Jvolckmann

I think you need to add a father first ( as Surname ), then you can do it. Without any parents I have also found you cannot add a sibling. It may be possible to add the sibling as initially unrelated and make the relationship later.

 

I would be interested to see if there is any other way to do this.

 

Les Wylde

Les, I have had that problem a couple of times, so what I have done is create a father named ________ Smith and a mother named _________ _____________, THEN added the siblings. Later, when I find out exactly who the parents are I can go back and fill in the blanks and add other data.

I think the issue is that TMG will not assume that because you have two spouses listed, that they are actually the first and second spouses, and not the second and third, the first and third, or even the third and fourth.

 

TMG's philosophy is that the user should make such assertions, presumably based on evidence. See my article on Multiple marriages for a way to do that in TMG.

TMG does not have to assume which spouse was #1, 2, 3, etc., when dates of the marriages are present.

I wonder if it is possible in the next version of TMG to count spouses, such that the paragraph or sentence reads:

She married (1) John Jones on 14 July 1932 in Washington, DC; she married (2) John Smith on 9 September 1935 in Washington, DC; she married (3) Ralph Adams on 10 June 1941 in Alexandria, VA.

FTM counts spouses and I find it a very handy tool and is especially useful when view very long descendant reports.