How to read this Record Generated Using The Henry Genealogical Numbering System

         I chose this particular numbering system so that it would be simpler to keep track of new family members.  This way  you can add family members without messing up the index.  This record was generated using the Modern Modified Henry Numbering System.  The original Henry Numbering System was developed by Reginald Buchanan Henry who used it in his "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents" which he produced in 1935.  This scheme of indexing consists of numbering the children in each generation in the order of  their birth.  The numbering begins with a progenitor of a line who is assigned number 1.   The second generation are his children in order of birth who are assigned a second digit in order of birth.  His or her oldest child becomes 11, his next child becomes 12, ect. If there are more than nine children, capital letters are used in alphabetic order.  The tenth is given letter A, the eleventh becomes B, ect.  The 3rd and   succeeding generations follow using the same numbering sequence and methodology.

            To Illustrate:

            Generation                                                        Henry Number

            (1)  The Progenitor or common ancestor.            1

            (2)  Child number 3                                            13

            (3)  Child number 8                                            138

            (4)  Child number 10                                          138-A

            (5)  Child number 1                                            138-A1

            (6)  Child number 11                                          138-A1B

            (7)  Child number 3                                            138-A1B-3

          The index to the report is unique in that is uses the Henry Report Number of each

individual to identify it's location within the report.  As all Henry Numbers are sequential and progressive, it is simple to find each individual.  KEEP IN MIND THAT ONLY DIRECT DECSCENDANTS OF A PROGENITOR AR2E ASSIGNED TRUE HENRY NUMBERS.

          PAFBOOK identifies the number of spouse's, as well as their parents, using the

Henry Number of the progenitors descendant. These are identified by using their husband's or wive's Henry Number and adding a =H (Husband) or =W (Wife) and their  appropriate marriage.  In this way multiple marriage are recorded.  i.e:  The spouse of 138‑1 would be 138‑1=H1 if female or =W1 if male.  Using the same example, were there more than one marriage they would be recorded as, 138‑1=H1 and 138‑1=H2 etc. Parents or spouses are identified using the spouse's number and a F (Father) or M (Mother).  i.e: 138‑1=H1F. 

     Thus:

            138-1 [Fourth Generation] is the 1st child of the 8th child of the 3rd child of the

progenitor.

            138-1=H1 would be the first husband.    

            138-1=H1F would be the first husband's father.