Thank you, Janis and Dawn. You have both been a big help! (And no, Janis, your response was not pedantic at all. I appreciate the info you provided.)
Roxanne Baird --- On Sat, 5/31/08, Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Question Regarding Location/ Census Records To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 11:07 AM Yes, I would. Many of my ancestors did not live in town because they were farmers. If the smallest census jurisdiction at a given time was "Precinct J" or "District 4", then that is what I input. Folks can stay put while county and other boundaries change. Dawn Roxanne wrote: > Thanks, Dawn, for your response. What I'm asking specifically is what > to put in the location field, which will ultimately end up in the > Location Master List. I do record all information in the "Notes" > field. Would you put "Civil District 4, Rhea County, TN, USA" in the > Location field for a Census event? I'd like to make sure that I'm not > causing problems for myself in the future. > > Roxanne Baird > > --- On Sat, 5/31/08, Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Question Regarding Location/ Census Records > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 1:49 AM > >I record whatever the census says, even if it's "district 4". > >Dawn > >Roxanne wrote: > >> I rely heavily on census records in my individual records. For those >> of you who transcribe such records, how do you handle locations where >> towns/townships are not listed? I am tempted to use things like, >> "District 4, Rhea County, TN, USA", but aside from personal >> preference, is there a standard approach? >> >> Roxanne Baird >> >> >> >> 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 >> > > > > >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 > > > 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 > 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 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
