I use maybe either before or after the date, it shows clearly, to me, that it is iffy.
Eliz On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Greg Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > I just noticed that you can put a ? after a date of death for an > individual. I found an entry in an estate return book with a specific date, > 1 Jan 1820 for example, for an individual who has the same name as many men > in this line from the early 1800s for whom I do not have exact dates of > death. I think I know which individual this is, but I'm not 100% certain so > I wanted to add the ? to the date. I wanted to enter a date of death of > "bef 1 Jan 1820 ?", but when I tab out of the field Legacy takes out the bef > and leaves the entry as "1 Jan 1820 ?" I don't want to leave the date like > that because I might think that this is possibly the exact date in the > future when I know that he died sometime before that date. The date is the > date of the first entry in his estate sale so obviously he died before that. > > What's the best way to handle this? > > Thanks > Greg Matthews > > > 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 > 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
