One problem, IF I had ever started typing up a data base of my ancestors, how do you include people who you "think" is an ancestor? :o) Betty raised an interesting question - how do people deal with these folks??? Do you use a separate tree? Hang onto the information on paper until you find the connections??? Our traditional, for lack of better term, ancestors or ancestor-relatives include First Lady Lucretia Rudolph, Henry Morgan, and the Rudolphs of Hapsburg - it could be interesting to track their lines and see if an how they connect with those who are known, but how to do it when using genealogy software? Pain to take them all out if the traditions prove wrong....... So how do you on the list handle these possible tree members? Thanks faye

I would simply create a separate database.  That way you can work with the information you gather.  If proven to be family, it's an easy task to match and merge into your database.  If eventually it's proven otherwise, you still have the information, but there's no need to go through and unattach the names.   Judy  --- On Sun, 8/9/09, faye rees <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> wrote: From: faye rees <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Near or not so near relative ancestors - was My Grandmother's Story? HOORAY !!!! To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 7:24 AM One problem,  IF I had ever started typing up a data base of my ancestors, how do you include people who you "think" is an ancestor?          :o) Betty raised an interesting question - how do people deal with these folks???   Do you use a separate tree?  Hang onto the information on paper until you find the connections??? Our traditional, for lack of better term, ancestors or ancestor-relatives include First Lady Lucretia Rudolph, Henry Morgan, and the Rudolphs of Hapsburg - it could be interesting to track their lines and see if an how they connect with those who are known, but how to do it when using genealogy software?  Pain to take them all out if the traditions prove wrong....... So how do you on the list handle these possible tree members? Thanks faye When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a second family file named ORPHANS. I enter family groups of connected people, hoping that I will eventually be able to add them to my main data base. I have also found it useful to capitalize the surname of ONLY the oldest member of that particular string. I have many different surnames in my orphan database. I find it is handy to have a place to enter info as I find it relevant to an individual, and when I wish, I can easily find the "head" of each family line. This has been a very successful method for me. Anne in Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "faye rees" <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Near or not so near relative ancestors - was MyGrandmother's Story? HOORAY !!!! So how do you on the list handle these possible tree members? Thanks faye