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Who are the ghost parents?

malich
malich ✭
October 13, 2021 in Temple

Lorenzo Waldo Stewart 9 December 1877 – 1 October 1928 • KZPR-NW1

has a set of ghost parents. Can you please tell me who they are so I can determine if they are unknown duplicates of the parents currently listed in the system. I looked back through the change log however it was no help as the parents in the system are the only parents listed for him.

Thank you

malich

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  • DianaHawks
    DianaHawks mod
    October 13, 2021

    Hi Malich.

    The mother is listed as both

    Nancy Ann Minerva Gideon 1848-1918 • LZVP-GGY as well as

    Nancy (Ann) Minerva Gideon (9QPZ0V39)

    Lorenzo and all his siblings are showing as being sealed to both

     

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  • sjtibbitts
    sjtibbitts ✭
    October 13, 2021

    On the ordinance screen for an individual, the Sealing to Parents ordinance date occasionally appears without showing the names of the parents. The most common reason for this is that the set of parents in Family Tree does not match the set of parents associated with the ordinance.

    You can also see this when Family Tree cannot display the parents associated with the ordinance because of privacy rights.

    The Sealing to Parents date represents a valid temple ordinance for the child. If an additional Sealing to Parents ordinance shows without a completed date, keep in mind that Church policy allows you to seal a person to more than one set of parents.

    If another completed Sealing to Parents ordinance date shows, this also represents a valid temple ordinance. If you have further questions about sealing ordinances, please see your ecclesiastical leader.

    In English this situation is sometimes referred to as 'ghost parent'

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  • malich
    malich ✭
    November 18, 2021

    Lorenzo still has a ghost set of parents and the SP for the parents listed in the system now says - This person's ordinance status is not available. Please contact FamilySearch Support if you are a relative and need more information.

    I checked and can see that the two versions of his mother Nancy have been merged, but there still seems to be an issue with his parents. All ordinances for his father Isaiah have the above message with them

    Thank you

    Malich

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