Since I realized after my last post that Emory was also in our X-match gene pool, I took a little detour and gave the Tucker conundrum a rest. This is another line that has always bothered me concerning why we have no hits to Emory cousins. Sure, Caroline (Carrie) Emory Gage only had one known sister, therefore … Continue reading Calista Emory – Rule Breaker
Author: ValarieC
Tuckers’ Tangles
Have a brick wall? Try DNA, they said.DNA will help you get past that mystery of where ancestor so-and-so came from, they said.Nope, no luck. But I am not ready to throw in the towel just yet. As I mentioned in my last post, I am back on the Tucker’s. I am in the midst of methodically triangulating DNA matches … Continue reading Tuckers’ Tangles
Have you ever wondered…
Most cultures on this planet are patriarchal societies. Therefore we inherit our surnames from our fathers. No big revelation, I know. Another thing anyone who does family research knows is…it makes researching your patriarchal lines very easy (assuming your 5xgreat grandmother was monogamous!) Then there is the Scandinavian age when they used the patronymic method, … Continue reading Have you ever wondered…
Betty: The Most Remarkable Lady
It seems that I have little to write about these days. But hopefully, that will change soon. I continue to go through some of the family treasures I have recently inherited through both mine and my husband’s family. Mostly it’s trying to organize old photos, identify the people in some of the older ones, and … Continue reading Betty: The Most Remarkable Lady
Piddling with Archaic DNA Matches
In the process of trying to expand our DNA matches to those on Gedmatch and FTDNA, I stumbled on a tool at Gedmatch to see how we match to archeological DNA submissions. I have no idea what it all means…just bear with me here. It’s interesting. Of course, I find a lot of things interesting. … Continue reading Piddling with Archaic DNA Matches
Our Many Pasts 