Hi Melanie, I always use the About prefix to enter an approximate date of death - on the basis that an approximate/best guess for the year provides a starting point for further research. I also use on birth dates where preciseness has not yet been established. For example - Abt 1790 PAF is able to do date and age calculations based on this approved prefix. Regards, Stewart -----Original Message----- From: Melanie Petersen [mailto:melaniepetersen23@hotmail.com] Sent: 22 June 2005 15:32 To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PAF-5] living status What is the protocol in PAF for recording a death when you don't have a day, month, year etc., but you know that they died? Sometimes I run reports and someone born in the early 1800's turns up as living. I guess what I'm saying is--how do you let the computer know that they are no longer living? Thanks, Melanie ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF @ FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/