> > I use this numbering for my filing system. Have run across the > > situation of having 1st cousins marrying. He is number 22 and she > > is number 23. His mother would be 45 and her father would be 46. > > This makes THEIR father both 90 and 92. So going further back, I'm > > wondering, do I drop one number "line" or use both, with empty > > lineage? > > > > "Roberta" <gmarob@gmail.com> > > Keep both, but instead of "empty lineage", put in the cross- > reference on the higher number (Already printed as #90). > > I don't see why you're using this very customized numbering system > for filing anything though. The numbers for your ancestors and the > numbers for your child's ancestors will be different, and so will > the numbers for your grandkids or your nephews and first cousins, > although the ancestors themselves are the same. Most numbering > systems are static, to nail down exact identities at a snapshot of > time of publication. If there's a dynamic numbering system I've yet > to meet it. (Richard PENCE may have different information?) > > Cheryl Singhals <singhals@erols.com> No one in my family is at all interested in carrying on the research. I'm mainly using the numbering system because I found it -for me- the simplest to use with my paper files. I like filing by family group. It keeps immediate family right there and the numbering helps find earlier ancestors. My own feeling, too, is that most people use a gen program these days, so numbering really doesn't make any sense in that way. So, I really don't need a numbering system, but use it because my brain seems to like it! Thanks for the input. Roberta "Roberta" <gmarob@gmail.com>