Greg, I use "bef 1 Jan 1820" but then in the Notes section to the right, I add an explanation as to why I believe the DoD is before this date and what my reasoning is for using this date. And, of course, I do add a source citation. If I don't look at this file for several months, all the info will be there to explain my thoughts when I get around to reviewing the file again.
Cathy-0 ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Matthews To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:59 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] How to enter questionable date of death 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
