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re: Has anybody traced their family tree on Ancestry
Posted on 1/19/16 at 11:44 am to ctiger69
Posted on 1/19/16 at 11:44 am to ctiger69
I have been researching in the ancestry site for over 12 years. Only advice I have is to not believe the family trees many people have posted on this site. They did little hard research and just accept what others have posted.
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Posted on 1/19/16 at 11:46 am to beejon
I looked up my family tree..........
and a Monkey took a crap on my face.
:rimshot:
and a Monkey took a crap on my face.
:rimshot:
Posted on 1/19/16 at 11:52 am to trom83
just a quick story on mine.
my great great grandparents moved from new York to iowa. from there to Kansas
In Kansas all five of their kids died from an illness. they unexpectedly had one child, and from there they moved to Louisiana.
that one child was my great grandpa, who had several children.
I have the dresser that was hauled in the wagon buggy during the 1800's, from their move from New York. it has the furniture company's name in it.
People were tough in the old days, we are spoiled brats...
my great great grandparents moved from new York to iowa. from there to Kansas
In Kansas all five of their kids died from an illness. they unexpectedly had one child, and from there they moved to Louisiana.
that one child was my great grandpa, who had several children.
I have the dresser that was hauled in the wagon buggy during the 1800's, from their move from New York. it has the furniture company's name in it.
People were tough in the old days, we are spoiled brats...
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:03 pm to TygerDurden
No reason
This post was edited on 1/20/16 at 7:22 am
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:05 pm to beejon
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Find-A-Grave is a great resource
Wow, just took 2 minutes to find something I've been looking for over 2 years.
Did not know of this site.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:28 pm to ctiger69
I got my paternal side all the way back to a great grandfather born in Martaize, France in 1601.
My maternal side to a great grandfather born in Belgium in the 1840s. When he arrived in Louisiana, he purchased several slaves, one of them being one quarter black, she became my great grandmother. They had a bunch of kids together, and during Reconstruction, he married her.
My maternal side to a great grandfather born in Belgium in the 1840s. When he arrived in Louisiana, he purchased several slaves, one of them being one quarter black, she became my great grandmother. They had a bunch of kids together, and during Reconstruction, he married her.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:29 pm to ctiger69
I dont really care to see how far the depth of my white trash ways go.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:32 pm to JinFL
Tees posted on Ancestry dot com are full of errors. Errors posted in one tree are simply copied and added to other trees. It gets to be a pretty big mess.
It takes a lot of work to verify source documents to build a valid tree.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:45 pm to Nawlens Gator
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Tees posted on Ancestry dot com are full of errors. Errors posted in one tree are simply copied and added to other trees. It gets to be a pretty big mess.
It takes a lot of work to verify source documents to build a valid tree.
This^^^
When I first started I was just taking any tree at face value. Realized there were some inconsistencies and then went back and had to remove the obvious errors. There are still a few links that I have questions about, but the timelines and other events fit well enough that I've decided they are more likely than not a direct ancestor of mine.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:03 pm to ctiger69
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So far I have had 3 relatives die in the Civil War.
That's tough. I hope you don't lose anymore. It's looking like the Union may withdraw soon.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:11 pm to ctiger69
My grandmother's brother makes this a hobby of his and to my absolute shock ( 
), my ancestors moved here to Louisiana from the nordic countries.
Gee, where could my white ancestors have come from?
), my ancestors moved here to Louisiana from the nordic countries. Gee, where could my white ancestors have come from?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:21 pm to beejon
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When you find one with your ancestor being royalty, it's probably one you wouldn't want to place confidence in.
Everyone who ever does a family tree will claim a royal or someone famous.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:23 pm to biglego
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Everyone who ever does a family tree will claim a royal or someone famous.
All of my black friends on Facebook are either princes or princesses.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:24 pm to ctiger69
My uncle traced my fathers family all the way back to York in 1000's
My moms family has been traced back to Scotland
My moms family has been traced back to Scotland
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:25 pm to TygerDurden
I agree. If there is any question at all I will not put them on my tree. It is frustrating though when you are 90% sure based on circumstantial evidence but cannot find a document proving the link. I have a few like that I hope to one day prove with documentation. One in Rutherford NC but the courthouse burned down and all of the marriage, probate records and wills were lost. Sadly, a lot of old courthouses burned down and the information therein were lost forever.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:33 pm to ctiger69
Yes my younger brother spent a summer doing it off & on for our family.
Found out that we came from England, landed in Alabam, fought in civil war, then eventually moved to LA. Also changed the spelling of our last name somewhere along the way after moving to the States.
Found out that we came from England, landed in Alabam, fought in civil war, then eventually moved to LA. Also changed the spelling of our last name somewhere along the way after moving to the States.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:36 pm to ctiger69
Never had to use it. One of the few benefits of coming from a Mormon family. The women in my family have us traced back to Viking times.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:45 pm to biglego
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Everyone who ever does a family tree will claim a royal or someone famous.
I don't know. The only interesting thing that ever came of mine was the guy I linked in my earlier post, and he wasn't really anything more than an extremely minor pirate/mercenary in the middle ages.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:48 pm to BamaChemE
I started with Adam and Eve and am working my way forward.
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