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From: "Rob Miner" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 07:55:37 -0800
References: <3.0.32.20001202092316.0077696c@pop.multipro.com>


Thanks Paul for the help. True there is no spouse recorded in that screen,
however the correct spouse is on 2of 2 and trying to enter the correct
spouse in (? ?) screen won't work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse


> The (?,?) is there to indicate that there is no spouse linked. For
> instance, if you have an individual who was married a couple of times and
> had several children, some by one wife, some by the other, and some by an
> unknown wife (or perhaps out of wedlock), and you do not enter a spouse
> record for the later, the family view shows (?,?) indicating that there is
> no spouse entered.
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> At 10:41 PM 12/1/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >Newbie in distress.
> >I quess I didn't explain myself well enough. Under Family View -
subject
> >will show a spouse as: (? ?) on 1 of 1 view. On 2 of 1 it shows the
correct
> >spouse. You can't click on (? ?) to make subject. It doesn't show on
> >subject. Deleting the spouse on 2 of 2 does nothing. Trying to add
> >marriage or spouse on top of (? ?) does nothing. I also have tried
Optimize
> >and repair with no affect. Completely deleteing the set is not an
option
> >unless it is the last decendant, because it requires unlinking prior to
> >deletion.
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> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 6:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse
> >
> >
> >> It means there is no spouse entered...
> >>
> >> At 06:44 PM 12/1/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >Newbie needs help!
> >> >In the Family View, subject will show a spouse as: (? ?) It does not
> >show
> >> on the PickList. It does not represent a person. How do you DELETE
it?
> >> Neither Optimize or repair has any affect.
> >> >Thank you for your time and consideration inadvance.
> >> > Rob.......
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> >> Paul E. Lawrence
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> >> Lawrence Genealogy: http://users.multipro.com/lawrpaul
> >> Includes allied surnames of Bumpass, Byerly, Daughtrey, Ford (Faure),
> >> Harper, Harr, Wilhite/Wilhoit. Also researching Burnett, Daniel,
McMurry,
> >> Hardy, Hill, Bondurant, Stansbury, Towne, Kincaid, and Rose, and
others.
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> >> Roots User Group of Arlington, VA: http://www.rootsusers.org/
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> Paul E. Lawrence
>
> Lawrence Genealogy: http://users.multipro.com/lawrpaul
> Includes allied surnames of Bumpass, Byerly, Daughtrey, Ford (Faure),
> Harper, Harr, Wilhite/Wilhoit. Also researching Burnett, Daniel, McMurry,
> Hardy, Hill, Bondurant, Stansbury, Towne, Kincaid, and Rose, and others.
>
> Roots User Group of Arlington, VA: http://www.rootsusers.org/
>

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