For
example, in my case, I am #1; my father is #2 (2x1); and my mother is #3 (2+1).
My mother’s parents would be numbered as follows: She is #3; her father is #6
(2x3); and her mother is #7 (6+1). Another example is for my paternal grandfather.
He is #4; his father is #8 (2x4); and his mother is #9 (8+1).
To
be fair, I have not seen anyone list their Ahnentafel table the way that I have
presented mine on this blog. This construct is purely my own invention. I
wanted to be able to see the father and mother and the children of a family
group all in one place, with all ancestral lines together. So, I created a
table where they are all listed side-by-side as follows (see the "Ahnentafel" link to the right for a larger table; I have made this one smaller for demonstration purposes only):
#
| FATHER | MOTHER |
CHILDREN
|
1
|
Christine Jane UNDERWOOD
| ||
2-3 |
Stephen Alexander UNDERWOOD, Jr.
|
Corinne Jane McCORMACK
|
Stephen Patrick UNDERWOOD
Katherine Patricia UNDERWOOD
Gregory Lee UNDERWOOD
Douglas Alan UNDERWOOD
Christine Jane UNDERWOOD
|
4-5 |
Stephen Alexander UNDERWOOD, Sr.
|
Mary Frances AHERN
|
Jerrold Edward UNDERWOOD
Stephen Alexander UNDERWOOD, Jr.
Richard Anthony UNDERWOOD
James Vincent UNDERWOOD
Albert Joseph UNDERWOOD
|
6-7 |
Elliott Hartford McCORMACK
|
Inger Dorthea STAPP
|
Carol Hartford McCORMACK
Corinne Jane McCORMACK
|
8-9 |
Stephen Alexander "S.A." UNDERWOOD
|
Sarah Angeline "Anna" WHITWELL
|
Baby Boy UNDERWOOD
Jerrold Roscoe UNDERWOOD
Franklin Mason UNDERWOOD
Infant UNDERWOOD
George Arthur UNDERWOOD
Herbert Whitwell UNDERWOOD
Twin Girl UNDERWOOD
Stephen Alexander UNDERWOOD, Sr.
|
10-11
|
Daniel AHERN
|
Sarah FLAHERTY
|
Mary Frances AHERN
Daniel Edward AHERN
Margaret Justine AHERN
Henry William AHERN
|
12-13
|
John Findley McCORMACK
|
Estella ELLIOTT
|
Elliott Hartford McCORMACK
|
14-15
|
John Seldon STAPP
|
Inger Christine JENSEN
|
Anna May STAPP
Esther Belinda STAP
Inger Dorthea STAPP
Lillie Viola STAPP
|
16-17
|
Thomas UNDERWOOD
|
Hester Ann WALDRIP
|
Sarah UNDERWOOD
James H. UNDERWOOD
Rachel M. UNDERWOOD
Stephen Alexander UNDERWOOD
Thomas UNDERWOOD
Elizabeth UNDERWOOD
Johanna UNDERWOOD
Tealie UNDERWOOD
|
For me, this works. For others, they may shy away from something that is different from how they may have seen an Ahnentafel displayed before. I invite you to research on your own and decide for yourself how to display your own family line.
I
want to make one point, though. Even though this table focuses on the
direct-line ancestors, I don’t make the mistake of researching only those people. I like to research collateral
lines because I find that branching out from my straight-line pedigree affords
me the ability to put family groups back together and determine whether a person
happens to belong to my family. This has been called cluster genealogy by some while
the great genealogy guru Elizabeth Shown Mills calls it the FAN Principle:
researching the Friends/Associates/Neighbors of your ancestors.
If
you wish to follow my Ahnentafel table example for your own genealogy, please
feel free to do so. Everything on my blog is here for your use. I simply ask
that you credit my work. You may copy-and-paste the citation formula at the
bottom of the page, and all you must do is change out the dates and post
titles. Good luck in your research!
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