For the past few months I've been compiling all the required documents for one of the lineage societies I want to join, and I'm telling you it hasn't been easy. My cousin Virginia even spent two and a half hours sitting on the floor sifting through boxes at one of the county clerks offices in Kentucky. She was able to find the marriage certificate for my Great Grandparents that links my Great Grandmother to her father which I desperately needed. I have almost all the docs I need, then "they" tell me I need the birth certificates for my two ex-husbands (two much info, I know) and that just seems too much to ask for. Does that seem like a reasonable request?
A Reasonable Request?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 1:36 PM
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The only reason I can think of is in case your children (if any) would want to join that organization--the paperwork would be there already to verify their lineage. Just a thought. Vickie |
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I'm not really sure if a 'lineage society' is the same as an historical or genealogy society, but it really sounds to me that they are pushing the privacy envelope. This procedure sounds like it would be reasonable in the case of the Latter Day Saints (who, I believe, have a requirement to track ancestry, which would technically include ex-spouses). Still, this is merely my opinion (of course, I though the 1976 King Kong movie was good at the time - lol). Anyways, good luck. Francis |
Why? They aren't in your direct line so why should it make any difference?
Cyndy3:07 PM