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at one time (1784-1788), an area within today's eastern section of Tennessee was called the
State of Franklin?
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/wnc6.htm
http://www.jcmpo.org/Funstuff/franklin.html
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headstones don't always have the correct information? There are
some examples in our family. At the Siskiyou Memorial Cemetery in
Medford, Oregon, the headstone for Ida Atlanta Butler
BRITTEN is incorrect. On the headstone her name is shown as Ida M.
BRITTEN. Her middle initial "M" was based on the assumption that her
middle name "May" was the same as her daughter's middle
name. Local surviving family members aren't always accurate in the ordering of
the headstone.
Another example is Lucile L. VOSBURGH's
headstone. It has an incorrect date of birth. She was born in 1913, not 1915.
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concern about the correct spelling of names is a rather modern issue? In
the past, it was common for names to be written (even in official government
records) as they sounded and accuracy of spelling was not a concern.
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not only were state boundaries somewhat fluid during the early years of our
nation's expansion, but so were county boundaries within some established
states? Genealogical research often depends on knowing which county a person
was in at a certain time. In our family tree, an example is the county that
Clarence, New York was in. It has changed over time. It pays to know when
these county lines changed.
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