Re: Salah (Sealah) Smith b. 1854, Calvin D. Smith b. 1813
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Re: Salah (Sealah) Smith b. 1854, Calvin D. Smith b. 1813
Linda Thompson 9/01/08
The LDS library is good for " Urban Legens" being posted. Many people send in info with no proof. Then its gets copied over and over again. His birth date could be a typo that just got repeated and no one bothered to think it was incorrect.
I do have an ancestor that had the wrong birth year on her death record. Because of it her birth date is wrong on her headstone. If I win lotto I may have to go correct her headstone. It's bugging me.
Im sure they made a mistake on the death record. At least the person was alive when the census was filled out so I would think 1830's would be correct since it seems to be consistant.
I do wonder if his Smith famly also came from the same area in NY as his Michael/Weatherwax family. They may have traveled together to Michigan.
Im not related either. I like researching and many of my lines are dead ends at this moment in time so I figure why not help others inbetween my research. I am also an adoptee so I will always help my fellow adoptees in their quest for the truth.