He was probably child #6 and they were looking at the telephone dial. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: > Connie: > > Amen to that! I have a man in my database whose given name was actually Mno. > (What were his parents thinking?!) I'm familiar with LNU for "last name > unknown" and NMI for "no middle initial" and thought Mno was an error until I > found it in a bio on the family, a census listing, and his draft card. Those > abbreviations should definitely be avoided. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Connie Sheets [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 12:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Adding Unknown people > > > I have long used _____ JONES or Susan ______, or even _____ _____. It has > never caused me any problems to do it this way, although I'm sure some will > find it doesn't suit their needs. It may, for example, cause problems on web > pages. > > It beats LNU or similar abbreviations or words that can subsequently be > misinterpreted as someone's actual name. > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > >
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