And actually I m not sure of your question. You are looking at bloodlines and with a male/female situation both parents have ancestors. If you have a female/female, or male/male, parent situation one of the two has to be the natural parent of the child - the other is a partner only as there is no blood relationship to the other(s). The father, or mother, of the child also has a place in the equation if the mother, or father, is not in the bloodline.
If you want a graphic example of bloodlines then try to get an adopted child into a historical organization such as DAR, SAR, Colonial Dames, etc. etc. It is not possible because an adopted child has no blood relationship to the ancestors in questions. One can question what a "family" is all they like but we are not discussing "family" here in that concept. The bottom line is that unless you have a blood relationship with the ancestor you are not in that line. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 12:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Relationships not Husband/Wife Tom, Wow! I didn't know that. I always thought of genealogy as a historical record rather than a genetic one. Bloodlines and history are each important in their own right. Biological traits are strictly bloodline-related, and very important medically, and for the sake of understanding physical traits. History is an inheritance of experience. To include it for "social" reasons does not fit with my understanding of history. It is important for me to understand "where I came from" beyond biological roots. The experiences of my ancestors have a huge influence on who I am. It seems that the genealogist's inclusion of events and notes acknowledges that. However, it does seem perfectly reasonable, and critically important, to keep biology and history clearly defined. For myself, I lean towards combining them, and including everything I can find about a person's life. So, as you say, I must be very careful to document, document, document, and make it clear to others what kind of database I am creating. I'm just a bit confused by your statement about the bloodline. If a child's father is unknown, are you saying they are not included in the bloodline of the mother??? I don't think you meant that, but could you clarify the rules a bit for me? Thanks! Judie -----Original Message----- From: Tom Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:33 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Relationships not Husband/Wife * Replies will be sent through Spamex to LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com * For additional info click -> http://www.spamex.com/i/?v=10287484 Genelogy is all about "genes" - i.e. the bloodline. Either an individual is in the bloodline or not. In this case if the mother of the child is indeed in the bloodline then the partner relationship actually has no bearing on the situation. But if the mother is not in the bloodline then actually none should be included in the data base as there is no blood relationship to the ancestors. The child will be eligible for inclusion in the fathers biologicial line but not the mothers. If you wish to make an inelegible exception and include the nuclear family for social reasons just make sure that all is well documented..................... TomM Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006 Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
