A thought kept creeping into my mind as I posted data to the family tree today regarding Kenneth. I knew his name is Kenneth Eugene yet I posted a SSDI record with Kenneth middle linitial G. Why? Because sometimes the initials are wrong. It bothered me that the SSDI record had a G instead of an E.
But did that stop me?
No.
Am I sorry?
Yes.
Kenneth G is NOT Kenneth Eugene. You probably think that is a no brainer but when dealing with the census and records that are taken by hand there are tons of mistakes due to misreading the sometimes horrible handwriting.
The SSDI is not usually wrong. I ignored the warning in my head. Now I get to clean up the mess.
What made me finally admit my mistake? The 1940 census. I found Kenneth E and Kenneth G in their respective assumable locations.
Why did I do it to begin with? I hate to admit it but I found family trees with the misinformation. Usually I do a better job of proving the information before adding it.
Not today. Argh!
Another twist of the knife....Kenneth E was easy to find on the SSDI. Frustrating.
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