Two ages that ask for doubt

William Edward Talley's recorded dates are 1689–1799, implying an age of 110. Thomas Butler's are 1764–1870, implying 106. Both lifespans would be exceptional, especially for records assembled across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Genealogical trees can merge two people with the same name, attach a death to the wrong birth, or inherit an old transcription error. Either record may represent more than one person.

The dates remain visible because they are part of the received tree. The research marker prevents them from masquerading as settled fact and invites better evidence rather than a silent correction.