Family Tree Legend and Symbols

Relationship Symbols

Symbol	Meaning	Example
∞	Married	Warren Loui ∞ Rose Chan Loui
⚭	Engaged	Samantha Loui ⚭ Drew Bassilakis
♥	Dating/Partner	Ryan Loui ♥ Cameron Keel
†	Deceased	Florence Chinn Loui † 2017
→	Child of	Rose Chan Loui → Jesse Chan & Betty Chan
↔	Sibling of	Warren Loui ↔ Michael Loui

Generation Structure

The Loui Family genealogy uses a generation numbering system centered on Warren & Rose:

Generation	Description	Key People
Generation -1	Great-grandparents	Benito & Ines (Betty’s parents), Chinn grandparents (Florence’s parents)
Generation 0	Grandparents	Jesse Chan, Betty Chan, Florence Chinn Loui, Wallace Loui
Generation 1	Parents (current adult generation)	Warren Loui, Rose Chan Loui, Rose’s siblings, Warren’s siblings
Generation 2	Children (current young adult generation)	Nicholas Loui, Ryan Loui, Samantha Loui
Generation 3	Grandchildren (future generation)	Not yet born

Why This Structure?

Centered on Warren & Rose: They are the focal couple, so they’re Generation 1
Consistent across branches: Rose’s siblings are also Generation 1, Warren’s siblings are Generation 1
Easy to query: Dataview can filter by generation-1 tag
Scalable: As great-grandchildren are born, they’ll be Generation 4

Branch Tags

Family members are tagged by which family line they belong to:

Tag	Description	Includes
`branch-loui`	Core Loui family	Warren, Rose, Nicholas, Ryan, Samantha
`branch-loui-paternal`	Warren’s ancestral line	Florence, Wallace, Warren’s siblings (Michael, William, Ronald, Terry)
`branch-loui-maternal`	Rose’s ancestral line	Jesse, Betty, Rose’s siblings (Meg, Louis, Michelle)
`branch-ives-paternal`	Graham’s ancestral line	Graham Ives and Graham’s family (when documented)
`branch-bassilakis-paternal`	Drew’s ancestral line	Drew Bassilakis and Drew’s family (when documented)
`branch-keel-paternal`	Cameron’s ancestral line	Cameron Keel and Cameron’s family (when documented)

Multiple Tags

People can have multiple branch tags:

Rose Loui: branch-loui (core family), branch-loui-maternal (born into Chan family)
Warren Loui: branch-loui (core family), branch-loui-paternal (born into Loui family)
Nicholas Loui: branch-loui (core family), generation-2

Partner Relationship Tags

To distinguish different types of family connections:

Tag	Description
`in-law`	Married into the family (e.g., Graham Ives, Peter Feitelberg)
`partner`	Current dating relationship (e.g., Cameron Keel)
`former-partner`	Past relationships (for historical record, e.g., Ariana Evans)

Geographic Tags

Locations where family lived or has significance:

Tag	Regions
`china`	Mainland China, Hong Kong, ancestral villages
`philippines`	Manila, Daet, family compound locations
`taiwan`	Taipei, family businesses and properties
`usa`	Los Angeles, Seattle, Sacramento, various US locations

Color Coding (for Visual Tools)

When using Obsidian’s graph view or Breadcrumbs with color coding:

By Generation:

Generation -1: Purple (great-grandparents)
Generation 0: Blue (grandparents)
Generation 1: Green (parents)
Generation 2: Yellow (children)
Generation 3: Orange (grandchildren, future)

By Branch:

Loui Paternal: Blue tones
Loui Maternal (Chan): Red tones
Partners/In-laws: Gray tones
Core Loui Family: Bold colors

Common Relationship Terms

Direct Relationships

Parent: One generation up (your mother or father)
Child: One generation down (your son or daughter)
Sibling: Same generation, same parents
Spouse: Married partner
Partner: Unmarried romantic partner

Extended Relationships

Grandparent: Two generations up (parent’s parent)
Grandchild: Two generations down (child’s child)
Aunt/Uncle: Parent’s sibling
Niece/Nephew: Sibling’s child
Cousin: Parent’s sibling’s child
Second Cousin: Parent’s cousin’s child

In-Law Relationships

Parent-in-law: Spouse’s parent
Sibling-in-law: Spouse’s sibling OR sibling’s spouse
Child-in-law: Child’s spouse

Step and Half Relationships

Stepparent: Parent’s spouse (not biological parent)
Stepchild: Spouse’s child (not biological child)
Half-sibling: One shared parent, one different parent

Reading Dataview Queries

When you see Dataview queries in the index, here’s how to read them:

File	birth_date	occupation
Albert Poon	-	-
Angela Unmarried	-	-
Awat Tee	-	-
Bing Uy	-	-
Chu Kuo Jiang	-	-
Cindy Loui	-	-
Denis Ng	-	-
Henry Lee	-	-
Iris Yamashita	-	Screenwriter
Ke Peng Tee	-	-
Michael Loui	-	Professor of Engineering Education, Computer Scientist
Peter Feitelberg	-	Business
Ronald Loui	-	Computer Scientist, Professor, Co-Founder of PeakMetrics
Sheree Loui	-	-
Steve Cheng	-	-
William Loui	-	Medical Oncologist, Hematologist
Yun Yu Cheng	-	-
Zi Kiet Poon	-	-
Warren Loui	July 01, 1956	Attorney, Winemaker, Professor
Terrence Loui	March 05, 1959	Information Technology Specialist
Rose Chan Loui	July 14, 1960	Attorney, Nonprofit Leader, Wine Business Owner
Meg Chan Feitelberg	April 14, 1963	Business (Economics background)
John Louis Chan	May 02, 1965	Architect
Michelle Chan Ng	September 27, 1968	-

Translation:

TABLE: Show results as a table
birth_date, occupation: Show these columns
FROM “people”: Look in the people/ directory
WHERE contains(tags, “generation-1”): Only show people tagged with generation-1
SORT birth_date ASC: Sort by birth date, oldest first

Breadcrumbs Matrix Sections

When viewing a Matrix View in Breadcrumbs:

Up Section (Ancestors):

Great-grandparents
    ↓
Grandparents
    ↓
Parents
    ↓
[YOU ARE HERE]

Down Section (Descendants):

[YOU ARE HERE]
    ↓
Children
    ↓
Grandchildren
    ↓
Great-grandchildren

Same Section (Lateral):

Parent's siblings ↔ [YOU ARE HERE] ↔ Your siblings
                  ↔ Your spouse ↔ Spouse's siblings
                  ↔ Your cousins

Frontmatter Field Reference

When viewing a person’s markdown file, here’s what each frontmatter field means:

Field	Type	Example	Purpose
`name`	Text	Warren Loui	Full legal name
`maiden_name`	Text	Chan	Birth surname if changed
`nick_name`	Text	Nick	Common nickname
`birth_date`	Date	1960 or 1960-03-15	Birth date (any precision)
`birth_place`	Link	`[[Manila, Philippines]]`	Where they were born
`death_date`	Date or null	2017-05-20 or null	Death date if deceased
`death_place`	Link or null	`[[Los Angeles, CA]]`	Where they died
`parents`	Array	`["[[Jesse-Chan]]", "[[Betty-Chan]]"]`	List of parents
`spouse`	Array	`["[[Warren-Loui]]"]`	List of spouses
`children`	Array	`["[[Nicholas-Loui]]", "[[Ryan-Loui]]"]`	List of children
`siblings`	Array	`["[[Meg Chan Feitelberg]]", "[[John Louis Chan]]"]`	List of siblings
`occupation`	Text	Attorney, Winemaker	Primary profession
`religion`	Text	Catholic, Methodist	Religious affiliation
`tags`	Array	`["person", "generation-1"]`	Categories for filtering

Finding Someone Quickly

Search: Cmd/Ctrl + O then type name
Via Index: Open index and use visual tree
Via Graph: Cmd/Ctrl + G then click on nodes
Via Matrix: Open any person, then Breadcrumbs Matrix View

Exploring a Branch

Open the branch patriarch/matriarch (Jesse, Florence, etc.)
Use Breadcrumbs Matrix View
Navigate “Down” section to see all descendants

Finding Relationships

Open Person A’s page
Breadcrumbs Matrix View
Look for Person B in the grid
The section tells you the relationship type

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