Having grown up in orphanages, I've always been extremely curious about my roots, so in 2001 I began researching my genealogy.

I am the father of six children, ages 20, 17, 11, 9, 5 and 2. And yes, I know what causes that (the drinking water, of course!). I'm mainly researching my father's ancestors at this point in my life. I do not have a very strong connection with my mother nor most of her kin. None of my three half-siblings through my mother give a damn about genealogy at all.

Feel free to use any of the images I've uploaded, just please cite me. I've got a certain cousin on the Carey side named Bass who just takes everything I upload and reposts it everywhere without even mentioning me. How rude!

I generally only maintain memorials of people to whom I or my children are related but I would be happy to transfer memorials of individuals not in my or my children's direct line to people who are more closely related.

One clarification on Find A Grave Guidelines: the Guidelines only state which memorials MUST be transferred upon request. They are not "rules" that state that you cannot transfer them if someone requests the memorial. If a transfer falls outside of the Guidelines, you can still transfer the memorial - you just do not HAVE to. See the difference? Too often people take these as hard "rules" that indicate that no transfer outside of the Guidelines can EVER take place. This is just not the case. If you do not believe me, ask Find A Grave.

I am all about accuracy and thoroughness. One small favor I ask: If you would like an edit made, please send me a message after you enter the edit into the memorial via the usual method. That way I can process the edit in a timely manner. I do not always notice that I have edits. I am very busy working on several lines. If you are closely related to the person in question, why not ask for a transfer? I firmly believe that if you are more closely related, then you should manage the memorial. I do not understand why people would refuse to transfer a memorial to a relative.

Having grown up in orphanages, I've always been extremely curious about my roots, so in 2001 I began researching my genealogy.

I am the father of six children, ages 20, 17, 11, 9, 5 and 2. And yes, I know what causes that (the drinking water, of course!). I'm mainly researching my father's ancestors at this point in my life. I do not have a very strong connection with my mother nor most of her kin. None of my three half-siblings through my mother give a damn about genealogy at all.

Feel free to use any of the images I've uploaded, just please cite me. I've got a certain cousin on the Carey side named Bass who just takes everything I upload and reposts it everywhere without even mentioning me. How rude!

I generally only maintain memorials of people to whom I or my children are related but I would be happy to transfer memorials of individuals not in my or my children's direct line to people who are more closely related.

One clarification on Find A Grave Guidelines: the Guidelines only state which memorials MUST be transferred upon request. They are not "rules" that state that you cannot transfer them if someone requests the memorial. If a transfer falls outside of the Guidelines, you can still transfer the memorial - you just do not HAVE to. See the difference? Too often people take these as hard "rules" that indicate that no transfer outside of the Guidelines can EVER take place. This is just not the case. If you do not believe me, ask Find A Grave.

I am all about accuracy and thoroughness. One small favor I ask: If you would like an edit made, please send me a message after you enter the edit into the memorial via the usual method. That way I can process the edit in a timely manner. I do not always notice that I have edits. I am very busy working on several lines. If you are closely related to the person in question, why not ask for a transfer? I firmly believe that if you are more closely related, then you should manage the memorial. I do not understand why people would refuse to transfer a memorial to a relative.