Families lived together, moved together and their children often stayed nearby after marriage. You will want to track each of the children in a family even after they have married and established their own families.
Finding out the religious background of your ancestors will also help you understand their actions and possibly the attitudes that you inherited.
People may not have told the truth about some aspects of their lives, but they rarely lied about their primary asset, land!
In fact, for some people, understanding their inherited medical history is the primary reason for beginning genealogical research.
