From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Mar 15 21:06:16 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2G46Gjb022311; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:06:16 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2G469iC009862 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:06:09 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k2G1ZYFI025751 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:35:34 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2G1ZYOd025750 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:35:34 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k2G0A6FI025583 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:10:06 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k2G2eUZl027220 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:40:30 -0700 X-Envelope-From: kittyteepe@wbsnet.org Wed Mar 15 19:40:30 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2G2eUjb027209 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:40:30 -0700 Received: from marconi.wbsnet.net (marconi.wbsnet.net [67.66.97.9]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k2G2eOB8028370 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:40:25 -0700 Received: (qmail 3545 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2006 02:40:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kittyteeq39ef1) (204.120.195.144) by marconi.wbsnet.net with SMTP; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:40:26 -0600 Message-ID: <005d01c648a2$f854d9d0$90c378cc@kittyteeq39ef1> From: "Shirley" To: Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:40:20 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] How do I list an "un-adoption"? I am a little behind in my reading of the past postings but have a question that runs along the lines of common law children and "out-of-wedlock" children. What is the proper way to enter children adopted by a spouse then they are re-adopted? I have a male in my family who married a woman with two little girls that he adopted. They later divorced and she re-married and her new husband then adopted the girls. So they were "Sally Smith" and "Susie Smith" from their birth father. Then became "Jones" and a part of my family. Then became "Brown" after the mother married for a third time. How do I "adopt" then "un-adopt" them in my family tree? Or do I just mention them in Notes on the "father" that they were a part of his life for "X" number of years? I know of another family with the same circumstances so I'm sure it's not unusual. Thanks Shirley