If you enter the details for the possible parent (Name, birth, death etc.) as an unlinked person (Use CTRL-N to do so) then their details, and the source of that information will be recorded for later if you are able to prove the connection. I would also, as Sherry suggested create a To Do for the child saying I need to research whether Father (RIN xxx) is really the father. That will tell you who to link in as the father if the research proves the connection.
An added benefit is you can connect that unlinked person to any family identified in the source you are using (wife and other children for example). If you have that kind of data entered then do NOT link the child to the father, open the family and link the child as a child of the family. If you are on the child and link to the father you will likely create a second marriage for that father and only the son will be a child. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. On 09/08/2011 2:09 PM, Jane Sarles wrote: > How do you all handle the situation where you suspect person A;s father is > person B, but you cannot prove it. Or, for that matter, you have 2 or 3 > possible candidates for person A's father. One does not want to list them > as though it is certain, but just putting the candidates in as "unlinked" > does not allow for connecting them when wanted, say for research purposes. > > Ideas? > > Jane S. 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
