Don't waste your time searching for information you already have. Organize your family into family groups. A family group includes parents, children, and the spouse of each of those children. Record their dates and places of birth, marriage, and death.
The appropriate form to use to record a family group is appropriately called a family group record.
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Using Pedigree Charts for an Overview of Your Family
Once you have your family information recorded on family group records, you can step back
and take an overall look at your ancestors using pedigree charts.
Pedigree charts only record information about your direct-line ancestors, that is, from you to your parents, to your grandparents, to your great-grand parents, and so on. These charts are available usually from the same source where you'll get your family group records. They are available in four, five or six generation varieties.
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