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From: Richard Pence< >
Subject: Re: RE-techniques of res. re desc of fam. indiv.
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:02:52 -0700
References: <5r7jpu$jse@bl-5.rootsweb.com>
wrote:
>I would be very much interested in this thread. Someone, please start it!!
>I have three that I would either like to Prove or Disprove, one way or the
>other. If the famous people have records somewhere, on siblings, nephews,
>nieces etc, I sure would like to know where to start.
>I am interested in the Ross, Taylors, Green/e lines.
> [ It would probably be of general interest to discuss the techniques
> researchers can use to find the descendants of famous individuals.
> - Mod ]
I apparently missed the original post on this topic - and as a
consequence I no doubt am missing the point. But the methods for
tracing the descendants of "famous individuals" is the same as it is
for anyone else. Only easier, since they left a lot more tracks. Also,
a "search of the literature" is certainly a good place to start - the
family may already be documented. Check the card catalog at a Family
History Center.
However, the answer to the question,f "How do I prove or disprove
relationship to a famous person," is that you do that by tracing your
own line back until you either make the connection - or the connection
fails through an accumulation of facts. There's no special formula.
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