Just remember two things, Kathi, honesty and simplicity. Fact: Two people were together and had a child (your mother). Fact: Whether they were married is unknown since no marriage certificate has yet been found.
Apparently that's all you know and thus what you need to record for those specific individuals. Other data should be recorded based on the facts. I have never been able to understand why children born out of wedlock thought it was their fault somehow. The child has no part of the moral wrong or stigma. I was not base born but, if I was, is there some government regulation that I must be a different person? Birth is by natural law and marriage is by civil law. And, just how many nosy people will be searching your genealogy to learn how many children were base born so they can gossip about it? People are not your mom's or her parents' judge - God is. Hugh [large parts snipped for brevity] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I was reading with interest about the "tangled web" regarding marriage >dates, birth dates and adoptions. I have my own unsolved story regarding this. >On my mom's side of the family, my grandmother and grandfather (Waldo surname) >never ever celebrated a wedding anniversary, according to my mom. On >various census records, she states she was married at different ages. These >grandparents did not get along well, and my mom states her father would take off >for a month or two at a time when they were not getting along. They never wore >wedding rings. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
