tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post5837919790121385951..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Ancestor Score for 2015Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-9940140507619727762015-01-13T06:44:43.158-08:002015-01-13T06:44:43.158-08:00If any of your readers use Family Historian progra...If any of your readers use Family Historian programme there is a report plugin that does this for you it is available on the Users Group forum.CS Imageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343794442705606451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-15270303352919488522015-01-12T21:24:27.568-08:002015-01-12T21:24:27.568-08:00Heather, the way I did it was to make an ahnentafe...Heather, the way I did it was to make an ahnentafel report (just ancestors), and then count the number in each generation, and put the number in the form. It's a brute force approach!<br /><br />Took me awhile, but I got there.<br /><br />Good luck -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-16669885049181111892015-01-12T17:36:23.763-08:002015-01-12T17:36:23.763-08:00I'd love to participate but I can't figure...I'd love to participate but I can't figure out a way to count up all the ancestors on Family Tree Maker. Any ideas anyone?Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-62626062621593527682015-01-12T10:27:37.805-08:002015-01-12T10:27:37.805-08:00I saw this last night, so I know I'm late to t...I saw this last night, so I know I'm late to the party. At 10 generations I have found 18% of the names. I am at 97% of my first six generations, but the numbers of known ancestors drop off significantly after that. Still it's better than last year, when my number was 12%.D Prakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189133119475598990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-13568551373765156642015-01-11T21:32:58.765-08:002015-01-11T21:32:58.765-08:00Definitely late to the table here...
Up to 10 gen...Definitely late to the table here... <br />Up to 10 generations, out of 1,023 I have 165 individuals for a 16.13% <br /><br />Up to 12 generations, out of 4095, I have found 262 total individuals, making it a 6.40%. Pretty respectable and slightly improved over last year. But this month alone, I've added at least 8 individuals and their details, and that's not showing in the totals. Next year, we'll see what's my score. Cheers. Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-68573614114888280142015-01-11T15:59:53.878-08:002015-01-11T15:59:53.878-08:001 1, 1, 1, 1, 100%
2 2, 3, 2, 3, 100%
3 4, 7, 4, 7...1 1, 1, 1, 1, 100%<br />2 2, 3, 2, 3, 100%<br />3 4, 7, 4, 7, 100%<br />4 8, 15, 8, 15, 100%<br />5 16, 31, 16, 31, 100%<br />6 32, 63, 19, 50, 79%<br />7 64, 127, 14, 64, 50%<br />8 128, 255, 12, 76, 30%<br />9 256, 511, 6, 82, 16%<br />10 512, 1023, 2, 84, 8%<br />11 1024, 2047, 2, 86 4%<br /><br />To be fair, my grandmother spent about 20 years researching that side of the family so since I have taken up the hunt myself I haven't had much incentive to look at that side but at the same time I don't want to "cheat" by just adding what she found. So her files sit in limbo while I research the other side of the family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326201879351581078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-40880679392231930092015-01-11T15:16:12.049-08:002015-01-11T15:16:12.049-08:00I did mine! You can see it at http://mymaineancest...I did mine! You can see it at http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/01/whats-your-ancestor-score.html<br /><br />I still have a long way to go!Pam Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-35004208158980088802015-01-11T14:11:29.571-08:002015-01-11T14:11:29.571-08:00I've kept a separate '1023'tree since ...I've kept a separate '1023'tree since 2013. It's still woefully shy on many lines (primarily after my 3rd G-grand paternal line), but my New England lines are almost 'up to par'.<br /><br />By the 5th G-grand generation I only have 17 out of 64 .. at this point my % drops below 50% (17 of 64) and proceeds to drop further each generation back.<br /><br />Another year, another ancestor or two !! (I hope)Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771985444083153911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90303295801350417152015-01-11T13:13:33.601-08:002015-01-11T13:13:33.601-08:00What an interesting thing to do! While I only hav...What an interesting thing to do! While I only have 10% overall, I'm so pleased to see the progress I've made, and I even have one 12th generation great-grandfather! This is helping me get ready to go to the Library in SLC. Thanks -- http://ortburg.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-night-fun-on-sunday.htmlElise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-85827166324048330362015-01-11T09:14:32.355-08:002015-01-11T09:14:32.355-08:00I also prepared mine in a spreadsheet last year, s...I also prepared mine in a spreadsheet last year, so it was pretty easy to compare. And hey, I found a few!<br /><br />http://sallysearches.blogspot.com/2015/01/how-many-named-ancestors-2015-edition.htmlSallySearcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085309109469827084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-63373052648700287832015-01-11T07:56:27.847-08:002015-01-11T07:56:27.847-08:00That took longer than I expected, but it is now do...That took longer than I expected, but it is now done! I decided not to use percentages as that would look so small for me & it would take a long time to see any significant change. Instead, I just found my "number"... that is, the number of direct ancestors I've found through the 7x great grandparents. And, my number is: 161!<br /><br />Here's a link: http://theenthusiasticgenealogist.blogspot.com/2015/01/sngf-your-ancestor-score-for-2015.htmlDana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1502531745211021292015-01-11T05:07:38.234-08:002015-01-11T05:07:38.234-08:00My score is 192, a possible 18.75% - plenty of wor...My score is 192, a possible 18.75% - plenty of work to be done :)Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-20913181263397141312015-01-11T00:46:58.769-08:002015-01-11T00:46:58.769-08:00I posted my table on my blog at http://ancestraldi...I posted my table on my blog at http://ancestraldiscoveries.blogspot.com/2015/01/randy-seavers-saturday-night-genealogy.html. At ten generations I have 10.2%, and only 0.4% at fifteen generations. Any real gains I make will be on my father's side.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-27970033261771929922015-01-10T21:23:43.428-08:002015-01-10T21:23:43.428-08:00This is an excellent idea. Did you create this in ...This is an excellent idea. Did you create this in excel? I know this is asking a lot, but is there any way you would consider making the blank available so we can fill it in? Seeds to Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146194433439896630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90788942135366433562015-01-10T20:57:49.425-08:002015-01-10T20:57:49.425-08:00My score was 72 out of 1,023 possible for 7%. I ne...My score was 72 out of 1,023 possible for 7%. I never gave this a thought before but it was an interesting exercise. Plenty to work on in 2015! I don't have a master database so needed to scoop up names from a handful of databases and that took most of the time. I've posted my chart at <a href="http://facebook.com/trippgenealogy" rel="nofollow"> http://facebook.com/trippgenealogy</a>Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473905334605518834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-2403622798732756752015-01-10T19:46:09.664-08:002015-01-10T19:46:09.664-08:00Hi Randy,
Here's the link to tonight's SN...Hi Randy,<br /><br />Here's the link to tonight's SNGF post ~ http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-my.html<br /><br />Thanks!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-61161633516572895332015-01-10T18:08:04.330-08:002015-01-10T18:08:04.330-08:00I started off my new blog, Pine Trees and Pedigree...I started off my new blog, Pine Trees and Pedigrees, with this challenge last January, so I was eager to see how my score compared to last year's.<br /><br />My 10-generation score is 220/1023 (21.5%), a decided improvement over last year's 169/1023 (16.5%). Going to 12 generations I have 280/4095 (6.8%), up from 206 (5.0%).<br /><br />You can check out the complete chart at http://pinetreesandpedigrees.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-my.htmlThe Down East Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149824380424559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-10723101280643914582015-01-10T15:25:02.946-08:002015-01-10T15:25:02.946-08:00I created an Ahnentafel report using The Master Ge...I created an Ahnentafel report using The Master Genealogist, counted the names, and was so depressed by the result that I didn't bother creating the chart. :-) At 5 generations it's 81% but then falls away to 20% by generation 7, 7% at generation 10, and I only have 2 names in generation 11. It doesn't help that one grandparent and most earlier ancestors were on the opposite side of the world from where I live.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-4474470644935942332015-01-10T14:49:48.517-08:002015-01-10T14:49:48.517-08:00Hi Randy...this is a great time to do this at the ...Hi Randy...this is a great time to do this at the beginning of the year and then I can compare it with where I end up at the end of the year.<br /><br />I also created a ahnentafel report in FTM2014 and then counted the number in each generation.<br /><br /> Possible People Identified People % <br />Generations Relationship No. Sum No. Sum Generation Sum %<br />1 Me 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%<br />2 Parents 2 3 2 3 100.0% 100.0%<br />3 Grandparents 4 7 4 7 100.0% 100.0%<br />4 Great Grandparents 8 15 8 15 100.0% 100.0%<br />5 2nd Great Grandparents 16 31 16 31 100.0% 100.0%<br />6 3rd Great Grandparents 32 63 25 56 78.1% 88.9%<br />7 4th Great Grandparents 64 127 25 81 39.1% 63.8%<br />8 5th Great Grandparents 128 255 32 113 25.0% 44.3%<br />9 6th Great Grandparents 256 511 46 159 18.0% 31.1%<br />10 7th Great Grandparents 512 1023 49 208 9.6% 20.3%<br /><br />Obviously I have work to do!!<br /><br />Thank you for this challenge!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389521117708343174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-48832186199652832762015-01-10T14:30:57.048-08:002015-01-10T14:30:57.048-08:00Luckily I kept my table from last year's Ances...Luckily I kept my table from last year's Ancestor Score, so this was an easy challenge. Here's my post: http://geneginny.blogspot.com/2015/01/sngf-updated-ancestor-score.html<br />Adding 7 names didn't change my overall score much.GeneGinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172142394579145655noreply@blogger.com