Read Only --merges needed

DollahiteMaryK1

Spencer Woolley Kimball and Camilla Eyring presently show three daughters all named Olive Beth Kimball. They had only one daughter, and her name was Olive Beth Kimball. Pease merge person pages LFZL-8QZ and LXBX-YWD with person page LY5F-42J. Thank you!

genthusiast

The duplicates you mention may be the result of other relations entering a 'placeholder' for Olive Beth Kimball prior to her death - this is typically done so that living relations can view the tree with the living person in the correct location. After death these 'placeholders' become duplicates and do need to be merged. If you are a relation you can merge them yourself - or if you view the Recent changes for these duplicates you may be able to contact those involved in the creation of the duplicates and remind them to merge into the 'church membership record' person. Hopefully this helps.

From the Help menu:

Here are some best practices for deciding whether two records are about the same person: 

1. Carefully review the following information on both records. The more information the records have in common, the more likely they are to be duplicates. 
   • Names, dates, and places of the person and family members 
   • Reason statements 
   • Sources 
   • Discussions 
   • Notes 
   • Life sketch 
2. Review the family relationships. After the merge is complete, any family relationships on the deleted record are also deleted unless you move them to the surviving record.
3. Keep the record that is most complete or correct. If necessary, switch the position of the articles that you see on screen so that you keep the one that is most accurate and complete. Switch records from right to left if necessary. 
4. Decide if you should move any information from the possible duplicate to the record being kept. 
   • If the name, birth, or other information is the same on both records, click the information to display more details. Keep the version with the best reason statement. 
   • If the record on the left contains duplicate parents, spouses, or children, add them to the surviving record. You can merge these duplicates later. 
5. Before you finalize the merge, review your work. 
6. When prompted, enter a reason statement that explains how you concluded that the records were are duplicates. 

Related articles     

How do I undo a merge in Family Tree?

How do I correct the sex listed on a person's record in Family Tree?

How do I merge possible duplicates in Family Tree?

DollahiteMaryK1

I appreciate your response. I promise that /i would merge these duplicate daughters if I could or that I would ask my cousins to merge them when the bridge/place holder person pages are marked as deceased.

Sadly, as my aunt is the daughter of a read-only person page, none of us have the ability to merge these records.

Could we request the merge from a technician at FamilyTree central? Please?

Mary KD