Paul, this is where your argument breaks down neither you nor I can possibly
have DNA proof that we are descendants of our 4th, 5th, 6th or what have
you, great grandfather. In fact in the UK there is no guarantee of the
mother either as it was not unknown for part of a family to give a child to
another part of one had too many and the other had none.
Ron Ferguson
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From: "Paul C. Abell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Foster children
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:16:18 -0600
Anne,
I can't argue with that. However, that is where the integrity of research
and documentation fall into place. That is why such documentation as
census
records are not considered THE source for proof, rather they are clues to
point us to the right direction. Before computers and the internet when
genealogies were kept on paper and in family bibles, it was easily noted
and
many times noted when there were children listed that were not DNA related.
My whole point is that with programs such as Legacy, we do have problems.
Too many times people fail to make the notation that someone is only a
foster child.
So, let me ask everyone a question. I am from the south. I had a mammy.
Do I list Mammy as another mother? Or as an aunt? Or what? She was in
every sense a second mother and very dearly loved.
Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne
Hildrum
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:47 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Foster children
My problem with including only blood(DNA) in the childrens
lists is that the only ones I could be 100% sure belong there are my
own children. I guess me and my brothers could get DNA tested to
make sure we belong together, but I guess further back how do I prove
they belong.
I have no problem seeing what people are saying about foster and adopted
children, but again most of us probably have ancestry in our files that
don't belong there
unknown to ourselves. I think I read that about 10% of peoples fathers are
wrong.
Kind of makes it funny thinking about those who for years only have been
interested in teh paternal line.
Anne
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