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From: "Rob Miner" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:38:18 -0800
References: <55.e1bba09.275b1993@aol.com>



Carol, Some kind sold pointed out that I may have entered data on a Family
View. I think thats how the problem got there- most likely in your case as
oversite or accident. To rid your self of this make sure each child is
connected to both the right parents.. It worked for me, after many tries at
other things. Rob.....

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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Ghost Spouse


> In a message dated 12/02/2000 5:27:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> >
> > Rob Miner wrote:
> > >Newbie in distress.
> > >I quess I didn't explain myself well enough. Under Family View -
subject
> > >will show a spouse as: (? ?) on 1 of 1 view. On 2 of 1 it shows the
> > correct
> > >spouse. You can't click on (? ?) to make subject. It doesn't show on
> > >subject. Deleting the spouse on 2 of 2 does nothing. Trying to add
> > >marriage or spouse on top of (? ?) does nothing. I also have tried
> > Optimize
> > >and repair with no affect. Completely deleteing the set is not an
option
> > >unless it is the last decendant, because it requires unlinking prior
to
> > >deletion.
>
> Lee Hoffman wrote:
>
> > Go to the Person View of each of that person's children. You will
probably
> > find at least one that doesn't have the mother shown at the bottom of
the
> > screen. If she is shown on the Tag Box, highlight the tag and click on
the
> > asterisk ison on the left. Otherwise click on the Mother button to add
> her.
> >
>
> I have a ghost spouse like this also. The father has been married 2 times,
> with a child from each marriage. However his family view shows 3 spouses
and
> the 1st one has no ID and is a (? ?) spouse. When I entered the 2nd child
I
> did not know the name of her mother, but I knew that there was a marriage.
> Possibly I chose the option to not link any specific person at that time.
> Later, I learned the mothers name, entered her as a new person, and made
the
> link to her child, and a marriage tag for the mother and father. Now I
cannot
> get rid of the (? ?) spouse. Both children are properly linked to the
correct
> mothers. This spouse also generates a line about 'no children of husband
and
> unknown spouse' on certain reports.
> Reindex, optimize, and repair have not worked.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of this ghost? Unlike Rob, I'm not a newbie,
but
> I still have the problem!
>
> Carol Shomo
>

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