Marion (nee Epstein) Kurson's birth year stated or inferred in the extant genealogical record varies from 1887 to 1890. The earliest available reporting -- the 1900 US Federal Census and the certificate for the marriage of Marion to Samuel Kurson in 1908 -- is considered to be the most credible as it is closest in time to the actual event (her birth.) The 1900 census reports that Marion ("Minnie" Epstein) was born in Aug 1887 and (consistent with this date) was age 12 at the time of the survey. The certificate reports her to be age 20 when she married Samuel in Feb 1908, which indicates her birth day to have been in the period Feb 1887 to Feb 1888 and is consistent with the 1900 census birth date. The census date is entered in the birth date field above.
Marion (nee Epstein) Kurson's birth year stated or inferred in the extant genealogical record varies from 1887 to 1890. The earliest available reporting -- the 1900 US Federal Census and the certificate for the marriage of Marion to Samuel Kurson in 1908 -- is considered to be the most credible as it is closest in time to the actual event (her birth.) The 1900 census reports that Marion ("Minnie" Epstein) was born in Aug 1887 and (consistent with this date) was age 12 at the time of the survey. The certificate reports her to be age 20 when she married Samuel in Feb 1908, which indicates her birth day to have been in the period Feb 1887 to Feb 1888 and is consistent with the 1900 census birth date. The census date is entered in the birth date field above.
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