How can I post information sent to me, but has no sources?

Question

Re: James Parker (Captain) (Parker-29891), I was recently sent information regarding his family by a non-WikiTree member. This information does not include sources, but has a lot of valuabel information. It could provide numerous 'jumping off places' for other researchers for the family.

I would like to include this information, noting it to be 'uncertain' until I can research for sources. Is this acceptable?

Thanks,

Jerry Fuller

Comments

I am actually a member, but used the wrong browser, so I was not logged in when I sent it.  I'm in the same boat, I have 56K entries in the family tree, much of it I have not checked, hence I have not loaded the entire tree.  I would go ahead and add it, give the source as "inherited family tree" although perhaps it's time we gave it a name "Parker Family Group 10 Family Tree", which can be found here: parkerfg10.dyndns.org/tng.

The Capt James Parker @ Generation 6 is Parker-493

Samuel Parker @ Generation 5 is Parker-3811

Samuel Parker @ Generation 4 is Parker-3683

Lemuel @ Generation 3 is apparently not on Wiki-tree yet, his birth is recorded in Groton MVR.

Regards,

Jack Parker

Answer 1

Perfect time to use Research Notes!

Answer 2

Is that the same man as James?   Here are some sources:

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDZ-XXD : 12 December 2017), Flavel Parker, 1860.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WJ-CBX : 15 July 2017), Flavil Parker, Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district ED 228, sheet 377A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1349; FHL microfilm 1,255,349.

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFK4-SVQ : 18 October 2017), Flavel Parker and Alma Field, 03 Dec 1824, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,648.

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFK4-7X3 : 18 October 2017), Flavil Parker in entry for Joshua Flavil Parker, 27 Sep 1832, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,648.

It looks like Flavel and Alma had more children than just Joshua and Alpheus, too.  

Comments

I have access to these and a few other sources. My question regards using the information while I do that research. If I must, I will gather the source material. But in the meantime, other researchers may find my referenced material of use.

Thank you to all who take the time to respond.

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OK, I wasn't sure if the linked profile, which is basically unsourced, was created from the info you asked about.  The sources above definitely belong to Flavel, and they provide his wife's LNAB as well.

I agree with the other responses about using research notes, and citing as a source the material you received.

Answer 3

Add the information under Research Notes and cite the source as follows:

Email author <author email address>, "subject line,"email to recipient's name, sent date.

Comments

Best not to include e-mail addresses as you put the sender at risk of receiving spam.

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Jana,

I'd be curious to see what others would say, but I believe putting a living person's name and email address up in Wikitree would violate the recent privacy regulations that have been enacted. I wouldn't use their email address in any case.

I haven't figured out how to adequately credit similar information I have gotten from living individuals.  I have hinted at information using words like "a living relative of..." , "in an email received by" (myself)... etc.  I realize this is considered totally inadequate by sourcing standards, but I don't know how to get around the privacy rules.

Reba

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Reba, in spite of all the concerns about the quality of sources that have been expressed here so often, it has also been expressed equally often that a source is quite simply the answer to "how do you know that?"

You can cite your source as "unsourced information provided by a family member." or something similar.  This says where it came from and also that a better source is  needed without naming anyone.

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It's the citation method recommended by ProGenealogists, though it was recommended some years ago.

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I have written back to my 'informer' ,requesting the source of his information.

I do make it a policy to keep ANYONE'S private information private unless I have EXPRESS permission. "Do unto others..."

Jerry