I currently manage entries that include my in-law's and my son's paternal family. No transfers of those entries or their collateral lines will be made.

Along the way, with the help of another user, I found that Alabama alone has almost thirty thousand orphaned entries. You can do a search by state, county or by birth or death.

Emails sent through findagrave must remain on the topic of adding, removing or amending information in memorials. We all agree to specific terms when we sign up, spelled out in specific terms here:

https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/community-rules

For the most part I do not have any hang ups about what information others want included except these three things.

• Estimated dates from census or other records with a preference for a tombstone image to back up those dates. Since this is a grave registration site, those dates can be added to the biography field or to your own personal files with a notation for the Genealogical Standard.

• Details regarding death. Death certificates, if you must add them, should have this information redacted. My family has lost someone to homicidal violence; I would not want those details to be the focus of their memorial.

• Census and death record abstracts are not what I would consider a biography. Grammar and sentence structure are important in bios. Errors and living persons will be removed.

On a personal note, I find the "follow" option a little weird but figure its like a bookmark of sorts.

Last but not least, some sage advice from a wise and gentle friend of Bill W:

• Don't forget to show your teeth when you smile.

• We have two choices when it comes to our own behavior.

• Vinegar should be used in moderation.

• Make sure your cornbread is done in the middle.

• In Alabama, you can get frost bite and sunburn in the same week, so it is best to wear a hat and keep a sweater in your car.

• Never give your word or make a promise you cannot keep.

• Seek peace whenever possible. Others might call this weakness but it takes strength to walk away from anything or anyone that disturbs your soul.

I currently manage entries that include my in-law's and my son's paternal family. No transfers of those entries or their collateral lines will be made.

Along the way, with the help of another user, I found that Alabama alone has almost thirty thousand orphaned entries. You can do a search by state, county or by birth or death.

Emails sent through findagrave must remain on the topic of adding, removing or amending information in memorials. We all agree to specific terms when we sign up, spelled out in specific terms here:

https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/community-rules

For the most part I do not have any hang ups about what information others want included except these three things.

• Estimated dates from census or other records with a preference for a tombstone image to back up those dates. Since this is a grave registration site, those dates can be added to the biography field or to your own personal files with a notation for the Genealogical Standard.

• Details regarding death. Death certificates, if you must add them, should have this information redacted. My family has lost someone to homicidal violence; I would not want those details to be the focus of their memorial.

• Census and death record abstracts are not what I would consider a biography. Grammar and sentence structure are important in bios. Errors and living persons will be removed.

On a personal note, I find the "follow" option a little weird but figure its like a bookmark of sorts.

Last but not least, some sage advice from a wise and gentle friend of Bill W:

• Don't forget to show your teeth when you smile.

• We have two choices when it comes to our own behavior.

• Vinegar should be used in moderation.

• Make sure your cornbread is done in the middle.

• In Alabama, you can get frost bite and sunburn in the same week, so it is best to wear a hat and keep a sweater in your car.

• Never give your word or make a promise you cannot keep.

• Seek peace whenever possible. Others might call this weakness but it takes strength to walk away from anything or anyone that disturbs your soul.