tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post3682079792552029323..comments2023-10-23T07:01:09.337-05:00Comments on RootDig.com: Are your sources really that specific?Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-45845020741049041862009-10-21T20:56:02.646-05:002009-10-21T20:56:02.646-05:00Michael, welcome to my world.Michael, welcome to my world.Rondinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-10620670033142656632009-10-21T14:59:13.923-05:002009-10-21T14:59:13.923-05:00I don't use Ancestry for this task, but in my ...I don't use Ancestry for this task, but in my genealogy program I would add a census fact. Then I would make a note in the birth fact saying that "such and such a census of such and such a place agrees on birthplace "Maryland".GrannyPamhttp://www.warrenweb.info/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-479120321818844542009-10-21T13:34:31.828-05:002009-10-21T13:34:31.828-05:00call you a stick in the mud or a nit-picker, or ev...call you a stick in the mud or a nit-picker, or even one who sweats the details... yes, I think a new "alternate birth date" should be created, citing the source that simply states the year of birth. After all, like you said, often the census only points to the year and often it's off by a year depending on whether or not the person's birthday has passed in that given census year. I concur :-)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235026202257819623noreply@blogger.com