jseaman Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'm curious if anyone else bothers to worry about these things ...When a man has a son and gives him the same name as himself, the child usually has the suffix "Jr" tacked on to his name. This is part of his legal name - it's on the birth certificate. No problem there.At the same time, the father typically starts having the suffix "Sr" added to his name. But this is seldom (very rarely?) (never?) an actual legal name change.How to any of you handle it? Do you add the "Sr" to their name even though it isn't quite correct?Do you not add anything and just list them by their birth name?Personally, I've been just leaving off the "Sr" designation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelG Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 The use of Generational Titles like Jr & Sr etc in your gedcom records is a personal choice - I rarely use them and generally only if a compelling need [usually in narrative text] to distinguish one or more of the same family. In general, the birth and/or death dates will clearly distinguish who exactly is being discussed or referenced. Also, you'll probably notice in some records (especially 17th & 18th century) the terms are used to distinguish two men with similar names, in a given geographic area, even though they are not necessarily from the same immediate family or their names are not exact as in the normal application of the titles, ex. Jr. (son) and Sr. (father). [another such title is 'Little', as in 'Little John' to distinguish the younger of two men named 'John' who are not necessarily related]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLGibsonJr Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I do not use the Sr. designation for the same reason that you do not. However, I definitely use Jr., III, IV for his son, grandson, and great grandson. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stores Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I am a Jr., and I do use Sr., III, etc.. as well. I use Sr. mainly because it readily identifies someone as having a son by the same name, even though I might not have them in the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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