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== Unknown or Incomplete Names == | == Unknown or Incomplete Names == | ||
In many early records the names of women and children are not provided, and substitute names used in Family Tree must be inferred from a careful reading of the document. For example, a probate may refer to a man's wife as "John Smith's widow", or another record may state a couple had "two sons and three daughters."<ref>Val D. Greenwood. ''The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy''. 4th ed., p. 575.</ref> | In many early records the names of women and children are not provided, and substitute names used in Family Tree must be inferred from a careful reading of the document. For example, a probate may refer to a man's wife as "John Smith's widow", or another record may state a couple had "two sons and three daughters."<ref>Val D. Greenwood. ''The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy''. 4th ed., p. 575.</ref> | ||