Adoptions are frequent in my family. I am not researching a bloodline, I am documenting a family. My niece's two sons are members of my family. They are the children of a single parent and that's precisely the way I want to enter it in a genealogy program. She doesn't have an "unknown" husband. She never had a husband. She may or may not ever have a husband, if she does, I will enter him in the program. She is a single parent who applied, qualified under the rules, and adopted two children. Is that so difficult for a program to handle? Elaine If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent? Hello Alan On Saturday, May 28, 2005, you wrote > On 5/28/05, ETM <etm1935@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Well I could suggest that my niece give the kids >> back to the foundling home that got rid of them, >> but I think that's a bit harsh. However, she >> isn't married, probably doesn't intend to marry, >> didn't personally have these illegitimate >> children, and the inability to remove that UNKNOWN >> husband tag is an annoyance. >> > So if I understand you correctly, your real > problem the inability to remove > UNKNOWN from the husband tag? I am almost > 100% sure we all have UNKNOWN > family. I know that your niece´s choices in > life may have caused you > heartache, and being a single mother is not an easy life choice. > Genealogy is by definition: > 1. A record or table of the descent of a > person, family, or group from > an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. > 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree. > 3. The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.

If you go into your program & check the MRIN list, does it list the actual name of "UNKNOWN" along with your niece? If so, you can always delete the marriage & re-enter it thus: 1. add spouse 2. <unknown> 3. add <link> the children back Then if you check the MRIN list, no name will appear in the 'husband' column. You can then edit the marriage by stating "Not married" or "Single parent" in the date field. (The "Not married" phrase doesn't get a warning - 'The date you typed is not standard,' whereas "Single parent" does get it.) In the Family View, it still lists spouse as UNKNOWN; but in order to have children, per se, you must have a marriage. To get to the MRIN list, click on <Search> <Marriage List...> (As opposed to the RIN list: <Search> <Individual List...>) ----- Original Message ----- From: "ETM" <etm1935@yahoo.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Acknowledging gay marriages in PAF--LDS content | Adoptions are frequent in my family. I am not | researching a bloodline, I am documenting a | family. My niece's two sons are members of my | family. They are the children of a single parent | and that's precisely the way I want to enter it in | a genealogy program. She doesn't have an | "unknown" husband. She never had a husband. She | may or may not ever have a husband, if she does, I | will enter him in the program. She is a single | parent who applied, qualified under the rules, and | adopted two children. Is that so difficult for a | program to handle? | | Elaine