This is a really long post, probably one of my longest ever!
I’ve always had a slight interest in Genealogy, but with the amount of aunts, uncles, and cousins I have, no typical family history book could hold and organize the information. Now this format is great for gathering information, but doesn’t allow for the tree format.
This is best done on the computer in some sort of word processing program. A word processing program also allows for you to insert bullet points or insert a formal outline for organization.
Feel free to copy and paste this outline and use it for yourselves. You can fill in and delete where necessary.
The Nuclear Family
Husband:
- DOB & where
- Marriage date & where
- DOD & where
Wife:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Child 1:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Child 2:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Husband’s Parents and Siblings
Father:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Mother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Sibling 1:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Husband’s Paternal Grandparents
Grandfather:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Grandmother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Aunts & Uncles (The rest of the information will be filled in in another section.)
Names & DOB & where
Husband’s Maternal Grandparents
Grandfather:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Grandmother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Aunts & Uncles (The rest of the information will be filled in in another section.)
Names & DOB & where
Husband’s Paternal Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Aunt 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Aunt 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Husband’s Maternal Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Aunt 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Aunt 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Husband’s Nieces & Nephews
Niece 1:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Nephew 1:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Niece 2:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Nephew 2:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Wife’s Parents
Father:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Mother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Sibling 1:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Wife’s Paternal Grandparents
Grandfather:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Grandmother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Aunts & Uncles (The rest of the information will be filled in in another section.)
Names & DOB & where
Wife’s Maternal Grandparents
Grandfather:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Grandmother:
- DOB & where
- DOD & where
Aunts & Uncles (The rest of the information will be filled in in another section.)
Names & DOB & where
Wife’s Paternal Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Aunt 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Aunt 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Wife’s Maternal Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Aunt 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 1:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Aunt 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Uncle 2:
- DOD & where
- Marriage & where & to whom
- Children
Wife’s Nieces & Nephews
Niece 1:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Nephew 1:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Niece 2:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Nephew 2:
- DOB & where
- Marriage & where
- DOD & where
Other Information and/or Fun Stories
I’ve found it helps to organize information. Hope it helps you too!
Tales From A Polk County Girl 