Thus, every ancestor receives a unique number that can be used as shorthand or for filing. Each chart is assigned a number and cross-referenced to connect charts and generations. The subject of the chart is number 1 the subject’s father is 2, the mother is 3 the father’s father is 4, the father’s mother is 5 etc. Each person on the chart receives a number.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Ī multi-generational chart provides a road map of your ancestors and includes basic information about each couple: full name and date and place of birth, death, and marriage.
