tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6457310536905385044..comments2024-03-18T07:38:53.380-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Gleaning Information From a Record or ArticleRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-86637021164999335702013-10-16T06:18:10.102-07:002013-10-16T06:18:10.102-07:00As Russ said, you had missed the son's residen...As Russ said, you had missed the son's residence with his parents. That was the only explicit fact missed. You might also make deductions, such as, Louis was born after 1865 and probably before 1880, and that Andrew and Olive must have died after 1901.<br /><br />You didn't explain what you do with the text of the article.<br /><br />In my database, I put a copy of the full text in the primary person's Notes, and include specific excerpts with the source citation for each event. I put name and relationship information with the name citation and I add events to document people referenced in the article that I can't definitely identify yet or won't be researching extensively. As I enter the new citations, I review existing citations for conflicts and questions and may add or revise comments and explain deductions. As the various facts are documented, new research approaches or gaps are noted in the appropriate location.bgwiehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904956507742860598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-73287131745785891072013-10-14T17:40:24.870-07:002013-10-14T17:40:24.870-07:00Randy, Great post. Since I learned to make asserti...Randy, Great post. Since I learned to make assertions in the program Evidentia, I have been listing assertions from sources when I record them in RootsMagic. <br /><br />Here is an example of what I'm working on now: an obituary of Harry R. Gorrell.<br />"What is learned from the obit:<br />--Harry was 64 when he died, making him born about 1880<br />--Harry was born in Jamestown, Ohio<br />--He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan university in 1903<br />--He taught school for 3 years in Bloomington, Illinois"<br /><br />I then use these assertions to find additional sources.Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-87769832131274413322013-10-14T16:15:30.142-07:002013-10-14T16:15:30.142-07:00Randy, your notes regarding caution/suspicion of t...Randy, your notes regarding caution/suspicion of these accounts are spot-on. A factor in addition to the usual wishes for happy tales, in this case, is that the main subject was a politician, and maybe only some of his offices were listed. Persons don't get appointed and reappointed Postmaster for 'many years' without some fairly hefty connections. Such sketches and obituaries tend not to mention such items as might have been newsworthy, and the upshots of personal temptations might only be buried in court records. And even then such court items might have been sealed.<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-58007053227603565932013-10-14T16:13:07.802-07:002013-10-14T16:13:07.802-07:00Randy,
Certainly makes sense to me.
Thank you,
...Randy,<br /><br />Certainly makes sense to me.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-88708330635633301442013-10-14T16:07:39.172-07:002013-10-14T16:07:39.172-07:00Russ, the marriage of "the son" (who I a...Russ, the marriage of "the son" (who I assumed was Louis P. Patrick) was in #16 on my list. I didn't add anything about "lives at home with his parents.<br /><br />Probably living with his parents because they were fairly old, they needed farm help, and he would be the heir since he's an only child. Conjecture. <br />Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-66735905452608394612013-10-14T15:38:59.841-07:002013-10-14T15:38:59.841-07:00Randy,
Welcome back.
The only event I saw that y...Randy,<br /><br />Welcome back.<br /><br />The only event I saw that you didn't mention was:<br /><br />"The son was married, March 16, 1899, to Elsie Schieber, and resides at home with his parents."<br /><br />Not that this is important, but it is a starting point, as to where they lived for a 1900 Census perhaps.<br /><br />Not included in the article about this couple would be "why" were they living with "his parents". Not that this is a bad thing, just the question that went through my mind while reading the story.<br /><br />Totally agree with you, I do much that same, and as I learned with Mastering Genealogical Proof, don't trust anything.<br /><br />Thank you for the details and process of capturing the data.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.com