I'm constructing a family tree and I have a few people in my family that have been married more than once, my grandmother for instance was married 5 times! Anyway how do you handle that?
2006-07-07 11:47:46 · 8 answers · asked by Bethann 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
It sounds like you are trying to draw a tree with paper and pencil. That is like trying to write a novel without using Word. There are programs designed to help you research family trees.
The Mormons will give you PAF for free:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
Click on " Order/Download Products"
A much better program, IMHO, is Roots Magic, at $29:
http://www.rootsmagic.com
In both you push a button and the reports roll out.
If you are doing it the hard way, there are two options.
1) For a pedigree chart, assuming Grandma has children Charles, Carol and Carl with husband #3, you put C, C or C at the far left and show his/her grandmother as her, with grandfather #3 in the grandfather slot. You need different pedigree charts for Alvin, Alice and Alfred, via Husband #1, and for Bruce, via husband #2.
2) For Family Group sheets, you need five, one for each husband, with either children by that husband listed, or a note , "This union was not blessed with issue".
If you have 12 feet of butcher paper, go crazy.
2006-07-07 16:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Adam Zapple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a very large chart.
You enter each of her marriages as a separate event. Each husband needs to have his own family list. Any children of the marriages should be put under the correct marriage by date. (Unless, you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the parent was someone else, then you need to make a family list for that person or unknown.)
How easy this is depends on the genealogy program you use.
If you are doing it the old fashion way with pen and paper, you need to use multiple sheets of paper.
I have a 1st cousin 3 times removed who we know was married 4 times.
If you have the information on a divorce, put it in if the relative is no longer alive. However, if you are dealing with live people do not put any more information than you have to. They will be posted as living.
If you post this information to a website, be careful be able to document your sources. Also be aware the website my try to change the families religion after death.
Always be careful to think about the living relatives reaction to the information in your chart. If it hurts someone live, leave it out.
2006-07-07 13:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by femalegtrst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using Family Tree Maker, you can add the additional husbands and wives (for informational purposes). But, only the one that's related to you is the one you check off as being the one you want in your tree.
2006-07-08 03:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Gatherer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper way to handle multiple marriages is to draw a line for each of the marriages and list all the spouses - you'd probably need to stack them on the side for five.
Here's a website showing someone with two marriages: http://alcor.concordia.ca/~shannon/images/Norman%20Kings%20family%20tree.jpg
2006-07-07 11:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by dorothy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are doing the family tree then you must list all the facts no matter what.
2006-07-07 18:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just branch them all off of your grandma like you would any other spouse. I'd also go a step further though and indicate which one is my biological grandfather, I would put grandfather before his name, but thats just me.
2006-07-07 22:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure you include everyone on your side of the family...
you dont have to neccsarily include all of marriages just the current one.
2006-07-07 11:52:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dazed and cONFUSED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can show them all persons and if they have kids too in tree ..so after all can know ...
2006-07-07 12:22:45 · answer #8 · answered by kam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋