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what happens when detach someone

Sharie Jobe
Sharie Jobe ✭
August 18 in Family Tree
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  • Jack Hern
    Jack Hern ✭✭✭
    August 19 edited August 20

    This question is a little vague, so sorry if my answer goes sideways of what you were thinking.
    When you remove someone from the FamilyTree, by disconnecting spousal, parental, and child relationships — the Person entry becomes a free floating entry in FamilySearch. While not connected to any family members, up-down-or sideways; the entry and information about that individual remains. Sources that were attached, remain linked unless specifically un-linked.

    The question arises as to how and why was the person created in FamilySearch in the first place? What initial source was used to create the entry - this will help to find the true and original relationships that belong. This will also help in the process to find if there was a bad merge via a common name mixup, or some other user error; or perhaps it is just a slight spelling/scribners/indexing error that gives a different name, but in reality is the same person.

    These help articles are awesome to read/review to glean information as to how and why FamilySearch works and how to use it properly to justify and document the FamilyTree. Good information to be had.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/connecting-and-correcting-relationships-in-family-tree

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