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From: "Cheryl Freeman" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Regarding married names
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:43:59 -0500
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Hello Richard,

I learned a few years ago, with help from Lee, Terry, Teresa, Virginia and
other wonderful people here that I did not have to choose between pretty
reports and recording every detail of my research. I record every detail,
and my reports are reasonably pretty because I control what tags are
included and how the information appears in my sentences. At least 25% of
the tags that I use for their helpfulness in the PV and PE never see the
light of day in reports. The sentences for those tags that do appear in my
reports have been refined so that the output meets my needs. And in some
instances, I use custom languages to further control how information is
output in specific types of reports (i.e. a research report vs. my personal
web site). Just another reason why I love TMG and the helpful people on
this list!

Cheryl


> * The issue did come up earlier re whether our goal is pretty reports
> or
> recording every detail of our research ("Am I in the output stage or
> still trying to figure out who these people are?"). That question will
> somewhat influence our data entry decisions, although I'm not sure
> that's as relevant to this particular question as it is elsewhere.
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheryl Freeman wrote:
> > Teresa,
> >
> > I agree on this. Although I do not normally record all variants,
> there are
> > instances where I must do so. I am now researching Eliza whose
> married name
> > is Jones. Her maiden name written on the back of any old photo of
> > uncertain provenance is "Tyler". Her death certificate gives her
> maiden
> > name as "Case". Death certificates of her children give her maiden
> name as
> > "Towel" or "Towell". Two transcriptions of Buncombe County, NC
> marriage
> > books give her maiden name respectively as "Tune?" and "Tow". From
> census
> > work I have done, Tow is probably the correct name and I hope that
> the
> > microfilm of the marriage book will provide the needed information.
> > However, I am recording all variants with sources so that identify
> any other
> > records where she might be incorrectly named, and later to properly
> evaluate
> > evidence and form a conclusion.
> >
> > Cheryl
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