Charles, if you have Family Tree Maker, go to "People" and scan down to "Relationship Calculator". I think that will help you understand, and will give you the true relationship to the relative, if you have him entered into your data base on the program. Dortha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 4:05 PM Subject: Fw: [ERATH] question about generations... > Hi, Kathy- , > Guess I wasn't thinking, but my great Grandfather's brothers would be my > Great Great Uncles I am still confused by the difference between First > Cousins once removed and Second cousins . As you know , I have 8 Double > First cousins born in Selden. -or Stephenville Hospital and 2 more buried > in Selden Cemetery on Duffau Creek in Grady & Joyce Parton Wyly's > Dairy land. > > FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED- , as I understand it are children of my first > cousins, so would the children of my Double First Cousins be First > cousins half =removed? Now add half siblings and explain it. I haver > seen different explanations on other sites. > Another question- Martha Catherine Mitchell was the third wife of O.C. > Wyly in Georgia. Her aunt or double first cousin of her mom was Lucy > Eddins, O.C.'s first wife. What relation are the grandchildren on their > mom's side- Wyly side is clear cut. > > Charles Wyly > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kathy Tate <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 04:27:57 -0700 > Subject: [ERATH] question about generations... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Would somebody please tell me exactly how to state generations? > > For example: If I want to say I'm a 7th (or whatever) generation Texan, > where does it start? My gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather Elijah Isaacks came > to > Texas (then Mexico) in 1822 ...he was born in South Carolina but died in > Texas. His son William, my 4Xgr grandfather, was also born in SC and > died > in Texas. My 3Xgr grandfather, Frederick, was born in Texas. > > Now where do I start counting? Would I be a 7th generation "Texan" ...or > 6th ...or 5th ...or what? > > I'm setting up a website for my art work and thought I would go a little > further than saying I'm a "native Texan" but I'm not sure where to start > counting. Anyone know? > > Thanks, > Kathy Tate > > > -------------------------------- > www.kathytate.com > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >