What can I do to delete incorrect information some esle has added to my family tree?

Linda Wyler

My name is Linda Ann Bliss (KW8H-6S8) and I noticed another user has added incorrect family info for my grandmother Elizabeth Margaret Schneider (KCSJ-NV2). Her correct parentage is

John Schneider 1861-1942 (K8C8-ZZ9) and Bertha Dorothy Schroeder 1863-1938 (9N4D-SZL).

it was modified 8 Oct 2021 by FriedhelmBladt to parents named:

John Michael Schneider Sr 1864-1938 (G8GC-K8F) and Bertha Ann Koeper 1864-1942 (G3KV-35V).

I received first hand knowledge thru family pictures and verbal accounts from my mother Mildred Ann Watt 1927-2004 (9N4D-SZG) that her grandparents were John Schneider and Bertha Dorothy Schroeder who were the parents of Elizabeth Margaret Schneider.

I have already emailed FriedhelmBladt but haven't received a reply. How can this be corrected?

thank you,

Linda Ann Bliss Wyler

Áine Ní Donnghaile

As the FamilySearch Tree is collaborative - meaning we can all add and edit - errors sometimes happen. Basic instructions for how to edit can be found here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree

dontiknowyou

The couple G8GC-K8F and G3KV-35V very clearly are not her parents: they have another child born the same year in another state.

So simply detach her from this couple. On her Details page https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCSJ-NV2 under Family Members, under Parents and Siblings, under this couple, click the edit icon (pencil and paper). Then, in the Parent-Child Relationship popup, beside her name, click Remove.

Julia Szent-Györgyi

Go to Elizabeth's Details page and scroll down to the Family Members section. You'll notice that she has two sets of parents: the original (correct) ones and the ones the other user added.

I suspect that the other user was entering the children of his couple and the system suggested your Elizabeth as a match, and he just blindly went with the suggestion. Hopefully he will eventually notice your message and reply, but in the meantime, you can fix his error fairly simply:

In the Parents and Siblings column of the Family Members section, find Elizabeth where she appears under the incorrect parents, and click the pencil-and-box icon to the right of her name. This brings up the Parent-Child Relationship window. The third section there is Child, and it has a "-Remove or Replace" option in its top corner. Click that. On the resulting Remove or Replace Parents window, click the "I have reviewed..." checkbox, then click Remove Parents. Enter a reason and click Remove. The incorrect parents will now no longer be connected to Elizabeth.

lookingfortheanswers

Included below is an article from the FamilySearch Help Center to assist you:

How do I correct parent-child relationships in Family Tree?

Article Id: 1463

February 25, 2022

Correcting child-parent relationships usually requires some analysis before you begin. Two kinds of problems can exist: duplicate records or incorrect relationship links.

Solving this type of problem can feel intimidating. If you remove or replace a relationship incorrectly, you can restore it through the Latest Changes feature. Find a link to these instructions in the Related Articles list at the end of this article.  

When you remove a child's record from a family's records, the child's record stays in Family Tree. If the child is linked to spouses and children, he or she remains linked to them. Similarly, when you remove parents from a relationship to a child, the Family Tree record for each parent remains in Family Tree.

Before you start

Take some time to figure out what is wrong:

• If the child does not belong in the family, remove or replace the child's link to the parents. Use the instructions in this article to do so.
• If the children are right but one or both parents are wrong, you must remove or replace the incorrect parent. Remove or replace the spouse of the correct parent. Find a link to the instructions for removing or replacing spouses in the Related Articles list at the end of this article. 
• If you see the parents and children multiple times, or in multiple families, look at the ID numbers of the duplicates.
  • If the ID numbers are different, merge the duplicate records. Find a link to these instructions in the Related Articles list at the end of this article. 
  • If the ID numbers are identical, the child is linked to one of the parents more than once. Use the instructions in this article to remove the extra relationship.

Tip: Write down the names and ID numbers of the people whose relationships you are changing. Now you can undo a change.

Steps (website)

Here are the steps for removing or replacing a child in a family using Family Tree on the FamilySearch.org website:

1. Sign in to FamilySearch.org.
2. Click Family Tree and then Tree.
3. Navigate to the person page of the child with the incorrect parents.
4. If the Details section is not open, click the Details tab.
5. Scroll to the Family Members section.
6. Under Parents and Siblings, find the child's name, and click the Edit icon.
7. If only one parent is incorrect, click Remove or Replace next to the incorrect parent. If both are incorrect, click Remove or Replace next to the child.
8. A Remove or Replace box appears. Verify relationships, sources, and notes, then click the check box.
9. Do one of the following:
   1. To remove a parent or parents, click the appropriate Remove button. Explain why, and then click Remove.
   2. To replace a parent or parents, click the appropriate Replace button. The Replace Person screen appears.
      • If you know a parent's ID number, click By ID Number. Enter the ID number, and then click Next. Click Add Match.
        • If you want to add both parents, click Select Couple.
        • To add one parent, click Select Person. Explain your reason for the change, and then click Replace.
      • If you do not know a parent's ID number, complete the search fields, and then click Next.
        • If the correct person or couple appears in the list, click Add Match. If you want to add both parents, click Select Couple, To add one parent, click Select Person. Explain your reason for the change, and then click Replace.
        • If you see no match, click Create Person to create a parent record.

Steps (mobile app)

Here are the steps for removing or replacing a child in a family using the Family Tree mobile app:

1. In the Family Tree mobile app, navigate to the Person page of the child with the incorrect parents.
2. Tap the Parents tab.
3. Find the child's name, and tap the edit icon.
   1. If only one parent is incorrect, tap the drop-down arrow for the parent, and tap either Remove or Replace Father or Remove or Replace Mother.
   2. If both parents are incorrect, tap Remove Parents.
4. A new window appears. 
   1. To remove a parent or parents, check the box stating that you have reviewed the relationships, and tap Continue. Explain why, and then tap Remove.
   2. To replace a parent, check the box stating that you have reviewed the relationships, and tap Replace. The Replace Person screen appears.
      • If you know a parent's ID number, tap Add by ID. Enter the ID number, and then tap Continue. Tap Select. Explain why the information is correct, and then tap Replace.
      • If you do not know a parent's ID number, complete the search fields, and then tap Continue.
        • If the correct person appears in the list, tap Select. Explain the reason for your change, and tap Replace.
        • If the parent does not appear, No Match. Explain the reason for your change, and tap Replace.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

Here are the steps for removing or replacing a child in a family using Family Tree Lite:

1. Sign in to Family Tree Lite (lite.fs.org).
2. Navigate to the Person page of the child with the incorrect parents.
3. Under the individual's name, tap View Family.
4. Under Parents and Siblings, find the child's name, and tap the Edit icon.
5. If only one parent is incorrect, tap Remove or Replace under the name of the incorrect parent. If both are incorrect, tap Remove or Replace under the name of the child.
6. Do one of the following:
   1. To remove a parent or parents, tap the appropriate Remove button. Enter a reason and tap Remove.
   2. To replace a parent or parents, tap the appropriate Replace button. The Replace Person screen appears.
      • If you know a parent's ID number, click Find by ID Number, enter the ID number, and then tap Next. (FamilySearch Lite does not add the hyphen into or capitalize the letters of the ID. Enter it manually) Tap Add Person or Add Couple.
      • If you do not know a parent's ID number, complete the search fields, and then tap Next. If the correct person or couple appears in the list, tap Add Person or Add Couple. Otherwise, to create a parent record, tap Create Person. 

Recommended next steps

Removing or changing the parent-child relationship does not remove or change the parents' couple relationship. If the mother or father is wrong, you must also remove or replace one of the spouses.

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