CHAPTER 25
RELATIONSHIP

Those who do temple work, or get it done, should be careful to designate the relationship of the heir to each one of the dead. Near relationships are, of course, easily determined. It is when the pedigree extends back to a number of generations, and when there are a number of uncles, aunts, and cousins-branches from the main line-that the task becomes more difficult. Remember that you who are doing the work and keeping the record, may not be the heir; the heir may be your father, grandfather, uncle, or another. A clear distinction should be made between blood kindred and those to whom they are married; the latter are known as relatives-in-law. Thus a man is nephew-in-law to his uncle's wife, cousin-in-law to his cousin's wife, etc. If the dead are known to be blood relations, but the degree of relationship cannot be stated, the word relative is to be given. When there is no family connection, the word friend should be used. The relatives or the friends of

a wife should be listed separately from those of her husband, and the work for her kindred dead should be done if undertaken by her at the instance of her eldest brother, if he is a member of the Church, or of her eldest son. The following table is given to aid in determining relationships, which, it must not be forgotten, must be established from the heir to each individual in the record: Relationship Table.

The parents of the heir's father or mother are his grandfather or his grandmother; therefore, he is grandson to them.

The parents of the heir's grandfather or grandmother are his great grandfather and great grandmother; therefore he is great grandson to them.

The parents of the heir's great grandfather or great grandmother are his 2nd great grandfather or 2nd great grandmother; therefore, he is 2nd great grandson to them, etc.

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The children of the heir's brothers or sisters are his nephews or nieces; therefore, he is uncle to them.

The children of the heir's nephews or nieces are his grand nephews or grand nieces; therefore, he is granduncle to them.

The children of the heir's grand nephews or grand nieces are his great grand nephews or great grand nieces; therefore, he is great grand uncle to them.

The children of the heir's great grand nephews or great grand nieces are his 2nd great grand nephews or 2nd great grand nieces; therefore, he is 2nd great grand uncle to them.

The heir's father's brother or sister is his uncle or aunt; therefore, he is nephew to them.

The heir's grandfather's brother or sister is his grand uncle or grand aunt; therefore, he is grand nephew to them.

The heir's great grandfather's brother or sister is his great grand uncle or aunt; therefore, he is great grand nephew to them.

The heir's second great grandfather's brother or sister is his 2nd great grand uncle or aunt; therefore, he is 2nd great grand nephew to them, etc.

The children of the heir's uncle or aunt are his cousins; he is also cousin to them.

The children of the heir's 1st cousins are his 2nd cousins; and he is 2nd cousin to them.

The children of the heir's 2nd cousin are his 3rd cousins; and he is 3rd cousin to them, etc.

The children of the heir's grand uncle or grand aunt are his 2nd cousins; and he is 2nd cousin to them.

The children of the heir's great grand uncle or great grand aunt are his 3rd cousins; and he is the same to them.

The children of the heir's 2nd great grand uncle or 2nd great grand aunt are his 4th cousins, etc.)

In case the heir is a female, the equivalent female. terms should be used, such as grand daughter, niece, aunt, etc.

The Number of Your Ancestors.

A lineal ancestor is a father or grandfather in a direct line. It is curious to remark the number of ancestors which every man has, within no very great number of degrees; and so many different bloods is a man said to have in his veins as he has lineal ancestors. Thus if he has two in the first ascending degree, his own parents, he has four in the second, the parents of his father and the parents of his mother; he has eight in the third, the parents of his two grandfathers and two grandmothers; and by the same rule of progression he has 128 in the seventh, 1024 in the tenth and at the twentieth degree or the distance of twenty generations, every man has 2,097,150 of ancestors as a precise geometric series will exemplify.

Progenitors and Ancestors.

The principal nomenclature of genealogy is as follows:

All persons descended from a common progenitor constitute a family line-their history a pedigree.

The line is either direct or collateral.

The direct line is divided into the ascending and descending.

The progenitors are father, grandfather, etc.; the other antecedents not in a direct line are called ancestors.

The descendants are son, grandson, etc.; the other descendants not in a direct line are generally termed Posterity.

The Collateral comprehend all those who unite in a common progenitor. By the civil law, as far as the seventh degree, particular names are given to the progenitors and descendants.

Progenitors.

Pater, father; mater, mother; avus, grandfather; proavus, great-grandfather; atavus, great-great-grandfather's father; or great-great-grandmother's father; tritavus, great-grandfather's great grandfather; protritavus, great

great-grandfather's great grandfather. The ascendants are called in general.

Descendants.

Filius, son; filia, daughter; nepos, grandson; pronepos, great-grandchild; abnepos, grandchild's grandson; atnepos, great-great-grandchild's son; trinepos, great-greatgrandchild's grandson; protinepos, great-great-grandchild's posterity.