{"id":5255,"date":"2015-01-02T15:15:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T21:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2017-04-24T19:59:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:59:38","slug":"whats-your-number-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/whats-your-number-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"What&rsquo;s Your Number? &ndash; Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-HMzUsToycUE\/UC7MuREJ8tI\/AAAAAAAAGlw\/M1mfnOmP3GU\/Untitled-1%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" align=\"right\">Back in August 2012, I had read an interesting post that prompted me to evaluate known ancestors in my direct line.&nbsp; I wrote the blog post <a href=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/whats-your-number-and-an-epiphany\/\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s Your Number? (\u2026and an Epiphany)<\/a>, which showed my numbers as well as what I discovered about past and present (at the time) research habits.<\/p>\n<p>I have seen a few people posting about this recently, and I thought it was time to do an update and see if any of my numbers went up as a result of the research (albeit minimal) I had done since August 2012.&nbsp; I am happy to report that I have discovered 10 additional direct-line ancestors, mostly confirming suspicions I previously set out to prove or disprove (side note \u2013 a research plan can be a great thing!).<\/p>\n<p>My new numbers are\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"What's Your Number - Direct Line Ancestors.xls\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"What's Your Number - Direct Line Ancestors.xls\" src=\"http:\/\/julietarr.com\/genealogy\/blog\/images\/Whats-Your-Number--Revisited_CED6\/DirectLine2014.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"345\"><\/p>\n<p>My increases occurred in generations 6 through 8.&nbsp; I\u2019d like to be able to complete the sixth generation.&nbsp; Most of those left to discover are the parents of my fifth generation immigrant ancestors.&nbsp; Knowing the parents and the place of origin for these fifth generation ancestors will likely open new doors to the seventh generation and possibly beyond.<\/p>\n<p>As I stated in my first post, this doesn\u2019t mean I am done with the known ancestors.&nbsp; I am still working to understand their lives and the times and places in which they lived.&nbsp; I\u2019m pleased that I was able to add 10 direct-line ancestors to my family, but I am also enjoying the things I\u2019ve learned about the other people I\u2019ve been studying, including collaterals. <\/p>\n<p>I plan to check in at the end of 2015 to see where my numbers are at.&nbsp; The family I am currently working on the most, if the mystery can be solved, has the potential to add two more people to the seventh generation.&nbsp; Perhaps by the end of 2015 I will be up to 102 total known direct-line ancestors.&nbsp; But even if the number stays at 100, even for several years, I\u2019m okay with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in August 2012, I had read an interesting post that prompted me to evaluate known ancestors in my direct line.&nbsp; I wrote the blog post What\u2019s Your Number? 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