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From: Erin Bradford <>
Subject: Re: [BRADFORD-L] Gov. Bradford project
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 00:39:54 -0400


Harold Williams wrote:
>
> Erin,
> I'm never sure if I start with myself and go back or start with
> Gov. and come down.
> Harold
>

> >Correct: (this format makes it easier to just copy and paste the
> info)
> >Gen 1:
> >1. father b. d. m.
> > mother b. d. m.
> > Children:
> > 1. father/mother b. d. m.
> > spouse b. d. m.
> > Children:
> > 1. father/mother b. d. m.
> > spouse b. d. m.
> > 2. etc.
> > 2. father/mother b. d. m.
> > spouse b. d. m.
> > Children:
> > 1. father/mother b. d. m.
> > spouse b. d. m.
> > 2. etc.
> > 3. etc.
> >
> >
> >Wrong: (with this format, the unnecessary .... and other symbols
> >takes more time because they usually make the screen run off on the
> >first line and have to start a second line after just 2 or 3 generations so
> >I have to go and delete all the symbols before I can copy and paste. I
> >know this doesn't seem like much of a big deal, but when people send
> >me large lines with like 9, 10 generations, it is a HUGE pain in the @$$.
> >Please don't do this format below)
> >1. father b. d. m. mother b. d. m.
> >....1. ___ b. d. m.
> >........2. etc.
> >.............3. etc.

It doesn't matter who you start with, either yourself or Gov. Bradford.
Usually,
the above formats are used when you start with Gov. Bradford, if you do
what to
start with yourself, there is another format you can use called an
anenhtafel
and Basically, you are #1, your father #2, mother #3, your father's
father #4
and mother #5, your mother's father #6 and mother #7.., ect. The basic
rules
are women are odd numbered, men even, and the fathers of a number are
that persons
# multiplied by 2 (ex: #6's father is #12 and #12's father is #24,etc)
and their
mother is multiplied by 2 plus 1 (#11 mother is #23, #23 is #47, etc)
If you have
an unknown person, just leave them out of the chart, but continue the
number
patterns correctly. Usually, the farther back you go, the more blank
spots.
For me, this is probably the best format you can use, it's the easiest
for me.

Example:

1. Me b. d. m.

2. my father b. d. m.
3. my mother b. d.

4. father's father b. d. m.
5. father's mother b. d.
6. mother's father b. d. m.
7. mother's mother b. d.

8. father's father's father b. d. m.
9. father's father's mother b. d.
10. father's mother's father b. d. m.
11. father's mother's mother b. d.
12. mother's father's father b. d. m.
13. mother's father's mother b. d.
14. mother's mother's father b. d. m.
15. mother's mother's mother b. d.

etc.

Erin Bradford


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