Hi Gene, Just curious -- do you know if when using the Mapping feature, whether it will find and map it OK if the location listed is "Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, USA"? Or would one have to put in a current location for VitualEarth to properly find it?
Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 3:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations and County names before formation vonkate tds.net wrote: > I'd like to have suggestions for how to record location counties for > older records when the county wasn't formed yet. Examples: 1) John > Smith is born in an area that is now Newberry County, SC, however, he > was born pre-1785, and at that time Newberry County did not exist. His > area was called the Ninety-Six District in South Carolina. He was born in "Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, USA" and in the notes indicate. This area is now part of Newberry County, S.C." 2) Susan > Smith is born in the Fayette County area of Texas in 1830. Texas was > not even a state then. > As above, using the designation of the area at the time of the event, with an explanation in the notes. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ 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 The information contained in this message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, dissemination or copying of this information is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you. 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
