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@Rosiestep: Based on a note on English Wikisource, you might want to check with billinghurst about Lucy's birthplace (as discussed in note (a)). Sounds like the historical records indicate she was indeed born in Michigan, but I don't know exactly what records they are. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 05:54, 3 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's a great topic, and it was fun to run into you on wiki after a long time. Thanks for starting the article! As for Lucy's birth, I too am interested to learn about billinghurst's birth records, he has good research skills and often finds good, authoritative records. I'd be a little hesitant to put much weight on the Anderson book, which is now cited both here and on on Wikisource. A food history, while probably a reasonable source in general, might not have the strongest fact-checking practices, so I'd be cautious about relying on it for a point that contradicts other sources. (The author has also produced some interesting fan fiction centering on Lucy Mallory, for whatever that's worth :) -Pete Forsyth (talk) 17:07, 3 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
though the latter are focused on Rufus events noting his wife. — billinghurstsDrewth 01:15, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the follow-up, billinghurst; appreciate it. I decided to come at her birthplace from a different angle: by researching her father, Aaron Rose (pioneer). He didn't leave Michigan for Roseburg until 1851; she was born in 1846. Unsure how to word this in Lucy's article. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:09, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This is all good stuff. My instinct in cases like this is to use prose that clearly indicates the uncertainty, rather than trying to figure out what certainty to convey. For instance: "Available sources present contradictory information about her birth; she may have been born as early as ABCD or as late as WXYZ, in location 1, location 2, or location 3." With footnotes to all the various sources, enabling the reader to easily consult the information that will help them draw their own conclusion. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 22:17, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There is only one source that states Oregon, and it is not a referenced work. I would be comfortable that the article says Michigan, though add a reference comment that says something like ... "census and secondary sources state that she was born in Michigan which is supported by her father's biographical information, though a published work states that she was born in Oregon." When it comes to Wikidata, we can add both birthplaces, and deprecate Oregon statement, though still add a reference for that statement. — billinghurstsDrewth08:18, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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