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that this name be printed very dis- 

 tinctly. On the next line below is 

 entered the given name of the pro- 

 positus or head of the family, Elihu, 

 and to the right the dates of his 

 birth, death and marriage, as in- 

 dicated, and the name of his wife, 

 Elizabeth Hinsdale, which it is to be 

 observed, is followed by the given 

 name of her father in parentheses. 

 The reason for this will appear later. 

 On the next line marked "Pi" (that is, 

 first parental generation), is entered 

 the given name of the father of the 

 propositus with his dates and consort 

 as before. If he had more than one 

 wife, only the name of the mother 

 of the propositus should be entered 

 here, in this case Eunice Wakeman, 

 daughter of Stephen Wakeman. 



Below the heavy line beginning at 

 "pi" (that is, first filial generation), 

 are entered in succession the children 

 of the propositus, with the proper 

 data, if known. The names of fe- 

 male consorts should always be fol- 

 lowed by the father's given name 

 in parentheses, if it is known, but 

 this is not necessary in the case of 

 male consorts. Those who married 

 more than once should have the record 

 of all consorts given in succession as 

 is shown for the ninth child, Eunice 

 Wakeman Burritt, who married first 

 Jabez Cornwell, and later A. J. Saw- 

 yer. 



The column headed "Rem." may be 

 used for various reference marks to 

 serve the purpose of the worker. The 

 writer has found it convenient to in- 

 dicate whether the married children 

 had families, the plus sign indicating 

 that there were children, the double 

 plus that the family has been carded, 

 and s. p. that it is known that there 

 was no issue. The cards provide six- 

 teen lines for the record of children 

 and it is rare that the space is not 

 ample. In those few instances where 

 more space is required it is best to 

 carry the names "over" to the back 

 of the card rather than use a second 

 card. Usuallv there is room enough 



on the lower part of the card to enter 

 footnotes, if desired, calling attention 

 to variations in data. References to 

 sources are conveniently entered on 

 the backs of the cards, but the cards 

 should not be used for general gene- 

 alogical information. Such material 

 should be entered on sheets in suitable 

 folders. 



It is evident that such a card may be 

 filled out for any man and his immedi- 

 ate family and it is not necessary to 

 pay the least attention to remoter re- 

 lationships. If a collection of such 

 cards is made covering a family or a 

 community for several generations the 

 relationships must all eventually ap- 

 pear. Cards are necessary only for 

 males who had children. The com- 

 pilation of the cards is, therefore, a 

 very simple matter. 



To see how the system works, let 

 us suppose that we wish to trace the 

 ancestry of Elihu in the Burritt line. 

 His own card, Figure 7, shows that 

 his father was another Elihu. Turn- 

 ing then to his father's card. Figure 

 8, which can be distinguished from 

 others of, perchance, the same name, 

 by the date of birth, name of consort, 

 or other data, we find that there is no 

 further record of the Burritt ancestry. 

 The paternal grandparents are not 

 known, but we do find the names of 

 the father's brothers and sisters and 

 their consorts and other data. 



Let us now try a female line. We 

 wish to know the ancestral connec- 

 tions of the -consort of the propositus. 

 Figure 7 shows that the consort of 

 Elihu Burritt was Elizabeth Hinsdale 

 and that her father was Elijah Hins- 

 dale ; we therefore turn to Elijah 

 Hinsdale's card. Figure 9. If there 

 are several Elijah Hinsdales carded, 

 we can identify the correct one by 

 observing that this Elijah Hinsdale 

 had a daughter Elizabeth who married 

 Elihu Burritt, and the date of mar- 

 riage is confirmatory. Figure 9 

 shows that the father of Elizabeth 

 married twice and that she was a 

 dauirhter of the first wife, Ruth Bid- 



