From: Jim W. <jim...@gm...> - 2008-07-17 19:41:19
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Laura Mellen <bb...@ho...> wrote: > > So I created a "name" for the unknown dad and made that name "question mark, > (?)" Once I created the dad's name, which is just really a question mark, > THEN it let me add the disconnected individual as a sibling to the active > person. > Laura, Long ago when I had about 400 women with unknown surnames, I started using the husband's surname bound by parens, so for me it would look like (Winfrey). For unknown given names I use (?). It works for me and makes it a little easier to find folks. So, to start a family with unknown parents, I would create, in my case, a man named (?) Winfrey and a spouse named (?) (Winfrey). Jim |