Public-safe tree

Seven generations, with the uncertainty left visible.

The public view omits exact dates and identifying details for living relatives. Each ancestor remains linked to an evidence status, not just a place in a GEDCOM file.

Privacy boundary: Living generations are represented without names, dates, or locations. Family members can sign in for the protected edition.

Generation 7

Samuel Ervin (also Irvin/Arvin)

c. 1771–1777 · Pennsylvania or Maryland → Ohio

Probable ancestor

Generation 6

Thomas Ervin

1790–1836 · Kentucky → Ohio

Documented life; parent link probable

Generation 5

Elias Benjamin Ervin

1828–1916 · Ohio → Iowa

Record-supported

Generation 4

John Gilbert Ervin

1854–1934 · Ohio → Nebraska

Plausible

Generation 3

Elmer Elias Ervin

1880–1980 · Nebraska → California

Strongly supported

Generation 2

Lloyd Kenneth Ervin

1908–1998 · Nebraska → Missouri

Strongly supported

Generation 1

John Elmer Ervin

1947–2022 · Nebraska → Missouri

Verified records

Generation Living

Current family

Names, dates, and locations withheld from the public tree

Family-only

The visible lineage now begins with Samuel because the proposed Robert and James Ervin generations in County Down are not supported by a record connecting them to the Ohio family.