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What do I index for the last name when just a horizontal line was indicated?

Schofield, Susan Kay
Schofield, Susan Kay ✭
April 10 in 1950 US Census

Do I just put in the surname, or do I leave the "-" in that spot?

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  • Janell Vasquez
    Janell Vasquez ✭✭✭
    April 11

    Please type in the surname - https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/reviewing-hyphens

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  • AmesPatriciaLynne1
    AmesPatriciaLynne1 ✭
    April 16

    I think the general instructions for this are unclear.

    When doing "name review", most of the time the surname is just a large line indicating it is the same as the one above. Most of the time the long line isn't even recognized by the computer, and there is no "surname" field to review. On occasion, the line is recognized as a hyphen.

    I see several options

    1. I could mark the hyphen as not a name.
    2. I could change the hyphen to the previous surname, but then what about all the ones that weren't recognized at all and had no name to review?
    3. I could mark the hyphen as correct and let it be corrected when the family is reviewed.

    I would appreciate some clarification, also.

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  • GSunderland
    GSunderland ✭
    April 16

    I see that mark hyphen as "match" is the correct response.

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