Either way, I guess I just would have liked them to appear on a duplicate search, so that I could have looked and used other info to determine if they are in fact duplicates... I guess I am just frustrated with the way Legacy 'thinks' in this area. I have no problems with other areas and there is no better desktop genealogy program in my opinion.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Roland Rhoades <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks like Twins to me, with possibly a death-date mis-entered. > > Roland Rhoades > Maine Families Genealogist > www.RolandRhoades.com > [email protected] > 2010: 30 Years as a Genealogist > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Abernathy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Duplicate search > > How can you say these two entries are the same? > Johanna Maria Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 > Anna Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 > > With two different first and middle names I would even say that they were > two different people. > Just because they both were born and died on the same dates, does NOT make > them the same person. > > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Young [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate search > > On 4/24/2013 2:19 PM, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > > YET again today I found a duplicate that did not show up in my regular > > search for duplicates. > > > > WHY can't Legacy show me simple easy potential duplicates like this: > > > > Johanna Maria Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 > > Anna Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 > > > > The surname AND birth and death dates are exactly the same, yet this > > potential duplicate does not show in my duplicate search ???? > > > > This is one area Legacy gets an F in my book. > > > > Jay > > > > Under Merge > Find Duplicates > on the "Normal Duplicate Search" Tab, if > you have "Given names for a length of" checked, then "Johanna Maria" and > "Anna" are in no way, shape or form remotely close to the same name, > therefor they are NOT a match. Give yourself an "F" for not checking the > help files and learning to use the program before you blame it for your own > mistakes. Remember, the help files are always your friend. > -- > > Gene Young > Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada > With Legacy Family Tree > http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm > > > > 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 > > > > > > 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
