Oct/Nov 2017 Connectors Challenge

Question

Hello Connectors!

Beginning with this Challenge, the Connectors will begin on the 15th of every month instead of every other month. Also, the Challenge WILL NOT be using the Challenge Tracker. So let's begin another month of connecting the unconnected across WikiTree. We'll get the project page updated soon with last month's tallies, but for now, it's time to start connecting!

"Long" September's top connector was  with  connections.

Thanks to all of you who participated the "Long" Sepember Connectors Challenge. If you haven't checked out the Connectors Chat page, you should! There is a lot of chatter there about what everyone is working on.

Now on to the Connectors Challenge Rules:

1. Pick any WikiTree profile which is not connected to the main tree. (In other words, that profile does not have a box at the bottom of the page, showing the degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon and Queen Elizabeth II.) You can look for unconnected profiles using the Unconnected People tool, the Unconnected Profiles category, the Unlinked_Profiles category, or you may run across an unconnected profile in the regular course of your research.

2. Either add a new profile for a first degree relative (parent, spouse, sibling, or child) of the person on that profile as a link toward a connected profile, or else connect an existing profile on WikiTree to the profile you're working on.

3. Add a source to the profiles involved in the connection showing the relationship between the two profiles. This could be a census record listing a family, a marriage record, a death record listing the spouse and/or parents, a birth record listing the parents, or any source which demonstrates that the two profiles should be connected to one another. Your source needs to be cited as closely to the style recommended on our Sources help page as possible to count towards your tally.

4. If you are adding a new profile, add a second, independent source for that profile. (For example, if you add a spouse because of a marriage record, then look for a birth or death record for the spouse you're adding.) (Note: The reason for this rule isn't to discourage you from adding people. But as you have probably already learned, even official documents frequently misspell names, so adding an independent confirmation of the name helps to save other researchers time in trying to find records that don't exist, because the person's real name was not the same as showed up in the linking document.)

5. Answer this post, creating a numbered list, and including the two profiles and the kind of source you used to make the connection. (For example: "1. Smith-123 added as spouse of Jones-456, Anytown VR) You only need to reply once. As you make more connections, just edit your post to add your new connections. REMEMBER - The Challenge Tracker will not be used.

6. If you connect a profile which completes a connection trail either for an isolated profile or an unconnected tree, please add "Connected!" at the end of the line which made the connection. We count those connecteds towards your tally.

7. The tally is of branches/unconnected profiles connected to the WikiTree tree, not sources or profiles added. That said, if you can add a number of sources to a profile, all the better, and sometimes a connection will take a number of profiles to get added. Every one is different, and each one makes our tree better. So, in short, we'll count each "connected!" we see.

8. If either or both profiles you connect did not have good sources before and were already on WikiTree, then you can also count those sources towards the Sourcerers Challenge.

9. All participants who do not already have a Connectors Project badge, will get one. Winners each month-the person with the most connections made to the tree-will get the Connection Challenge Winner badge, and the Top Connector each month with get a spiffy template to wear on their profile page. Stats will be kept on the Connectors Challenge page, just like we do for the Sourcerers Challenge. 
    

See last month's challenge as an example. Ask questions in the comments section here. Thank you! 

 

Comments

This might be of interest to the challenge. 

I added a few keywords to WikiTree+ Search, that you can use.

• unconnected That means that profile is unconnected. It is on 5.544.231 profiles
• unlinked That means that profile has no connections. It is on 2.709.301 profiles
• connected Profiles that are connected to global tree. It is on 9.761.073 profiles
• privatetree Profiles that are connected to global tree through private connections. It is on 538.034 profiles
• treexx to show all profiles on one unconnected small tree. This will be used on internal links.

This keywords will enable you to search for any unconnected profiles. 

Examples: (Click Get profiles on displayed page)

• This lists all unconnected notables in new york born in 18th century
  http://wikitree.sdms.si/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=unconnected+notables+new+york+18cen
• This lists all unlinked notables in new york 
  http://wikitree.sdms.si/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=unlinked+notables+new+york

You can try almost any combination of words.

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This is biggest unconnected group of people at the moment. It has 3744 profiles, that can be connected at once.

http://wikitree.sdms.si/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=tree7&MaxProfiles=5000

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i'm confused as too how this connection thing works. for example, the find unconnected profiles managed by me tool, one of the profiles listed here:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Martinez-3073 , is distantly related to me, and since my profile is connected, shouldn't that make Martinez-3073 a connected profile as well?

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I think you should wait for a day. Tree is recalculated once a day and tomorrow it should be connected.

On WikiTree+ it is recalculated once a week based on sunday's dump, so there connection will be visible next week.

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Connection is now showing.

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hopefully it will disappear from my unconnected profiles soon and my mrca with ylario are agustin ceballos and rita gertrudis bermudes

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Interesting!

Answer 1

Time to have another go at this Challenge, I'm sorry that I don't get around to taking part each month, but thank you Bob for continuing to host it. It is very much appreciated.

1. Started with Zachariah Taylor Boggs, Connected!! added 1880 census and FAG link
Added John Thomas Boggs as his father, source 1850/1860/1880 census and FAG
Added Adeline Rackley as mother to Zachariah, source 1880 census and FAG
Connected John Thomas Boggs to his father (existing connected profile) Henry Garner Boggs, source 1850/1860 census and FAG
Created Sarah Caroline Mason  as wife of Henry, and mother of John Thomas, source 1850/1860 census and FAG
(This connection was taken from the 100+unconnected list and connects about 109 profiles to the global tree).

2. Started with Thomas Mathew Lynam, Connected!! source 1870/1900/1910 census and marriage and FAG
Added his wife Catherine Moran, source marriage 1900/1910 census and FAG
Added their son Thomas Matthew Lynam, source 1900/1920/1930 census, WW1 draft, marriage and FAG
Added his wife Bertha Elizabeth Hesser, source 1910/1920/1930/1940 census, marriage and FAG
Added her first husband Lewis Edgar Bossler, source 1900/1910/1920 census and FAG
Added his father Samuel Hoover Bossler, source 1860/1870/1880/1900 census and FAG
Added his mother Lavenia Greaser, source 1880 census and FAG
Connected Samuel Hoover Bossler to his father (existing connected profile) Samuel M Bossler, source 1860/1870 census and FAG
Created Catherine Hoover as the mother of Samuel Hoover Bossler

(This connection was taken from the 100+list and connects about 102 profiles to the global tree).

3. Started with Irving Theodore Woodhams, Connected!! sources 1930/1940 census marriage and FAG
Added his parents Irving Theodore Woodhams and Cora Lammon sources birth, 1910/20/30/40 census and FAG
Added Irving's parents Alfred Joseph Woodhams and Fannie Emma Scudder sources 1880/1900/1910 and FAG
Added Alfred's parents William Henry Woodhams and Anna Eliza Hopkins sources birth 1841 census (in England) 1850/60/80 census in Michigan and FAG
Added parents for William Henry, William Henry Woodhams and Elizabeth Chart sources baptism, marriage 1841 census, 1850/60/80 census in Michigan and FAG
Connected William to his parents (existing connected profiles) of William Henry Woodhams and Elizabeth Woodhams

Completing this connection means that I've found a new 9th cousin. (This connection is for one of my family names and connects about 16 profiles to the global tree).

4. Started with Edward South Naldrett, Connected!!  sources birth, 1911 census, passenger lists and electoral roll
Added his mother Alice Naldrett, source baptism, 1881/1891/1901/1911 census
Added Alice's parents, James Naldrett and Harriet Pullen, sources baptism, 1851/1861/1871/1881/1911 census, marriage and death
Added James's parents Charles Naldrett and Harriet Greenfield, sources baptism, marriage, 1841/1851/1861 and burial
Added Charles's parents John Naldrett and Sarah Heyler, sources baptism, marriage, 1841 census and burial
Connected John and Sarah to their son Jesse Naldrett (existing connected profile) sources baptism, marriage, 1851/61/71/91 census and burial.

It was lovely to work with profiles from Sussex, my favourite county. This connection was taken from the Connectors Chat list of the biggest unconnected branches (a list that Aleš prepares for us), and connects 726 profiles to the global tree.

5. Started with Noah Harley Connected!!  and his wife Alice Maud Bowman, source 1901/1911 census and 1939 register
Added their son Norman Harley, source birth, 1911 census, marriage, 1939 register and probate
Added Dorothy Smith as his wife, source marriage and 1939 register
Added their son Dennis Harley, source birth, marriage and electoral roll.
Added his wife, Patricia, who is still living
Connected her to her first husband, (existing connected profile) of Harry Griffin

(Our son married into this family during 2017, so it's been good to start working on his in-laws, it connects 32 profiles to the global tree)

(Continued as a comment)

 

Comments

I wish we could count the additional profiles that get connected as a result of just one connection.

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I agree Bob, that would certainly boost our numbers. It might also inspire other connectors to concentrate on the really large unconnected branches that are still waiting to be joined to our global tree. There are still quite a lot of branches that are well over 100 profiles (these can be found listed on the 'Connectors Chat' free space page), so clearing some of them would be quite an achievement.

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Actually, it was my original intention to count the number of profiles, rather than the number of branches, connected, so that somebody who connected one of the big unconnected branches would get more points than somebody who connected a single isolated profiles. But we started this challenge in the days before Aleš's work in identifying and tallying unconnected branches, so there wasn't any reliable way to tell how large a branch somebody was starting from. I suppose that, with Aleš's tools in place now, we could alter the scoring system, but it would only be fair to note that at the beginning of a new challenge, rather than in the middle of one.

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Continued from above

6. Started with Charles Hare, Connected!! added his wife Lily Vickerman sources marriage, 1939 register, death
Added her parents Edward Vickerman and Elizabeth Rice Munby, sources baptism 1871/1881/1901/1911 census, marriage, burial, probate
Connected Edward to his father (existing profile) Robert Vickerman, and created a profile for his mother Elizabeth Walker source baptism, marriage, 1851/1871/1881 census, burial and probate

(This connection was taken from the 100+list and connects about 129 profiles to the global tree).

7. Started with William and Samuel Beresford, Connected!! added their parents Charles Beresford and Mary Ann Garnett source birth and death registration (which both show parents name)
Connected Charles and Mary Ann to their son (existing connected profile) Walter Beresford source birth and death registration

(This connection was taken from the 100+list and connects about 107 profiles to the global tree).

8. Started with Hedwig Bischoff, Connected!! Augusta Bischoff and Will Bischoff, connected them to their parents August Bischoff and Emelia Glazner source birth and 1900 census
Connected August and Emelia to their son (existing connected profile) John Wesley Bischoff

(connects 5 profiles to the global tree)

9. Started with Matthew Frohe, Connected!! added his father Gottfried Frohe, (already mentioned in bio) source 1870/75/80 census and FAG
Connected Gottfried to his son (existing connected profile) Godfrey M Frohe source 1870/75/80 census

(Connects about 23 profiles to the global tree)

10. Started with Elisha Quincy Adams, Connected!! added his wife Eugenia Concordia von Rosenberg source 1870/1880/1900/1910/1920 census, marriage and FAG
Added her father Carl Eugen von Rosenberg source 1860/1870/1880 census and FAG
Added his son Alexander Eugen von Rosenberg source 1860/1870/1900/1910 census, marriage and FAG
Added Emma Weyand as the wife of Alexander, source marriage and 1900/1910 census
Connected Alexander and Emma to their son (existing connected profile) Max Alexander von Rosenberg source 1900/1910 census

(connects about 20 profiles to the global tree)

11. Started with Millton Layfayette Bolding and Madison Clarke Bolding, both Connected!!connected them to their parents (existing profiles) John Porter Bolding (Bolling) and Lucretia Warnock source 1850/1860/1870/1880 census and FAG.

(connects about 19 profiles to the global tree)

12. Bob suggested that I try the tracker, as it is now in place. Wasn't sure if I was meant to add everybody in the 'chain' or just the profiles that I connected, but I chose the latter. So I've added William Weyand, John Weyand and Christina Weyand to the tracker as three profiles that should connect. They were actually all connected together through their spouses as they married three siblings, so this connection should only count as one.
(They connect about 41 profiles to the global tree)

13. Added to the tracker, Mary Ellen Austin connected to her husband Arthur Kennedy Rideout

(this connects one profile to the global tree, Mary's brother Alfred Austin, who was Poet Laureate in 1896)

14. Added to the tracker, Francis Mount Durnford connected to his parents Francis Edward Durnford and Frances Thompson

(connects about 54 profiles to the global tree)

15. (Not added to tracker, as I don't know how)
Proposed a merge for Caroline de Winton Connected!!  and (de Winton-105), merge completed by profile manager and tidied by me

(connects 10 profiles to the global tree)

16. Added to the tracker, Frederick Linse, connected to his daughter Louisa Linse (existing profile)

(connects 100 profiles to the global tree)

17. Added to the tracker, Julia Cecilia Collinson, connected to her parents John Collinson and Amelia King (existing profiles)

(connects 3 profiles to the global tree)

18. Added to the tracker, Richard King and Frances Elizabeth Bernard, connected to their daughter Amelia King (existing profile)

(connects 1 profile to the global tree, Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay, 1760-1769)

 

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19. Added to the tracker Ralph Whitbread, connected to his wife Mary Ann Tompsett
(the profile manager has 253 profiles on their watchlist, I think this connection will link them all to the global tree)

This is the last connection that I'll make for this challenge, total connected is approximately 1,751 profiles. Total number of connections is 19. (Including those added to the tracker) Am looking forward to using the tracker in earnest next month, hopefully I'll be able to understand how it actually works.

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Great work Carol!  That's a huge number of connected profiles.

Answer 2

I am in for this month.

Answer 3

1. Graves-3264 to Graves-6545 - christening, Wikipedia, ThePeerage.com, marriage
2. Graves-6545 to Paget-385 - marriage, ThePeerage.com, Wikipedia
3. Paget-385 to Bayly-27 - christening, Wikipedia, ThePeerage.com - Thus, Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend is connected to the main tree.
4. Gwillim-85 to Spinkes-6 - Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Heritage Toronto, Wikipedia, Find A Grave
5. Spinkes-6 to Spinkes-7 - Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Heritage Toronto, Wikipedia, ThePeerage.com
6. Spinkes-7 to Graves-6547 - Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Heritage Toronto, Wikipedia, ThePeerage.com
7. Graves-6547 to Graves-6549 - Dictionary of National Biography, Wikipedia
8. Graves-6549 to Graves-6546 - Dictionary of National Biography, Wikipedia
9. Graves-6546 to Graves-3264 - Dictionary of National Biography, ThePeerage.com - And thus, Elizabeth (Gwillim) Simcoe, wife of John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (and thus John, too) is connected to the main tree.
10. Burr-1486 to Burr-1931 - christening, census
11. Burr-1931 to Burr-1933 - christening, census
12. Burr-1933 to Newby-1093 - marriage, birth
13. Newby-1093 to Bicknell-310 - birth, census - And thus, actor Raymond Burr is connected to the main tree.

Comments

Greg, each 'chain' of linked profiles only count as one connection.
So you started with Thomas Graves (unconnected)
You created his son Thomas North Graves
You created his wife Mary Paget
Then you linked her to her parents, existing connected profiles Henry Bayly Paget and his wife Jane

Hope this makes sense.

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Looking back right to the first challenge, I see that I worded it in such a way that your interpretation is certainly reasonable, although I (and others) have been counting each connection step, rather than each branch connected, for all that time. Reading it your way, I'll have to adjust all my scores and give back my Connectors Challenge Winner badge from last year.

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Last month I needed 16 steps to connect Denis Diderot and 12 to connect Nicolas Sarkozy and I counted them for 1 point each. I"ve been doing that all the time. Actually my scores being so measly compared to others are just what kept me away from the challenge.

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I've only ever counted branches as well Isabelle, I guess if the scoring ever gets automated then we'd all be counting connections in the same way. Rule no. 7, at the top of this post shows 'The tally is of branches', so I'm fairly sure our interpretation is correct, but I can see how it can be a bit misleading.

Answer 4

Hi everyone.

1. Phyllis Eileen Goodhew-34 uc. Added NSW birth and death indexes for Phyllis. Created father Henry Richard Goodhew-56 (NSW birth and death indexes) and mother Mary Susannah Smith-139703 (NSW Birth, marriage and death indexes). Linked Henry Richard Goodhew-56 up to parents Henry Goodhew-45 and Sarah Ann Russell-15130 already on WikiTree. Connected!

2. Martin Grady-742 uc. Started with Robert Haslip-82. Created parents, Robert Heaslip-185 (NSW Index to bounty immigrants, NSW 1891 census, obituary) and Margaret O’Neill-2552 (NSW Index to bounty immigrants, couldn’t find any other sources, but bounty immigrants index is quite comprehensive and profile isn’t critical to the connection). Created daughter of Robert and Margaret, Isabella Heaslip-186 (NSW index of bounty immigrants, NSW Death index, death notice). Added husband, Henry Grady-980 (NSW birth index, NSW death index, death notice). Connected to Martin Grady-742. Connected!

3. Ireneus Moe Brathwaite-18 uc. Started with Elizabeth Rous-95 (Will naming Ireneus Moe Brathwaite), created parents Samuel Rous-98 (marriage record, death notice, Legacies of British Slave ownership website) and Elizabeth Salmon-1526 (baptism, marriage and burial records). Created daughter of Samuel Rous and Elizabeth, Margaret Rous-99 (marriage record, Exeter Itinerary and General Directory. p61 Monument to Margaret, wife of Ireneus Moe. Created husband of Margaret Rous, Ireneus Moe-415 (marriage record, burial record). Created daughter of Ireneus and Margaret, Elizabeth Moe-416 (baptism, marriage and burial records). Created husband of Elizabeth Moe, Miles Brathwaite-21 (marriage record, Legacies of British Slave ownership website). Connected Ireneus Moe Brathwaite-18 to his parents (will of Elizabeth Rous-95, Legacies of British Slave ownership website). Connected! (424 profiles connected)

4. Wearne-116 uc. Started with Wearne-149 (NSW Birth index, NSW marriage index). Added parents, Thomas Wearne-150 (baptism record, NSW Death index) and Janet Ewing Jaffray-21 (Baptism record, NSW Marriage Index, NSW Death index). Added parents of Thomas Wearne-150, Joseph Wearne-151 (baptism record, NSW Death index) and Susannah Rogers-19829 (baptism record, marriage record, NSW Death index). Added parents of Joseph Wearne-151, John Wearne-152 (baptism record, marriage record) and Jane Hill-25776 (marriage record, Death registration). Created son of John Wearne and Jane, John Wearne-153 (baptism, 1841 census, 1851 census). Created wife of John Wearne-153, Thomasine Willey-1644 (baptism record, marriage record, 1851 census). Connected Joseph Wearne-116 (baptism record, 1851 census, NSW Death index. (also created the wife of Wearne-116). Connected! 

Comments

5. Elizabeth Seddon-641 uc. Started with William Pemberton- Pemberton-611. Add son Robert Pemberton (Baptism record, burial record) and wife, Rebecca Gregory(marriage record, burial record). Add daughter Rebecca Pemberton (baptism record, marriage record). Add husband, Richard Rothwell (marriage record, burial record). Add daughter Maria Rothwell (baptism record, 1871 census, burial record). Add husband Jeremiah Sharrock (marriage record, 1871 census). Add daughter Rebecca Rothwell Sharrock (1871 census, marriage record). Add husband Thomas Bullough (marriage record, 1871 census), add father John Bullough (marriage record, 1871 census) and mother Hannah Blakemore (marriage record, 1871 census, death registration index). Add second wife of John Bullough, Alice Whalley (1851 census, marriage record, 1881 census). Add parents of Alice, John Whalley (marriage record, 1851 census) and Rachel Jameson (marriage record, 1851 census). Add son James Whalley (baptism record, 1881 census, marriage record, 1891 census. Add wife Elizabeth Seddon-641 (baptism record, 1881 census, 1891 census. (533 profiles) Connected!

6. Tolchard-17 uc. Mary Tolchard-17 and Mary Tolchard-2 are duplicates. Tolchard-17 added as spouse of Elias Easterbrook-34 (baptism record, marriage record). Merge of Tolchard-2 and Tolchard-17 proposed. (190 profiles). Connected!

7. David Gaines-186 uc merged into Gaines-183 (clear duplicate) Connected!

Answer 5

Connected group of 3 unconnected Weens (with variants) through Hendersons: 

1. Henderson-12551 to new Weymes-1, marriage New

2. Weyms-6 to new Weymes-1, baptism New

3. Weymes-6 to unconnected Weens-2, Wemyss Book held at Hawick Heritage Hub. Connected

4. Weens-2 to unconnected Weins-25, baptism. Connected

5. Weins-25 to unconnected Weins-24, baptism Connected

Connected two unconnected Stavers/Charlton by adding two new to join to existing Stavers:

1. Stavers-16 to Stavers-29, baptism. New

2. Stavers-29 to Stavers-28, baptism. New.

3. Stavers-28 to Stavers-17, baptism Connected and Charlton-1204, baptism. Connected

Answer 6

1. Sarah Estabrook-100 added as spouse of Royal Barney-837 Mormon Pioneer CONNECTED
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Answer 7

I am participating in the Oct./Nov 2017 connectors challenge.

The merges below were generated from the weekly database error report
warning#106 Duplicates between global tree and unconnected at
http://www.softdata.si/wt/Err_20171015/106_1700-1799_0.htm

merged & cleaned profiles by me ...

01. merged Dentinger-121 into Weisbeck-55 for married & maiden surnames for global tree CONNECTED!
02. merged Dentinger-122 into Dentinger-10 for global tree CONNECTED!
03. merged Eller-262 into Eller-114 for global tree CONNECTED!
04. merged Butterer-61 into Butterer-17 for global tree CONNECTED!
05. merged Housseau-5  into Housseau-3 for global tree CONNECTED!

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initiated merge - completed by someone else & cleaned by me ...

06. initiated merge of Gresham-836 & Gresham-416 for global tree CONNECTED!
07. initiated merge of Solomons-150 & Solomons-131 for global tree CONNECTED!
08. initiated merge of Empie-122 & Empie-106 for global tree CONNECTED!
09. initiated merge of Johnson-27606 & Johnson-23066 for global tree CONNECTED!
10. initiated merge of French-7266 & French-2533 for global tree CONNECTED!
11. initiated merge of Ellis-5764 & Ellis-5472 for global tree CONNECTED!
12. initiated merge of Wood-11847 & Wood-11207 for global tree CONNECTED!
13. initiated merge of Wood-12030 & Wood-11206 for global tree CONNECTED!

14. initiated merge of Rainey-1325 & Rainey-1087 for global tree CONNECTED!

15. initiated merge of unconnected Fitzgerald-4848 into Fitzgerald-569
& unconnected Fitzgerald-4848 linked to spouse Cahill-53 & added sources
& unconnected Cahill-972 linked to spouse Fitzgerald-569 & added sources for global tree CONNECTED!

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pending ...

16. initiated merge of Farlinger-53 & Farlinger-16 for global tree CONNECTED!
17. initiated merge of Hailey-330 & Hailey-302 for global tree CONNECTED!
18. initiated merge of Briggs-4729 & Briggs-15 for global tree CONNECTED!
19. initiated merge of Thompson-37044 & Thompson-36983 for global tree CONNECTED!
20. initiated merge of Russell-15832 & Russell-10105 for global tree CONNECTED!
21. initiated merge of Russell-10109 & Russell-4604 for global tree CONNECTED!
22. initiated merge of Samford-132 & Samford-124 for global tree CONNECTED!
23. initiated merge of Higgins-5261 & Higgins-693 for global tree CONNECTED!
24. initiated merge of McKibben-325 & McKibben-181 for global tree CONNECTED!
25. initiated merge of McKibben-326 & McKibben-213 for global tree CONNECTED!
26. initiated merge of Carter-21128 & Carter-11674 for global tree CONNECTED!
27. initiated merge of Carter-21125 & Carter-11671 for global tree CONNECTED!
28. initiated merge of Carter-13077 & Carter-11670 for global tree CONNECTED!
29. initiated merge of Haven-240 & Havens-264 for global tree CONNECTED!
30. initiated merge of Carter-21127 & Carter-11673 for global tree CONNECTED!
31. initiated merge of Carter-21126 & Carter-11672 for global tree CONNECTED!
32. initiated merge of McLeod-1584 & Mcleod-1154 for global tree CONNECTED!
33. initiated merge of Milton-809 & Milton-413 for global tree CONNECTED!
34. initiated merge of Tate-3084 & Tate-1314 for global tree CONNECTED!
35. initiated merge of Drake-5975 & Drake-5974 for global tree CONNECTED!
36. initiated merge of Hill-21044 & Hill-12412 for global tree CONNECTED!
37. initiated merge of Britton-1901 & Britton-1485 for global tree CONNECTED!
38. initiated merge of Davis-31880 & Davis-16627 for global tree CONNECTED!
39. initiated merge of Spradley-142 & Spradley-34 for global tree CONNECTED!
40. initiated merge of Melton-906 & Melton-792 for global tree CONNECTED!
41. initiated merge of McDaniels-429 & McDaniels-312 for global tree CONNECTED!
42. initiated merge of Carter-21132 & Carter-11676 for global tree CONNECTED!
43. initiated merge of Emberton-110 & Emberton-27 for global tree CONNECTED!
44. initiated merge of Scott-11262 & Scott-11258 for global tree CONNECTED!
45. initiated merge of Robert-1855 & Robert-1390 for global tree CONNECTED!
46. initiated merge of Strauser-39 & Strauser-29 for global tree CONNECTED!

2017/10/22 Besides initiating the merges, I was asked to link relatives  & now I am not sure how to count these connections & not having any feedback I leave it up to admin to determine if I have done it right ...

47. unconnected Butts-1084 linked to spouse Cahill-52 & added marriage sources for global tree CONNECTED!

48. unconnected Cahill-988 linked to spouse Butts-253 & added marriage sources for global tree CONNECTED!

49. initiated merge of Cowan-1025 into unconnected Cowan-966 with exact same death date & linked unconnected Cowan-966 to father Cowan-77 for global tree CONNECTED!

50. initiated merge of Jonathan Balsley-110 into unconnected Balsley-45 & linked unconnected Slagle-331 to spouse Balsley-110 & added sources for global tree CONNECTED!

51. linked unconnected Burgess-5595 to spouse Goddard-597 for global tree CONNECTED!

52. initiated merge of unconnected Steele-1916 into Steele-1631 & linked to husband & added 2 sources for global tree CONNECTED!

53. initiated merge of unconnected Conner-718 into Conner-580 & linked to connected wife for global tree CONNECTED!

54. initiated merge of unconnected Unknown-283627 & Barton-4500 & added census for global tree CONNECTED!

55. initiated merge of Bond-4340 into unconnected Bond-3170 & linked wife for global tree CONNECTED!

56. initiated merge of Hailey-330 into unconnected Hailey-302 & added 3 sources & linked spouse for global tree CONNECTED

57. initiated merge of unconnected Hutcheson-635 & Hutcheson-481 & added sources & linked spouses for global tree CONNECTED!

58. initiated merge of unconnected Gillaspie-143 into Gillaspie-135 & added sources & linked to wives for global tree CONNECTED!

59. linked unconnected Gillaspie-142 to connected mother  for global tree CONNECTED!

60. added source & linked unconnected Texter-31 to connected husband & initiated merge of unconnected Texter-31 into connected Texter-21  for global tree CONNECTED!

61. linked unconnected Alice Raby-263 to her parents (pa Bryant-5726 & ma Raby-333) & initiated merge into Alice Bryant-5455 ...(results = surname correction for Raby-263 became Bryant-8436 & was merged)  for global tree CONNECTED!

62. outlined 4 marriages & linked unconnected Jonathan Knight-5483 to connected wife Bridge-500 & linked unconnected wife Rawlings_Holsworth_Hollworth-1
(& left message to correct LNAB) to connected John Knight-3413 & added marriage source & merged unconnected Jonathan Knight-5483 into connected John Knight-3413
for global tree CONNECTED!

63. linked unconnected Stringer-1359 to connected father Stringer-1350
for global tree CONNECTED!

64. linked Redman-1066 to wife Harris-1749 & initiated merge of
unconnected Redman-1066 into connected Redman-960 for global tree CONNECTED!

65. merged Potter-6620 into unconnected Potter-1280 for global tree CONNECTED!

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Answer 8

Hi, I am new at this, but I wanted to start somewhere. I took Edward Lovelace, Sr., https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lovelace-51 and was trying to connect him with other Lovelaces, but had a happy surprise when I was able to connect him to his mother, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barksdale-251. Thanks for getting me started, Alexis Lovelace Nelson,https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lovelace-587

Comments

Glad to have you with us, and happy you were able make that first connection. Feels good doesn't it.

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Thank you Bob for all the work you do. I thought I would paint in my later years, but I find that I enjoy writing biographies. I do love WikiTree, and it does feel good to help make connections.

Answer 9

I have been very busy this week so I am going to add the following

 I have connected up The Cullen Bain family in NZ - through the mother. The Cullen Bain family profiles were already on wikitree, but orphaned. So I just adopted them in order to connect them up, through Margaret Cullen's family.

Margaret Cullen - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cullen-1100

In one of the worst murder cases in NZ history, Margaret cullen, her estranged husband Robin Bain and 3 of their 4 children were all murdered on the morning of 20 June 1994. The 4th and surviving child, was out delivering newspapers at that time. He was later arrested for killing on his family on circumstantial evidence. His lawyers appealed for another trial which he went through and from which he was acquitted of the charges and all charges were dropped. The surviving son has since changed his name, gotten married and lives quietly somewhere in NZ.

1 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Monk-1444 - Margaret Cullen Bain's mother

2 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clearwater-116 - Margaret Monk's mother

3 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clearwater-105 - Margaret Clearwaters father

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clearwater-62 - Margaret Clearwaters Brother who was already on the tree - I had to create the father in order to connect these siblings

 
I have also connected up The TV Actress Michael Learned - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-201 (Already on Wikitree but was NOT connected)

4 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-356

5 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-355

6 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-354

7 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-353

8 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-352

9 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-351

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Learned-118 - This Ancestor was already connected

Michael's connection should go through tonight. I also discovered that Michael Learned's son was married to Helen Reddy's daughter so I have done Helen Reddy's family as well - but I cant count them since I created all of their profiles.

Answer 10

Having a go at this.

1. Connected Robert Jordan as child for John Jordan. ''Connected''

2. Connected  Molly (Lusk) Hutchinson as child for Hugh Lusk. ''Connected''. (This connected a ''Notable profile'' of Alfred Averill CMG to the global tree.

3. proposed a merge of Southee-5 (connected) and Southee-28 (unconnected). Now ''Connected''

 

 

c. proposed a merge of Brett-726 (unconnected) and Brett-393 (unconnected)

 

 

 

Answer 11

I have made a few connections using the tracker. Is there a way to find what I have already done and add it here?

Also, does it count when you import trees?

Julie

Comments

Julie,

The Connector Tracker is at: http://wikitree.sdms.si/function/WTChallengesScores/Scores.htm?code=ConnectorsChallenge&Type=5  . It isn't necessary for you to add profiles from the Tracker to this post. Posted connections and Tracker connections will both count towards an individual's tally. There are some Connector's that don't like the Tracker, so posted connections will still be used for totals. This Challenge will be an equal counter, with posted being tracked as well as Tracker. The only requirement will be that all participants answer the Challenge post. With no postings, the Tracker will be used. Clear as mud? Read the next posting for the Nov/Dec Challenge carefully.

Answer 12

Here is my contribution for this month (it will probably be only one, but I mean to show it off):

1. Emile Zola: I started at Jérémie Risler and Anne-Catherine Mieg. Added Mathieu Risler, their son (marriage and death records), and his wife, Judith Dollfus; to  their daughter, Henriette Risler (birth and marriage records), and her husband, Teodor Brylinski; to their son, Théodore Jérémie Brylinski (birth and marriage records), and his wife, Anna Fanny Lauth; to their son, Roger Brylinski (birth and death records), and his wife, Fanny Scheurer: to their son, Jacques Brylinski (birth and marriage records); to his wife, Aline Le Blond (marriage record); to her mother, Denise Emile-Zola. Denise was Emile Zola's daughter with Jeanne Rozerot - Connected !!

Comments

Well done Isabelle, I know you love working with 'Notables'. I think this connection would have taken quite a considerable amount of time and effort.

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Thank you Carol. It is lucky that there were all these existing profiles in the Riesler/Mieg/Dollfus family group (I used their cousins to connect Aragon a few weeks ago). All in all not such a difficult connection for a French without aristocratic connections.

Answer 13

I have been doing some on the side and is it to late to sign up and also get counted on the tracker the ones I have done also doing this time. I am in. Can you use the tracker instead of coming here and being counted this way.

Answer 14

Happy to help.  Keep Calm and Connect On!