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From: Dean Scribner <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Cause of Death
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 12:49:02 -0800


Jann writes:
> I would just like opinions on including the
> cause of death with the death record? I am
> undecided as to adding these facts to the
> family tree?

I always include the cause of death somewhere if I have the information.
If I want to call attention to the cause of death, I include it in the
memo field of the Death tag. I always include it in the Citation Detail
so that it is available to those who may have a personal interest in it,
say for family medical history purposes. As always, you need to
anticipate the needs and desires of your intended audience, many of whom
you have never met. I have a granduncle who was murdered on Boston
Common, immediate cause of death: fractured skull. I don't think it
would be appropriate to omit those facts, nor the many newspaper articles
ensuing.

Dean

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