > were John and Mary Martin. Other evidence, however, indicates that her > father was one Shadrack Martin (complicated by the fact that Shadrack > also used the surname Henderson). > > Based on the experience of list members with this aspect of the death > registers, would you conclude that the death register is probably > incorrect as to the name of Nancy's father (there being no other > evidence, as far as I have found, that her father was named John), or > is it more likely that the evidence needs to be reconciled, possibly by > concluding that Nancy had both a father and a stepfather? > > Thank you. > > Scott Simpson > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html