John, in genealogy we have something similar, the name(s), where the person was born and when, where that person died and when, and if they married, who to? and where and when did it occur?
So [THIS IS WHOLLY FAKE INFO] John Jones, born Aug 20, 1920 in Boston, Mass, USA and died Sept 7, 1988 in Portland, Oregon, USA married (1) June 1942 in Salinas, Texas , USA to Lorna Dune; married (2) Jan 1948 in Bergondy, Alabama, USA to Sally Billings; married (3) Jun 1970 in Seattle, Washington, USA to Janet Willum ...
Geography plays its role and it is important; dates have their role and they are as important as the geography. These may seem like minor details but they are very important details