How can I edit incorrect information on the new Discovery page?
The Discovery page for my father, Edward Wholey LXSB-YHK, says that in 1940 he lived in Huntressville, Penobscot, Massachusetts. It also indicates that my grandfather, Daniel Wholey L4VX-L1Q lived in Lowell, Penobscot, Maine in 1940. Below is the indexed information from the 1940 Census obtained from FamilySearch, which correctly identifies the event place as Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Both my grandfather and father lived their entire lives in the Lowell area and, I myself lived in the Lowell area for more that 60 years. I can say with certainty that there is no Penobscot County in Massachusetts, so I assume that this must some sort of computer glitch as I have seen Lowell, Massachusetts identified as being in Penobscot a number of times. Is there any way to rectify this situation?
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https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4VY-94G
Indexed Information
Daniel J Wholey
United States Census, 1940
Name: Daniel J Wholey •
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Event Type: CensusEvent Date:1940 •
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Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States •
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Event Place (Original):Massachusetts, Middlesex, Lowell City, Lowell, Ward 8Last Place of Residence:Same HouseSex:MaleAge:57Marital Status:MarriedRace:WhiteRace (Original):WhiteBirth Year (Estimated):1883Birthplace:MassachusettsRelationship to Head of Household:HeadRelationship to Head of Household (Original):HeadHouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceDaniel J WholeyHeadMale57MassachusettsBertha WholeyWifeFemale53CanadaAlice WholeyDaughterFemale26MassachusettsDan WholeySonMale25MassachusettsEdward WholeySonMale23MassachusettsRichard WholeySonMale19MassachusettsPaul WholeySonMale15Massachusetts
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(The ID you gave is for a woman in Wisconsin? I followed your link to the census and got to your dad from there instead.)
It looks like the 1940 census location has been mis-standardized as the place in Maine:
You can also see this clearly if you go to his Timeline.
To fix it, click Edit next to the residence, click the triangle to the right of "Lowell, Penobscot...", and choose the top Lowell (the city in Massachusetts). Do the same thing with his draft registration (which has also been associated with the wrong standard). Check the maps on the Timeline pages for the rest of the family, too, because it sounds like there may be a few more Maines in there.
The Discovery pages will eventually catch up to the corrections you make in Family Tree. It will take a few weeks.
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