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From: Nancy Catherine Walker <>
Subject: Re: General question about genealogical numbering
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:24:29 -0500


At 09:04 AM 2/18/98 -0500, Diana McCord wrote:
>
>Hello --
>
>I haven't been researching my genealogy very long, and I have a very
>general question. I am using the Ahentafel (sp?) system to number my
>ancestors . .i.e. I am #1, my dad is #2, my mom is # 3, etc. I have
>managed to get back 49 generations, to ancestor #483939056945155! My
>question is this: is it appropriate to continue numbering this way, or
>is there a way to number the ancestors so that I'm not dealing with
>numbers that are quite so large?
>

I start with me as #1 pg 1, my Dad #2 pg 1, and #1 pg 3. This works if you
keep a binder with the pedigree pages numbered. Most pedigree pages have a
line at the end that says something like "This person is #__ on page ___"
and you fill in the blanks.

Nancy

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