Oh, I doubt the guy would lie about something like that that was so easily proved wrong. More likely, he was related through his mother's side (as he claimed if you read what he actually said)to the people his dad bought the ranch from. And if his grandmother was born in the area in 1901, presumably his great grandparents lived there at the time. So, I would imagine that they got there in the late 19th century just like he said. I'm not going to count on the media to report that accurately.

It is kind of like saying, "I've lived in this town for 100 years." And someone retorting, "Wait just a minute. Records show you didn't purchase your house until 1978."