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My great grandmother was raised by her step-father. I am not related to any of his family but Relatives at RootsTech includes all these people. Why are they tied to me? How can I get rid of them as matches to me? I do not want to see any of these people.
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@PJSmith17 It would help a lot of the experts in the group if you provided a little information, such as a PID # or the URL to the Step Great Grandfather, to see how he is listed in the tree.
Relatives at RootsTech ties your relatives to you because it has identified a/or connections based on the ancestry information entered into the FamilySearch tree.
If your great-grandmother is linked to her stepfather in the FamilySearch tree (even as a non-biological relationship), the tool treats that branch as a valid path for calculating connections.
You can verify the exact path the tool used by tapping on a relative's name to see the relationship path back to the shared ancestor, and if errors were made, you can correct these errors.
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@Christine Marie Lybarger May asked
"… what is a temporary fix? Remove the step father from the profile completely?"
Assuming I understand what you propose, I would like to remind you that there may be people who actually want to see step-parents and step-children linked on their respective profiles, so such a removal isn't cooperating with their view. Yes, it may make your temple work trickier but, as a non Church person, I have always regarded the genealogy angle as having priority.
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