1MillionJoneses asked:
I am referring to info in family trees. Say I have a relative who’s found in the Montgomery County, Ohio census records for every available census he was alive. Each record say he was born in “Ohio” but not Montgomery County, Ohio. I am pretty sure that is where he was born…his family had been there many years before….and he is buried there. But, I do not have proof that this is where he was born or died. So, is there some sort of symbol or something I could put in front of the info (like a tilde or an asterisk) to indicate the info is a probability but not a certainty?
Mildred
I am referring to info in family trees. Say I have a relative who’s found in the Montgomery County, Ohio census records for every available census he was alive. Each record say he was born in “Ohio” but not Montgomery County, Ohio. I am pretty sure that is where he was born…his family had been there many years before….and he is buried there. But, I do not have proof that this is where he was born or died. So, is there some sort of symbol or something I could put in front of the info (like a tilde or an asterisk) to indicate the info is a probability but not a certainty?
Mildred
Tags: Family Trees, Montgomery County Ohio, Proof
Standard would be born OH, and your notes about census are evidence where he was enumerated.
That said and done, because my gedcom’s online and I want to be found, we are having to adapt slightly - my style would be: likely Montgomery Co, OH
Most genealogy programs have notes capability, so be sure to include the source of the information. Some helpful abbreviations are Bef (before), Aft (after) and Abt (about) which are common in family trees.
Good luck,
Dave
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