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From: "Rob Miner" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 08:59:44 -0800
References: <3.0.32.20001202100544.04597078@pop.multipro.com>



Hi Paul,

Thank you for straighting out the problem. I was entering info on the
Family View Screen. I thought it was something simple, but I couldn't see
it. Thanks again for your patience with a Newbie.



From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse


> 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
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----- 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
> >> >>
> >> >> 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/
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> 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/
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 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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