I frequently have to “prove” a relationship using indirect evidence. I am going to copy and paste a sample of this from my file. This is in my research notes in Legacy.
We conclude that Silas Simmons is the son of James Simmons and Ellenor Lee through indirect evidence. The first known record of Silas Simmons is his enlistment into the 10 and 20 Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Militia on 25 December 1814. It is unknown why Silas joined a Louisiana Militia instead of a Mississippi unit. We do know that this is the correct Silas Simmons (the only Silas Simmons that served in the War of 1812) because he later filed for bounty land in Perry County based on this service. There were two other Simmons men that joined this same unit on the same day, James Simmons and William Simmons. This James Simmons is, most likely, 18 year old James Jr. and not James Sr. who would have been 50 years old. We can tie James Simmons, Jr. to his father through his Bible which still exists. In the Bible James Jr. lists James Simmons, Sr. and Ellenor Lee “his wife” complete with birth and death dates. Though James and Ellenor are not listed specifically as his parents, they are the only ones listed that are of age to have been his parents (the remaining persons listed in the Bible are James Jr., his wife Lucinda and their children). James Jr. and Silas were only 3 years apart in age and most likely brothers. On the 1820 Perry County tax roll, James Sr., James Jr., and Silas are listed right next to each other. The one drawback to recording it this way in the research notes is that I can't footnote each individual fact (you CAN attach multiple sources to the research notes). If this was in a research report (and it actually IS in a research report that I wrote) each statement would be individually sourced. Michele From: Paula Ryburn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webinar (research plans) I have also been trying to follow EE and "proof" guidelines, so all of this discussion has me wondering, too, how to incorporate the PROOF, then end result of executing the research plan, into Legacy... I guess I mean when there is a lot of indirect evidence. (hope I used the correct term!) But that's a ways down the road for me... ;) --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams ________________________________________ From: Tessa Keough <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:24:57 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webinar The interesting thing I learned when I posted in the Google+ Stream yesterday after the webinar is that Marian does not use Legacy to any great extent - I don't know if it is because she does research for clients or if she is in process of changing programs BUT I also wanted to know how you incorporate the types of forms she uses with Legacy, how you make sure you are not doing lots of double entries, and how you keep track of all those research "documents/forms" in your filing system (be it paper based or computer based) and how you note it in Legacy. 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