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General Instructions for Charts.
• When filling in both charts, use these guidelines:
• If you only know approximate dates, put Abt. before the date or Bet. if there is a range of dates.
• Put as much information as you know about a location. If you think it could be two (or more) places, just put OR between each place.
• The country should be all in capitals, and the state should be the two letter abbreviation if it is a U.S. State.
• If you run out of room, use the back. Please put either the box number or name of the person you are continuing so that I know who the information is for.
• If the last name of a person is unknown you may leave a blank space or write UNKNOWN for their last name.
• When filling in the Pedigree Chart: for entering dates, use the format of: Day Month Year, the month should be the first three letters of the month; for entering locations, use the format of: City (County) State, COUNTRY.
• When filling in the Family Group Sheet: for entering locations, use the boxes to guide you through what goes where. The location box is there for anything that is not a city/county/state/country, such as a cemetery, hospital or home. Don’t worry about how much you do and do not know. Any information you can give me is a step in the right direction.
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• You can skip Family Group Sheets for your children, yourself and your spouse.
• Start with one couple on the Pedigree Chart and fill out as much information as possible. Follow the guidelines stated below under General instructions for both charts.
• When filling out information for the children, include the spouse’s full name (if known) and any other spouses the person may have had. The marriage date should be for the first spouse, and any other spouses can have their marriage dates and places listed with them. You should also fill out a separate family group sheet for each spouse, and then you will have their marriage date and location included, as well as any children. The same goes for multiple marriages of ancestors.
• You are welcome, and encouraged, to fill out separate Family Group Sheets for children if you know that they have been married and had children. Sometimes parents lived with their children, and a good way to confirm that I have the correct family is to be able to look at all the people in the household and compare that with family group sheets.
• You should fill in any extra information you know, such as military service, religion, occupations, places of residence, and any other dates or places you know, in any blank space available, or on the back. While these things may not seem important, they can be a huge help in locating your ancestors.
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