Mabelle Emma Root
Looking at the information on Mabelle Emma Root (married name Fiedler). There are two Mabelle Roots (one listed as Mabelle Root, the other listed as Mabelle Emma Root) listed (among siblings) with different id numbers and different birth years. These are the same person! I want to find out which of these should be removed, I guess. Family information via her son Edwin G. Fiedler Jr. says her dob was 1895. Neither of the "other" Mabelles have that birth year. What to do? I would think merging the records would be the way to go, but for the different id numbers.
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Thank you for your post. It can be confusing trying to decide if two records are duplicates, and then how to correct merge them. Below is a Help Center article that can help.
You should check the sources for each record, and the parent's also, just to make sure which record is correct. This is always the chance there were two Mabelle's in the family if one died early in childhood and the other was born after her older sister's death.
If you do decide they need to be merged here are two Help Center article that explains how to do this linked below.
We hope that these articles will be of help in deciding how to address this issue.
If you would like us to take a look at the records, please supply the ID numbers of the two Mabelle's? Also, can you state which record you believe is the correct one?
Good Luck!
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Hello @lizleeobx,
In looking for your ancestor, Maybelle Emma Root, we found a person we think is the one you want to keep. Is it Mabelle Emma Root 1896–Deceased • LTVQ-Q46? We also found the others who are listed as sisters that you want to merge in: Mabelle Root 1896–Deceased • L62L-9TF (who is listed as a male with no sources) and Mabelle E Root 1894–Deceased • GM21-Z7Z.
In order to do these merges, you will need to change the sex for L62L-9TF.
- Navigate to the Person page of the individual for whom you want to correct the sex.
- In the Vitals section for the sex, click Edit just to the right.
- Click the correct sex.
- Enter a reason statement to explain why the information is correct. If the existing reasoning is applicable, leave the existing explanation, and add your own comments.
- Click Save.
Here is the link to the instructions in case you are working from a phone or tablet:
Also, we see that the birth years are estimates from marriage records and census records. Estimated dates can vary, so use your best judgement as to which date you want to preserve. You can also list the date as "about 1895" until you come across a birth record.
Best Wishes!
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