On 2012/09/07 02:04, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 06/09/2012 21:18, Karen and Jim wrote: >> Hi Listers, >> >> I'm in the process of making my tree more bushy. >> >> Problem: >> When asked if a new entree is living or dead, >> since I don't know which, what should I respond? >> Entrees are for births around the beginning of the 20th >> century. Country is Denmark. >> >> My general way of doing things is to enter >> marriages, then births, then confirmations, and finally deaths. >> >> I think I should respond "living" until proven otherwise.
It all depends on whether you're 'growing' the tree backwards in time (the conventional way) or trying to find distant, living cousins. Conventionally, once you've got the three or so direct generations, everyone else that you add should be dead. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) 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
