How can one person have three different FS ID #
Example Donald Theodore Wetenkamp My Tree #1 QVY7-M71 #2 Q2XT-L45 ,another person # Q8YG-YZB All three are the same person. Why don't they have the same FS ID # ?????
Dave Wolford
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I tried to locate these PIDs and was unsuccessful.
Are these 3 copies of Donald Theodore Wetenkamp all living? If they are living, then they are only local to your Family Search account and can either be merged or deleted.
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David, it appears you found those IDs in the Genealogies section of FamilySearch.
Records in Genealogies have different IDs than records for the same person in Family Tree, and cannot be merged.
see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVY7-M71
This record was submitted to the Pedigree Resource file.
The Pedigree Resource File (PRF) is a collection of user-submitted genealogies that users uploaded to FamilySearch as GEDCOM files. You can both search this information and contribute to it.
You cannnot edit PRF files. You can delete a file you submitted. For more information see
The Pedigree Resource File (PRF) • FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-pedigree-resource-file
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:Q8YG-VZB was submitted to MyTrees.com; a FamilySearch partner.
For additional information about searching and using Genealogies see
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Got it. No more need to answer
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Dear David,
Welcome to the FamilySearch community. Thank you for the time you spend asking questions.
Regarding different Identification numbers. https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/ar...
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Thank you for your question and the response you gave me that this person you are referring to is deceased. I am having the same issue that was mention in the above comment by McConnellCurtisWilliam56 . We are not able to see the person you have identified with these PID's. I would suggest that you check that they are all marked correctly as deceased.
Once this is done you should be able to merge records by ID using the steps as found in this article.
- In Family Tree, display the person page of one of the duplicate records.
- If the Details section is not displayed, click Details.
- Click Merge by ID. It is located in the Tools section, along the right side of the page.
- Enter the ID number with capital letters and the hyphen.
- Click Continue. The merge screen opens in a new browser tab.
- Left side: This is the possible duplicate. It is deleted if you merge the records.
- Right side: This is the record you started from. It is saved if you merge the records.
- Compare the left and right sides for matching names, dates, places, and family members.
- Read any warning messages on the screen.
- If the record on the left is the most accurate, click Switch to keep it instead.
- If the records are about the same person, click Yes Continue.
- On the surviving record, review all information that has a green background. Highlighted information will be copied to the surviving record when you complete the merge. If this information should not be saved on the surviving record, click Undo.
- Click Continue.
- Finish the merge:
- If everything looks as it should, click
- Review the surviving record. Finish Merge.
- To explain why you merged these records, either select a suggested reason statement or enter one of your own.
- Click Save.
I hope this answers your question.
Again, thank you for using the FamilySearch Community.
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