# Person Note Template

Use this template when creating a new person note in the Librarian notebook. Person notes are the primary location for claims, analysis, and evidence evaluation.

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## Identity

- **Name:** [Full name as most commonly recorded]
- **Name Variants:** [Alternate spellings found in records]
- **Born:** [Date and place — tag as [fact] or [claim]]
- **Died:** [Date and place — tag as [fact] or [claim]]
- **Buried:** [Location — tag as [fact] or [claim]]

## Relations

- **Father:** [[link-to-person-note]] — [fact/claim]
- **Mother:** [[link-to-person-note]] — [fact/claim]
- **Spouse(s):** [[link-to-person-note]] — married [date/place] — [fact/claim]
- **Children:** [[link-to-person-note]], [[link-to-person-note]]

## Claims

[Each claim is a statement with an inline citation and a tag. Claims are candidates for promotion to fact via GPS review.]

- [claim] [Statement about this person] — [[Source Note Title]]
- [fact] [Verified statement with GPS-level evidence] — [[Source Note Title]] — promoted [date]
- [claim] [Another unverified statement] — [[Source Note Title]]

## Open Questions

- [question] [Specific unanswered question about this person]
- [question] [Another question]

## Tasks

- [todo] [Specific research action related to this person]

## Evidence

[Analysis of sources relating to this person. This is where conflicts are examined, sources are weighed, and reasoning is documented.]

### [Topic — e.g., "Parentage" or "Birth Year"]

[Discussion of evidence for and against. Cite sources inline. If GPS review has been done, include the proof statement here.]

## Notes

[Unstructured observations, theories, naming pattern analysis, community connections. Anything that might matter but isn't a formal claim or question. Tag speculation clearly.]

- [insight] [Observation with optional source] — [[Source Note Title]]