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From: Laverne Kidd <>
Subject: [OHAUGLAI] The RIGHT NAME for the RIGHT COUSIN
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:24:06 -0700

Thought the following might be of interest to some out there in
genealogy land. LaVerne Kidd,

>From LaVerne Kidd -
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The RIGHT NAME for the RIGHT COUSIN

Conversation on the subject of who is related to whom often bogs down
over terminology, particularly when it comes to defining cousins.

Your FIRST COUSIN, of course, is your parent's sister's (or brother's)
child. However, the first cousin's child is not your second cousin, as
is sometimes thought to be the case, but your FIRST COUSIN ONCE
REMOVED. The child of the first cousin once removed is your FIRST
COUSIN TWICE REMOVED, and her child your FIST COUSIN THREE TIMES
REMOVED.

Your SECOND COUSIN is your grandparent's sister's (or brother's)
grandchild. That second cousin's child is your SECOND COUSIN ONCE
REMOVED, her child your SECOND COUSIN TWICE REMOVED, and so on.

And your THIRD COUSIN? It's your great-grandparent's sister's (or
brother's) great-grandchild. The third cousin's child is your THIRD
COUSIN ONCE REMOVED, her child your THIRD COUSIN TWICE REMOVED.

Some other occasionally misunderstood terms:

SIBLINGS--have parents to common. Sisters and brothers are siblings.

GRANDNIECE (or GRANDNEPHEW)--the grandchild of your sister or brother.

GREAT-AUNT (or GREAT-UNCLE)--the sister (or brother) of your
grandparents.

GREAT-GRANDAUNT (or GREAT-GRANDUNCLE)--the sister or brother of your
great-grandparents.

STEPMOTHER (or STEPFATHER)--the wife of your father (or the husband of
your mother) by a subsequent marriage.

STEPCHILD--the child of your wife or husband by a former marriage.

STEPSISTER (or STEPBROTHER)--the child of your stepfather or stepmother.

HALF SISTER (or HALF BROTHER)--the child of your mother and stepfather,
or of your father and stepmother, or of either parent by a former
marriage.

IN-LAWS--your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from
relatives by blood); in particular, your husband's or wife's relatives
and your own brother's wife or sister's husband.

ANCESTER--the person from whom you descend "directly," such as a
grandparent or great-grandparent.

DESCENDANT--the person who descends "directly" from you, such as a
grandson or great-granddaughter.

LINEAL relations--those in the "direct" line of ascent or descent, such
as a grandfather or granddaughter.

COLLATERAL relations--those relatives who are "linked" by a common
ancestor, such as aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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LaVerne Kidd Ahwatukee, AZ. 85044-1932
searching DUENHOEFT, DUNHOFF, FIEGENBAUM (FLEGENBAUM)
FROE(H)LICH, HILTENBEITEL, HOPP, HUNEFELD, KRUSCKE,
LUTHERBEI, MU(E)LLER, SCHILLING, SCHROER, SOMMER(S),
STIENECKER, WEDEKING (VEDEKING)

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