I do the same thing Heather does. I enter a "Father Jones" and then put all the known Jones siblings in as his children. Otherwise, I don't see how you can show them as siblings and a whole united family line is not properly accounted for. Later on, of course, I hope to find out who Father and Mother Jones are! Deborah
Heather Stovold wrote: > Well on this one - if you are sure they are siblings (which I have > had) - then you know there is a Father. In most cases you even know > what his last name is likely to be, so I don't see why it is a big > deal to create the father. > > For instance, if you have Brother and Sister - John Brown and Jane > Brown - then it is no big deal to create a father with the last name > Brown, and no other information, the mother is unknown - and you enter > the kids John and Jane under them. > > I did have an instance of Brother whose last name was McCaslin, and a > Sister (still single) whose last name on the records I had found so > far was just listed as Caslin. I entered the father with a last name > of Caslin, and did an AKA of McCaslin. > > hope that helps a bit! > > > > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 9:53 PM, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Another simple case is a line headed by someone with a sibling. > The only ways I know to generate a descendancy chart/report > including both is to use a phantom father as a placeholder, and > run from him, or the multiple lines of descent run from both. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
