tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8589031857806359519..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Losing a Piece of My MindJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-59245092649845058452015-05-29T23:12:22.409-07:002015-05-29T23:12:22.409-07:00Oh, yeah...someday (I keep telling myself) I'v...Oh, yeah...someday (I keep telling myself) I've just got to go through all those old file boxes and get them organized and merged with my newer files. I've likely got most of this stuff online and stored on my computer now, as it is.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-33035696627978615822015-05-29T23:10:48.125-07:002015-05-29T23:10:48.125-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth! That is a workable solution. An...Thanks, Elizabeth! That is a workable solution. And the merge feature is one I've found and utilized in the past, so it is do-able.<br /><br />On the other hand, I may just be being too hypersensitive about this. As you know, there really aren't any birth records--other than church records, if they can be found--for the time period in which I'm stuck (a birth in the 1830s). I base my hunch on circumstantial evidence, plus family claims. I have no reason to doubt those family statements about the relationship. I just don't have the "smoking gun" document.<br /><br />Bottom line: I went ahead and added the branch to my tree.<br /><br />Nothing has exploded...yet.<br /><br />;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86285130342708670672015-05-29T23:07:06.911-07:002015-05-29T23:07:06.911-07:00That's so frustrating! Who knows what goes thr...That's so frustrating! Who knows what goes through people's minds. The only thing we can do is be careful to not perpetuate others' mistakes. That's what makes me hesitate so much, though, in adding this hunch to my own tree. I sure don't want to put down wrong information.<br /><br />On the other hand, there are solid reasons why I think my hunch is right...which I'll be explaining tomorrow...so it's just a matter of getting up the confidence to put it out there. And if anyone wants to message me with a correction, I sure would want to read it and respond!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-4634717278750035852015-05-29T23:03:15.156-07:002015-05-29T23:03:15.156-07:00There do seem to be many trees with problems. I ce...There do seem to be many trees with problems. I certainly don't want to add to that confusion. But I do want to use the research tools I've been given, and will likely--albeit reluctantly--be adding this hypothetical connection into the database to see what hints it flushes out. If I have to delete the entry later, so be it. I still say, caveat emptor!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-450888922919666092015-05-29T21:46:00.117-07:002015-05-29T21:46:00.117-07:00Glad you found it on the blog! I was picturing yo...Glad you found it on the blog! I was picturing you knee deep in a sea of boxes:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-59606073898082634282015-05-29T08:14:34.266-07:002015-05-29T08:14:34.266-07:00I, too, am frustrated with the almost comical erro...I, too, am frustrated with the almost comical errors in the Ancestry family trees, but they are so plentiful, I now don't bother getting worked up about them. A suggestion for you is that you could set up a separate tree in Family Tree Maker that you don't upload to Ancestry and when you confirm that this separate "branch" actually fits into your tree, I believe there is a way to merge or append it to your primary tree. I've never done this but I think I've read about it somewhere.<br /><br />Best of luck!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-75913476117695896442015-05-29T06:15:41.584-07:002015-05-29T06:15:41.584-07:00Someone has my grandmother on their family tree wi...Someone has my grandmother on their family tree with her oldest daughter's married name as my grandmother's maiden name. I have left messages, but no response. You would think that if they cared enough to put it out there, they would check for messages? I would be more than happy to share.MahliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631526519434929243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38431374691655729912015-05-29T04:32:28.411-07:002015-05-29T04:32:28.411-07:00I too, have seen family trees in Ancestry that hav...I too, have seen family trees in Ancestry that have entries that are flat out wrong (some painfully obvious mistakes like children born before their parents were born and so on). If there are no "sources" with an entry on a tree - I'm reluctant to even look at them!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com