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Ancestral Lines

A new pedigree numbering system has been developed for the family history and genealogy community as an alternative that visibly displays ancestral lines and generations in multiple presentation formats. This follows straightforward genealogical thinking and addresses important needs in selecting your numbering system.

Axtell Genealogy--Numbering System

Forkheim's Numbering System

Genealogy Bulletin - The Henry System: Assigning ID Numbers to Descendants

By William Dollarhide.
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Genealogy Bulletin - Using a Binary System for Pedigree Numbers

By William Dollarhide.
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Knot System Sequential

Modifications to Dollarhide Numbering

Numbering Systems In Genealogy - Richard Pence (Wayback Machine)