Creating profiles on Geni when pedigree information is not available

I hope I phrased this discussion correctly.
For an example:
York, the Explore that accompanied Lewis and Clark.
He should be Honored, yet we have little information about his parentage.

Chris

Of course we need to honor people where we may not (yet) have information about their ancestry or descendants. The best way is through a project. Any PRO can start a new tree by making yourself a sibling and cutting the parent connection.

Go for it. Just make sure there's no existing profile.

this is my node i use for creating seperate trees

Tree maker

add child, go to relationship tab, cut parents, build seperated tree around the new profile youve made

Ah, and Jason & didn't answer the question about "Geni approval."

Yes, Geni members are entitled and encouraged to make NON duplicate trees even if we have limited information about their families (at this time). For one thing, everyone came from somewhere so chances are that that information CAN be found - so the Geni community is challenged, as a whole, to build trees. For another, the project tool can specifically honor groupings - such as "explorers and navigators.". To me it entirely enriches the world tree and helps me understand history better.

Thank You Erica and Jason