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Ancestry/Genealogy

Spider Jerusalem

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3. I usually include the following:

Reply to csziggy (Original post)

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 06:18 PM

Jan 2012

birth and death dates and locations if known; date and location of marriage, military service and rank if applicable, education, occupation, text of land deeds and wills, date and location of immigration if applicable, offices and titles if any, and possibly a thumbnail biography in the notes, along with references to published books where they're mentioned.

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For well documented ancestors, how much do you put in your software? [View all] csziggy Jan 2012 OP

I put in the basics, like you kdmorris Jan 2012 #1

That's what I am trying to do csziggy Jan 2012 #2

I usually include the following: Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #3

If I put in all the land dealings, it would take pages csziggy Jan 2012 #4

I, too, just put in the basics with loads of documentation sybylla Jan 2012 #5

I like the idea of a note with a bibliography csziggy Jan 2012 #6