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From: "Bill Dunn" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Question - Bill
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:57:22 -0700
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Wilma,

You are right. My bad! Look at what time I posted the message. I was up
feeding the baby, so that's my excuse. <BG>

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilma (Younger) Norton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Question - Bill


> Actually I believe you would be third cousins once removed. At least
> according to my book.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Dunn" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Question - Wilma
>
>
> > Wilma,
> >
> > My trick for quickly figuring out the number of "removeds" is as
follows.
> > First, I figure out who the first grandparent it is thaat we have in
> common.
> > Then I note what relationship that grandparent is to each one of us. I
> count
> > the number of common Gs there are in that ancestor's title (including
the
> G
> > in "grandfather.") That becomes the number of cousin that we are. Any
> > leftover Gs is the number of times we are rremoved.
> >
> > Thus, if I find a cousin whose GGGG grandfather is my GGG grandfather,
> there
> > are four "G"s in common with one "G" left over. So, we are fourth
cousins,
> > one removed. Clear as mud?
> >
>
>
>
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