Finding More Hidden Duplicates in the FamilySearch Family Tree

This screenshot illustrates one of the ways to discover duplicates in the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. This entry came up in the merge from the husband. Consequently, this is what appears:

Notice that the dates for the marriage are the same. It is evident that "?" and Adelia C. (Delia) SHEPHERD are the same person. We know these are different people because their ID numbers are different. So now we have to merge the two duplicate wives (even though one is not identified.) But first, I have a significant amount of work to do with the wife's entry.

At this point, neither the husband nor the wife show any available duplicates. Now, I need to do a preliminary "clean up" the entries. This involves, at least, the following steps:

• Standardize all dates and places
• Remove extraneous entries from names such as the name in parentheses.
• Correct or remove extra "Birth Name" entries and replace with alternate names if appropriate
• Check all the sources and make sure the detail information about the person reflects the information in the entries. 
• Do additional research for more sources to find additional children etc.

It is now almost inevitable that I will find more duplicate entries. Now, for example, I am researching the husband, Clinton Stafford, and find a duplicate entry in Ancestry.com when I try to connect the two people using my LDS Account. 

The entry may or may not be a duplicate, but it is important to find out. Copy the ID number and look for a duplicate using the ID number. 

After adding several more sources and merging more duplicates, the obvious and less obvious tasks have been completed.