Add FamilySearch person using Find a Grave memorial ID?

Mark Dixon

Is there a good way to add a person (such as a spouse or child) using a valid Find a Grave memorial ID? Ideally, it would be great to enter a Find a Grave ID into the Add Child or Add Spouse box.

Thank you.

Paul W

@Mark Dixon

There are so may errors regarding data that has been added to Find a Grave that I would not wish to use this as a means of adding individuals to Family Tree - as a child / spouse or otherwise. It is quite possible these individuals have already been added to Family Tree, but not connected to the father / spouse of the person on whom you are working. I would not use Find a Grave as a reliable source, except where there is a photo of a headstone, which clearly connects members of the same family. If you can't find a spouse / children in the tree, it's better to manually create them and add their vitals using data from sound sources - like birth / marriage registrations or baptisms / marriages from parish registers.

dlmelville

also keep in mind that there are many "living" people with memorials in FindAGrave due to their names being engraved on a headstone shared by their deceased family member.

Jack Hern

I use FindaGrave as a starting point, but like others have stated - it has many unsourced vitals. That said, the information therein I treat as family lore and a foundation for FS & Ancestry to pull up actual sources to back up the given information.
What I would like to see on FindaGrave is a spot to input FS PID number so that folks can come back over to a collaborative tree with sources and the likes. I will add the following to any FindaGrave entries I suggest corrections to — "Sources, details & extended family may be seen at FamilySearch: ABCD-123"

Mark Dixon

thank you all for your comments and recommendations.