Ancestry view vs.
Descendancy view
Using Descendancy
view, Look for individuals without children…especially whole families with no
children listed. Did these individuals actually have no children, or are they
missing / unlinked? (Yellow indicates an individual died before 16 so "no
children" is a likely outcome, but what about the others?) (Gray square
were born within the last 110 years and require permission from nearest living
direct descendants.)
Hover over an
individual to see details. Click on that individual to lock the pop-up menu
options for that individual. (Use the individual button, not the main menu on
left.)
How many people on a
chart does it take to make up 100 new ordinances? (Baptism, Initiatory,
Endowment, Seal to spouse, Seal to parents, Seal to each child. -- A family of
4 children can include 18+3+1+2 = 24 ordinances. We could get to 400 ordinances
by finding 16 families.
Use
"Targets" to help you highlight potential areas for work. (Targets
already incorporates 110-year limits and "died before 16" so you can
turn those off to better identify beginning points).
You can add a
geographic location and a date range "1820-1860" to further focus on
a potential "Sweet Spot" for beginners.
Clicking on
"View in Family Tree" takes you out of Puzilla and into the Family
Tree records in Family Search.
Clicking on
"Search Records" on right takes us to the "records" section
and creates a search form on the left. From here you can browse documents,
personal information, or other potential leads to unlinked documents.
Link matching
records to grow your tree.
Youth may need to go
back 7 generations or even 8. Each new generation doubles the number of
potential leads. With each couple having an average of 4-6 children, there is a
lot of room for new potential targets. (NOTE: Don't go back too far as each new
generation doubles the amount of work Puzilla needs to do and may freeze the
system.) Instead of trying to go back 12 generations, pick a new ancestor back
about 6 generations and look at their 6-generation chart.
Advanced Features of Puzilla.org cost $39.95 / year and currently include: Hints,
Sources, Possible Duplicates, Ordinances
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