Hi Folks....thought you Elisha folks might be interested in the latest results, in case you have not visited our DNA site lately. http://members.dca.net/smothers/dna We now have 11 results in...and one more to come from David F Smothers Bill Smothers, Ron Smothers Prudhomme and David Smothers all have exact 12/12 matches. Which means.....all 3 have a Common Ancestor with a 90% probablility within 14.5 generations. Interestingly Cal Smothers is only a one step mutation from all 3, which could easily mean he also has a Common Ancestor with them. Ronald Eugene Prudhomme #7123 00 David Gerald Smothers (#7172) 00 William Karl Smothers (#8359) 01 Calvin Eugene Smothers (#7111) Ron Smothers Prudhomme's paternal line is: John R. Smothers (c1763 PA) James Arthur Smothers (1842 TN) Claud Elmer Smothers (1879 IA) Sidney Earl Smothers Prudhomme (1906 IA) Ronald Eugene Prudhomme (1933 IA) David Gerald Smothers #7172 00 Ronald Eugene Prudhomme (#7123) 00 William Karl Smothers (#8359) 01 Calvin Eugene Smothers (#7111) David Smothers paternal line is: Elisha Smothers (1800 TN) Austin Lee Smothers (1827 TN) John Logan Smothers (1871 AR) Ivan Walter Smothers (1913 MO) Gerald Smothers (1943 KS) David Gerald Smothers (1970) William Karl "Bill" Smothers #8359 00 Ronald Eugene Prudhomme (#7123) 00 David Gerald Smothers (#7172) 01 Calvin Eugene Smothers (#7111) Bill Smothers paternal line is: Edmond Smothers (c1782 NC) William Smothers (1825 TN) Johnson Franklin Smothers (1852 IL) William Roy Smothers (1899 MO) Leroy Smothers (1923 CA) William Karl Smothers (1952 CA) Calvin Eugene "Cal" Smothers #7111 01 Ronald Eugene Prudhomme (#7123) 01 David Gerald Smothers (#7172) 01 William Karl Smothers (#8359) Cal Smothers paternal line is: James Smothers (c1760 NC/DE) Daniel Smothers (1780 NC) John Smothers (1806 KY) John Smothers Jr. (1857 KY) Richard 'Dick' Smothers (1892 KY) Calvin Eugene Smothers (1932 KY) the 12 Markers and where they vary in individuals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9* 10 11 12 7111 Calvin Eugene Smothers - 12 22 15 10 12 15 11 13 12 13 11 30 7123 Ronald Eugene Prudhomme - 12 22 15 10 12 15 11 13 11 13 11 30 7172 David Gerald Smothers - 12 22 15 10 12 15 11 13 11 13 11 30 8359 William Karl Smothers - 12 22 15 10 12 15 11 13 11 13 11 30 The twelve columns marked 1 to 12 in the above table represent the various markers or loci where "Short Tandem Repeat (STR)" values were measured, with the DYS identification number for each particular locus listed. Values are the total number of repeats at each locus. The particular set of an individual's STR repeat values is considered to be the "haplotype" for that person. Bennett Greenspan, President Fam Tree DNA, wrote the following (March 2003): "DYS 439 [#9] is the fastest moving marker in the 12 marker set...so if we see a mutation it usually happens there. #9 seems to have a faster mutation rate than the other markers in the first 12...so we tend to expect to see more changes take place on that marker. Remember a mutation always takes place between a father and a son...and more likely between a father and his last son(s) if the last child is born when dad is old. (Men's Y making mechanism tend to wear out...with older age, and cause more mutations!) Please read: http://blairgenealogy.com/dna/dna101.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus