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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: Copious Ancestors
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:01:38 -0600
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In-Reply-To: <39BB8E6B.FD243419@swbell.net>


wrote:
>Is it the duty of the family historian, genealogist, or whatever term
>applies, to attach a characterization of a relationship which produces
>children? If there is a church record or civil record of a "marriage
>event" as defined by the record keeping agency, it seems "proper" to
>include the "event" in the genealogy or history. However, where there
>is no record of a formalized "arrangement" such as a marriage, then
>is it incumbent upon the TMG user to attach a label characterizing the
>arrangement? If so, why?

Some genealogy programs require a marriage record if there are children of
that couple. TMG does not. You may wish to include a tag giving the
characterization of a relationship, but TMG does not require it. If you
wish to use a custom tag for this purpose, it may be created in the
Marriage Tag Group (in which case, the tag is treated like a Marriage tag)
or in the Other Tag Group.

Hope this helps -


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