> I have several situations where a person listed as a mother in law > is living with her son. > i.e. > Jim Jones B 1803; > Mary Jones B:1780 mother-in-law. > > Since her maiden name probably is not Jones, What name do you > enter as the name of her husband? > > Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> In spite of all the suggestions for "unknown" I use ??? when either name is unknown. Missing last names show up first on the alpha listing and there is no doubt about what is missing. I don't like explanations vice names - inconsistencies in lists bug me. Hugh Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan)