Backed by strong documentary records such as census, probate, deed, court, church, or vital records.
Proof Standards
We honor the story, but we do not fake the proof
Thomas Planet can preserve records, memory, and myth together because each public claim carries a clear label.
Several sources point in the same direction, but one perfect proof record may still be missing.
Plausible and useful for research, with a named proof gap still open.
Held in family memory or older writing, but not yet backed by enough records.
Story, symbol, teaching tale, or legendary framing. Meaningful, but not documentary proof.
There are competing claims or meaningful disagreement.
The claim may be true, but a source has not been attached yet.
Based on the memory of someone living or recently living.
The source is known but cannot be made public.