How to get the proper documentation back to DAR ancestors

You have to start with your wife's documents for birth, death and marriage. She'll need your birth certificate too. Then you have to have documents showing birth and death and for her parent's and grandparents. These documents have to have the date and the place of each event. Then you must have one of these (e.g. birth date and place OR death date and place) for each generation (Generation 4 on) leading up to the patriot. The documents have to show the relationship between each generation. This is easiest if you have birth records. I've used the census also.

Hi David. You can also use existing member's information at DAR. Go here, http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=1&Ac..., and enter the ancestor number to find the patriot ancestor's profile. Next click the small "D" next to the correct child of the patriot (if listed). If any of your generations match ones listed, you can use the member and their number as a reference. Just let your registrar know the member number printed and the generations that apply. That will count as proof for that generation, however you may have to prove new descendants, so you'll need the document to link the next generation. I find Ancestry.com to be the best place to gather proof. Start a family tree there and use the automatic "hints" to attach source documents. If you use others "shared ancestor" trees, you can add siblings and parents with one click. It will go fast that way. Attach all of the relevant documents from the hints page and see if you have enough information. If you need more, do a general web search and search more at Ancestry. You can also ask the registrar if there is anyone in their chapter research committee that can help. She'll only need one line to join, so choose the one with the best documentation. She can add the other line as a supplement after she joins.