Paula,
You did not ask a stupid question. In fact, you explained quite nicely why I
ignore the surety level completely. What I might rate a 3, you might rate a 4;
and what I rate a 3 today, I might rate a 2 next week.
What is far more relevant is the "proof argument" which can only be a
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On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:51:10 -0700 (PDT), Paula Ryburn
wrote:
>The surety level is a rating of how well you think the source document
>supports the data? Not a rating of how accurate you think the source document
>is.
That is how I use it. If it were the latter, it would be associated with
the
13:51:10 -0700
> From: paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
>
> So, at the risk of asking a stupid question... The surety level is a rating
> of how well you think the s
cyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
> From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
>
> Connie Sheets wrote
>>Personally, I think it is a very bad idea to link people in your
>>database until you have obtained solid dir
the naming of children? Etc.
Russ
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Con
So, at the risk of asking a stupid question... The surety level is a rating of
how well you think the source document supports the data? Not a rating of how
accurate you think the source document is. Like: I'm positive this census
listing proves my grandfather is the son of these people, bu
Connie Sheets wrote
Personally, I think it is a very bad idea to link people in your
database until you have obtained solid direct evidence of a
relationship, or you have completed a "reasonably exhaustive search" so
that you can construct a proof argument using indirect evidence. (It's
more
Personally, I think it is a very bad idea to link people in your database until
you have obtained solid direct evidence of a relationship, or you have
completed a "reasonably exhaustive search" so that you can construct a proof
argument using indirect evidence. (It's more complicated than that
How neat to have this thread crop up today! We are in a similar situation with
my husband's link back from Pennsylvania 1750's to Campbeltown, Scotland (also
a very small place). We can get to James b. 1753 in PA, plus two other men
there aged to be this man's uncles, and we have C'town birth
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
I have a similar situation on my paternal grandfather's line. He was,
according to family story, sent to an orphanage by his father after his
mother died in childbirth. I have found a family of childre
Of Marlene Williamson
Sent: July 6, 2009 5:58 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
I add a new child status called "Perhaps" and attach it to the child in
question. This then appears on the Family scr
ubject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
Russ -
What I do is enter the family and use a "?" in the "Title prefix" box,
explaining it in Research Notes. I do it this way to keep the family
together without having to remember that I have their info
I have my McNeills of the Cape Fear river colony as "I think this is
where he fits" and "perhaps", my Ancestor was the High Sheriff of
Moore Co NC and there are 5 similar Daniels in the area and ONE cousin
names the parents with a son Daniel McNeill Sheriff so we are playing
with a grandparent (ma
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Subject: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
How would you represent a "Best Fit" set of parents? This concerns a direct
ancestor from a small island in Scotland (Islay). The available records have
gaps such that his par
Russ -
What I do is enter the family and use a "?" in the "Title prefix" box,
explaining it in Research Notes. I do it this way to keep the family
together without having to remember that I have their info somewhere else.
It also "flags" the fact that there is a broken or unconfirmed link.
Enhance
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> From: russmcgilliv...@hotmail.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor
> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:59:40 -0400
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On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:59:40 -0400, "Russ McGillivray"
wrote:
>Do you use the Children's Settings for this and add a new setting such as
>"Tentative"?
That's what I have done in the past ... with appropriate research notes.
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How would you represent a "Best Fit" set of parents? This concerns a direct
ancestor from a small island in Scotland (Islay). The available records have
gaps such that his parents will likely never be known; but there is one
family that stands out as a "best fit" in terms of locations, dates, names
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