CMA Genealogy Committee


The Genealogy Committee (GenCom) is responsible for collecting, organizing, sharing and archiving information on McAlister family history for the Clan McAlister of America. Over 30+ years we have amassed an enormous collection of McAlister genealogical information and family histories. The key activities and responsibilities for the Committee are described in the Position Descriptions. Below is some additional information about the GenCom daily tasks, resources, and tools.


Ancestral Line Designations


To organize our McAlister Genealogy, we assign a unique code for each family line. We begin with the earliest known ancestor of the line and then use the initial(s) of his/her given name(s). For example, James McCallister is designated as a "J" line while George Washington McAlister is a "GW" line. A two-digit number is added to the letter code to distinguish the many progenitors with the same initials. So, A01 is the first family line in our system with the initial "A" and J04 is the fourth family line with the first initial "J." The family line code is then the prefix for all the descendants of the line.



Ancestral Line Files




Line Coordinators




CMA Ancestral Database




ZZ lines




Queries




The CMA is not a “McA Genealogy Cop”




Example Record from the CMA Database


CMA Database Example Record

Example list view from CMA database