I agree with Jay, I like to have something there to tell others that it is missing.
I use some of the following, this also gives me a list within the Index that I have unknown names: Jane ? (Wife of Peter Jones) Ann? (Mother of Peter Jones) ? Smith (Husband of Ann Lyons) ? Smith (Father of William Smith) Yes this does not look so nice in any report, but like Jay say, it is an eye catcher and brings in information. REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. 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 == From: Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Sherry, I have to disagree with you. Over the last 20 years I have sent out over 5000 letters to families, friends and potential relatives asking for information and usually including some sort of report. A field that is blank rarely "prompts' a reader to respond, whereas a field with EITHER "Missing" or "Unknown" will trigger the reader to think "Oh, I have that info they don't have." And the same for dates, If you have the date of birth is 1901, they continue reading. If they read the date of birth is Abt. 1901, they think, I know that EXACT date they don't have, and that thought process by the reader will elicit more responses. So in my database any unknown given name or surname is listed as unknown. And every incomplete date is prefaced by either abt., aft., bef., bet., or cir. Which also works great with Legacy's date sorting 'logic' which is better than most other software. At least that is my experience. But I recommend whatever the particular user feels best for them, is the best way to do it. Jay On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: To add to Michele's comment.... If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab "Missing Information" and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as "Missing" in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > Susan, > > I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, > where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife > is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. > > Michele > Technical Support > [email protected] > www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > From: Susan Jones [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM > > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People > > What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't > know? > > I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name > only. > > Many thanks > > Susan 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
