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From: "Teresa Elliott" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] entering an uncertain relationship - was: wrong mother
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 23:50:54 -0600
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In that case, I wouldn't try to connect them just yet. I would create both
lines and continue to research them and see what I could tie together.
Sometimes it's easier to tie together lines in the 1800-ealy 1900s than it
is now.

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Subject: Re: [TMG] entering an uncertain relationship - was: wrong mother

Theresa:

I don't GEDCOM out either, so that wouldn't be a problem. There is a
problem with using "same generation" as a clue to where the new line
belongs, however. The new line stems from a progenitor with 11 children,
10 of whom lived to adulthood. On average, we estimate a new generation
every 20 years, but with a large family there could be 20 or more years
between the oldest and youngest child. Furthermore, the progenitor
himself could have come from a very large family, and I suspect my
grandfather did also (he spoke only of an older brother and a brother
who was 11 years younger), so the problem of aligning generations
between cousins is compounded.

Judith

On 1/5/2011 06:39 PM, Teresa Elliott wrote:
> Judith, I use multiple parents and also I use custom Relationship tags. I
> put a lot into memos and use surety levels. I don't GEDCOM anything out
> because whichever parent I am researching at the time, I make primary and
> wouldn't want to mislead anyone. If I know two people are cousins and I
am
> reasonable sure in the same generation, I just name the fathers Unknown
> Jones and make the fathers brothers. Old George has 21 fathers and
probably
> always will, unless he gets more. LOL
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> I have a family line that I've entered as related to eachother but not
> related to any of my immediate family -- even though I know they are
> cousins. The degree of cousin and exact connection to my original and
> larger family line hasn't yet been determined. It may never be known for
> certain, but I have two good guesses that are supported by facts. The
> two probabilities are a generation apart, and I cannot imagine what
> would happen to my original family line if I gave the earliest ancestor
> in the new line two fathers -- one in each generation.
>
> I have a strong feeling as to the proper connection, but until I am more
> certain I prefer to keep the two lines apart. They do share the same
> surname, however.
>
> How do others maintain people in their project with uncertain
> relationships? Do you give them multiple parents?
>
> Judith

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