I think your Uncle Mickey's story is great - wish I had something half as entertaining in my family ! But seriously, Sarah, I doubt you would have ever included any of that without checking it out first - surely his name would be far better known in many circles had any of it been true, not least of which at Marshall College and in history books!
This is a brilliant observation: " but it does tell me a lot about how he wanted to be seen."
In my newspaper research, there have been numerous instances where family members' named are misspelled--and sometimes flat out wrong (this is also true of the census). It makes searching a whole different kind of puzzle.
I think your Uncle Mickey's story is great - wish I had something half as entertaining in my family ! But seriously, Sarah, I doubt you would have ever included any of that without checking it out first - surely his name would be far better known in many circles had any of it been true, not least of which at Marshall College and in history books!
This is a brilliant observation: " but it does tell me a lot about how he wanted to be seen."
In my newspaper research, there have been numerous instances where family members' named are misspelled--and sometimes flat out wrong (this is also true of the census). It makes searching a whole different kind of puzzle.