tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post1515454054306090485..comments2023-09-19T04:22:04.753-07:00Comments on (Mis)Adventures Of A Genealogist: Of Death Certificate and DisappointmentsCinamon Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891771001373514029noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post-91165855803924801082011-09-28T18:54:04.436-07:002011-09-28T18:54:04.436-07:00Cinamon, I shudder to think what inaccurate data w...Cinamon, I shudder to think what inaccurate data will be on my own d.c. Despite being reminded every year of the date and year (by my age), my son never gets it right. My daughters have slightly better memories, but living several hundred miles away in different states, there's no guarantee any of them will be present to provide the information. Or even be asked. <br /><br />My grandmother was still alive and already in her 90s when my mother died, and even though I was The Eldest Child, had been the family historian for years, and was sitting right there when the funeral director began filling out the d.c., it was Grandma and one of Mother's sisters who jumped in and answered his questions before I could even open my mouth. As a result, much of what ended up on it is incorrect. Same for the obit for the paper. Even my first and married name was misspelled. <br /><br />The d.c. may be an "official" document as far as time, place and cause of death, but never blindly consider anything else on it to be correct.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.com