Hello all -- This list seems so have the most knowledgeable and erudite readers, so here goes: My daughter is buying me a new genealogy software program. So I will be changing over my data and hope that this will be my last change. I will be doing editing of my existing data at the same time and want to try to GET IT RIGHT this time. Ha. 1. If someone is adopted, which name do you list for that person? I assume the birth name if you know it. But where do you put the adopted name? The adopted name appears on marriage certif., deeds, etc. 2. How do you correctly show the nickname for a person? And what if there is more than one nickname? 3. How do you correctly show a title such as "Deacon" or "Sir" or "Reverend"? 4. Where do you put "Jr." or "Sr."? -- Or "III" or "IV", etc.? Years ago I heard that when "Sr." dies, the "Jr." is dropped from the second generation. Does that apply in genealogy? 5. And how do you handle the variant spellings for both surnames and given names? Is there any standard reference to answer all of these questions? Whew!! Looking forward to your responses. And thanks is advance. Phyllis Merryman Cloyd in NJ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html