Living: Robin's Roots

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

1. Living

Generation: 2

Clare Rush Nelson was born on 20 Sep 1905 in Kansas, USA (son of Julius B Nelson and Stella A Rush); died on 3 Feb 1988 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1910, Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
Residence: 1920, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1930, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1940, Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1955, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA

Clare married Doris C Knowles on 27 Feb 1932 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, USA. Doris was born in 1910 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; died in 1999 in Hume, Bates County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris C Knowles was born in 1910 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; died in 1999 in Hume, Bates County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1 Jan 1925, Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1940, Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1955, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA

Children:

1. Living

Generation: 3

Julius B Nelson was born in 1871 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA (son of John Morris Nelson and Sarah McCutcheon); died in 1945 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1900, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1910, Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
Residence: 1920, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1930, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1940, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Julius married Stella A Rush on 26 Jan 1898 in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA. Stella was born in 1876 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in 1960; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stella A Rush was born in 1876 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in 1960; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1910, Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
Residence: 1920, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1930, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa, USA

Children:

Sarah Phyllis Nelson was born in 1901 in Iowa, USA; died in 1944 in Oregon, USA.
2. Clare Rush Nelson was born on 20 Sep 1905 in Kansas, USA; died on 3 Feb 1988 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Generation: 4

John Morris Nelson was born on 26 Sep 1834 in Mason County, West Virginia, USA (son of William 'Arbuckle' Nelson and Nancy Jane (Jenny) Greenlee); died on 2 Jul 1901 in Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1850, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1860, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Married to Sarah
Residence: 1870, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Residence Post Office: Corydon
Residence: 1873, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Residence: 1880, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Married to Sarah J
Residence: 1900, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=75877829; large upright granite stone on a foot-high base, shared with his first wife Sarah J

John married Sarah McCutcheon. Sarah was born in 1837 in Indiana, USA; died in 1894; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah McCutcheon was born in 1837 in Indiana, USA; died in 1894; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Residence Post Office: Lewisburg
Residence: 1870, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; Residence Post Office: Corydon
Residence: 1880, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1885, Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Birth:
I used to think that she was Sarah Jane McCutchan, the daughter of my ancestor Samuel McCutchan of Floyd Co, IN, but have discovered Samuels's daughter's history; all in Indiana

Buried:
GRid=75877861; no photo

Children:

Elizabeth Jane Nelson was born in Aug 1856 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in 1938 in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
William Arbuckle Nelson, II was born on 23 Feb 1859 in Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died on 1 Apr 1927 in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Frances Anne Nelson was born on 30 Aug 1861 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died on 20 Nov 1935 in Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
French Nelson was born on 14 Feb 1865 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died on 17 Apr 1865 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Leonard Nelson was born on 14 Feb 1865 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died on 13 Oct 1871 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Hester Nelson was born in Mar 1866 in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in May 1952 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Seaward Nelson was born about 1868 in Iowa, USA.
4. Julius B Nelson was born in 1871 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in 1945 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Isaac Nelson was born on 16 Jan 1876 in Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died in 1953; was buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.
Vesta Nelson was born on 15 Jul 1878 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA; died on 6 Jul 1889; was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA.


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