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From: norenxaq <>
Subject: Re: [Ger-Gen] Direct vs. Indirect Descendants
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:39:55 -0700
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Kathy Gilbert wrote:

> In regards to the direct descendant vs. indirect descendant question --
> here's what I was thinking.
>
> My grandfather was an Uchtmann (and my maiden name was Uchtmann). My
> grandmother's name was originally Behymer. I would consider myself a
> "direct" descendant of the Uchtmanns and an "indirect" descendant of the
> Behymers. Does that make any sense?

sense? only if you define those terms that way. you are a direct descendant of
both regardless of the names

>
>
> I've asked some genealogists who've been at this longer than I whether I
> should consider myself a 7th generation Uchtmann, or a 9th generation
> Behymer (since that's how far back we've traced each family).

this is not an either/or. rather you are x gen of y family of whatever name
you are tracing back

> They said to
> think of myself any way I wanted to. But, now that the "direct" vs.
> "indirect" question has been raised, I'm thinking this is where it applies.
>
> What do you think?

actually, indirect does not apply anywhere. better would be collateral lines

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