Hi Jay, Your method is just great. It gives all the essential information to make an informed decision regarding this family. I will also list the neighbors (Surnames at least) if I recognize any that might be of interest. Sometimes my first best guess was incorrect and this allows for an easy scan to see the proof of the line.
In your example I would be keen to know (show) the relationship of the Gott children living with the Ingalls (stepchildren, grandchildren, ?). Louise married George Ingalls at the age of 20; married for 10 years; the children have all been born since their marriage; Louise was not likely married before; these are not likely her children; etc. Of course I don't expect you to elaborate or answer this, as I'm sure you have it covered. I have been doing research for many years and do it my way for my own enjoyment. I have not published it, and I'm not trying to impress anyone with it. Yet I hope someone, sometime will be interested to have a look and carry it on. I do work very closely on the tree with a cousin and exchange complete information and files yet our ways are different as well. I do get family inquiries and am known as the Keeper of the Tree. Great hobby - keep digging. Bob A -----Original Message----- From: J.M. "Jay" Ingalls [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 1:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Formatting Ancestry.com Census Data for Legacy Events Below is an example of my copied, pasted, and edited census info from Ancestry.com. I usually check the actual census image and edit the Ancestry.com version to show either both the original Ancestry version and my corrections, often within [] brackets. Part of the time I list the occupation and birth place and relationship for each person in the family in table format. I also try to add alternate names and info to the Ancestry page. When I think it may help me in the future, I also add the list of all the "neighbors", using the "index" and "Copy all" options on the Ancestry copy of the census page image. I like having the first line as shown, it is visible when viewing the list of events, and lets me see the age and state where born in each census easily. I use the option to copy the event to the clipboard, and paste it into the Legacy record for each person in that census record, changing the data as required for the individual. Then each persons record "stands alone". I do not save the census image, hoping it will always be available somewhere if anyone needs it. Jay Ingalls ..................................... George F Ingalls, Age 51, Born Jun 1848 in Maine Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louise A Ingalls Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Farmer, Owns Farm Household Members: Name Age George F Ingalls 51 Louise A Ingalls 30 Harry H Gott 9 Mabel L Gott 7 Ester E Gott 6 Mildred S Gott 1 Alexander Mccaslin 43 Boarder Sarah S Mccaslin 77 Boarder Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Surry, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; FHL microfilm: 1240593. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA 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
