Thanks Anna & Joe for this article. I am sharing with the genealogy group at our next meeting; everyone will get a copy as this subject has been discussed many times. So confusing! Now we can find all the "cousins" we never knew we had. "Anna O. Jackson" <annao@hcis.net> wrote: Hello List Members, Our fellow List Member Joe Max Williams has sent in an article written by Debby Wein. Here is an explanation of the "once removed, twice removed, etc." description of cousins: *Debbie Wein wrote: * >> * This was sent thru another list that I am on and I thought that someone might find it interesting. * > * First cousins share a common Grandparent. > Second cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > Third cousins share a common Great Great Grandparent. > Fourth cousins share a common three times Great Grandparent. > Fifth cousins share a common four times Great Grandparent. > Etc., etc. > > 1st cousins share a common Grandparent. > 1st cousins once removed are children of your 1st cousins. > 1st cousins 2 times removed are children of your 1st cousins once > removed. > 1st cousins 3 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 2 times > removed. > 1st cousins 4 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > 2nd cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > 2nd cousins once removed are children of your 2nd cousins. > 2nd cousins 2 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins once > removed. > 2nd cousins 3 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 2 times > removed. > 2nd cousins 4 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > Family Relationships Chart > http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm* > -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America Giles County Mail List Administrator CC Giles County, TN; http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County Tennessee Genealogy. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message