Ron, What is a ghost marriage?
Michele, I think the RC must be like people -- exercise makes them more agile! :-) Pat On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Michele Lewis <ancestor...@gmail.com>wrote: > Well that's weird. I didn't change the settings at all. I had blood at > 999 and non blood at 10 already. Now it is showing them as 4th cousins > twice removed and as husband and wife. I have only recently connected my > stepmother into the family but the first time I ran it, it didn't pick it > up but this time it did. Very cool. > > Michele > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jacob Psutka [mailto:4freeb...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:28 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Glitch in the Relationship Calculator > > Michele, > > Are you limiting the RC by setting the number of levels in the bottom left > of its screen too low? > > Jacob > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Michele Lewis <ancestor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > My dad and my stepmother are blood related (distantly but blood related). > > They relationship calculator will only say that they are husband and > wife. > > > > > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Pat Hickin [mailto:pph...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:51 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Glitch in the Relationship Calculator > > > > > > > > Hi, Listers, > > > > > > > > I probably shouldn’t be spending my time or yours telling you about > > this -- it’s just a > > > > minor warning! But you may want to know that tho’ the Relationship > > Calculator is a great tool, it’s not perfect! > > > > > > > > I recently used the Relationship Calculator (RC) to see how I was > > related to “X”(b1809-d1884). The RC told me we were not related, that > > “X” was my “3rd great-grandfather's wife's step nephew.” > > > > > > > > But since his grandmother was the sister of my 5x ggf, I knew we were > > related. > > > > > > > > So I used the RC in steps: > > > > 1) to get “X” ‘s relationship to my 4x ggf (result: 1stCousin,1x > > removed), > > > > 2) to get “X” ‘s relationship to my 2xggm (result: 2C), and > > > > 3) to get “X” ‘s relationship to me (new result: 2C,4r). > > > > > > > > Actually it said “X” & I have “3 common ancestors”: > > > > 1) FNU McC__ & (wife) -- (result: 2C,4r) > > > > 2) FNU McC__ & (wife) -- (result: 2C,5r) > > > > Note that 1) & 2) are the same as I’m > > descended from two different sons -- lots of cousinly intermarriages) > > > > 3) “Not Related” - The Descriptive Link says he’s my “3rd > > great-grandfather's wife's step nephew.” > > > > > > > > I think on the first try, the RC is supposed to come up with the > > closest link --not the most remote!! > > > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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