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@Emily

I do have a Sally, just haven't added her. They both married Frost. The issue is Abigail Cady having her birth Surname as Stoddard. According to the book they were unsure if she belongs to that family but I guess it's the best information we have to date. My Grandfather was named Stoddard for Sally and this Abigail generation, but why name him that if she was born a Cady? I will try find some Stoddard Genealogy and appreciate the link on Abigail Frost nee Cady profile. Maybe expanding their lines willl help? Enjoy your rest.

Sally Sarah Frost

@Emily

I figured one part out. Abigail wasn't added for my Grandfather and I needed to merge the existing profile and her birth Surname was Stoddard, so makes sense.

Abigail Smith

Erica Howton I have another Magruder problem, hopefully not as complicated as the last. The original has his correct mother but the duplicate just has a different first name for her. Maybe I should merge and just resolve the name conflict.

https://www.geni.com/merge/compare/6000000021185252874?to=600000019...

Patrick Magruder, Librarian of Congress

Patrick Magruder [2nd Librarian of Congress] was born on his family's estate, Locust Grove, near Rockville in the Province of Maryland, in 1768, the son of Samuel Wade Magruder (1731-1792), and Lucy Beall (1738-1795).

Patrick Magruder was the great-grandson of Samuel Magruder (1654-1711), the son of Alexander “the Immigrant” Magruder (1610-1676).

Magruder, who first married Sarah Turner, and then Martha Goodwyn, had six children: Theophilus, Louisa, Edmund, Patrick, Adelina, and Napolean.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Magruder

This one maybe should be MP'd as well, since he's a national historical figure with six children.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37092972/patrick-magruder

His tenure in government was filled with controversy but personally I take it all with a grain of salt and suspended judgement since I don't know enough about it other than what has been reported.

For a couple of years he served as a representative in congress.

https://www.loc.gov/item/nr2001008606/patrick-magruder-1768-1819/

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000057

Alright, I'll take a look when I get done with my current project, the Clay family. I'm in the middle of a bunch of merges. Thank you!

It's nice how it all worked out, and Patrick's profile looks great with all the kids added. Thanks again, Erica.

This merge is between an MP in VA & ILL vs different dates + lives in KY.
I would Not have done this merge myself. Could a Curator please take a 2nd look?

https://www.geni.com/merge/resolve/6000000026844502924

Thanks...

Please reverse this merge that was just done in error.

2 different men with similar names & same family. One was Colonial & other was Civil War & in the Wrong generation on the tree.Thanks!!!

Jesse Pugh

Thanks Faustine for the help!

David DeLauder, Sr

I think he's two people who have been conflated. At the very least, both wives were having children at the same time.

He started out as the spouse of Elizabeth Kline. The wikitree in his bio only has one wife, as does Find a Grave.

These merges look suspect.

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=78608814680

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=78608999010

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=83392583830

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=83392589150

Dan Cornett, your assist is most welcome. Thank You!

So many problems with this profile, hard to count them all but I'll try.

William Joshua Hudson

1. His parents are way too old for him (one or both died before he was born).

2. He's too old for two of his children, Jane Swaringer and Judith Ann "Annie" Hudson Cooper .

3. His second wife, Martha Ellen Hudson is more than 40 years younger than him, which wouldn't be that big of an issue except for the fact that she died years before their children were born.

4. Data conflicts can't be resolved due to locks on some of the profiles.

Thank you, Erica Howton I think that settled Erica Howton who married Elizabeth Hudson because they now have no inconsistencies. And it looks like none of those profiles have any locational data.

On William Joshua Hudson the inconsistencies remain, and now I can see that he is about 75 years younger than his siblings.

I found some biographical material for him on Findagrave and will look into additional sources. He's supposedly my 6th g-uncle so I will work on his branch today. I appreciate your help with the unmerge, I think it might make my job a little easier while I sort it out.

This man lived to be at least hundred years old, married three times and had 21 children. So it should be a fun project ;)

Sorry, wrong link: William Joshua Hudson

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49080448/william_joshua_hudson