This article posted on the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog reminds us to be very careful
about what we “assume” a piece of data is telling us and that it’s critical to
do more research!
It concludes ...
The bottom line is that unless you
find proof, it's only guesswork. And genealogy is about facts and truth, not
guesses. Guesses based on a record you found are important to aid you in
developing a working theory but you still must prove (or disprove) that theory.
There is
probably not a person amongst us who at some time has “assumed” a fact not in
evidence which later was disproved! Share
your best example of a faulty assumption and what the “truth” ended up being.
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