dumb question I bet but would like to know what the once or more removed means. Mary Lou

Hi Mary Lou, Someone put a really good description of all the relationships online and his statement that if the other person was in a different generation than she/he was from the person that they descended from, that accounted for the 'removed' term. So the children of your aunts and uncles are your cousins - period But the cousins of your parents are your cousins, "once removed". The cousins of your grandparents are your cousins, but "twice removed". Of course, it isn't always that easy, especially when you go back several generations and then try to figure out cousins who are in the same generation or just one different from you. I have just found a descendant whose ancestor is the sibling of my ancestor back 7 generations. Since we are in the same generation descendant-wise, I think that makes him my seventh cousin, and my children's seventh cousin, once removed. Others will probably be able to explain it better and there are pages online that show it. Funny though, that most of us, just call these 'removed' relatives, 'aunt and uncle' or 2nd cousins. Good luck! Susan E PS: I am related to a John Daughtery, wife Letitia Sharp Daughtery in PA, if we should connect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morgan" <morgan14u@itlnet.net> To: <DAUGHERTY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:02 AM Subject: [DAUGHERTY] Can some one tell me what is a cousin once removed? > dumb question I bet but would like to know what the once or more removed means. Mary Lou > > > ==== DAUGHERTY Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Not dumb questions...it means an inquisitive mind. The best way to explain it would be: IE George Had two sons...Sam and Fred Sam and Fred had a son each. Sam's was Dave...Fred's was Charlie Dave and Charlie were first cousins Charlies children would be first cousin once removed to Dave Charlies grandchildren would be first cousin twice removed, to Dave. Etc. Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: Morgan To: DAUGHERTY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:02 AM Subject: [DAUGHERTY] Can some one tell me what is a cousin once removed? dumb question I bet but would like to know what the once or more removed means. Mary Lou ==== DAUGHERTY Mailing List ==== ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237