What if you have a brick wall that has not been cracked for 40+ years of research through numerous family members? Would DNA testing help since there is a mixture of foreigner ancestors and it is my great great grandparents? No amount of research has cracked it yet! And doesn't ancestry.co have all of the records you mention that are on Fold3? I have seen all these records mentioned already on ancestry.com. Thanks, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:23 PM To: 'Sally Viada' Cc: 'laorleans' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I had my Uncle's DNA tested, because we were looking to break a brick wall on my Cochran great-grandfather, who undoubtedly came from a Scottish line, but no info further back than 1818 is available. AND, I have traced about 4 lines of our family back into Germany. The results came back that Paco is about 75% Scandanavian! I expected the results to say something like about 75% German! The real answer to this is that the Vikings invaded Scotland and created Cochrans, and the Vikings invaded Germany and created Borns and Rices (Reiss's)( my families that immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800's). But I was looking for something a little more recent - like back to the 1600's perhaps. Maybe I expected too much? Kathy Cochran From: Sally Viada [mailto:sgvjada@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:16 AM To: Kathy Cochran Cc: laorleans Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Well, I did the maternal line a couple of years ago through Ancestry. I know I have Spanish on my mother's line back to Graciana Solis, born abt 1751 in Cuba. Her grandmother died in Cuba abt 1712. So I thought it was safe to assume they were from Spain. Graciana married Juan Ronquillo. I also come from Graciana's brother Joseph Solis. The results came back that I came out of Africa abt 150,000 years ago. Thought everyone knew this. Did I miss something in reading the results?? Sally From: Kathy Cochran <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> To: 'Sally Viada' <sgvjada@yahoo.com>; laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I am curious about your perceived results of your first test. I have had a similar reaction. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sally Viada Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:54 AM To: laorleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Just sent off my dna ethnicity test from Ancestry today. Hope it gets better results than the first one. Sally ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5078 - Release Date: 06/18/12 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5079 - Release Date: 06/19/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I hope I didn't offend anyone? I am sorry if I did. I am new to this group and not sure what is appropriate to ask or comment on. Please accept my apologies if I was out of turn. Sincerely, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shelia Salomone Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:21 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; 'Sally Viada' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test What if you have a brick wall that has not been cracked for 40+ years of research through numerous family members? Would DNA testing help since there is a mixture of foreigner ancestors and it is my great great grandparents? No amount of research has cracked it yet! And doesn't ancestry.co have all of the records you mention that are on Fold3? I have seen all these records mentioned already on ancestry.com. Thanks, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:23 PM To: 'Sally Viada' Cc: 'laorleans' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I had my Uncle's DNA tested, because we were looking to break a brick wall on my Cochran great-grandfather, who undoubtedly came from a Scottish line, but no info further back than 1818 is available. AND, I have traced about 4 lines of our family back into Germany. The results came back that Paco is about 75% Scandanavian! I expected the results to say something like about 75% German! The real answer to this is that the Vikings invaded Scotland and created Cochrans, and the Vikings invaded Germany and created Borns and Rices (Reiss's)( my families that immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800's). But I was looking for something a little more recent - like back to the 1600's perhaps. Maybe I expected too much? Kathy Cochran From: Sally Viada [mailto:sgvjada@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:16 AM To: Kathy Cochran Cc: laorleans Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Well, I did the maternal line a couple of years ago through Ancestry. I know I have Spanish on my mother's line back to Graciana Solis, born abt 1751 in Cuba. Her grandmother died in Cuba abt 1712. So I thought it was safe to assume they were from Spain. Graciana married Juan Ronquillo. I also come from Graciana's brother Joseph Solis. The results came back that I came out of Africa abt 150,000 years ago. Thought everyone knew this. Did I miss something in reading the results?? Sally From: Kathy Cochran <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> To: 'Sally Viada' <sgvjada@yahoo.com>; laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I am curious about your perceived results of your first test. I have had a similar reaction. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sally Viada Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:54 AM To: laorleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Just sent off my dna ethnicity test from Ancestry today. Hope it gets better results than the first one. Sally ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5078 - Release Date: 06/18/12 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5079 - Release Date: 06/19/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
This is a pretty broad minded group, not much is off the scope or offensive unless the motivation is something more than just getting at the truth. Many of us have found surprises in our trees. DNA testing is just another piece of evidence to confirm something most of us have already known or found out. Don't be shy because your are a newbie ... if you get out of line our list mama Dee will set you straight. Cate ;-} -----Original Message----- From: Shelia Salomone Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1:45 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com ; 'Sally Viada' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test I hope I didn't offend anyone? I am sorry if I did. I am new to this group and not sure what is appropriate to ask or comment on. Please accept my apologies if I was out of turn. Sincerely, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shelia Salomone Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:21 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; 'Sally Viada' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test What if you have a brick wall that has not been cracked for 40+ years of research through numerous family members? Would DNA testing help since there is a mixture of foreigner ancestors and it is my great great grandparents? No amount of research has cracked it yet! And doesn't ancestry.co have all of the records you mention that are on Fold3? I have seen all these records mentioned already on ancestry.com. Thanks, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:23 PM To: 'Sally Viada' Cc: 'laorleans' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I had my Uncle's DNA tested, because we were looking to break a brick wall on my Cochran great-grandfather, who undoubtedly came from a Scottish line, but no info further back than 1818 is available. AND, I have traced about 4 lines of our family back into Germany. The results came back that Paco is about 75% Scandanavian! I expected the results to say something like about 75% German! The real answer to this is that the Vikings invaded Scotland and created Cochrans, and the Vikings invaded Germany and created Borns and Rices (Reiss's)( my families that immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800's). But I was looking for something a little more recent - like back to the 1600's perhaps. Maybe I expected too much? Kathy Cochran From: Sally Viada [mailto:sgvjada@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:16 AM To: Kathy Cochran Cc: laorleans Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Well, I did the maternal line a couple of years ago through Ancestry. I know I have Spanish on my mother's line back to Graciana Solis, born abt 1751 in Cuba. Her grandmother died in Cuba abt 1712. So I thought it was safe to assume they were from Spain. Graciana married Juan Ronquillo. I also come from Graciana's brother Joseph Solis. The results came back that I came out of Africa abt 150,000 years ago. Thought everyone knew this. Did I miss something in reading the results?? Sally From: Kathy Cochran <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> To: 'Sally Viada' <sgvjada@yahoo.com>; laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I am curious about your perceived results of your first test. I have had a similar reaction. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sally Viada Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:54 AM To: laorleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Just sent off my dna ethnicity test from Ancestry today. Hope it gets better results than the first one. Sally ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5078 - Release Date: 06/18/12 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5079 - Release Date: 06/19/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I empathize about the 40 years of research and can't crack the brickwall. I have one of those lines, too. I've been able to get back only to about 1800 on my maternal grandfather's lines. It took 33 years before I had a breakthrough and was able to discover family information back to the early 19th century. Four years later, I'm still searching for more and haven't been able to go earlier. Luckily on all my other lines, the families had been in North America about four hundred years (Acadian-French, English) and earlier (Huron Indians), with the Spanish and Germans in between, so it was easy to track them. I've also wondered if DNA testing would help track that grandfather's ancestors or heritage but I've been reluctant to ask my male cousins to help and be tested. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts... --- On Tue, 6/19/12, Shelia Salomone <salomos@comcast.net> wrote: From: Shelia Salomone <salomos@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test To: laorlean@rootsweb.com, "'Sally Viada'" <sgvjada@yahoo.com> Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 7:21 PM What if you have a brick wall that has not been cracked for 40+ years of research through numerous family members? Would DNA testing help since there is a mixture of foreigner ancestors and it is my great great grandparents? No amount of research has cracked it yet! And doesn't ancestry.co have all of the records you mention that are on Fold3? I have seen all these records mentioned already on ancestry.com. Thanks, Shelia
Honestly, if you have your DNA done, and it tells you where your ancestors came from 1000 years ago or more, what have you gained? I'm really not sure ANYTHING! It's not going to help you find out any names or any records 3-4 hundred years ago that could help with the brick-wall breaking! If anyone else on this list has some comments on this, please feel free to correct me................ Kathy Cochran -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shelia Salomone Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:21 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; 'Sally Viada' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test What if you have a brick wall that has not been cracked for 40+ years of research through numerous family members? Would DNA testing help since there is a mixture of foreigner ancestors and it is my great great grandparents? No amount of research has cracked it yet! And doesn't ancestry.co have all of the records you mention that are on Fold3? I have seen all these records mentioned already on ancestry.com. Thanks, Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:23 PM To: 'Sally Viada' Cc: 'laorleans' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I had my Uncle's DNA tested, because we were looking to break a brick wall on my Cochran great-grandfather, who undoubtedly came from a Scottish line, but no info further back than 1818 is available. AND, I have traced about 4 lines of our family back into Germany. The results came back that Paco is about 75% Scandanavian! I expected the results to say something like about 75% German! The real answer to this is that the Vikings invaded Scotland and created Cochrans, and the Vikings invaded Germany and created Borns and Rices (Reiss's)( my families that immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800's). But I was looking for something a little more recent - like back to the 1600's perhaps. Maybe I expected too much? Kathy Cochran From: Sally Viada [mailto:sgvjada@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:16 AM To: Kathy Cochran Cc: laorleans Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Well, I did the maternal line a couple of years ago through Ancestry. I know I have Spanish on my mother's line back to Graciana Solis, born abt 1751 in Cuba. Her grandmother died in Cuba abt 1712. So I thought it was safe to assume they were from Spain. Graciana married Juan Ronquillo. I also come from Graciana's brother Joseph Solis. The results came back that I came out of Africa abt 150,000 years ago. Thought everyone knew this. Did I miss something in reading the results?? Sally From: Kathy Cochran <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> To: 'Sally Viada' <sgvjada@yahoo.com>; laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Hi Sally, I am curious about your perceived results of your first test. I have had a similar reaction. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sally Viada Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:54 AM To: laorleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Just sent off my dna ethnicity test from Ancestry today. Hope it gets better results than the first one. Sally ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5078 - Release Date: 06/18/12 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5079 - Release Date: 06/19/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5080 - Release Date: 06/19/12