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A source record linked to the wrong person – Joab Langford
FamilySearch Family Tree has a reputation for having a flawed tree. There are many examples of problems, from incorrect linked source records, linking people to the wrong parents, adding individuals without documentation to connect the tree to someone famous, etc.
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Does it make sense? James William Shealy in 1880
When evaluating profiles at Family Search, or even your own tree, it can be important to stop and ask the question, “Does it make sense?”
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AI Powered Full Text Search at FamilySearch
Imagine entering search terms for an ancestor in a search engine and receiving a list of possibilities in seconds. FamilySearch has made that possible with their new AI powered Full Text search. AI or artificial intelligence is fast becoming a tool in many areas of technology including, of all things, genealogy.
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No Sources on the FamilySearch Family Tree
If you have spent any time browsing the FamilySearch Family Tree, you will quickly run into person profiles that have no sources. This is especially true for the profiles of people born before 1800. The further back in time, the more likely this will happen.
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Locality Research to Find Descendants
Locations in descendancy research can be really important. If a location appears frequently it indicates that location is important to a particular family. It can also help separate people with the same name. Locality research can help identify descendants of a family.
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How to add people to Family Tree
The FamilySearch Family Tree is a wiki-style tree. This means the tree is a shared tree among the users. Users can add, change, and in some cases delete person profiles as well as add and remove sources. The process of adding a new person, like Eva Snellgrove, to the tree is rather simple.
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Descendancy Research – Henry Jackson Snellgrove
Once an ancestor is identified, there are some simple steps to get started in descendancy research. Henry Jackson Snellgrove is where I am currently doing descendancy research.
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Descendancy Research
Descendancy research, or looking for your cousins, can help push your tree further back and break genealogical brick walls.
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How to fix relationships on the FamilySearch Family Tree
There are many errors on the FamilySearch Family Tree that need to be fixed or cleaned up with the corrections properly sourced. Untangling mixed up profiles and relationships is just one of many tasks needed to clean up the FamilySearch Family Tree.
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A good look at the 1930 U.S. Census
The 1930 U.S. census is similar to the previous census of 1920. In the time between the passage of the census act of 1929 and the census day of 1 April 1930, the Great Depression had taken root. The questions of employment became even more relevant than expected.
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