FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
A blank family tree chart enables you to record the ancestors from whom you
directly descend--those for whom you intend to compile a
complete and correct family unit. It shows at a glance the
progress you have made towards this goal and what remains to
be done. Some people also consider this to be called a
"pedigree chart."
The
following free family tree chart is
very easy to fill in, just start with
yourself and work your way backwards to your
oldest known ancestor.
Download
the printable
Family Tree Chart which you will be able
to fill in!
More Information:
On
this chart you can show relationships
between multiple generations of a family and
trace your ancestry by following back in
time along a particular family line. The
most common family tree chart displays five
generations of family data on a single page.
This chart only shows your ancestors-those
people from whom you are descended by blood.
You will notice there is no room on a family
tree chart for siblings, multiple marriages,
or social family connections. This
information appears on the
family
group chart.
Begin at the left
of the page with an individual (you or your
child or parent), then branch out to the
right to show parents, grandparents, etc.,
including dates and places of births, deaths
and marriages. If you are the "subject" of
the family tree chart (which is designated
as Chart No. 1), you are assigned the number
1. Your father is No. 2, your mother is No.
3, your paternal grandfather is No. 4, and
so on. Family tree charts usually have
complete information on three generations of
ancestors for an individual, with the names
of the members of the fourth generation plus
a reference to succeeding charts, where
vital information on them is recorded.
This commonly used numbering system for
pedigree charts is called an "ahnentafel" by
genealogists, after the title of a book
where it was first used. By looking at a
chart you can see that the number for any
individual's father is 2 times that of the
individual and that person's mother's number
is 2 times plus 1. With the exception of No.
1, who can be either male or female, all
even-numbered persons are males and all
odd-numbered are females. The spouse of No.
1 is not assigned a number.
The free Family
Tree Chart is a PDF file and you may need to
download
