I have often received different information on a birth or death date and just entered it under alt. birth date giving the circumstances in source and notes, i.e. John Doe b. 24 JUL 1930 according to Uncle Harold John Doe alt . birth b. b. 24 Jan according to CABI is believed that cousin Harold mis-read what his father wrote for the birth of John Doe Works fine for me and acceptable in all programs , I think? SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN Sacramento,CA http://www.gencircles.com/users/purplevw1/1/ http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm all my mail scanned by Norton Below is the only place that will accept attachments [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Chapman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 5:26 AM Subject: [FO] marriage event question > This is not a Family Origins problem, but a request for a solution to a > "minor" problem I have with a marriage event. > > Our son eloped last year and of course we entered the data of his civil > marriage, which is the actual date of his marriage. > > However, he and his wife have now had religious ceremony. > Can anyone suggest how to handle this in FO 10? I doesn't seem logical, > to me anyway, to list two "marriage" events. Or is it? with a note that > the 2nd event was the religious ceremony. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks > -- > John Chapman > "THESE are the times that try men's souls.." Thomas Paine 1776 > > Home Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnjay/ > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > PLEASE remove as much of the Original Message as possible when replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message important to your reply. >