FAMILY TREE ACTIVITY
Growing your Own Family Tree: Interview Questions
FINDING OUT ABOUT MY MOM'S FAMILY
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Note to parents: For some people, information about divorce or adoption or other family matters is quite personal. Feel free to skip any of these questions, if they seem inappropriate.
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G.A. and Matilda Roedde's daughter Emma Matilda Cather (Roedde) and two of her daughter's: Kathleen F. Cather "Kae" (Mrs. A.J. Haugh)b.1911 and Emma Gwendolyn Cather "Gwen" (Mrs. EBH Varcoe) b. 1910
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Interview Questions: Finding out about my Mom's Family
Interview Questions: Finding out about my Dad's Family
FINDING OUT ABOUT MY MOM'S FAMILY
My Mom's full name is:
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Some women change their name when they marry. If your Mom did that, what was her maiden name?
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She had a marriage or union with my father, whose name is:
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My Mom has this many children: |
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These are the names of my brothers and sisters starting with the oldest (be sure to include your name in this)! You might want to include any children in your family who were adopted, who are foster or step children or who may have died. |
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Has your Mom remarried, due to divorce or death?
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Whom did she remarry?
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Were there children born to that union? (These would be your half-brothers and sisters. Be sure to list their names.) |
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If the other partner already had children, these would be your stepbrothers and stepsisters. List them here if you have any. |
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Information about Maternal Grandparents:
What were the first and last names of your Mother's Mother?
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What were the fist and last names of your Mother's Father?
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Did either grandparent re-marry after the death of a spouse or after a divorce? If yes, whom did they re-marry?
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How many brothers and sisters does your mom have? Are they all alive? Can you name them in order? (These are your aunts and uncles.)
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Each of your aunts and uncles may have married and had children (who would be your cousins). Write the name of your aunts or uncles, the names of the persons they married, and then list their children.
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Have any of your cousins married? Whom did they marry?
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Have any cousins had children? Can you list their names?
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What information is there about earlier generations?
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