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EL UVALDE TIMES
March 14,1992
Who Am I ?
By Willis J. Wood
By now we should be able to answer a part of "Who Am I?" Before we go any farther, though, let's correct some errors in last month's column. In the sample pedigree chart entry # 2 should read CHAVEZ R I, (the initials were left out). In the text entries 4 and 5 are the parents of Roberto Ignacio CHAVEZ, not 6 and 7. Entries 6 and 7 are the parents of Anna Marie Flores, not 8 and 9. (See corrected copy at the end of this article.)
Now, on with our genealogy. In this column we'll continue with the pedigree chart and talk about numbers.
Have you noticed that men on the chart have even numbers and women, odd numbers which are one number above that of their husbands? The only exception is number 1 which may
be a man or a woman.
See also that father's numbers are twice that of their children. Thus, the father of 1 Chavez, L R is 2 CHAVEZ, R I and his father is 4 CHAVEZ, J P who's father would be 8 and so on. The mother of 1 CHAVEZ, L.R. is 2 Flores, A M (her husband's number, 2, plus 1) and her father is 6 FLORES, J J (twice his child's number) and her mother is 7 ALIVIAR, L. O. (6 plus 1.)
Depending on how far back you're able to trace your lineage, you may find an ancestor who's number is in the tens of thousands but the system allows anyone to follow an ancestral line either backward or, by succesively dividing by two, right up to number 1.
A problem arises in numbering pedigree charts. The first sheet is easy-it's always number one. But
Willis John Wood was bom in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He and his wife Irene have two children and 5 grandchildren. He obtained his degree in Public Administration from American University, Washington DC in 1960. He served for 22 years in the US Naval Reserve and was in active duty during WWE, in the Korean conflict and during the Berlin Call Up.
Among his occupations throughout his life, he lists printer’s apprentice, ditch digger, punch press operator, ste
what about successively pages? Well, there are several ways to do it.
Some folks just number their charts in sequence as they do them. Chart 2 may continue the line of ancestor 16 and 3 may follow the same line or it may continue the line of ancestor 17 or any other line.
A friend of mine adds the first two letters of a surname to the sheet numbers for her father's and mother's genealogies. Thus L R CHAVEZ will have CH 1, 2, 3... for his father's line and FL 1,2, 3...for his mother's. If as he goes back in time he's able to find another line that's well documented he may start a series for it. Should he, for example, discover a well kept history of the ALIVIARS he may start AL 1, 2, 3....
Anyway, the last name of ances-
nographer, map maker, medical photographer and building manager for 60 U.S. government buildings.
He is a member of the Naval Reserve Enlisted Association, Masons, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, CommonCause, andSouthwestTexas Genealogical Society.
His hobbies include music, literature, photography, writing, geneology, and dem near anything else.
tral line on any chart will be number 1 on the chart following. Thus, if FL 1 is entered on chart 1 in the space "Cont. on chart..." un-
der 3 FLORES, J J, he will be number 1 on chart FL 1. It's a good idea to put his ancestral number, 3, in parentheses, after his name on the new chart and his father's and
SAMPLE 3 GENERATION PEDIGREE CHART
2 CHAVEZ, R I
4 CHAVEZ, J P
1 CHAVEZ, L R
ROMO, C S Wife
3FLORES, A M
7 ALIVIAR, L O
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mother's ancestral numbers, 8 and 9, after their names and so on. Some folks don't worry about ancestral numbers but I think it's a way to help keep lines straight.
O. K., so much for the pedigree chart. Next month we'll work on "Family Group Records.
5	TOVAR, A D
6	FLORES, J J
Aprovechemos la biblioteca para estudiar nuestro lineage familiar
Apreciable Olga,
El pasado mes de Enero escribió el Señor Willis J. Wood un srticulo acerca de Genealogía. (Es con A antes de la 1). Desde luego está bueno y pienso que el Sr. Wood no es de Uvalde. Quiero que ustedes en general sepan que aquí en Uvalde se encuentra una gran fuente de información genealógica de todos nuestros antepasados y que no es necesario salir fuera de la ciudad para encontrar algunos, o muchos de los datos que se busquen.
Con solo ir al Centro Familiar de Historia, un local anexo a la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias, ubicado en 121 de la Calle Ruth. Todos son bien recibidqs, y además, los bibliote^rios/as les alludarán a empezad con la búsqueda y explicarles lo que se debe hacer. El horario de este Centro es de: Lunes: 9 a.m. a 4 p.m.. Martes de 6 p.m. a
9 p.m. para los que no puedan durante el dia; y jueves de 9 a.m. a 4 p.m.
Esta biblioteca es algo muy especial ya que uno puede buscar datos de inmediato, en microfichas o microrollos o también computadora con millares y millares de personas/ nombres. Y si no se encuentra allí, hay manera de mandar pedirla a la oficina general en Salt Lake City, Utah, en esta última se paga una cantidad muy poca.
Hay diferentes clases de informaciones: registro civil, iglesias con datos en bautismos, defunciones, matrimonios, nacimientos y otras. Además, hay censos, llegada de barcos, ejércitos, testamentos y muchas cosas mas. Como dije, algo muy especial que no se encuentra en todos los lugares.
El quere esta en nosotros, el esfuerzo que se haga es el resultado que nos dá. Es una lastima ver solo
a mas anglos usar de estos recursos tan buenos en un lugar donde la mayoría somos Mexico-Americanos. "Meta la hoz el que quiera	cosechar.....".
Atentamente, Manuel Castillo
English Summary
In this letter to theedior, Mr. Castillo comments on the article written by Willis J. Wood in the February 8 issue of El Uvalde Times, and explains the Uvalde Geneology Library located at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He encourages Mexican-Americans to take advantage of its vast information to study their family history. Information not available at this library can be obtained from the general office at Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Castillo states that its all up to each one of us to find out more about our ancestors.
"Its a pleasure to welcome you as a first time visitor, and a double pleasure to welcome you as a regular guest!"
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