tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post8691527793170041206..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Can you document all names back 10 generations?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-78247555506654892412013-01-09T19:45:13.544-08:002013-01-09T19:45:13.544-08:00This is very interesting indeed; a nice measure of...This is very interesting indeed; a nice measure of the "completeness" of our work. <br /><br />My numbers are:<br /><br />5th gen. - 94% known (15 of 16)<br />6th gen. - 69% known (22 out of 32)<br />7th gen. - 55% known (35 out of 64)<br /><br />22% overall.<br /><br />But it is quite tedious to calculate. <br /><br />I entered the counts into an Excel spreadsheet, which calculates the percentages. The spreadsheet I can easily update or copy and reuse for another person. The problem is getting the counts.<br /><br />Does anyone know a way that's easier then printing an Ahnentafel report and manually counting the individuals in each generation?<br /><br />I've searched for reports or utilities for this, but I haven't found anything.<br /><br />Wayne Stauffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-78763078853723655102012-12-12T10:46:58.752-08:002012-12-12T10:46:58.752-08:00I've been up to this for about 20 years now an...I've been up to this for about 20 years now and I think it is unlikely that one could accurately document the names of all ancestors back 10 generations. It is more likely that you could do that for one line. For instance, I have my mothers Cannon line back 12 generations but this is only for the Cannon men and the women they married. In other words, I do not know the names of the ancestors for which these men married. For my ancestry I have accurately documented all names for 5 generations. These are my GG-Grandparents all 16 of them. I have 29/32 GGG-Grandparents and only 35/64 GGGG-Grandparents. Us Western European "commoners" will find it difficult tracing all names back 6 or 7 generations much less 10.Darelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019979283734388765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-38706846963090022022012-05-25T11:22:04.351-07:002012-05-25T11:22:04.351-07:00I've only been at this about three and a half ...I've only been at this about three and a half years and I already have a ton of information however, I see that the original post here was in 2010 so I'm thinking it must be getting exponentially easier because more and more records are digitized each year. Regardless, I have encountered some of the typical problems; poor records for slaves prior to the US Civil War, poor access to European records prior to 1900.<br /><br />My father is African American and I haven't been able to get past the US Civil War which takes place approximately between generations 4 and 3. On his side I can trace:<br /><br />Generations 1-4: 13 out of 15<br /><br />My mothers' family is from Belgium, Poland, and Russia. On her side I can trace:<br /><br />Generations 1-4: 13 out of 15<br />Generation 5: 3 out of 16<br />Generation 6: 1 out of 32<br />Generation 7: 1 out of 64<br /><br />My husbands' family was a lot easier since his paternal grandmother was a Doan (part of the largest family association in North America).<br /><br />On his fathers' side (the Doan line) I can trace:<br /><br />Generations 1-4: 15 out of 15<br />Generation 5: 12 out of 16<br />Generation 6: 5 out of 32<br />Generation 7: 3 out of 64<br />Generation 8: 4 out of 128<br />Generation 9: 3 out of 256<br />Generation 10: 4 out of 512<br />Generation 11: 3 out of 1024<br /><br />On his mothers' side I can trace:<br /><br />Generations 1-4: 15 out of 15<br />Generation 5: 13 out of 16<br />Generation 6: 17 out of 32<br />Generation 7: 6 out of 64<br />Generation 8: 2 out of 128<br />Generation 9 2 out of 256<br />Generation 10: 2 out of 512<br />Generation 11: 1 out of 1024<br />Generation 12: 2 out of 2048<br /><br />Not bad for only a few years but I have a lot more work to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495000375423478359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-33261893050283981952010-11-08T12:51:09.908-08:002010-11-08T12:51:09.908-08:00From a Polish perspective in English language:
htt...From a Polish perspective in English language:<br />http://blog.mrog.org/1482rozek19http://blog.mrog.org/1482/ten-generations-backnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-56728533032811484362010-03-09T17:49:03.781-08:002010-03-09T17:49:03.781-08:00Here's my 2 cents:
Generation:
5 (15 of 16)...Here's my 2 cents:<br /><br />Generation:<br />5 (15 of 16) 94%<br />6 (28 of 32) 88%<br />7 (43 of 64) 67%<br />8 (62 of 128) 48%<br />9 (62 of 256) 25%<br />10 (80 of 512) 16%<br /><br />A recent adoption in my line and an immigrant from the Honduras create two very significant gaps in my tree!TheGeneticGenealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991289742965223941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19897544156385956182010-03-08T15:58:52.626-08:002010-03-08T15:58:52.626-08:00I'm with Randy. To start, my maternal grand-mo...I'm with Randy. To start, my maternal grand-mother came from Denmark, so right off I'm blank from 5th back. I have some lines that are 12-16 generation in American... didn't count, sorry, but a lot... I do know practically all in USA. See my Surname tag, if you like numbers.<br /><br />Bill ;-)<br /><br />http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/<br />Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-8460998717843497692010-03-08T11:07:19.444-08:002010-03-08T11:07:19.444-08:00My ancestry is about 75% New England (with a few o...My ancestry is about 75% New England (with a few others thrown in) and 25% Mill English (my grandmother arrived in 1915 from Yorkshire) So the breakdown is:<br />5th generation- 100% known<br />6th gen.- 85% known (28 out of 32)<br />7th gen. - 84% - 54 out of 64<br />8th gen- 62% - 80 out of 128<br />9th gen- 57%- 147 out of 256<br />10th gen- 50%- 258 out of 512<br />After about the 8th and 9th generation I have so many cousins marrying cousins that it seems like I gained ancestors! LOL!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-15798585876845175462010-03-08T10:55:50.185-08:002010-03-08T10:55:50.185-08:00I can go back 5 generations on my father's sid...I can go back 5 generations on my father's side with just one hole--a female without a surname. After that, though, everyone is in Germany, and I haven't even started to look there yet. So gen 6 on that side has only 2 slots filled in. On my mother's side, I have 5 complete, then about 75% of gen 6, about half of gen 7 & 8, then except for a couple of lines, I'm pretty much at an end. I'm motivated now to find that one missing surname in gen 5 just to be able to claim 100% coverage through 5 generations!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979550383117381181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-7294408859011574752010-03-08T08:07:48.682-08:002010-03-08T08:07:48.682-08:00I wish I could go back 10 generations on every lin...I wish I could go back 10 generations on every line! My first "break" is in the sixth generation, with more in the seventh an so on. I honestly think I'll never break through on one line due to an unmarried 3x-Great Grandmother who never married and had seven kids. Another line that stops in the 5th is very frustrating due to an abundance of records that give me the names of that 5th generation, but I can't actually find the couple!<br /><br />The only lines that I have (six) that go back 10 generations are the ones that I can track to Europe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-81967173009462494082010-03-08T07:46:23.793-08:002010-03-08T07:46:23.793-08:00http://mhollick.typepad.com/slovakyankee/2010/03/d...http://mhollick.typepad.com/slovakyankee/2010/03/documenting-back-10-generations.htmlMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-6666425759840829922010-03-08T06:08:53.027-08:002010-03-08T06:08:53.027-08:00I thought something was wrong with me, I guess I a...I thought something was wrong with me, I guess I am not doing so bad afterall. Those pesky no surname females get me everytime. Thanks for the post.Brenda Leyndykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530495186632931677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-30424713874934198722010-03-08T05:44:08.751-08:002010-03-08T05:44:08.751-08:00My Irish lines only go to 6th generation, my Polis...My Irish lines only go to 6th generation, my Polish line to 7th, and my German lines to the 8th. And some of that I don't have all the primary documentation on yet. So I still have some work to go hit that 10th generation mark.Lynn Palermohttp://www.thearmchairgenealogist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-63168802953074677892010-03-08T04:28:20.486-08:002010-03-08T04:28:20.486-08:00I wrote about this last August - http://lisaandro...I wrote about this last August - <a href="http://lisaandroger.com/2009/08/pure-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow"> http://lisaandroger.com/2009/08/pure-new-zealand/ </a> - but from a different angle.<br /><br />16 gg grandparents - check<br />32 ggg grandparents - 3 gaps<br />64 gggg grandparents - 26 gaps<br />128 ggggg grandparents - 95 gaps<br /><br />now switching to what I do know<br /><br />256 gggggg grandparents - 31 known<br />512 ggggggg grandparents - 33 known.<br /><br />So - "Not even close"!!!!<br /><br />In total that comes to<br /><br />2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 29 + 38 + 33 + 31 + 33 = 192 out of 1022 possible. I guess that's a fail.theKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032776673542923740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42097533818400385612010-03-08T04:26:01.302-08:002010-03-08T04:26:01.302-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.theKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032776673542923740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-73845591453296590662010-03-08T04:16:27.534-08:002010-03-08T04:16:27.534-08:00I can only go back five generations with documenta...I can only go back five generations with documentation on my Eastern European Jewish branches. A cousin managed to take one line back seven generations with 20 years of research involving travelling to Lithuania several times.<br /><br />I start developing holes in the seventh generation for my other (mostly Colonial American) branches, even though some of those ultimately land me in England. <br /><br />I admit I haven't personally visited England to conduct the research - but I haven't had success with internet research so far.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-78387233994640735212010-03-08T01:30:22.174-08:002010-03-08T01:30:22.174-08:00No, not even close. After 32 years of part-time a...No, not even close. After 32 years of part-time and 8 years of half time genealogy, I am missing 6 of 16 great-grandparents. I guess I fail!GrannyPamhttp://www.warrenweb.info/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-66919454222223730352010-03-07T23:47:05.934-08:002010-03-07T23:47:05.934-08:00A very interesting post. For both myself and my h...A very interesting post. For both myself and my husband, we can document all names back 6 generations (beginning with our son). After that... Phew. <br /><br />The surname-less women often come into play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com