When someone changes your grandmother into someone else, what should you do?
Someone has added a new wife for my grandfather that's not correct and linked a whole new set of children to my grandfather. His name is Julian Laurie Pierce (93BL-2F1) and the new person linked as his wife is Ruby Katencamp Pierce (GHTQ-5JB). The correct wife is my grandmother, Ruby Willa Stewart (LDZ2-N4X). I have written to the person who made the change but no response. I looked at all of that person's sources and they're all incorrect. How do I handle this situation and correct their entry?
Ruby Willa Stewart is not the same person as Ruby Katencamp Pierce. Ruby Willa Stewart was born on Feb 22, 1899, in Lampasas, TX. Her father was Andrew Jackson Stewart and her mother Pearl Maffett both of Lampasas Tx. She had two brothers Morgan and Jack Stewart and a sister May Stewart. She had three children, Sybil, James, and Alvin all born in Lampasas. She died in Blanco County in 2001 at the age of 102. She was my grandmother.
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Hi Jessica,
This is an ongoing issue that seems to cross all our paths at one time or another. Frustrating though it may be, there is always a way out, and I'm pleased to hear that you have tried to contact the person who made the change to your Grandfather's record, as this should always be your first option. Unfortunately, may folk don't reply - often because they are unfamiliar with the programme and don't look at the 'notification' or 'message' icons. I would be happy to talk you through restoring your data, but there is a Knowledge Article which explains how to do it a lot better than my efforts. I've added the link to it below.
I 've also added one relating to parents and children, which might also be helpful
When you make the changes, please be sure to add the appropriate source details, along with any other notes you feel appropriate to substantiate your work.
Hope all goes well.
Kind regards,
Barry
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