On Sat, 15 May 2010 11:15:40 -0700 (PDT), Connie Sheets <[email protected]> wrote:
>John, > >Was the second wife deceased by 1829 (or whenever he adopted Adam?). The >answer to that question would have an impact on what you do, IMO. > >Connie > >--- On Sat, 5/15/10, John Roose <[email protected]> wrote: > >From: John Roose <[email protected]> >Subject: [LegacyUG] Showing adopted child >To: [email protected] >Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 3:27 PM > >I iknow how to show an adopted child when both sets of parents are known; not >a problem. However, can I - and how - show ONLY a biological mother and >totally seperately an adopting father? > >Specifically: James (father) b 1775 had two wives and several children by >1829. Elizabeth (mother) b 1807 had son Adam b 1829 out of wedlock. James >adopted Adam; there is no known relationship between James and Elizabeth. > >How do I avoid having Elizabeth appear as a third wife of James? or of James >having three wives? Connie, The original poster is not posting in plain text so I'll reply to you... John, I would: 1) Add Elizabeth. 2) Add Adam as her son. 3) Link Adam to a 2nd set of parents (James and his wife). 4) Change Adam's child status in James' family to "Adopted". -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools 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
