Could you give them a location first name (Mouth of Wolf River) and unknown in whatever form as a surname. This was just suggested on another list as the way to identify individuals when you have numerous John Smiths. They suggested counties but you would need a more finite location.
Marilyn On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Dick Rhindress <[email protected]>wrote: > We have found several instances where it is clear that a person existed, > but so far there has been no evidence of a name or familial relationship. > The evidence and anecdotal information is strong enough that we want to put > these people into Legacy because if I don't we'll probably lose track of > them. And I do expect that sooner or later we'll stumble upon the rest of > the facts. So, is there a convention for what to do with the name fields > when you don't have even a guess about names, or AKAs? > > I know this sounds rather off the wall to folks doing family trees, but I'm > involved with a "Community History" project recording 300+ years of people > who have lived in town. Legacy is really pretty useful for organizing this > data because much of the data is truly the genealogy of a web of families > who lived here a long time, intermarried, etc. but these "nameless" > individuals are challenging us. > > -*RcR* * > * > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > -- "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, and it starts your day differently." Johnny Cash 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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