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From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 10:05:47 -0600


The Family View Screen is not for data entry. You need to go to the Person
View for the child that is missing one of the parents, click on the correct
parent button at the bottom of the screen and link the parent to the child...

At 07:55 AM 12/2/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>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
>
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>> 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:
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>> >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...
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>> >> 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
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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.
>>
>> 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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