Some Things About Rootsweb

At the top of the blog is a wreath, if you click on that icon you will be taken directly to Rootsweb, and the beginning our family line. This particular link begins with Paul Madden, but you may click on any individual you like to find information on them.

A Bit About Rootsweb Subheadings

You will notice in blue print some subheadings which in order to save you some time, I will tell you about; that way you are not going all over the place, tyring to figure out what is what.

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  "Index" = All surnames in this line in alphabetical order.
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  "Descendancy" = From that individual, you are viewing at that time, forward in time.
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  "Register" = Descendancy
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  "Pedigree" = Provides you with the a pedigree chart from that person you are viewing at that time, backward; you may click on a name, and view their vital statistics, and go as far back as information exists on that chart.

There are other subheadings but, if you would like to explore those, you may on your own (I really don't find them very relevant).

                                                        My Shorthand

Some of my shorthand, which you will notice particularly within names are FNU and LNU; they stand for "first name unknown" and "last name unknown" respectively. Should there be some other abbreviations you are not certain of, feel free to post a question on the blog or email me. You will see many UNKs, these are typically wives or females within a family where it simply is not definitively known who the family member was; I would rather leave a UNK than to place some speculative name in place.

In addition, I have avoided including names of living individuals except for my family. If you would like for me to include your family, again, just email with the information of each individual: full name, dob, pob, and parents' full names as well as their dob, and pob.

Finally, when viewing royalty, please remember the tendency was for cousins to marry one another, and these spouses were chosen so there will over-lapping familial lines...no it's not a mistake. Most of my facts came from other researchers, and there were many mistakes which I have pain-staking attempted to correct (if I had a penny for every mistake I found, I would be a wealthy woman)!

I think that is all I will discuss today.

Peace to you,

Introduction

Welcome, please know I appreciate you being here and taking the time to peer into your family's lineage. I want to take the opportunity to give my reason for this blog and to tell you, I hope you find it informative, enlightening and even at times, surprising.

Madden...Past, Present Tense sole purpose is to provide you with genealogical information concerning the ancestors of Paul Robert Madden and his wife, Phyllis L. Claycomb Madden. I will be including copies of documents, letters, wills, land deeds, photos, artists' renderings, factual historical data, and perhaps even some fiction concerning our progenitors. In addition, I will have some suggested reading, should you be interested.

The family of Paul Madden has remained elusive to me; I have hired researchers in three states and they each have turned-up little or next to nothing. My research on this line is, I am sorry to say, an continuous project. I do have facts, and you will discover them here; however, what I provide is what I have at the time I provide it to you. And unfortunately the Madden line is my proverbial "brick wall." I have found the Maddens, no matter which line they are related to, simply do not like sharing genealogical information...well, I am changing that!

The family of Phyllis Claycomb, is another matter. I have uncovered a treasure trove of information which dates back to approximately 700 AD, and this is only one line. I will indicate to you where a individual is a direct lineal ancestor to you, by a symbol the symbol:  *  I found this symbol readily accessible to use as I was downloading information from various websites into my GED COM file.

You will not find our GED COM file on this particular blog, but rather you will find the detailed information at the site where you are at the present time. When I began setting this up, unbeknown st to me, Rootsweb did not act as host to websites, but merely makes a place for the site to be listed. So, the Madden GED COM family file only is located at Rootsweb and may be accessed by clicking on the laurel wreath icon at the top of the page.

Please know, I have studying one line or another of my family history for 15 years, and it can be a slow and tedious process. I am not a novice, but I am extremely impatient! I have loved every moment of doing this research, and rest assured there is will always be more information added as it is uncovered.

Should you have any questions or if you have any ideas, leads, or recollections, please do not hesitate to email me (my email button is on the right sidebar).

With warm regards,