Challenge of the Week: Help clean up problematic dates [closed]

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

Will you join our Data Doctors Challenge for this week?       

Aleš's "WikiTree+" data analysis has uncovered thousands of profiles with dates that need some special attention, e.g. people who lived 115+ years, or had children after they were 100, or got married before they were born, etc. Some of these are obvious typos and easy to fix. Many require research.

Here is the table of profiles with problematic dates.

After you investigate something, set the status [more info]. That will earn you a point. The member with the most points at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday night will get the badge and the bragging rights. But we'll all benefit from a neater, cleaner shared tree.       

If you're participating, please post here to let us know. It helps us avoid stepping on each others' toes, and it's nice to cheer each other on. Also post here if you have any questions about how to participate. 

Thanks for helping!

Real-time tracking results: See your stats  
alongside other participants here.

Top 10

• Sherrie L. Shofroth - 720
• Esmé G. van der Westhuizen - 443
• Loretta C. Corbin - 254
• Joan E. Whitaker - 191
• Helen E. Bowden - 139
• Stephen Heathcote - 105
• Eileen S. Strikwerda - 103
• Cindy L. Cooper - 56
• Linda J. Peterson - 52
• Stuart A. Awbrey - 48

Comments

As I am not Pre1500 yet how do I change a mistake that is not pre1500 but appears to be due to the profile managers typo?

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Paul, most people give it a shout-out in G2G with a pre-1500 tag on the question (and the profile ID) for a PDQ response.

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I’m still learning so thanks for that.

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I'm in too!

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Hi, Someone with pre 1500 permissions need to correct the typo in this DOD.  Possibly needs a DOD of after 1850 as she is listed in this Entry: 
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP1-PYQ : 12 April 2016), Martha Womble in household of Chas Womble, Franklin county, Franklin, Alabama, United States; citing family 246, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Womble-167 

Thanks so much

Eileen

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I removed the death date. 10 Oct 0185 Looking at the history, there was another death date 1919 before. You should decide which to use.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Womble-167

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Thanks Ales. I'll llook at it tomorrow. Eileen

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Good to hear Astrid!

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I’m still dipping in when time permits.  Mostly on English error pages.

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I have to say I didn't expect to have to follow through from the father to children once I start correcting birth dates which throw out the next generation. Still, its part of the fun, I think!

Answer 1

I am participating.

Answer 2

I am in also...Never did it before, might be interesting....

Answer 3

I'll work on some of these this week - my suggestions and whatever else I get to.

Answer 4

Ok, got some more time so I'll have another session at the errors.