This pedigree chart has been completed with advice from previous posts in mind.  Brittain Chart 1 starts with a “Living Brittain” and details the parents, grandparents and on back.  For the purpose of discussion, we’re focusing on the great grandparents, Elam Brittain and Margaret Stuart.  Lewis Chew is a secondary focus and part of what we’ll be illustrating in upcoming posts.  The great grandparents were chosen because for many years, there was a roadblock or “the brick wall’ as some call it, related to these individuals.

Ancestral chart leading to Elam Brittain.

Following the blue highlight, we find Elam W. Brittain on Chart 1. Under Elam’s name we see his details are on Chart 2 (Brittain Chart 2). This is indicated by the number 2, highlighted in red.  At the grandparent level, we see highlight colors change as the ancestral names change.  The green highlight provides the path on the grandmother side back to Margaret Stuart.  Margaret’s details are also continued on another chart (Stuart Chart 9).

As you can see, the pedigree (ancestral) chart provides a good visual representation of one’s ancestors with an easy reference to continued information.

Note:  Names are highlighted for discussion purposes only.