Hi Joan, I have used all your info below, created a sample file and the only problem in reports was your marriage status. when I changed your marriage report phrase to living alone, the descendant report shows this:
------------------------------- 1. Joan BEST-[1] . Joan married Ron H-[2] [MRIN:1], in 1953. The marriage ended in divorce in 1958. Ron H-[2] died in 1995. Children from this marriage were: 2 F i. Kirsty H-[3] . 3 M ii. Michael H-[4] . Joan had a relationship with Joe H-[5] [MRIN:2], in 1959. Children of this arrangement were: 4 M i. Richard H-[6] . Joan next married Ron H-[2] [MRIN:3], in 1963. The marriage ended in divorce in 1965. Ron H-[2] died in 1995. Joan next married Jim ST-[7] [MRIN:4], in 1970. The marriage ended in divorce in 1978. Children from this marriage were: 5 M i. Garrett ST-[8] was born in 1972. Joan next married Mark SI-[9] [MRIN:5], in 1982. The marriage ended in divorce in 1986. Joan lived with Sam N-[10] [MRIN:6], in 1986. Joan next lived alone (name unknown). Children of this arrangement were: 6 F i. Betty -[13] was born in 1977 in Colombia. (Adopted) Known events in her life were: She was adopted in 1993 by Joan Best. 7 M ii. Willis -[12] was born in 1979 in Colombia. (Adopted) Known events in his life were: He was adopted in 1993 by Joan Best. 8 M iii. Oren -[11] was born in 1984 in Colombia. (Adopted) Known events in his life were: He was adopted in 1993 by Joan Best. ------------------------------- Everything reports fine in the reports, displays perfect in family view & pedigree view. Exports to gedcom with no problems, and displays perfect through GenoPro & GenViewer, because no spouse was added. Just the two words in brackets would need removing if you were to create a RTF file or web page. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Best > Here is my true circumstance, lets see if you can make it work in the > present program. > > In 1953 I married Ron H___ and had two children, daughter Kristy and son, > Michael > In 1958 we divorced. > In 1959-61 I had a relationship with Joe H ________. We had a son Richard. > In 1963 I remarried Ron H____ . > In 1965 I divorced Ron H____ again. > In 1970 I married Jim St______. > In 1972 we had son Garrett > In 1978 I divorced Jim St______ > In 1982 I married Mark Si_______ > There were no children from this marriage > In 1986 I divorced Mark Si______ > >From 1986-1987 I had a live-together relationship with Sam N______ > [I have maintained a non-sexual friendship with Jim St______, Mark > Si________, and Sam N_____] > Starting in 1987 I have not had a live-together relationship. > In 1993 I adopted three children from Colombia who are biological siblings, > two sons, Oren and Willis, and a daughter, Betty, aged then 9, 14, 16. I > asked for and received information on their parents. There mother had died. > There father had a brain disorder and could not care for the children. I > found out that these parents had two older sons, Saul and Alex. Recently > two of my adopted children, Willis and Betty, returned to Colombia to visit > the orphanage and friends. While they were there they found their > biological brothers (with my encouragement). They discovered that their > mother had a prior marriage by which she had 4 children, two daughters > and two sons. Because this first marriage had not legally been ended, the > second partnership that produced 5 children, including my three was not a > legal marriage. > > Just to complicate matters, of my husbands > Ron H married again to Mary who had a son, Peter, by a prior relationship. > Ron and Mary had a daughter Tina. Ron died in 1995, still married to Mary . > Jim S. had a marriage to Sharon prior to the one to me. Jim and Sharon had > two sons and a daughter, Jim, Jr., John, and Maggie. After Jim S. and I > divorced he married again to Gloria. They had sons Dennis, Steve, Randy and > daughter Mandy. In 1995 Jim and Gloria divorced. Jim is alive and not in a > relationship. > Mark S. has no children. He had a marriage prior to the one with me with a > woman named Arlene, who had three children. He has not remarried but did > have a 10 year relationship with a woman (who had previously been married > with children). Mark has never had children of his own. > > All names are disguised to protect the innocent, but the facts are true. > > This may seem like an extreme example of modern relationships over time, but > I am not so sure it is. Legacy can describe most of this without a problem. > But it does not describe the single parent adoption included herein. > Joan Best --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15 Jul 02 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
