Rootlines
A family tree, told in four generations
Every family is a tide —
four generations wide.
Most family trees sprawl. Rootlines keeps the view honest: eight grandparents on top, parents beneath, then you and your siblings alongside your spouse and theirs, and finally the children. Extra spouses and half-siblings included, without the mess.
Gen 4
Grandparents
Eight cards, fixed. Both sides of the family, both sides of the marriage.
Gen 3 & 2
Parents, focus, siblings
Parents with any extra spouses. You and your spouse in the center, siblings flanking either side.
Gen 1
Children
Grouped under the couple that produced them, so half-siblings sit where they belong.