Family Trees: An Online Research Tool: Difference between revisions

<br>Many times there are blatant errors in the family trees that are posted on line. For example, one might find inconsistencies with locations in the birth and christening fields. If someone was born in Ohio in the early 1800’s, they probably weren’t christened in England a few days (or even months or years) later. Check to see other spouses. It is doubtful that a man married to one woman in one county and having several children by her, is living in another county married to someone else even if their names are similar. It is also important to check dates out in each field. A man who died in 1793 will not get married in 1801 and have children in 1803. In some family trees, the birth places of the children can be seen jumping back and forth between two states. More than likely the family did not keep moving back and forth between the states every few years especially if the era is in the early 1800’s. Keeping an events timeline is helpful to see dates and locations of people. You will be able to see at a glance if there are inconsistencies in dates and locations. Plus you can use the timeline to know where to look in census to see if the people really did live in the area then.