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Descendants of Thomas Looker the Quaker, by Leallah Franklin

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Descendants of Thomas Looker the Quaker, by Leallah Franklin

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 4:58AM GMT
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I feel a need to say my piece about this book. I dislike having to be critical, but the enormity of the problems with this manuscript necessitate it. I have seen this book. I am not trying to offend Ms. Franklin, but it is a mess.

I am quite familiar with the genealogy surrounding Thomas Looker, and the errors in this book are astounding. From little, but important details like inaccurate birthdates and places to including people not related to the family but to another Pickering family in Ohio (the Belmont County family), it seems as if nothing was verified or source checked, just thrown together in a book format for publication.

I was initially quite excited when I found this title, but am now so completely disappointed with its quality and editing, it borders on disgust. Long story short, if you use anything in this book, verify it with an outside source. (And by "outside source" I do not mean someone's unsourced family tree!)

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