Herb... As far as I am concerned, someone named, say, Walkabout Jones married Susie Sayitagain Smith ... he didn't marry Susie Sayitagain Jones. The change of name only became a function of their marriage... so AFTER the marriage Walkabout WAS MARRIED TO Susie Sayitagain ... both now sharing the surname JONES.
Of course, there are numerous instances in which a person with the surname JONES might, indeed, have married another person with the surname JONES... and that's always a challenge to work through. Just my thoughts... Scott Carlton ----- Original Message ----- From: Herb Nestler To: Legacy User Group Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 2:03 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Handling Maiden/Married Names I am a new user and am not sure what the optimal strategy is for handling maiden and married names in Legacy. In the last name field is it better to put: 1. Maiden name: Smith 2. Married name: Jones 3. Married n�e Maiden: Jones n�e Smith ... and why. I saw a message in the archive saying to used maiden name only and put married as an AKA. But the person didn't saw why that should be done. Personally option 3 above seems most transparent. Herb Nestler To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
