Hi Robert
I used to have the same complaint an I got what is, for me, the perfect
solution. I add the wife of John Doe as Unknown [Mrs. Doe] Unknown. Or if
you have only her first name , Emma [Mrs. Doe ] Unknown. Notice that the
Unknown is still used but I do this every time and gradually all of my
unknowns will be entered that way. This does not solve the male unknowns,
but as we are often working with wives from the census there are fewer men
to worry about in that respect
Sometimes when I am not able to connect to the Internet, I will do a few
Unknowns this way from my file. so sooner or later all of my female unknowns
will have her married name next to her given name
Hope this helps you
May all your tears be of joy and laughter
Sandra Tyler Duncan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Carneal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Spouse last name unknown- how do some of you handle it?
> I have received a plot out that appears to fit my family so far. There is
> one problem- the author of this plot-out sometimes used only the first
name
> as a person's last name when he did not know the last name. I assume he
did
> this to avoid having a lot of "Unknown" for the last name. If there are a
> lot, after a certain point, it does get confusing.
>
> How do some of you enter people with unknown names in such a fashion that
> the word "Unknown" is hardly ever used? Anyone have a strategy for this?
I'd
> love to be able to see a last name, be able to see that it means "unknown"
> and to whom it applies in most cases.
>
> Feel free to write me directly.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Robert Carneal
>
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