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Tag Archives: Autosomal DNA
Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO – A Nice, Big X Match (Ancestor 45)
Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO – A Nice, Big X Match (Ancestor 45) If you’ve been studying genetic genealogy for a bit, you may understand X DNA, but I’ll give a summation here. X DNA is different from regular autosomal DNA. The … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, CORMACK, Dad's Side
Tagged #52ancestors, Autosomal DNA, CORMACK, DNA, DNA Painter, RENFRO, SPAULDING, Women, X-chromosome
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Genetic Genealogy – DNA Testing and You
This article is the first in a series that William H. Blue, president of the National Blue Family Association (NBFA), invited me to write some time ago about DNA for genealogy. The series is appearing in issues of The Chalice, … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Autosomal DNA, DNA, Family Tree DNA, Genetic Genealogy, mtDNA, MyHeritage, Y-DNA
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Earl Lawrence TRAUTMAN (1893-1964) : “Auto Salesman Arraigned in Hit and Run” or How my Grandfather Got into the 1940 Census Twice – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 4)
Earl Lawrence TRAUTMAN (1893-1964) : “Auto Salesman Arraigned in Hit and Run” or How my Grandfather Got into the 1940 Census Twice – 52 Ancestors
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, Dad's Side, TRAUTMAN/TROUTMAN
Tagged #52ancestors, Alcoholism, ANTON, Autosomal DNA, BYRNES, COTTER, LOOMIS, New Jersey, New York, O'NEILL, Ohio, PHILP, RENFRO, SHANAHAN, TROUTMAN/TRAUTMAN, VIRKLER
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How to Use AncestryDNA and Stay Sane
So now that many of us have had our say about AncestryDNA’s failed “New Ancestor Discovery” feature, let’s take a look at what we can do with AncestryDNA. (But PLEASE, continue to have your say about the “New Ancestor Discovery” … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Autosomal DNA, Chrome, DNA, Family Tree DNA, Snavely
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AncestryDNA Has Now Thoroughly Lost Its Mind
I, like I’m sure many users of AncestryDNA, today received an email saying that they found me a new ancestor. Oh boy! That sounded promising. Or exciting. Could they really do that? Yes, they could if they knew which segments … Continue reading
