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From: "Barb S." <>
Subject: [VAFLOYD] Cousins
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 05:33:26 -0400
In-Reply-To: <11a.23447bd.28921c5e@aol.com>


Earl,

"Cousins" - first, second etc. are in the same generation.

"Cousins Removed" - once removed, twice removed etc. are in different
generations.
Once Removed = one generation apart
Twice Removed = two generations apart etc.

She and your Dad are in the same generation = fourth cousins

You and she are one generation apart = fourth cousins once removed

She and your children would be two generations apart = fourth cousins twice
removed

I Think --------- LOL

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At 09:22 PM 07/26/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>I thought I had this down pat, Clyde, until somebody put a wrench in it! Your
>wife and I are fourth cousins, once removed - our latest common ancestor,
>Backburn Akers, Sr. is her (3gr)grandfather while he's my (4gr)grandfather.
>So - I'm one generation "removed" from her generation.
>
>But, my genealogy program tells me that my Dad is her fourth cousins, too,
>but no "removed"! There's that wrench - why aren't I the fifth cousin if my
>Dad is the fourth?
>
>I studied accounting and love to work with numbers but this leaves me
>scratching my head!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Earl
>
>Earl B. Akers, Sr.
>Puyallup WA
><A HREF="/www.geocities.com/ebasr">The Banyan Tree</A>
>
>
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