Towns Name Study Helpful Hints

Date: 2019 [unknown]
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Surnames/tags: Towns towns_name_study

Contents 1 Purpose 2 Categories 2.1 Use of the Main Towns Name Study Category on profiles 2.2 Criteria for adding the One Name Study Sticker or Template to Towns surname profiles 2.3 For All Profiles with the Towns Surname 2.4 Regional Subcategories 2.5 Miscellaneous SubCategories 2.6 Adoptions 3 Profile Source and Style Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this page is to provide helpful hints and tips regarding categories and subcategories on profiles specifically for the Towns Name Study.

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Categories

Using categories can be complicated. If you have any questions or need help adding categories to profiles, contact the Study Coordinator for assistance. (See also One Name Studies, Categorization.)

See the list of the currently active subcategories here.

Copy/paste categories above the Biography section on the profiles.

Use of the Main Towns Name Study Category on profiles

• Do not use the Towns Name Study "Category" [[Category:Towns Name Study]] on every profile.
• Use only the subcategories on each profile. See a suggested list of Subcategories below.

Criteria for adding the One Name Study Sticker or Template to Towns surname profiles

One Name Stickers should only be used on profiles that do not have biological parents listed or if they are not known. This will be the "Main Focus" of the Towns Name Study.

1. Determine if the profile has ancestors (biological parents). Research may be required thru FamilySearch, FindaGrave, etc.

2. If the Towns ancestor is unknown, add the One Name Study Sticker to the profile.

• To add profiles to this study according to this criteria, copy/paste the following template above the Biography section of the profile:

{{One Name Study|name=Towns|category=Towns Name Study}}

• Once the profile has been connected to its parent or ancestor, remove this Sticker from the profile.

3. If the Towns person is Adopted (not a member of their biological family), see the Adoptions section below for more information.

For All Profiles with the Towns Surname

1. For profiles of persons BORN with the Surname Towns:

a. Select the Regional subcategory. See the Towns Name Study Regional Subcategories Section below.

b. Select a Miscellaneous subcategory. See the Miscellaneous Subcategories Section below.

- Multiple subcategories can be used on each profile.

2. For profiles of persons MARRIED into the Towns family:

a. Use the subcategory for Spouse [[Category:Spouse, Towns Name Study]]

b. Use general regional subcategories for spouses. For example: [[Category:Macon, Georgia]]

For a sortable list of the profiles on WikiTree with the Surname Towns, see the QuickLinks to the Surname Index Lists on the main project page.

Regional Subcategories

Use the subcategories as described below:

• If you know the County where the person was born, died, married or otherwise proven residence in that county, add the County/State Category for the Towns Name Study. For example: a person who died in Telfair County, Georgia, add the category of [[Category:Telfair County, Georgia, Towns Name Study]]. It is not necessary to add the city or town name study category. However, you can add a separate Region specific category, such as [[Category:Milan, Georgia]]
• If you only know the State where the person was was born, died, married or otherwise proven residence of, add the State Category for the Towns Names Study. For example, a person who was born in Georgia (US), add the category of [[Category:Georgia, Towns Name Study]].
• If you only know the Country where the person was was born, died, married or otherwise proven residence of, add the Country Category for the Towns Names Study. For example, a person who was born in the U.S., add the category of [[Category:United States, Towns Name Study]].

-To add US Regional SubCategories for the Towns Name Study, replace the words 'State' and 'County' in the following with the name of the State and County:

[[Category:State, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:County, State Towns Name Study]]

-To add Country SubCategories for the Towns Name Study, replace the word 'Country' in the following with the name of the Country. For example: [[Category:England, Towns Name Study]]:

[[Category:Country, Towns Name Study]]

Miscellaneous SubCategories

Below is a list of suggested subcategories.

[[Category:Brickwalls, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Family Mysteries, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Family Photos, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Kissing Cousins, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Lineage, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Notables, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Veterans, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:Pre-1500, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:16th Century, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:17th Century, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:18th Century, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:19th Century, Towns Name Study]]

[[Category:20th Century, Towns Name Study]]

-Some of these subcategories can be broken down further, For example, "Veterans" can have subcategories for the different wars. Lineage can have subcategories for the different families (Lineage, Gideon Towns, Towns Name Study).

Adoptions

WikiTree policy states that actual parents should be genetic (biological).

1. For profiles of adoptees where the Towns biological parents are not known, but they have DNA connections to the Towns Family:

a. Add an === Adoption === subsection under their Biography, which states their adoptive parents.

b. Add the Towns Name Study ONS Sticker to the profile as follows:

{{One Name Study|name=Towns|category=Towns Name Study}}

c. Once the biological parents have been identified, the Sticker should be removed from the profile.

2. For profiles of adoptees where the Towns biological parents are known with DNA connections to the Towns Family, follow the category guidelines for All Towns Profiles above.

3. For profiles of adoptees INTO the Towns Family, where there are no DNA connections, use the following subcategory:

[[Category: Adopted, Non-Biological, Towns Name Study]]

4. In cases of grandchildren, nieces, nephews or cousins adopted by a biological family member (such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc.), then a new subcategory can be added.

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Profile Source and Style Guidelines

Below are links to WikiTree resources for completing a well sourced profile and a nicely, written biography.

• Great Migration Approved Sources
• WikiTree Biography Style Guide
• WikiTree Categorization Guide
• WikiTree Source Style Guide

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Text on this page last updated by Study Coordinator on 28 Feb 2019.