Familysearch program adds names with no sources.
It looks like the family search program added multiple children with no information other than a name to my family tree.
The last name does match, so that is good.
For example: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9H5G-BVK
There are no sources, no dates, etc.
Is there a plan to resolve such things? Should I just remove the names if I can't find any sources?
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Family Search did not add these names. When you see them it is only an indication that it was moved from an older collection of submissions. If you go to the URL posted above and in the vital section click on the edit button near the name at the bottom of the screen you will see the submitter --- ladeane2701385 which is the format for submitters to the older systems.
In these old systems there were no sources attached - This submission could have been form 30 years ago or more. (I haven't take the time to track it down but could) I would not suggest tearing the family apart but assume that someone had information for the family and begin looking for sources that could document the family in more detail.
You might want to review this help center article about older systems.
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Ah, so it wasn't some random assignment based on a matching last name --thank you! That is good.
I will assume that the old program or the former contributor meant to do this.
Thanks!
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When you see that FamilySearch is responsible for the addition, that is a result of New FamilySearch's information being incorporated into FamilySearch family tree. This information has come from the pedigree resource file, the ancestral file or the IGI.
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Dear johncpratt1
Thank you for contacting FamilySearch. We looked at Sallie Trask 9H5G-BVK and see that she was added by FamilySearch in 2012. That was the year that we changed computer programs. Sallie Trask was imported from the old program to the new program. We see that there are no sources for her on her parents' pages also. There is no plan to resolve this. You could try to contact the contributor by clicking on her/his name and sending a message. We do not guarantee this will work. If you are certain that these children do not belong to Solomon Trask and Sarah Clifford, then yes, remove them. We would urge you to research the children for possible proof.
We hope this helps.
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