Before the government programs, your birthday and date of death did not make a lot of difference. As neither one served much real tangible purpose to you, or anyone else. Douglas Houston wrote: > All of this makes me wonder if vital statistics were reliably accurate in > the days that Ada Jones was born; in England, or even in this country. For > instance, my father was born in a little burg in Tennessee, north of > Chattanooga. When he was 72, he wanted to apply for Social Security. He > contacted the Hamilton County records, and they showed him as being 70, > rather than 72. He had to contact relatives, still living in the little > town of Soddy, where he was born, and have them swear out an affadavit, > attesting to his accurate age. Later, in discussions with the kinfolk > there, it was speculated that the error was attributed to the census taker, > stopping at one of the houses on the street and simply taking down dates > that a neighbor blurted out from memory, which was not very accurate. That > saved the census taker time and trudging the dirt streets of the town. In > that day, who'da thunk that it would ever matter? > > >> [Original Message] >> From: BruceY <Bruce78rpm at comcast.net> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >> Date: 4/12/2008 8:47:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Additional Ada Jones Information >> >> Still trying to pin down Ada's actually birth date via some sort of > bonifide >> document. All the biographies give her birth year as 1873 which would > make >> her 47 at some point in 1920 not age 44, and her death certificate gives > an >> incorrect age of 40, couldn't someone at the time poor Ada passed at > least >> make an effort to call or wire someone to obtain the correct information > for >> her Death Certificate?!! and who gave the information to the Census > Taker?? >> Seems he not only had her age wrong but the spelling of her last name > wrong >> as well? >> >> Bruce >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "wayne holznagel" <ethanuel1 at yahoo.com> >> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 8:36 PM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Additional Ada Jones Information >> >> >>> I believe I may have the right person . . . >>> The 1920 census shows Hugh, Ada, & Sheelah (it's hard to read the >>> spelling of this name). They lived at Huntington, Suffolk, New York. >>> According to this record: >>> Hugh's age was 39. He arrived in the US in 1886. He became a >>> naturalized citizen in 1917. He came from England. Occupation was >>> theatrical. >>> Ada's age was 44. She arrived in the US in 1880. She became a >>> naturalized citizen in 1917. She came from England. Occupation was >>> singer. >>> Sheelah's age was 13. Was was listed as "daughter". The census >>> information indicates she was born in England. >>> If anyone is linked into one of the major genealogical web sites you > can >>> obtain copies of the original information. That would include, in many >>> cases, copies of passenger lists, census information, probate records, >>> etc. I've been researching my extensive family history and, believe > me, >>> it's there if a person wants to look. I like ancestory.com but there > are >>> other sites that provide good information. >>> Just some information for the good of the cause. >>> >>> >>> <:)> >>> Wayne H >>> >>> >>> My website is at http://www.phonomantiques.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >