Family Ancestor Mapping - Family IDs

Objective:

• Demonstrate use of Family Ancestry Maps, a form of Family Tree Diagram, to establish predictable (intelligent )
• identification numbers ( ID numbers ) for
• Families - FAM_ID
• Family Members - IND_ID

Conclusion:

• The most critical aspect of genealogy accounting is to clearly identify each
• member of your family,
• family within your extended family
• and the relationship between family members and families.

Family Ancestor Maps (FAM Maps) facilitate the assignment of Family ID numbers ( FAM_ID )

Family Member IDs ( IND_ID ) are derived from the FAM_ID and birth order of each Child born into the family.

Spouses that marry into the family (i.e. not born into the family) are assigned an IND_ID based on FAM_ID of family they are Parenting and
marraige order.




Every Family (FAMILY.DBF) recorded in your family tree must have a valid FAM_ID consistent with node location on the FAM Map.

Every Family Member (FAM_MEMBER.DBF) recorded in your family tree must have a valid IND_ID and FAM_ID consistent with their birth order (marraige order for spouses)

• The process for recording your family tree,
• to identify appropriate identification numbers for families and individuals,
• by plotting family information on Family Ancestry Maps
• is described in the following sequence of slides.