Family Tree - Dealing With Conflicting Facts

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I have been researching my family tree for several decades and a few
days ago I received a recently published book that contained a
photograph of a granduncle and his family. The caption recorded his
wife's name as Mary Brown. However, my records show that her name was
Eliza Smith. How do I uncover the truth? Perhaps you have run into a
similar problem in your research? What steps should you take to try to
avoid a similar situation? We will try to address some of these issues
and help you in your quest to discover your family tree.
When researching my family tree, I have learned to follow a few simple
rules to ensure that my documents are as accurate as possible. I'd
like to say that I have always followed these simple rules. But
unfortunately, I had to learn most of these things the hard way. Don't
be discouraged if you have to make some changes in order to improve
your techniques. Use these suggestions as a guide, but develop your
own system to document your research and improve your record keeping
skills. By all means, use the things that work and modify the things
that don't. Here are a few simple tips:...

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