FHS Family File - Logical File Structure diagram

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                             +---------+
                             !  NAME   !
                             ! RECORD  !
                             +----+----+
                                  !
       +--------+-------+---------+------------+----------+---------+--->
       !        !       !         !            !          !         !
       !        !     +-!---+  +--!-----+      !       +--!---+  +--!---+
   +---+--+ +---+--+ +--+--+! +---+----+! +----+----+ +---+--+! +---+--+!
   !FATHER! !MOTHER! !CHILD!! !MARRIAGE!! !BORN/DIED! ! ADDR !! ! COM  !!
   ! NAME ! ! NAME ! !NAME !+ ! RECORD !+ ! PLACES  ! !RECORD!+ !RECORD!+
   +------+ +------+ +-----+  +---+----+  +---------+ +---+--+  +------+
                                  !                       !
                                  !                    +--!---+
              +--------+----------+----------+        +---+--+!
              !        !          !          !        ! COM  !!
              !        !       +--!----+  +--!---+    !RECORD!+
          +---+--+ +---+----+ +---+---+! +---+--+!    +------+
          !SPOUSE! !MARRIAGE! ! ADDR  !! ! COM  !!
          ! NAME ! ! PLACES ! !RECORD !+ !RECORD!+
          +------+ +--------+ +---+---+  +------+
                                  !
                               +--!---+
                              +---+--+!
                              ! COM  !!
                              !RECORD!+
                              +------+

      >--------+--------------------+--------------------+---------->
           +---!-----+          +---!-----+          +---!-----+
          +----+----+!         +----+----+!         +----+----+!
          ! MEDICAL !!         !EDUCATION!!         !   WORK  !!
          !  RECORD !+         !  RECORD !+         !  RECORD !+
          +----+----+          +----+----+          +----+----+
               !                    !                    !
          +----+----+          +----+----+          +----+----+
          !         !          !         !          !         !
       +--!---+  +--!---+   +--!---+  +--!---+   +--!---+  +--!---+
      +---+--+! +---+--+!  +---+--+! +---+--+!  +---+--+! +---+--+!
      ! ADDR !! ! COM  !!  ! ADDR !! ! COM  !!  ! ADDR !! ! COM  !!
      !RECORD!+ !RECORD!+  !RECORD!+ !RECORD!+  !RECORD!+ !RECORD!+
      +---+--+  +------+   +---+--+  +------+   +---+--+  +------+
          !                    !                    !
       +--!---+             +--!---+             +--!---+
      +---+--+!            +---+--+!            +---+--+!
      ! COM  !!            ! COM  !!            ! COM  !!
      !RECORD!+            !RECORD!+            !RECORD!+
      +------+             +------+             +------+

      >--------+--------------------+
           +---!-----+          +---!-----+  
          +----+----+!         +----+----+!  
          !MILITARY !!         !  EVENT  !!  
          !  RECORD !+         !  RECORD !+  
          +----+----+          +----+----+   
               !                    !        
          +----+----+            +--!---+
          !         !           +---+--+!
       +--!---+  +--!---+       ! COM  !!
      +---+--+! +---+--+!       !RECORD!+
      ! ADDR !! ! COM  !!       +------+
      !RECORD!+ !RECORD!+  
      +---+--+  +------+   
          !                
       +--!---+            
      +---+--+!            
      ! COM  !!            
      !RECORD!+            
      +------+