Wrong mother and the correction

In New Family Search you cannot believe that everything is correct.  Since the record is composed of a number of combined records.  If one of those records is incorrect the whole record is affected.  In going through my database of the descendants of Lysander Gee and comparing them with the data in New Family Search, I found that Electa Gee had children that she did not bear.  I contacted New Family Search Support with the following e-mail.

Wrong mother

Phoebe Bates MZ7R-HP2, 94CC-FWR is listed incorrectly as the daughter of Erin Lafayette Bates Person identifier: KWVS-B95 and Electa Gee Person identifier: KWJC-KFP Phoebe has 18 combined records all of which are correct except the two listed above. Victoria Adelaide Brower Person identifier: LZKB-NML is the correct mother and Erin Lafayette Bates Person identifier: KWVS-B95 is the correct father.

Erin and Electa were not married until 1872 after the death of Victoria. Phoebe was born in 1864.

Orson Parley Bates Person identifier: KWVQ-CD2 the son of Erin Lafayette Bates Person identifier: KWVS-B95 was also not the son of Electa Gee Person identifier: KWJC-KFP. He was born 1870. He has 23 combined records MZ7R-H5V and 94CC-FZ4 incorrectly list Electa as his mother. All the other records are correct. Jeff Smith is the contributor of these incorrect records, but does not have any contact information.

Electa Gee is my great grand aunt.

Ivin Laurence Gee

They responded:

Dear Brother Gee,

Thank you for contacting familySearch with reference toOrson Parley Bates (1870-1932) PID KWVQ-CD2 and Phoebie Bates (1871-) PID 94CC-FWR being incorrectly linked as children within the marriage of Erin Laffayette Bates (1838-1897) PID KWVS-B95 and Electa Gee (1852-1942) PID KWJC-KFP.

We acknowledge that Phoebe Ann Bates (1860-1935) PID LHL5-861 and Orson Parley Bates (1870-1932) PID KWVQ-CD2 are the biologicak children of Erin Laffayette Bates (1838-1897) PID KWVS-B95 and Victoria A Brower (1841-1870) PID LZKB-NML.

We have looked at your case and have forwarded it for further review. The evaluator will advise you in due time of the result of the evaluation.

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FamilySearch

Dear Ivin Laurence Gee,

RE: Phoebe Bates and Orson Parley Bates (PIDs: 94CC-FWR, KWVQ-CD2)

Thank you for contacting FamilySearch Data Administration. Phoebe Bates and Orson Parley Bates no longer appear with the wrong mother in new FamilySearch. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Please review these records to ensure they are displaying correctly, and feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. We wish you success in all your family history efforts.

Sincerely,
FamilySearch Data Administration
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Thus another error is corrected.

It is rumored that toward the end of the year NFS is changing.  The quicker we get errors corrected now, the easier it will be when the new issue comes out.