Hi Sandra, I have a question regarding the DNA Project. To be tested, would the male descendant being tested need to come directly from a Statler male descendant? My grandmother was a Missouri Statler and I could ask my uncles (her sons) to participate if possible. Also, there are several Statler men living in Marquand, Missouri (prounounced Mark One). And possibly Bollinger County (the Bollingers are connected to our family, that's how Rush Limbaugh is related). I hope I was able to help. Take care, Julie >From: Sandra Hall <shall@pacbell.net> >Reply-To: STATLER-L@rootsweb.com >To: STATLER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [STATLER] Status of Statler DNA Project >Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:13:55 -0700 (PDT) > >As of August 21, 2004 the Statler DNA project has 16 >result. Preliminary results are available for the >following families with the Statler spelling: >Group 4 from Miami County, Ohio (originally from PA) >Group 6 from Franklin and Somerset Counties, >Pennsylvania >Group 8 from Loudoun and Botetourt Counties, Virginia > >There are also results for Stotler, Stettler, Stetler >and Stateler families. > >There are currently no participants from Group 14, the >Statler family who were early settler of Missouri. > >Please check out my web site and let me know if you >are a Statler male who would be willing to >participate. Funding may be available. >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sandrajoneshall/ > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

Hi Julie, Thanks for your interest. The DNA tested is from the Y chromosome which is past from father to son and so follows the surname except in case of adoption or other nonpaternity event. So your uncles would have their father's Y chromosome and not the "Statler One" of your family. I have made "cold calls" to find participants but it is not my favorite thing to do. Sandy --- Julie Siemer <julie08080@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Sandra, I have a question regarding the DNA > Project. > > To be tested, would the male descendant being tested > need to come directly > from a Statler male descendant? My grandmother was a > Missouri Statler and I > could ask my uncles (her sons) to participate if > possible. > > Also, there are several Statler men living in > Marquand, Missouri > (prounounced Mark One). And possibly Bollinger > County (the Bollingers are > connected to our family, that's how Rush Limbaugh is > related). > > I hope I was able to help. > > Take care, > Julie >