This takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read . Be
sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! 1.
How many Great-Grandparents do you have full name, date of
birth, and date of death for? Secondary spouses don't count.
Only (pardon the redundancy) direct ancestors count. 2. Multiply
by the number of biological parents you have, regardless of
whether or not you have any information on them. (Everyone
should have the same answer here. 2.) 3. Add the number next to
your paternal grandmother on your ahnentafel chart. (Once again,
everyone should have the same number. 5.) 4. To honor the year
the Roman Emperor, Claudius, adopted Nero -- Multiply it by 50
5. To honor the birth of Revolutionary War soldier, Nicholas
Fish, add 1758. 6. If you haven't had your birthday yet this
year, subtract 1. 7. Now subtract the four digit year that you
were born. You should have a three digit number The first digit
of this is the number of great grandparents you have all that
information on! The next two n