Nancy Livingston

Nancy Livingston_1

How do I correct misinformation? My mother is not Mary Augusta Hesser. She Mary Edna Hesser. Although Mary Augusta may be distantly related she is not in my family tree. One of your records has my mother Mary as my daughter.

1ByrdLady

Hi Nancy! We usually ask for a PID of the person in FamilySearch so we could look things over.

But, the articles you need are:

How do I change vital information in Family Tree?

How do I correct parent-child relationships in Family Tree?

I hope that we understood and provided information that answers your question. Thank you for using Community and we hope this link or the Help Centre provides the answers you seek. 

JonesboroughTN

Misinformation in your records--- This needs to be corrected!!!!

Clarinda Charlotte Hammond ***(was NOT the Mother of Julius J Broyles (1857-1939)***

3 February 1812–11 April 1883 (Age 71)

Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Julius Broyles

B: Feb 1857 Tennessee

D:26 Dec 1939 Chuckey, Washington TN

JonesboroughTN

Alexander Julius Broyles

• 1811–1880

Elizabeth Mauk

• 1814–1898
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The Above ARE the Parent of Julius J. Broyles, Born Feb 1857 in Tennessee, and who also Died Dec 26, 1939 in Washington County, TN and is buried at Liberty FWB Church Cemetery.

MNuttall

Hello @Nancy Livingston_1

Where are you seeing the wrong name for your mother? Is it in the Family Tree? If so, you can follow @1ByrdLady's advice to correct the error.

If you are seeing the wrong name in a historical record, it may or may not be something that can be edited.

If you can provide some more details, we can advise you further.

Best wishes.

MNuttall

Hello @JonesboroughTN

Since Family Tree is an open-edit, collaborative effort, everyone is free to make changes to the information. If you have found a mistake, we encourage you to make the necessary corrections, providing a concise reason statement and as much documentation as possible. Reason statements, record sources attached, notes and even a brief life sketch that prove your conclusions about vital events and relationships are ways to ensure the accuracy of the Tree and help prevent others from making incorrect changes.

Here are several knowledge article that you might find useful as you work in Family Tree:

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-can-i-prevent-other-people-from-making-inaccurate-changes-to-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-purpose-of-familysearch-and-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree