Tag Archives: CORMACK

Fortitude Book Release – Guest Post by Dale R. Spaulding

Fortitude: Preserving 400 Years of an American Family’s Faith, Patriotism, Grit and Determination Book Release Guest Post by Dale R. Spaulding NOTE by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard: Dale Spaulding is my 4th cousin. We are both descended from Absalom Renfro and … Continue reading

Posted in CORMACK, Dad's Side, RENFRO | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 23rd chromosomal pair contains the sex chromosomes – those which determine the biological … Continue reading

Posted in 52 Ancestors, CORMACK, Dad's Side, DNA, RENFRO, X | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Some of Those Who Built Me

These are images that I have of my ancestors. Without these, I would not know their features. I do not know their voices

Posted in ANTON, BLUE, COON/KOON/KUHN, CORMACK, General, HAAS, JOHNSON, RENFRO, TRAUTMAN/TROUTMAN, VAN DUYN, VIRKLER/WURGLER, WILSON | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

AncestryDNA is at it Again – Missing Shared Matches

AncestryDNA is at it Again – Missing Shared Matches If you’ve read my past posts about AncestryDNA, you know I have perhaps a 1:19 ratio of Love-Hate with it.1, 2, 3, 4 (Percentage-wise, that’s a 95% hatred of AncestryDNA.)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

John Marion RENFRO – Union Soldier and Polygamist – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 22)

John Marion RENFRO was my paternal grandmother’s maternal grandfather. He was born about 1846 in either Madison County or Rock Island County, Illinois, to Absalom RENFRO and Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO. The surname RENFRO is of Scottish origin (possibly of the … Continue reading

Posted in 52 Ancestors, COTTER, Dad's Side, RENFRO | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments