"Thanks Charani & Ron I think I will just use the research notes when I need to clarify proof. Ron, I will adopt your probability approach when I have "negative proofs" as I agree entirely with you on that.
Why I am doing this... I am trying to look at my Family Tree as if a descendant 2+ generations later picked up the tree and wondered why I chosen certain parents when there were other candidates. Also I am aware that variations on some lines in my tree exist on the web that I do not agree with (especially in ancestry). I want to document exactly why I made my choice, which for the most part rely on positive sources (baptismal and marriage records). Where I have the 'Negative proof' what I can do is prove it is Not the choice others have made in their trees. Taking on board Ron's comments this would increase the probability of my choice but not prove it. I gave up long ago in trying to correspond with people who showed these erroneous links, as their response, if any, was to cite the other trees that greed with them". I use a spreadsheet to organize people and events, you can use the sort feature to look at things in different ways. I've had some very nice 'aha' moments with this. It does take time to enter the material, but that too helps to clarify, just a thought. J Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
