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Using Ancestry.comJuly 2015
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• Accessing Ancestry via http://www.ancstry.com
• Using Ancestry.com1. Home2. Family Trees3. Search4. DNA5. Collaborate6. Learning Center7. More (Publish; Shop, Gift; Hire an Expert)
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Ancestry.comFamily Trees - 1
• Porter-Marlow Family Tree
• Start a New Tree
• Upload a GEDCOM
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GEDCOM (Genealogical Data Communication) - a proprietary and open de facto specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software.
GEDCOM was developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as an aid to genealogical research
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GEDCOM FileExample0 HEAD 1 SOUR Reunion 2 VERS V8.0 2 CORP Leister Productions 1 DEST Reunion 1 DATE 11 FEB 2006 1 FILE test 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 1 CHAR ANSII 0 @I1@ INDI 1 NAME Bob /Cox/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 OCT1946
0 @I2@ INDI 1 NAME Joann /Para/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 18 AUG 19480 @I3@ INDI 1 NAME Bobby Jo /Cox/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 28 APR 19740 @F1@ FAM 1 HUSB @I1@ 1 WIFE @I2@ 1 MARR 1 CHIL @I3@ 0 TRLR
1st column indicates an indentation level.The individual records (INDI) define Bob Cox (I1)Joann Para (I2), Bobby Jo Cox (I3).
The family record (FAM) links the husband (HUSB), wife (WIFE), and child (CHIL) by their ID numbers.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDCOM
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Ancestry.comSearch – 2a
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Warning: Do Not Enter too much information; Use only to REDUCE Number of hits.
Requiring a spouse for a young soul will return little.
Ditto for a Sibling who has not been born yet.
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Ancestry.comSearch – Census & Voter Lists
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Let’s Try 1900
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Ancestry.comSearch – Census & Voter Lists
1900 Census
Looks Identical to Other Census, Because it is
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