It depends. I often have to do in-depth research on people of the same surname living in the same county in order to sort out "who belongs to whom." In those cases, they get entered into the database, unlinked (or linked together in their smaller family groups).
If someone says, without any source attribution, that so-and-so is the father/sibling, etc. of my person, it is, at best, a clue. I might put that in as a Research Note, but I'm not about to enter them into my database until I have some solid evidence that person actually existed and is at least potentially connected to my people. In your other scenarios, I tend not to put them in, except as Notes, until I find at least some evidence of a link (e.g. the father of the wife of the brother of my ancestor). But that might vary if I have reason to make them a target of in-depth research, in which case I'd put them in as an unlinked person. Connie --- On Sat, 12/26/09, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: > I have struggled with this question for a > long time. It is hard to state it clearly. I should like > to know how others handle putting into your data those > people who MAY be related or connected to your family. For > example: > > Persons living in the same county who > have the same surname as your family, but you have found no > connection. > Persons who are strangers to you, but who > are in - say a Rootweb World Connect Tree - as being a > parent/sibling/child of your ancestor. > Some one who, as > a result of some kind of clue (family given names, in a deed > with no relationship stated, etc.) appears to have a > connection, but you don't know what it is. > Person > of a whole different surname, but whom you find repeatedly > in your research on your surname, so suspect there may be a > link. > > I never know what to do with these > peripheral people, as far as inputting them into my Legacy > program. Any suggestions? > > Jane S. > 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
