Latter-day Saint Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

| The term genealogy is used in this article and in the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. These records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These sources can save time, but because they are compiled from other sources, they must be carefully evaluated for accuracy. <br><br>

*{{RecordSearch|2243396|Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia}} — index and images

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees ''Pedigree Resource File''] This consists of unedited, lineage-linked pedigrees submitted over the Internet to the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] Department since 1999. It also includes the associated family groups, descendancy charts, and sometimes notes or sources.  

*''U.S. Military Death Index'' lists deaths of service men and women in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. It is available at most Family History Centers as part of FamilySearch. For details see the [[United States Military Records|Military Index]].

These indexes are available at the Family History Library and many libraries with family history collections.

*''{{FSC|628225|title-id|disp=Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1962–1977}}'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. ''Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1962–1977''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988–1990. (Family History Library films 1558711–961).</ref> Surnames A to KERSEY only. The filming was stopped when it was discovered 80 percent of the sheets were already in the Ancestral File.  

*''{{FSC|35780|title-id|disp=Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1962–1979}}'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. ''Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1962–1979''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966–1980. (On 1165 Family History Library films starting with 428056).</ref>80 percent of these sheets are in the Ancestral File. No single filming of all years of the Patron Section exists. The set from 1978 to 1979 comprising films 1281028–89 are not available in the binders at the Family Search Center.  

*''{{FSC|126135|title-id|disp=Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1924–1962}}'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. ''Family Group Records Collection; Patron Section, 1924–1962''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965–1966. (On 614 Family History Library films starting with 412088).</ref>

*''Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section 1942–1969'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. ''Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section 1942–1969''. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977, 1993. (On 1998 Family History Library films beginning with 1273501).</ref>In 1993 the microfilms of the [[Family Group Records Collection#Archive_Section|Archives Section]] were checked against the original family group records and found 18,000 sheets that had not been microfilmed. These records were photocopied, and filmed as an addendum <ref>(Family History Library films 1750758–64 items 1–6).</ref>

*"Family Group Collections of the Family History Library." <ref>Nichols, Elizabeth. "Family Group Collections of the Family History Library." ''Genealogical Journal 24'' (Winter 1996): 11–27. (FS Library book 973 D5gj).</ref>This also describes the relationship of the ''Temple Records Index Bureau Endowment Index, the Ordinance Index'', and Ancestral File to the family group records.

The Family History Library has other collections of family group records:  

*''Family Group Records: Collected and Compiled by the Former Spanish-American Mission'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Spanish-American Mission. ''Family Group Records: Collected and Compiled by the Former Spanish-American Mission''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973, 1980. (On 8 Family History Library films beginning with film 940001).</ref>Most of these records were submitted by members of the Spanish-Mexican Mission, which included Mexico and the Spanish-speaking Saints in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.  

*''Polynesian Family Group Records Collection, 1924–1969'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. ''Polynesian Family Group Records Collection, 1924–1969''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, [197-?]. (Family History Library films 1901843–69).</ref>This is a film copy of the Polynesian collection at the Laie Family History Center in Hawaii. Most of these sheets are also found in the [[Family Group Records Collection#Archive_Section|Archives Section]].  

*''Piedmont Project Family Group Sheets. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department. ''Piedmont Project Family Group Sheets. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968''. (Family History Library films 472230–81).</ref>To assist members with Italian ancestry, the Genealogical Department filled out family group sheets from sources found in sixteen Protestant parishes in the Province of Torino, Italy.  

*Four-Generation Pedigrees and Family Group Sheets, 1700–1983''<ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department. Branch Library (Johannesburg, Transvaal). ''Four-Generation Pedigrees and Family Group Sheets, 1700–1983''. (Family History Library film 1367174).</ref>These are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the Church member descendant in South Africa. This set is incomplete.''  

*Julius Billeter did research for many Church members with ancestors from Switzerland between the years 1896-1950&nbsp;and also a few from Germany. Tens of thousands of his family group records were microfilmed, many of which date from the years 1550-1900. For the call numbers, look in the Surname Search of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] under the family surname, or look in the Author/Title Search under Billeter, Julius.

The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] has several collections of pedigree charts submitted by members of the Church.  

*''Pedigree Charts Submitted to the Church Record Archives (Indexed), 1924–1962'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogy Society. ''Pedigree Charts Submitted to the Church Record Archives (Indexed), 1924–1962''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962, 1972. (The card index is on Family History Library films 820089–115; the pedigrees are on Family History Library films 271430–63).</ref>These charts go with the family group record forms submitted to the Patron Section from 1924 to 1962. The card index lists every name shown on the pedigree charts with code numbers you can use to find the person on the appropriate pedigree chart. The index number at the bottom of each index card consists of the binder number, the chart number within that binder, and the person’s number on the chart

*. ''Pedigree Charts Submitted to the Church Record Archives (Alphabetized), 1962, 1965'' <ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogy Society. ''Pedigree Charts Submitted to the Church Record Archives (Alphabetized), 1962, 1965''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962, 1965. (Family History Library films 281745–81 for 1962 and 399912–46 for 1965).</ref>This source is actually two collections of pedigree charts. In each section the pedigrees are arranged alphabetically by the name of the first person on each chart. No index to the other names on the charts is available.

The Family History Library has the ''Index to the Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library''. Portions of the library are online at ''Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library''. Use Google to search the online library. Specify a name followed by <code>site:mormonpioneergenealogylibrary.com</code>.

*''Research Department Patron Files, ca. 1928–1966, and Indexes'' starting on {{FSC|823417|item|disp=FS Library Film 540714}}<ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Research Department. ''Research Department Patron Files, ca. 1928–1966, and Indexes''. Salt Lake City, Utah; Genealogical Society of Utah. 1965–1970, 1976, (On 4018 Family History Library films starting with 540714).</ref> From 1928–1966, the Genealogical Department conducted paid research for Latter-day Saints. These files contain correspondence, documents, pedigree charts, and family group records. This collection includes files as of 1966. They are arranged '''''by the name of the person requesting the research'''''. Check the files carefully because a requestor’s name may appear on several different films.