tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7653855489138930841..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Dear Randy: How Do You Deal With "Possible" Ancestors?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-57416222815124157842018-07-22T10:36:19.725-07:002018-07-22T10:36:19.725-07:00Depends. If I'm working all of one surname in ...Depends. If I'm working all of one surname in a county, I make a Family Tree Maker file just for that. "Dickinsons in New York, 1790-1850" for example, while I work the census'. I get an alpha list and sources list, and plenty of room to write my notes. Joan Soohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120858283463475985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-46588807512390680312018-07-20T05:53:46.281-07:002018-07-20T05:53:46.281-07:00I put the word "MAYBE" or "NOT LIKE...I put the word "MAYBE" or "NOT LIKELY" in as a first name, preceding the person's own first name, and put the person into the family where he or she might belong. That keeps me aware of her while warning me (and others) that there is still doubt.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-59926162709352448762018-07-19T18:01:02.116-07:002018-07-19T18:01:02.116-07:00Randy-
Thanks for this. As always good suggestio...Randy-<br /><br />Thanks for this. As always good suggestions. <br /><br />But I have the same concern as Lisa, that I will lose the unattached person unless I do significant followup right away. For my public tree, one possibility besides highlighting that the hypothetical nature of the connection would be to call the person "living" even if in the 18th century. This would "privatize" the connection until I was able to determine whether a connection is correct or not.<br /><br />Bill GreggsBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241044841880129994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29970602987054326982018-07-19T11:30:49.598-07:002018-07-19T11:30:49.598-07:00I haven't added too many unattached people to ...I haven't added too many unattached people to my tree. I'm afraid I'm going to forget they are there. How do you keep track of them?Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com