Re: [Gramps-users] disconnected individual, part 3

[Jim W. <jim...@gm...>]

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