In the frame are 300 photos. I may add more, these are favorites. The group photo was made Dec 2019, a combination of Webbs and Eldens. A great group that truly appreciate and love each other.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Wonderful Digital Frame
28 February 2020 Sitting on my kitchen counter is a new Digital Frame. In this frame are photos of our wedding and photographic history of our 57 years together. We are both enjoying. Thought I'd post a few here:
Monday, February 10, 2020
One edition of my DNA Story
10 February 2020 No photo today. Someone on Face Book, on one of the genealogical sites, ask how many DNA matches we have. Thought I'd make a record here as well: I have 178,354 matches; starting with Scott as son and Spencer as grandson; next comes 2 first cousins, Susan and Mike (on my maternal side), none on paternal side. I have 68 matches (counting both sides) that have 100 cMs or higher. Of those 68 only 25 matches have Trees public and large enough to use.
In these close matches I found No genetic surprises. They may be there, but I have not found and no one has sought help. One match has an adopted mother, the daughter is seeking to make contact with family for health reasons.
While counting my shared matches I also counted my First Cousins. My Jackson-Holt grandparents had 6 children that grew to maturity and had children. From these 6 there were 23 grandchildren. Their oldest child, a son, had three wives and a total of 7 children. The second child, a daughter, had 5 children; with the remaining having 4, 3 and 2, 2. Out of the 26 grandchildren, four remain.
From the David and Eunice White McCleskeys (paternal), there were 10 children to live to maturity. My grandfather's first wife died leaving one child. She had 6 children making them Half 1Cs. From my grandmother's children, there were 20 full First Cousins, only five remain and non from the Half Aunt.
My mother had two husbands and 2 children by each. Of the 4, only my full brother and I remain. My grandparents and my mother are a microcosm of how fast DNA can expand and change.
I have been researching my family tree since 1986. When I started it was pencil, paper, microfilm, microfilm readers, books and records in the Georgia Archives and County Court Houses and county historical societies. I was fortunate for I could combine visits with my Mother with research. It was 915 miles one way from my home in Texas to Georgia and her home. She was huge help. As I have aged, it is now fun to research on-line. Family members are so generous and so helpful...those that are interested. Now, after thirty four years, my tree is well researched and most ancestors verified. Still remaining are two great-great grandmothers. One, we do not know her correct sir name and the other, her parents need proving. With time and more DNA testing let's hope we prove more generations. By the age of 10, I was wanting to know who I was and where did my families come from.
That brings me to my Ethnicity Estimate. The emphasis on Estimate. Today, I am: 72% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe; 17 % Ireland & Scotland; 7% Germanic Europe; 3% Norway and 1% European Jewish. I have known for a long time that McCleskey is an Irish name and expected my Irish DNA to be higher. When I found that I had a great great grandmother named Stalnaker it was a complete surprise. The Norway percentage is low and in our travels to Ireland I knew about the Norse men coming south, fighting, capturing and mingling with the natives of these areas: Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The Jewish 1 % falls in the +/- of mistake, but it can be correct...or wrong. The Ethnicity Estimates will change as more and more people test. Most people have a hobby or two, some fish, some fly, others enjoy their work so much it fills their time. I have two hobbies; genealogy and crafting. At first it was scrapbooking, now it is making and decorating chipboard boxes ( you can see lots of examples in previous post. With DNA clues, I am hoping to solve my two closets Brick Walls and continue on as far as I can. JMW
In these close matches I found No genetic surprises. They may be there, but I have not found and no one has sought help. One match has an adopted mother, the daughter is seeking to make contact with family for health reasons.
While counting my shared matches I also counted my First Cousins. My Jackson-Holt grandparents had 6 children that grew to maturity and had children. From these 6 there were 23 grandchildren. Their oldest child, a son, had three wives and a total of 7 children. The second child, a daughter, had 5 children; with the remaining having 4, 3 and 2, 2. Out of the 26 grandchildren, four remain.
From the David and Eunice White McCleskeys (paternal), there were 10 children to live to maturity. My grandfather's first wife died leaving one child. She had 6 children making them Half 1Cs. From my grandmother's children, there were 20 full First Cousins, only five remain and non from the Half Aunt.
My mother had two husbands and 2 children by each. Of the 4, only my full brother and I remain. My grandparents and my mother are a microcosm of how fast DNA can expand and change.
I have been researching my family tree since 1986. When I started it was pencil, paper, microfilm, microfilm readers, books and records in the Georgia Archives and County Court Houses and county historical societies. I was fortunate for I could combine visits with my Mother with research. It was 915 miles one way from my home in Texas to Georgia and her home. She was huge help. As I have aged, it is now fun to research on-line. Family members are so generous and so helpful...those that are interested. Now, after thirty four years, my tree is well researched and most ancestors verified. Still remaining are two great-great grandmothers. One, we do not know her correct sir name and the other, her parents need proving. With time and more DNA testing let's hope we prove more generations. By the age of 10, I was wanting to know who I was and where did my families come from.
That brings me to my Ethnicity Estimate. The emphasis on Estimate. Today, I am: 72% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe; 17 % Ireland & Scotland; 7% Germanic Europe; 3% Norway and 1% European Jewish. I have known for a long time that McCleskey is an Irish name and expected my Irish DNA to be higher. When I found that I had a great great grandmother named Stalnaker it was a complete surprise. The Norway percentage is low and in our travels to Ireland I knew about the Norse men coming south, fighting, capturing and mingling with the natives of these areas: Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The Jewish 1 % falls in the +/- of mistake, but it can be correct...or wrong. The Ethnicity Estimates will change as more and more people test. Most people have a hobby or two, some fish, some fly, others enjoy their work so much it fills their time. I have two hobbies; genealogy and crafting. At first it was scrapbooking, now it is making and decorating chipboard boxes ( you can see lots of examples in previous post. With DNA clues, I am hoping to solve my two closets Brick Walls and continue on as far as I can. JMW
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