According to Animap, Big Stone Gap was in Lee County in 1849. I'd use that as your ancestor's birthplace. I'd also put a description of the county changes in the location notes in Legacy so that you will know where to look for records. Animap is a bit awkward to use, but the info is useful. Hope this helps. Marnie
On 2/1/2015 11:06 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: > > I have a relative who was born in Big Stone Gap, VA in 1849 which > today is in Wise Co. Legacy helpfully told me Wise County was not > formed till 1856 (love this feature!). Wikipedia tells me Wise Co. > was formed from Lee, Scott and Russell Counties. How does one handle > this type of situation when a county was formed from more than one > county? I guess I should be ambitious and try to determine exactly > which county Big Stone Gap was in in 1849. I’ve poked around and > can’t find it. What if (for the sake of argument) that could not be > determined. What county should the relative be listed as being born in? > > Thanks, > > Barton > > > > 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://support.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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
