I must have been very unclear in how I asked my question. It may be that it
is so basic that you may think it more involved. I have been working on a
family tree for over a year, but am not necessarily versed in the
architectural design of trees. I start with a person
male 1 - female 1
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male 2 - wife female 2 - John Doe
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desc of male 2I do not follow down
(I follow down)
where the number is 1 gen, 2nd gen. I have only produced a tree that follows
the MALE line down. that is, I continue to follow male 2 and his
descendentants. female 2, if she married john doe, I place that into the
tree, but do not follow John Doe's and female 2's line down further. I could
follow female 2 and John Doe's family down from there and all would still
backtrack and point up to male 1.
But, what if I decided to follow John Doe's family UP. then I would be
creating a tree with two origin points, the second one ending when I get as
far up in John Doe's line as I can get. and, you can't get to John Doe's
origin point unless you follow Male 1 down to female 2, then John Doe back
UP.
male 1 - female 1 ?
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male 2 - wife female 2 - John Doe
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desc of male 2I do not follow down
One question is, is following a person like John Doe back UP in a family
tree proper gen tree design? or should I have a second tree covering John
Doe's family , up from female 2's connection with him? Or, when I get a
female offspring, like female 2, it is more proper to just follow her
connections with John Doe, AT THAT POINT, DOWN?
One thing that limits my view of all of this is that I have free Legacy, and
I can see only a few views of my tree, family and I think Pedigree.
Chuck.
-Original Message-
From: Ron Ferguson
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:49 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Design question on trees
Chuck,
I am not at all clear as to what you mean when referring to the female tree.
This may be because I tend to think in terms of mtDNA when considering a
female tree. In my scenario the female line is always passed from mother to
daughter down the line.
Which is why I cannot see why you switch to a daughter's father and not her
mother.
Ron Ferguson
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
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