Today I was looking at the records for Marie Antoinette Van
Orden. She was the wife of Thomas
William Karren. They were the parents
of John Ether Gee’s wife Edith Elva Karren KW8T-LDT. Someone had her married to John Oscar Gee, born in Indiana and
died in Missouri. She was listed as
having two children, Caroline and Ruth with John Oscar Gee. Of course we know that John Ether and John
Oscar are not the same person, because they lived many miles apart at
approximately the same time.
I had to add Elva as Edith’s middle name. The birth and death dates were the
same. When I deleted the children from
this non-marriage, the marriage went away and left her with the right spouse John
Ether Gee with the correct three children.
Then there was another error. It
listed her with an alternate name of Edith Cunningham. I deleted that and put as a reason the
following: Edith was not a
Cunningham. Mary Cunningham was married
to John Ether Gee's brother Edgar Lafayette.
I went to Find a Grave and found a grave marker for Edith in
the Pineview Cemetery in Ashton, Idaho.
I added that as a source to Edith’s record.
For some reason the ordinances for Edith read invalid, but
if one clicks on the name, her ordinances show up completed. I guess that the manipulation did something
to the data to alter it in such a way. I will have to contact support and se if they can straighten that
out.
I like being able to correct information. It is less frustrating this way.
WOW, you keep winning the award for detective of our family. I love how you see the problems, then are able to get them resolved. Now, I just need to correct all the information in my own personal files that reside on my computer.
ReplyDeleteEdith Elva Gee, my Maternal Grandmother, married Emery Cunningham after my Grandfather, John Ether Gee, died. They were later divorced. This brief situation is where "Cunningham" fit in. Sincerely, Joseph John Cooper - John Ether Gee & Edith Elva Gee's only Grandchild.
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