The Family

I am working on the tree again. I called Jean’s sister tonight and got some names and dates. We are going to talk again next week when she will have the old family Bible in hand and be able to give me, probably, verification on the older dates that i have, and hopefully, something new.

There is something about my tree that bothers me. Documentation. I have none for most of my information. Bill has collected pictures of many headstones which helps; I intend to attach those pictures to the tree. I also intend to ask various people who might have birth, marriage, and death certificates to make me copies. That will only document the most recent entries and there is little question of their accuracy, but i think it is a good idea to document what i can.

I would like you to copy anything of interest for me to attach to my tree. Birth, marriage, etc. I would also like to enter as much info as i can on the families of Christina and Kevin, particularly Christina. One of these days Aleah and her sibling might like to know more about “mom’s” family. It would be nice to have it all in one place. Much of the information i will be entering is so recent it will be of little interest now, or even next generation, but if we can round up birth certificates, etc, for grandparents now, that will be old enough to have real value in a few more years.

As to what information i am interested in, besides birth, marriage, and death, there are suggested topics like health, education, employment, land ownership, baptism, christening, and any information of general interest can be added. For example i just entered that the grandmother or great grandmother of someone who married one of Jean’s siblings was the first woman doctor in CO. We do not have the line leading to her, but if that line is found, the first doctor bit would be a conformation, and even if the line to her is not found it is interesting.