I don't know about other places but in my area, and really in much of the south, this was a common practice. Having been in the real estate and auction business for 30 years, I have run across many cases where tenants or boarders have recieved title to the property fee simple, when the owner passed away.
I think we should mention them in the notes when we find them in census reports, or other documentable (is that a word?) sources. Thanks for the topic. On 10/6/07, Jack Earnshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would not include a visitor, boarder, lodger etc as a person in Legacy > unless there was an indication, at least, that he was a family member. It's > too easy already to wander off into the in laws of the in laws of a distant > cousin without adding their friends as well. > > > > BUT, and it is a big but, I would add somebody who appears to be a > relative, even though I don't yet have enough proof. > > > > It is quite possible that David Williams / Kasper is a grandson – an > illegitimate son of one of their daughters. What I would do would be to add > him as an additional son (or possibly the son of an additional unnamed > daughter) and explain in the notes that there is currently no evidence to > prove one way or the other whether this person is related. The events that > allow his inclusion are the 1910 and 1920 censuses and they should be > clearly stated so there is no confusion as to why this person was included. > I would also add a "to do" to search for and obtain his birth certificate > etc to confirm, or otherwise, the supposition that he is a blood relative. > > > > This doesn't mean that all boarders should be entered into the system as > most are just that, boarders. But when a person is included with two > different surnames the chances are that a cover up is taking place and that > there is a real likelihood that the person is related. Before you do add > him, is there a David Kasper, aged about 13, on the 1910 census or aged > about 3 on the 1900 census? > > > > Remember, it is easier to delete somebody later when the proof is found, > than to add somebody when you can't remember the earlier facts that you had > found. > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert Carneal > USA > *Sent:* 06 October 2007 06:17 > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Suggestions wanted please: How to enter "boarder" > > > > I would appreciate some suggestions on how to enter a "boarder" into > Legacy so that a future reader can understand clearly it is not a bona fide > family member. Any suggestions? Here is what I know: > > I changed the names, some descendants are kind of "touchy" about this. > > William Kasper was born 1847. Married Kathy Anderson in 1865, he was 18, > she was 17. > First child came less than a year later. Second child a little more than a > year later. > Sometime between 1900 and 1910, they allowed a boarder into their home. He > was 13. This boarder's name was David Williams. The 1910 census lists him as > age 16, and lists him as a boarder. > 1920 Census shows "David" as David Kasper, boarder. He is 23. I feel that > David Kasper is David Williams. > > Apparently they did not adopt at first. They must have at some point if he > changed his last name, though. > > My question: How would I best enter a "boarder" into Legacy? Just show a > copy of the census? > > Thanks. > > Robert > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1053 - Release Date: > 06/10/2007 10:18 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1053 - Release Date: > 06/10/2007 10:18 > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
