Dave, I enter an Alt Birth event. Marie Dave, I personally would go with the death certificate in that instance. Many census, in my studies, are based on the age they say - not always accurate. Sarah
> Out of curiousity, how do people deal with conflicting evidence and > decisions about it in Legacy? For example, what do you do if you have a > death certificate and a census record that give conflicting birth years > and you have to make a decision as to which one is the more likely one. > > What I do is use the 'Research' tab of the notes to record the > conflicting evidence and my decision process and then exclude the > research tab from any reports. Does anyone else have a technique that > they use? > > Dave -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 1/20/2007 Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group 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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp