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In genealogy, is there a standard way to indicate information is a probability but not a certainty?

I am referring to info in family trees. Say I have a relative who's found in the Montgomery County, Ohio census records for every available census he was alive. Each record say he was born in "Ohio" but not Montgomery County, Ohio. I am pretty sure that is where he was born...his family had been there many years before....and he is buried there. But, I do not have proof that this is where he was born or died. So, is there some sort of symbol or something I could put in front of the info (like a tilde or an asterisk) to indicate the info is a probability but not a certainty?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Most genealogy programs have notes capability, so be sure to include the source of the information. Some helpful abbreviations are Bef (before), Aft (after) and Abt (about) which are common in family trees.

Good luck,
Dave
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