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How do I add a name to the tree that only shows the first name, but no last name?

carol.s.johnson
carol.s.johnson ✭
January 28, 2021 edited January 28, 2021 in Family Tree

I haven't been able to find my great-grandmother's maiden name. How do I enter her name?

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  • DeborahCarl
    DeborahCarl ✭✭✭
    March 23, 2021 Answer ✓

    Enter the first name, leave the last name blank.

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  • JeanneThompson92
    JeanneThompson92 ✭
    November 29, 2021

    Why would I leave the last name blank if I know it? It could open another research portal.

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  • Monica Rossmery Cevallos P. de Escudero
    Monica Rossmery Cevallos P. de Escudero ✭
    November 29, 2021

    Estimado buen día, si lo sabes el apellidos entonces ya sabes y ingresa los datos que tienes. No es necesario crear otro portal, sino que podrías buscar quienes son sus padres para completar la informacion.

    Bendiciones

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 29, 2021

    Leave the last name blank in Vitals because it's a lot less confusing that way: if everyone else in a tree is shown by maiden name, how do you tell that this one isn't?

    Put the known (married) surname as an alternate name under Other Information.

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