Sometimes it works after a few days. Try a different browser. These are things that have worked for me lately. Different genders cannot be merged. Delete the wrong one. Ann A. On 5/31/2013 4:47 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > it can be various reasons for it to happen, try switch the PIDs. > > 1. Ordinances already done > 2. Mis-merges - check nFS - combined records for that person (follow 106612) > 3. IOUS or Whales (oversized combined records) > 4. LDS Membership Records always take precede over non-LDS record. > > David Samuelsen > > On 5/31/2013 1:08 PM, Ivan P. Pack wrote: >> In trying to clean up my line on Family Tree, I have run into the situation >> where the merge function will not work - an error message says merges can >> not be performed on this person. Is anyone else having this problem or know >> why this is happening? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Miles Meyer" <milesmeyer@gmail.com> >> To: "Mary S. Scott (Michigan)" <mscscott28@yahoo.com>; >> <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 10:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Cleaning up on Family Tree >> >> >>> Absolutely correct Mary. I have been having this same conversation on the >>> FamilySearch discussion board on LinkedIn. There are several people there >>> who just want to upload their gedcom file to FamilySearch and leave it at >>> that. They do not want to do the work of checking for merges, duplicates >>> and incorrect information. I keep posting "If not you, then who? If not >>> now, then when?" I have found some errors in my lines, but luckily for me >>> there are few members of the church in my lines so "all the work" hasn't >>> yet been done. It leaves plenty of work for me to do. >>> >>> Miles Meyer >>> Jacksonville, FL >>> >>> "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get >>> better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss, The Lorax >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Mary S. Scott (Michigan) < >>> mscscott28@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> David's point about cleaning up our family lines on Family Tree is right >>>> on target. >>>> >>>> The other day I was working on Family Tree and looking at some of my >>>> husband's families, particularly the Tanner families from Payson, Utah. >>>> >>>> Earlier that day I had read an LDS biographical sketch about a sister in >>>> a >>>> newly published book. >>>> >>>> The sister's husband had married several women before the Manifesto. They >>>> lived in some of the areas where my husband's family had lived. One of >>>> his >>>> daughters married a man with the surname of Tanner. >>>> >>>> I went on Family Tree and wanted to see how this daughter was related to >>>> my husband. >>>> >>>> As I looked at the records for the various Tanner branches, I was amazed >>>> at the inconsistencies and inaccuracies which are there. >>>> >>>> For instance, the information about John Tanner (the early convert to the >>>> Church who gave a substantial amount of money for the Kirkland Temple to >>>> Joseph Smith) >>>> needed immediate attention. (John Tanner never lived in Payson but his >>>> third wife and many of his children did.) >>>> >>>> John Tanner's mother was Thankful Tefft but Family Tree had Thankful also >>>> as the wife of John. (Terrible error and not one to let carry down to >>>> people who might not know the difference. It needed to be corrected >>>> immediately and appropriate explanations added.) >>>> >>>> The family relationships were certainly in need of careful examination >>>> and >>>> correction. With my husband's approval, I started the process of >>>> correcting >>>> these relationships. >>>> >>>> As I told my husband, we will need to look at every one of his family >>>> lines because there are probably changes which need to be made for many >>>> family members. >>>> >>>> My husband isn't that keen on family history but if we don't do these >>>> changes who will? If not now, when? >>>> >>>> Are we going to wait for our children and unborn grandchildren to be >>>> interested? It might not happen. >>>> >>>> I think now is the time and it is a task which we can do while we are >>>> able >>>> to do so. >>>> >>>> As I used to tell my family history classes, we can work on one family at >>>> a time. Straighten it out, add sources and notes, check ordinances, merge >>>> if necessary, etc. We don't have to attack the entire tree but only these >>>> smaller twigs in a methodical way. When we feel one family is in order, >>>> than we can move to another family. >>>> >>>> Besides, as we work on Family Tree, we can address issues and offer >>>> insights or feedback. >>>> >>>> Thanks for listening. I learn a lot from each of you. >>>> >>>> Mary Scott >>>> Aurora, Illinois >>>> >>>> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >>>> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >>> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >