tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post1146629097045253383..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: What's Your Number? Don't Be Too Shocked if It's Below 30%!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-50126685116910310642014-05-15T16:05:35.579-04:002014-05-15T16:05:35.579-04:00In the recently published ancestries of the Leneuf...In the recently published ancestries of the Leneuf and LeGardeur families that settled in Quebec , they have put the families back to the early 1400s through notary records .Bernie Vanassehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635996439369410976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-53995992751809988622012-12-17T20:17:46.105-05:002012-12-17T20:17:46.105-05:00I believe it's 1022, plus yourself, for 1023.I believe it's 1022, plus yourself, for 1023. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74558123600353305562012-12-16T17:19:11.882-05:002012-12-16T17:19:11.882-05:00Question,Can a Family member at time of Death requ...Question,Can a Family member at time of Death request that all records pertaining to the deceasedbe destroyed ? Thank you gwd775@yahoo.comgwd775@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-17595859919560832462012-10-19T15:23:13.956-04:002012-10-19T15:23:13.956-04:00I'm coming late to this post, but I loved it. ...I'm coming late to this post, but I loved it. After thirty or so years of researching, up through my 5th great-grandparents I have 51.5 percent of my lines identified, which is not good enough in my estimation. Thereafter, the numbers drop way down as I hit the expansion years after the American Revolution, lack of census records in so many of my states for 1790, 1800, 1810, and so many leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555733671230006926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-48308294293916005452012-10-05T13:41:27.954-04:002012-10-05T13:41:27.954-04:00Fascinating! Love the post, the diagram, and all i...Fascinating! Love the post, the diagram, and all ideas in the comments. Had no concept of these numbers and the comparative view. <br /><br />My 5th gg father (maternal line) was the one who may have come from Ireland. Or Wales. Or Scotland. Or England. In the past, hired genealogists attested to each possibility. So we've really lost it there, although there's fairly good evidence up to Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-81985613507017238312012-10-05T08:21:20.295-04:002012-10-05T08:21:20.295-04:00Almost 12%!Almost 12%!Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084869946907300038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-39939511759475906732012-09-12T14:09:49.536-04:002012-09-12T14:09:49.536-04:00I can't be sure of much beyond the 7th generat...I can't be sure of much beyond the 7th generation, as I've not personally researched that far back. I put my number of known ancestors at a conservative 134, which puts me at 13% of 1024.<br /><br />I guess I'm more of a family historian than ancestor finder. I've spent a lot of time documenting up through my 3rd great grandparents, where I know 30/32, and gathering all the Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827314826408329481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-39813375994558857032012-08-20T21:23:22.203-04:002012-08-20T21:23:22.203-04:00Thanks for the great post. Looks like I'm not ...Thanks for the great post. Looks like I'm not alone in wondering what my numbers are. I blogged about my experience and thank you for the chance to take a look. 13% isn't bad in my estimate. Time to keep climbing the tree some more.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-52315806979209319762012-08-19T14:41:52.105-04:002012-08-19T14:41:52.105-04:00I think Martin is right. At some point you will f...I think Martin is right. At some point you will find ancestors who appear to have been dropped onto the earth by martians and you may never find out what their lives were like or where they are buried. The information has been lost and probably not much had existed originally. I wish it weren't so, but it's gonna happen. I follow all collateral lines as I'm able, but proof may be Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842142509859143660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5947980752272747002012-08-19T14:41:19.268-04:002012-08-19T14:41:19.268-04:00I think Martin is right. At some point you will f...I think Martin is right. At some point you will find ancestors who appear to have been dropped onto the earth by martians and you may never find out what their lives were like or where they are buried. The information has been lost and probably not much had existed originally. I wish it weren't so, but it's gonna happen. I follow all collateral lines as I'm able, but proof may be Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842142509859143660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-72200706701524925262012-08-19T11:07:26.761-04:002012-08-19T11:07:26.761-04:00For those ancestors earlier than ~3rd or 4th gener...For those ancestors earlier than ~3rd or 4th generations, one could always start tracing all the "cousins' descendants" as well!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-20086621353623554372012-08-18T19:33:00.818-04:002012-08-18T19:33:00.818-04:00Well, I've been doing this long enough to expl...Well, I've been doing this long enough to explore all the obscure records too. When there are no records, there are no records. It isn't about giving up but being cognizant and responsible to say that there no records. And most people in the past were not wealthy enough to generate many records. If those few records that were generated are now gone, then that's it. I can't Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-64279371456328507022012-08-18T14:50:49.404-04:002012-08-18T14:50:49.404-04:00Martin - you have a point that SOME of your lines ...Martin - you have a point that SOME of your lines will prove very challenging and the needed records may not exist. <br /><br />But that is when we must turn to alternate records. If the church records or census records are lost (as many are in Ontario Canada, Ireland and so on) it does not mean we cannot find other records. <br /><br />For example the English kept wonderful Bastardy records. <brOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-20885996616638511922012-08-18T14:33:16.052-04:002012-08-18T14:33:16.052-04:00This is interesting and I read the two blogs from ...This is interesting and I read the two blogs from whence this question came. I can 393 of such ancestors for a kill ratio of 38.5%. I have conducted genealogical research on and off for 35 years since I was a teenager. [That's five countries in five different languages, I can name all my 4th great grandparents by full name. On average the years 1780-1800]. But I heartily disagree with the Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18512362581341351522012-08-18T11:58:12.159-04:002012-08-18T11:58:12.159-04:00If I count only the ancestors that I have located ...If I count only the ancestors that I have located personally, then I stand at 71, so about 7%. However one of my French Canadian relatives has done the entire line back 10 generations! (F C Catholic records are much easier to find than most other early Canadian records. I haven't done the math on that but I think it substantially adds to my number.CallieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991717349717389292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-70688112227977851192012-08-18T07:32:24.950-04:002012-08-18T07:32:24.950-04:00Lorine, also without your typoos I'll be readi...Lorine, also without your typoos I'll be reading your blog very carefully! <br />I owe you my percentage. It is 15.1% of those 1024 ancestors. If I go 2 generations further (4096 ancestors) my percentage goes down to 3.8%Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-64334207847991216152012-08-17T15:46:39.919-04:002012-08-17T15:46:39.919-04:00Rosemary that's the fun of genealogy isn't...Rosemary that's the fun of genealogy isn't it? Solving those mysteries! Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-21231827053913653422012-08-17T15:46:10.425-04:002012-08-17T15:46:10.425-04:00Tim I'll have to do my husband's and see h...Tim I'll have to do my husband's and see how he fares! I think he'll be lower than me but maybe notOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-23194503801432928682012-08-17T15:45:33.571-04:002012-08-17T15:45:33.571-04:00Peter, so glad someone's watching me and catch...Peter, so glad someone's watching me and catching my typos! My chart shows the correct number but I see that all the way through the post I gave the wrong one. Oops!Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-11585317346353903052012-08-17T14:59:32.631-04:002012-08-17T14:59:32.631-04:00Mine is 6.836%. I can only go back to the 7th gen...Mine is 6.836%. I can only go back to the 7th generation and it doesn't help any that Gt Grandmother Elizabeth neglected to tell anyone who were the fathers (plural) of her 4 children. Grandpa was the only one to live past childhood.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230436754902585388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-66244066161692973742012-08-17T14:48:12.302-04:002012-08-17T14:48:12.302-04:00It is probably a matter of how you argue but by th...It is probably a matter of how you argue but by the time you reach your 7th great-grandparents, I think you have 1024 ancestors. 1023 would leave one of them alone :)<br />And now I'm off calculating my percentage.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-363624044866791802012-08-17T11:17:39.159-04:002012-08-17T11:17:39.159-04:00Mine is 7.5% and my wife's is 44.6%. Mind you,...Mine is 7.5% and my wife's is 44.6%. Mind you, I can hardly go beyond 6 generations. My wife, on the otherhand, can trace her paternal line back 18 generations and her maternal line 20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com