I am betting that we will ALL be a DNA database just as our fingerprints are on file. I see nothing wrong with the results used in criminal cases but then I have nothing to hide. I wrote earlier that I have been tested by all three major players. If the government had done this I wouldn’t have spent several hundred dollars. Gale Gorman Houston On Apr 6, 2016, at 11:57 AM, bluetea54 via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: I am not considering DNA testing. For those who have had it done, what is your opinion of the government using the results in criminal cases?

Does he just want to know about the surname/male line (top line of the pedigree)? If so the Y DNA test at FTDNA is what he wants starting with 37 markers. If he wants to know about ALL sides of his ancestry and find cousins on both paternal and maternal side I'd suggest starting with the AncestryDNA autosomal test. If he wants to know all of the above...he should both. He can always upload his AncestryDNA results to FTDNA Family Finder later on to have additional resources. Joan Young jyoung6180@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: cegarner via <roots@rootsweb.com> To: Karen Isaacson Leverich <karen@mtpinos.com> Cc: Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2016 10:46 am Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] More questions about DNA I'm still confused as to which DNA test is the best to use. My brother is willing to do the testing on my Father's Family. Which DNA test is best to use to get the best results, FTMDNA or Ancestry? Need some help here!! Thanks, Carolyn Flint Garner ---- Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) > > Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? > > Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! > > Karen > karen@mtpinos.com > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

He may find a surname project already posted on FTDNA. If so, the Y-DNA test results will show which line he descends from. When I did that I was able to provide one more earlier generation and I was hoping to find one, not provide it. Gale Gorman Houston On Apr 6, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Joan Young via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: Does he just want to know about the surname/male line (top line of the pedigree)? If so the Y DNA test at FTDNA is what he wants starting with 37 markers. If he wants to know about ALL sides of his ancestry and find cousins on both paternal and maternal side I'd suggest starting with the AncestryDNA autosomal test. If he wants to know all of the above...he should both. He can always upload his AncestryDNA results to FTDNA Family Finder later on to have additional resources. Joan Young jyoung6180@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: cegarner via <roots@rootsweb.com> To: Karen Isaacson Leverich <karen@mtpinos.com> Cc: Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2016 10:46 am Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] More questions about DNA I'm still confused as to which DNA test is the best to use. My brother is willing to do the testing on my Father's Family. Which DNA test is best to use to get the best results, FTMDNA or Ancestry? Need some help here!! Thanks, Carolyn Flint Garner ---- Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) > > Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? > > Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! > > Karen > karen@mtpinos.com > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 4/6/2016 3:00 AM, roots-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Karen, You didn't mention if you plan to upload the DNA results to Gedmatch.com. I recommend doing that. They take the DNA results from Ancestry, FamilyTree and 23and Me. It is free. You can also see the individual chromosomes graphed there and your matches. Sandra McDonald > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 12:03:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Karen Isaacson Leverich<karen@mtpinos.com> > Subject: [ROOTS-L] More questions about DNA > To: roots@rootsweb.com > Message-ID:<20160405190304.0AD3E1C41D18@oct-138.linkpendium.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) > > Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? > > Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! > > Karen > karen@mtpinos.com > > > ------------------------------ >

One may upload their test results to GEDmatch.com in order to compare to others who upload ... whether the processing agent be 23andme, Ancestry, or ftdna. I would expect there to be other similar sites. > I also tested soon after with 23andme and then with Ancestry when they > started DNA testing. Yes, I?ve been accused by more than one wife of > wasting money but my logic was to get my results into everyone?s > database. At some point I expect one to emerge as the dominant player and > the databases will probably merge. > > I see a future genealogy where we discover kin through DNA all around the > world. -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://www.mlake.net

I'm still confused as to which DNA test is the best to use. My brother is willing to do the testing on my Father's Family. Which DNA test is best to use to get the best results, FTMDNA or Ancestry? Need some help here!! Thanks, Carolyn Flint Garner ---- Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) > > Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? > > Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! > > Karen > karen@mtpinos.com > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In my beginner Genealogy course the Tutor said that "Only your mother knows who you father is, and sometimes she's not sure either". Also a retired midwife I have seen many full time 10 lb babies passed off as prem's because the husband was at sea, or away from home.

Hi Karen, it should be about 6-10 weeks before you get your results. You cannot migrate your results from FTDNA to Ancestry.  If you want your DNA at Ancestry, then you must test there.  The benefit to testing at Ancestry is that they have a different database of matches (though there will be some people who have tested at both or all 3 companies).  Ancestry forms "DNA Circles" by comparing the trees of people who have tested along with their DNA results to speculate that you are related to a particular match through a common ancestor.  The downside is that they don't give you your segment data (positions on your genome where you are matching others); it is difficult to define a relationship with someone based on your shared DNA (even tentatively) without this information - at best.  The upside, again, is that a lot of people who have put in the time and effort to trace their family histories have trees at Ancestry, and Ancestry will do the comparisons to find those common ancestors.  If your Ancestry match transfers her kit to gedmatch, the two of you can see where on your genomes you are matching and reap the benefits of testing at both companies. Barton On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 03:03 PM, Karen Isaacson Leverich via wrote: > I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 > year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on > that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, > we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a > cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they > keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She > hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in > yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my > results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) > > Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can > get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate > results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? > Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I > also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn > anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that > my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? > > Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! > > Karen > karen@mtpinos.com > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have had my DNA kit back from Ancestry for a few weeks now, and a few days ago received the results from a brother's kit. All in all we are doing 6 total from my family. Both my brother and I had approximately 300 matches to names in my database as well as several thousand possible mentions that do not name exact names of the matches (lists surnames in common) On the Ancestry site it indicates that only about 32% of possible DNA matches turn up in a single kit, having something to do with the number of DNA strands in sequence that need to match to another person's. Since different siblings and other family members have different DNA sequences, several kits are likely to bring about more matches. From what I have learned, comparing matches between my brother and myself, it appears we have at least 20 new ones that were not reported in my kit. I expect to find more. I have two other siblings with kits in process along with my son and a granddaughter. Next I am hoping for a first cousin to participate. One frustration I have found is people with whom I am highly genetically related, have no family trees online at Ancestry or for some reason have chosen to lock their databases. The better databases we have, the more we will all be able to match our names and prove some of our questionable paper links. The cost is $99 plus shipping. One of my families with whom I had a questionable link at the 3rd great grandmother level, proved to be accurate with 4 generations in a row matching perfectly. After working on this family for at least 15 years, the test was well worth the price, even if there had not been other matches. It is fun to get the ethnicity report which does not require a database, but what I find the most interesting is the matching going back to 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th great grandparents. I am not sure about transferring the results from one program to another. To compare between several family members , it is probably best to have various family members test from the same place and one person administer the project using one database. To those of us who have been researching for many years, this is an exciting, new way to prove our ancestry. It makes me so happy, that most of my work generation to the next generation is being proved to have the correct grandparents, great grandparents, etc. as one progresses up the tree. We all can make parent-child mistakes in the progress of our research, and thus not be proving what we think we are proving as to our own ancestors. Margaret Scheffler -----Original Message----- From: Karen Isaacson Leverich via Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:03 PM I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! Karen karen@mtpinos.com

On Apr 5, 2016, at 4:11 PM, MScheffler via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: One frustration I have found is people with whom I am highly genetically related, have no family trees online at Ancestry or for some reason have chosen to lock their databases. The better databases we have, the more we will all be able to match our names and prove some of our questionable paper links. << Margaret, I wholeheartedly agree but there are a lot of folk who think their identity might be “stolen” or some other nonsense. Of course to them the idea is certainly not nonsense. Gale Gorman Houston

Karen, I tested with FTDNA a few years ago and I think the results took a few weeks. I live within walking distance of their lab in Houston so I called to ask if I could deliver the sample in person. They refused because that would upset their order of how things were processed. I also tested soon after with 23andme and then with Ancestry when they started DNA testing. Yes, I’ve been accused by more than one wife of wasting money but my logic was to get my results into everyone’s database. At some point I expect one to emerge as the dominant player and the databases will probably merge. I see a future genealogy where we discover kin through DNA all around the world. My first exposure to testing was for a Gorman Y-DNA surname project. FWIW I have had a lot of “cousin” contacts through 23andme that have been almost impossible to verify by comparing trees. Gale Gorman Houston On Apr 5, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Karen Isaacson Leverich via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! Karen karen@mtpinos.com ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I hope the responses will be sent to the list. I sent in my Ancestry test a couple of weeks ago. Naturally I want to know all about this. Lori -----Original Message----- From: roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen Isaacson Leverich via Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:03 PM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] More questions about DNA I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family.

I asked awhile back for advice on which DNA test(s) to order ... my 97 year old aunt was willing and she is the last of her generation on that side of the family. Given her age and tendency to dehydrate, we've ordered the autosomal DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA, which uses a cheek swab rather than spitting into a cup (or whatever), plus they keep the DNA for many years, in case new tests become available. She hasn't done hers yet, but I just did the same test and sent it in yesterday. Anyone have any idea how long I'll be waiting for my results? Obviously we won't have hers until after she tests. :-) Meanwhile, given the feedback here about how many more matches one can get doing the Ancestry DNA test... I think I know that I can migrate results from Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA, but can it work the other way? Or if I want the benefits of having my DNA available at Ancestry, do I also need to do an Ancestry DNA test? And if I do, will I learn anything different from the DNA itself, or the advantage is just that my same old same old DNA will be usable on Ancestry? Obviously still a newbie at this, LOL! Karen karen@mtpinos.com

Things I would suggest if not already looked at, local newspaper obits, can take time. Local historical society, and funeral homes, and church records for burial ceremonies. Also maybe a given name vs family name, Hettie or ?. Mike If you respond to this digest, please replace the subject line of your response (so it doesn't read "Re: ROOTS-L Digest") and please don't quote the digest ... a few lines from the message to which you are responding or (better still) a brief summary of that message will do. Thanks! Today's Topics: 1. MOYERS / BEARD ( Dixie M. Hickey ) 2. Re: MOYERS / BEARD (Eliz Hanebury) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2016 08:57:32 -0500 From: " Dixie M. Hickey " <dixie987@lighttube.net> Subject: [ROOTS-L] MOYERS / BEARD To: roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20160402085732.n4gwnjmif440kokc@webmail.lighttube.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" On 12 November 1856 in TN, probably Lincoln Co, Hettie Frances Moyers (various spellings), d/o Samuel Henry and Sarah (Phelps) Moyers,?was married to Benjamin A. Beard.? Hettie is listed as Ben's?wife on census records of Lincoln Co, TN from 1860-1880.? In the?1900 census?Ben is listed with another wife, and Hettie is not found.? Assume Hettie died between 1880 and 1900, but where?? No grave or record of her death and/or burial can be found in public records, etc.? Does anyone have a suggestion about another place to search?? Many thanks, Dixie ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 10:35:13 -0400 From: Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] MOYERS / BEARD To: "Dixie M. Hickey" <dixie987@lighttube.net> Cc: "ROOTS@rootsweb.com" <roots@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <CA+TOumjM0S5vv1FAXd+jtQjP9P_3Si5RZWd0gnOjwXDp=p1PFw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Well, I sometimes think divorce when they just disappear but it is equally possible she is buried with Benjamin but her headstone is missing or she never had one. Meantime there is a date range. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Name:Mrs M C Cole Gender:Female Marriage Date:24 Mar 1883 Marriage Place:Lincoln, Tennessee, USA Spouse:B A Beard Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Dixie M. Hickey <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > On 12 November 1856 in TN, probably Lincoln Co, Hettie Frances Moyers > (various spellings), d/o Samuel Henry and Sarah (Phelps) Moyers, was > married to Benjamin A. Beard. Hettie is listed as Ben's wife on > census records of Lincoln Co, TN from 1860-1880. In the 1900 census > Ben is listed with another wife, and Hettie is not found. > Assume Hettie died between 1880 and 1900, but where? No grave or > record of her death and/or burial can be found in public records, etc. > Does anyone have a suggestion about another place to search? > Many thanks, > Dixie > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the ROOTS list administrator, send an email to ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ROOTS mailing list, send an email to ROOTS@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ROOTS Digest, Vol 11, Issue 33 *************************************

I have lost contact with a couple of people who were of great assistance to me through this site a few years ago, I would like to find them again if possible. Thomas Seitz, and Sylvia Glockler. It is thanks to this site I have managed to find family and the helpful people on it that make it possible for amateurs like me to reach new highs with our family searching, thank you all. Jeanette --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Well, I sometimes think divorce when they just disappear but it is equally possible she is buried with Benjamin but her headstone is missing or she never had one. Meantime there is a date range. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Name:Mrs M C Cole Gender:Female Marriage Date:24 Mar 1883 Marriage Place:Lincoln, Tennessee, USA Spouse:B A Beard Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Dixie M. Hickey <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > On 12 November 1856 in TN, probably Lincoln Co, Hettie Frances Moyers > (various spellings), d/o Samuel Henry and Sarah (Phelps) Moyers, was > married to Benjamin A. Beard. Hettie is listed as Ben's wife on > census records of Lincoln Co, TN from 1860-1880. In the 1900 > census Ben is listed with another wife, and Hettie is not found. > Assume Hettie died between 1880 and 1900, but where? No grave or > record of her death and/or burial can be found in public records, > etc. Does anyone have a suggestion about another place to search? > Many thanks, > Dixie > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 12 November 1856 in TN, probably Lincoln Co, Hettie Frances Moyers (various spellings), d/o Samuel Henry and Sarah (Phelps) Moyers, was married to Benjamin A. Beard.  Hettie is listed as Ben's wife on census records of Lincoln Co, TN from 1860-1880.  In the 1900 census Ben is listed with another wife, and Hettie is not found.  Assume Hettie died between 1880 and 1900, but where?  No grave or record of her death and/or burial can be found in public records, etc.  Does anyone have a suggestion about another place to search?  Many thanks, Dixie

HI Everyone I’m hoping that someone maybe able to tell me please of the best websites and resources to research early African-American families in Pennsylvania early to late 1700’s. This research is a bit complicated and I need all the help I can get really. The family I’m researching are referred to as Mulatto (1800) Washington Co. PA. I have a timeline for the family beginning in 1778. Any help or advise would be much appreciated. Kindest regards Dianna from Australia

From: Mary Ellen Ledford <ellen@airmail.net> Subject: [ROOTS-L] BROWNING, Fannie b.1916 To: roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20160331185758.38E47D14@m0087083.ppops.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Can anyone help me with families of Fannie BROWNING born 12-6-1916 d. 03 40 2006 in Wood Co. Tx??, Died town of Winnsboro, zip 75494. Would love to know to whom married, and names of their children, if possible. Think I am related to her.  Obit possible ?? Fannie born 2 Dec 1916 in Hopkins County,TX was married to Gordon Russell Browning. Her parents Andrew J Miller b:1891 d:1940 and Carrie Bell(Kirby) Miller b:1884 d:1966 brother Tilmon Tom Miller b:1923 d: 1984. Apparently no children.Obit at:http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=BROWNING SAWilhite

Need info:Hendrik Lansing McKinney born 1798 to Samuel and Sarah Lansing McKinney Niskayuna, Schenectady Co. NY. He married circa 1820 Niskayuna Margaret McIntosh. They had 2 sons,Samuel McKinney born 1824 and James McKinney born 1826. Boys were baptized NiskayunaDutch Reformed Church. Where did the family go? Were there more children?Thank you very much.Lois