Some years ago I researched and self-published a biography of my paternal grandfather, a World War II veteran who underwent unimaginable hardships. After receiving feedback and discovering additional documentation, I wished I could add to and correct previous conclusions. I have a list of desired updates in the back of my hard copy.
Successful family history research proceeds from present to past, from the known to the unknown. We make informed conclusions based documented facts. The more documents that support the conclusion, especially if among them are documents dating to the time period, the greater the confidence in the conclusion.
“Believed to be,” probably,” “likely,” “possibly,” and “could be” sprinkle most narratives. Based on evidence I already possessed, an assertion from my last post has proved to be a misconception, and has since been removed. In it I tentatively identified a well-dressed dark-haired man as our maternal great-great-grandfather Edward F.R. Grayson (1844-1901).
With gratitude to Leah and John Grayson, who have faithfully preserved the photo album from which these pictures are reproduced.
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