As a Follow-Up -- after 3 hours of effort, I located the record that started my inquiry. Since last seen on the 19th of April, Legacy had been opened/closed roughly twice a day and the computer turned off daily.
There is still no 2nd "unknown" spouse showing on her spousal icon. ONE of her children showed as a step to both her and her husband, the other two showed as /her/ steps his natural. That has been fixed. As lagniappe, the search for her turned up several instances where "whole" children appeared as "Steps", and where one parent or the other _did_ show an unknown spouse, which merged nicely with the real spouse. I appreciate the list and private email suggestions and help. I'm surprised that the problem seems so prevalent, though. Cheryl singhals wrote: > As I told Cathy privately after viewing her screen-shots -- > I understand that, it's what is supposed to happen. It > didn't happen. > > The lady once unlinked from her wrong husband did NOT have a > colored spouse icon with a 1 by it. She had only children. > I am really out of ways to express that, and by now I've > even forgotten who-all it was this happened to, so I'm just > going to hope that when I create a Descendant book for her > husband's ancestor it all falls properly into place. > > Cheryl > > > > Cathy Pinner wrote: >> Hi Cheryl, >> >> You don't understand what I'm suggesting you look at. I'll email you >> privately with a screen shot. >> >> If a person has children, in Legacy they have a marriage relationship >> even if to Unknown/Blank. >> >> Cathy >> >> At 02:51 AM 25/04/2014, you wrote: >>> Again, no, the wife (once unlinked from the wrong husband) >>> has NO relationship except to her children. >>> >>> Cheryl >>> >>> >>> Cathy Pinner wrote: >>>> Yes of course you can do it by unlinking and relinking but the way >>>> you do that is important. >>>> >>>> If one of the parties to the new relationship has children THEY >>>> already have a "marriage". If the children really belong to the new >>>> relationship you are adding you must make sure that the person you >>>> are adding is added as the other partner of that relationship. >>>> >>>> I think your problem is that you are going to the John Doe and then >>>> adding him to the wife with children and creating a second >>>> relationship for her, rather than going to the wife with children and >>>> then adding John Doe as the partner for that existing relationship. >>>> >>>> Do those wives have extra relationships? >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> >>>> At 09:34 AM 24/04/2014, you wrote: >>>>> Cathy Pinner wrote: >>>>>> Hi Cheryl, >>>>> >>>>> Hi. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Did you find they had extra marriages? >>>>> >>>>> No; they had NO marriage. >>>>> >>>>>> To avoid problems like this. >>>>> >>>>> The easy way to avoid it was to have not misread the doc >>>>> first time around. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. always attach children to a couple rather than one parent if both >>>>>> parents are in the database. If you link to just a mother or just a >>>>>> father, you'll create an extra "marriage" for them to unknown. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I had/have no interest in re-keying 50 or so descendants >>>>> just because I omitted Brother A's wife and substituted >>>>> Brother B's wife. Unlink/link ought to be able to deal with >>>>> that. >>>>> >>>>>> 2. when adding a partner to someone with children, check whether you >>>>>> are adding them to the current "marriage" or a new one. If a new one, >>>>>> you'll create the 1/2 kids problem. >>>>> >>>>> Since Brother B had no wife until I tried to link one to >>>>> him, this ought not to have applied. >>>>> >>>>>> Note the checkbox: Add this person to the currently displayed marriage. >>>>> >>>>> Can't say I've ever seen a checkbox for that; I DO >>>>> occasionally, at the whim of the computer, see a question >>>>> Add this person as a Spouse to (some name here). >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cathy >>>>>> >>>>>> At 11:28 PM 23/04/2014, you wrote: >>>>>>> Thanks, Cathy, but if I'm understanding Problem 11 >>>>>>> correctly, it doesn't apply. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And, considering what happened just now, it may just be that >>>>>>> what I'm doing is causing temporary memory/pointer/poke >>>>>>> problems. Which ATC isn't unreasonable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheryl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cathy Pinner wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi Cheryl, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It sounds as if you are creating extra marriages. Look at the >>>>>>>> marriage icon in Family View. How many times does it say the wife has >>>>>>>> been married? I suspect you are ending up having her married to an >>>>>>>> unknown/blank with the children and then married to the right John >>>>>>>> Deaux but not had any kids with him. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sounds like the John Deaux may also have two marriages - one with the >>>>>>>> kids and no wife and one with the wife and no kids. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When you add a partner to a person with children, you have to make >>>>>>>> sure you are adding them to the right "family". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There's a good right up on correcting incorrect links at >>>>>>>> http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsRelationshipProblems.asp >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think it's Problem 11 you need to read carefully for the initial >>>>>>>> problem you were trying to correct but now some of the others apply. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cathy >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At 12:38 AM 23/04/2014, you wrote: >>>>>>>>> Occasionally I go to change a spouse who has been >>>>>>>>> erroneously linked with the wrong John Deaux. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> EACH time I do that, the right John Deaux vanishes, leaving >>>>>>>>> me with the right wife and the right children, but no Daddy. >>>>>>>>> When I pull up Deaux-dad, the wife isn't there, but the >>>>>>>>> kiddles are all showing as 1/2s. If I close the program and >>>>>>>>> re-open, it corrects itself -- until I edit any of the >>>>>>>>> children, and try to go back to the parents of whom only the >>>>>>>>> right wife is showing. It gets tiresome. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What the /flip/ am I doing wrong here?!? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Running 385 (because I haven't had time to d/l an update >>>>>>>>> over dial-up) on win7 32-bit home. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tnx >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheryl 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
