I have started to put an underline in the space where a first or last name is not known. That way it shows up in the report as a line.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Schulthies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have found that in the British genealogies they use 'nn' for no name > and it looks better than having 'unknown' printing. You also know the > surname of the father, in any case. Call him ( ) Smith, with nothing > in the first name at all. > Good luck; Rich in LA > > > Matt Henderson wrote: > > > > What are some ways that I can display an individual without knowing his > > parents? Family tradition was that he was orphaned. He was born in 1854 > > and in the 1860 Ark Census he was listed as living with his > > grandparents. They had several sons,but two that can be ruled out as > > the father as they lived past 1860. The others have no known death > > dates. > > I currently have him listed as son of [Unkown] Lisenby and have this > > parent linked to the child's grandparents with the note that it could be > > one of several of the sons already listed. > > Matt > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
