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Juanita Carstens Bird

I entered a family member into my family tree and it sees it as me which is wrong

1ByrdLady

Hello Juanita Carstens Bird

Welcome to the FamilySearch community, and thank you for your question regarding your starting person on your account.

I will Private Message you with instructions.

1ByrdLady

Juanita Carstens Bird 

I Private message you with the correct instructions. Look in the upper right corner for the red dot next to the Bell or Envelope.

Brett .

@Juanita Carstens Bird

Juanita

Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum

Question:

Are you referring to, not 'seeing' yourself, in the Principal position, in the "Pedigree" View? Or, have you "Changed", the Family Tree Starting Person, in your "Settings", in 'FamilySearch'

ie. Settings ---> (FIRST, Default) Account 'Tab' ---> (Down bottom) "Family Tree Preferences"

Family Tree Starting Person

The default person that appears at the root of your Family Tree.

Or, somewhere else?

Please advise.

Brett

Juanita Carstens Bird

I get this message when trying to change a family member from living to deceased

Brett .

@Juanita Carstens Bird

Juanita

'Yes', that definitely appears to be YOU.

Lets see ...

First thing ...

Go to the "ChangeLog" [ ie. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/[PID] ]

You can get there by either,

(1) Using that URL, with the 'FamilySearch Person Identifier' (PID) at the end; or,

(2) Go to "Latest Changes", down to the bottom of that Section; and, select "Show ALL"

When you are in the "ChangeLog", go right down to the bottom.

You are 'looking' for, "Vital Added"; and, that being the FIRST time that the 'Vital' of "Name" appears.

Question: WHO is that "Name"? ... Is that YOU?

IF, that is NOT You; THEN, WHO is it?

IF, it is you; THEN, at some stage, you must have "Change" the "Name", to the OTHER individual/person?

IF, it is NOT You; THEN, are you using ANOTHER User's/Patron's 'FamilySearch' Account (eg. Family member)?

Please advise.

Brett

1ByrdLady

Great work Juanita,

Again, welcome to FamilySearch Community.

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Happy hunting!