tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38526129237706511742024-03-12T19:53:04.027-07:00Scarlet and Dawn ~ One Woman, Two Names and Two FamiliesWelcome to my blog, Scarlet and Dawn!
I have changed the name of my blog to reflect who I am. I am one woman, with two names and two families. This is my story of searching for my biological genealogy, my experiences in searching for my birth mother, birth father and my half siblings and cousins. It is about researching the families I connect with genetically and my adventures into the world of DNA testing. Thank you for stopping by.
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Dawn
Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-56144682977736378112017-11-18T09:23:00.002-08:002017-11-18T09:24:51.273-08:00Tracking The Carter Families of Colleton County, South Carolina<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My Carter's were fond of using the same names for generations within the same family with few or no designation as to whether this was a "Sr., Jr., 2nd, etc.". Many of the women the Carter men married had common first names but had less common maiden names which made finding the families a little easier. Oh, and did I mention they love nicknames? The same nicknames like "Jack" for John are carried through for generations as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After getting frustrated with online trees full of misinformation I decided there had to be a better way to track all of the Carter families of Colleton County, South Carolina. As a general rule I use online trees as a springboard to find clues for the families I research but with these Carter families it is just impossible to do that. Oh and let's not forget that I have learned that there was a lot of inter-marrying with some families. I am still trying to figure out to what degree these relationships are and hoping that my family tree will not collapse!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I should point out that Colleton county records before 1865 are almost nonexistent and it is considered a burned county which makes researching more difficult. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of the Carter families I am tracking settled in an area known as St Bartholomew's Parish, which was considered to be part of the Charleston District up until the 1800 US census.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(1)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were also plenty of boundary changes for Colleton county as well. Another thing I have to consider is that prior to 1785 all records were filed in Charleston (Charles Town). Colleton is surrounded by the following counties: Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton and Orangeburg. The last of the boundry changes for Colleton came about in </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1897 with the additions of Bamberg and Dorchester counties.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of these families stayed in Colleton for many generations while others branched out to the surronding counties.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(2)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided the best way to conduct my research for the Carter family was to use the </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Friends, Associates & Neighbors (F.A.N) Principle</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> by Elizabeth Shown Mills.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(3)</span> I am using the F.A.N Principle to identify each Carter family from census records (1850-1880) who were born, lived in and died in Colleton county. I am following each generation to identify parents, spouses, siblings and children. I am using delayed birth certificates, and death records (including certificates, obituaries and Find-A-Grave) and newspaper announcements to help me with identifying family members. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I began my research with census records from 1790-1880. In order to keep my findings manageable I used Google Spreadsheets. I searched each census year page by page for Carter families. I decided that keeping the census records all in one spreadsheet was more efficient and added a sheet for each census year. For the census information I have included a transcription of all the information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Figure 1, Carter Census Information Colleton county, South Carolina, census year 1850. Example for Nash Carter </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(4)</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and J. Wilson Carter </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(5</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">After recording all census information I began making family group sheets for census years 1850-1880. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Of course, indiviual family members were not listed until the census for 1850 and the relationships between family members was not listed until 1880. This is where good old fashion genealogy work comes in! I downloaded the family group record sheet from <a href="https://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf"><span style="color: blue;">Ancestry</span></a> and printed out the blank forms in groups of 25 and I have filled out about 150 so far. This part of my project has been the most time consuming thus far. However, I feel that I have come to know these families a little better. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Unfortunately, I still have a few widows with the surname of Carter and I am still trying to determine who their spouses were and what there maiden names might be. Patience is my friend!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is the family record group sheet for my 2nd great grandparents, John Coker and Harriet (Linder) Carter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After completing all of the family record group sheets for census years, 1850-1880, I went to the "South Carolina Delayed Birth Records, 1766-1900". </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">South Carolina did not require statewide birth and death registrations until 1915 and general complaince did not happen until 1918 and statewide marriage registrations began in 1911. I have been combing through delayed birth records, death certificates and obituaries.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(4)</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> I then used </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"South Carolina Death Certificates, 1915-1965. Both of these record collections are available online at <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch</a> and at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">Ancestry</a>. I also turned to <a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank</a>, and <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/">Find A Grave</a> to help me find older obituaries and help me to identify family members as well, especially the children. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">South Carolina did not require statewide birth and death registrations until 1915 and general complaince did not happen until 1918 and statewide marriage registrations began in 1911. I have been combing through delayed birth records, death certificates and obituaries.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(6)</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All of these record groups have helped me find many clues. I have learned the names of additional spouses. I have been able to identify children who were born and perhaps died between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. I have been able to determine a time period for the death of a family members prior to 1915. I have found the maiden names of spouses, in some cases. I have been able to find the married names of daughter's (who suddenly disappeared without a trace) who were mentioned in obituaries. I have also been able to </span><span style="font-size: small;">identify additional family members, biological and step children, half siblings, spouses (or multiple spouses) and in some cases even grandchildren. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">Figure 4, Carter-Find A Grave for Colleton county, South Carolina. This example is for my 2nd great uncle, Benjamin Coker Carter </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(9)</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"> and his wife, Florence (Johns) Carter </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(10)</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">1. FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Colleton County, South Carolina Genealogy," <i>FamilySearch Wiki </i>(https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Colleton_County,_South_Carolina_Genealogy : accessed 1 November 2017).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">4. "<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1850 U.S. census, Colleton District, South Carolina," population schedule, St Bartholomew's Parish, p.187(stamped), dwelling 62, family 62, Nash Carter household; image, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">FamilySearch.org</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-686Q-BHP?i=8&cc=1401638 : accessed 21 September 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 851.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">5. "</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1850 U.S. census, Colleton District, South Carolina," population schedule, St Bartholomew's Parish, p. 187, dwelling 63, family 63, J. Wilson Carter household; image, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">FamilySearch.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-686Q-BHP?i=8&cc=1401638 : accessed 21 September 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 852.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">6. FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "South Carolina Vital Records," <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/South_Carolina_Vital_Records : accessed 1 November 2017).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">7. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">"South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900," database with images, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">FamilySearch</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9H-77WZ-Z?i=1488&cc=2512859 : 17 November 2017), certificate image, entry for Postell Samuel Carter, 22 June 1890, Colleton County, certificate no. 12-1235; citing South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">8. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">"A. B. Carter of Ritter - Dead," death and funeral notice, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Evening Post (Charleston, South Carolina)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, 29 December 1925, p. 3, col. 1-2; database with images, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">GenealogyBank </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(www.genealogybank.com : 17 November 2017), Newspaper Archives, 1690-2010; subscription to database required.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">9. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find A Grave, </span><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find A Grave</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, database with images, (www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 September 2017), memorial page 7294522, Benjamin Coker Carter (1850-1912), created by "Kim & Dana Grisson," submitted on 27 March 2003; citing Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">10. <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find A Grave, Find A Grave, database, (www.findagrave.com : accessed on 17 September 2017), memorial page 7294530, Florence Johns Carter (1850-1911), created by "Kim & Dana Grisson," submitted on 27 March 2003; citing Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.</span></span></div>
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-76527514352184758782017-08-24T11:54:00.000-07:002017-11-18T09:36:56.602-08:00How Do You Keep Track of Your DNA Results?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I started my DNA journey in 2011, the same year I found my birth mother. I have tested at the three major companies and have uploaded my results to all conceivable sites. However, I am completely
overwhelmed with trying to keep up with all the different sites and results! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have been keeping a log in a
notebook but it is no longer working for me now that I am managing
more kits than I was a year ago. I am trying to keep up with the results and to find a way that is easy for me but also productive at the same time. I want to be able to see "the results" all in one place without having to pull out multiple notebooks. </span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">DNA Locator Log</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As more companies allow for us to upload our DNA results to their website I have found that the easiest way for me to keep track is with a DNA Locator Log. It is simple and uncomplicated and gives me a brief overview of the DNA results. Here is a shareable <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AbBBtAERQPzecqrWig2FoNMIOIwY1UArkIKA381-M-I/edit?usp=sharing">link.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is a screen capture of my DNA Locator Log. I have columns for the following information:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Name of Test Take</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Name of Testing Company </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Type of DNA Test (at, mt, y)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Year Test Was Take n </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ethnicity Results</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ethnicity Breakdown</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gedmatch Upload/Kit Number</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">FTDNA Upload/Kit Number</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Heritage Upload/Kit Number</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Comments</span></li>
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">DNA Match Log</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Again,
using Google Sheets I have come up with a spreadsheet for my DNA
matches and the results generated from all of the sites. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have designed some spreadsheets based on the information that is generated by the different testing companies and at Gedmatch.</span> I feel like I am really overthinking this but the key is in the
details! Not all columns are applicable and can be removed if desired.
Here is the sharable <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PpPaWRZqGT6CQ2QO0cBu8YhgIDqSH1rZho2lqEP614U/edit?usp=sharing">link.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This capture does not include all of the columns but I have made columns for the following information:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Testing Company/Website</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kit Number (Gedmatch/FTDNA)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Test Taker Name or Alias</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Managed By</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">User Name (Ancestry)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Contact Information, (if known)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Date of Match, if applicable</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shared cM's</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gedmatch Autosomal DNA (Total cM's/Largest cM's)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gedmatch X-DNA o r FTDNA X-Match (Total cM 's/Longest Block)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Predicated or Estimated Relationship</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shared DNA Percentage (23 & Me)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"># of Segments Shared (23 & Me)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mt-DNA haplogroup, (if known)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">y-DNA haplogroup, (if known)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MCRA, (if known)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shared Surnames</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shared Ancestral Places</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Other Relatives with that Surname & Relationship to User/Testee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shared Ethnicity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Correspondence Method (Direct email or via the testing company)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Date of First Correspondence</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Was A Response Received</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> # of Attempts Tried</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is the Testee an Adoptee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paternal or Maternal Match, (if known)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Notes About Test Results</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Questions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Comments</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ancestry Tree (Public, Private or No Tree)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gedcom Available (Gedmatch, FTDNA, 23 & Me)</span></li>
</ul>
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Feedback</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
know that many of you are much more experienced with DNA and I would
greatly appreciate your feedback on whether you find these spreadsheets
helpful, too detailed or heaven help me not detailed enough. Thank you
in advance!</span><br />
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-49846115359018544832017-01-26T09:43:00.001-08:002017-01-26T09:44:01.772-08:002017 A to Z Challenge ~ All About Me ~ Letter B<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a post for the 2017 A to Z Challenge ~ All About Me created by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco of <a href="http://everyonehasafamilystorytotell.wordpress.com/">Everyone Has a Story.</a></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Brothers</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In my family I have one brother Billy. However, between my birth parents I have <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">six</span> brothers<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">w</span>hich by the way, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>s more than I thought I had!</span> I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">k<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">now for a fact that my <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">brothers through <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my birth mother that one is older and one is younger than</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">me<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span> I am not sure about my <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">brothers</span> through my birth father but I suspect that they are also older than me. </span> From my non-identifying information I knew that I had at least eight older siblings but my birth father's obituary listed that he ha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d eight children so at least three of his children<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> were born after me.</span> I have </span>four<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> paternal <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">brothers</span></span>, Richard, Johnny, David and Mike. I never dreamed I would ha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ve so many brothers both older and younger than myself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been searching for Richard, Johnn<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y, David and Mike since I learned about them in June 2016<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Hopefully I can find them sooner rather than later because I really want to meet the<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">m and get to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">know them.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Barbara</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Barbara is my birth mother. I met <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">her twice <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">first in</span> March and again in late April of 2011<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span> We talked for se<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">veral hou<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rs <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">during our first visit. I showed her pictures of my children<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, pictures of my parents and siblings. She <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">showed me pictures of ancestors and my siblings. She was very forthcoming when it came to family and medical histories. She told me <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a little about my ma<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ternal sibli<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ngs. We soon learned that we were both long time book readers an<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d even liked some of the same <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">authors. The one thing I wish I had done was to take a picture of her<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> especially because she made it very clear that she<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> did not want a relationsh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>p.</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I asked her about my birth fa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ther she didn't have much inform<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ation because according to her he lied <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">about everything he ever told her. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wa</span>s obvious that he caused her a lot of emotional pain<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could see it in her eyes when she spoke of him. I am hoping that my siblings will share <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pictures of the<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ir respective parents with me at some point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Birth and Baptism</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was born on Saturday,<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the 21st of July, 1962 <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at Baptist Hospital in Miami, Dade (now Miami-Dade<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">) County, Florida. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My birth mother told me that she worked in the X-ray Department typing reports and was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">working on the day I was born. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was delivered by Dr. Grosskloss (now deceased) and he <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is the doctor who <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">arranged my adoption. My adoption was considered a closed, private ado<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ption. My parents brought me home from the ho<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sp<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ital the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">next day and the rest as they s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay is history.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Daddy, Momma and me the day I came home from the hospital. (personal collection)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was Baptized <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">one week later on Sunday<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, the 29th of July 1962 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hialeah, Florida. It was also my Momma's birth<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">day. My Godparents are my </span></span>Aunt Barbara an<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d Uncle Kenny<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Uncle Kenny is my Momma's younger brother. My Baptis<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">m was performed by Fr. S. J. Clift. I was the first to wear t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">he family b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">aptism gown. All of my siblings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> as well as my nieces and nephews wore th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> very</span></span> same gown too. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had my children baptized together<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> when Kenny was one and David <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">was a newborn<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> however, David weigh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ed in at 10 pounds and even leaving the buttons undone he was just to big for the gown.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Books
and reading have always been a passion for me. As a child who had
severe asthma and allergies I spent a lot time inside. One of my parents
was always reading to us kids. Once I learned how to read there was no
stopping me! In middle and high school I would read late into the night.
I can't tell you how many times my Dad would come in and tell me it was
time to go to bed and turn out the lights.</span><br />
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am not exactly sure when my parents bought this particular set of books (<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the books are long gone and I don't even remember the names any longer)</span>
but it was series I read repeatedly about U.S. Presidents for
elementary school age children probably up until about 6th I would
think. My particular favorite was the volume on John F Kennedy. These books <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fit in with my love of history <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">which led me to reading books about </span></span>the Salem witch trials, the kidnapping of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the young son Charles Lindbergh, the sinking of the Titanic and other fascinating events in history.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By the age of 12, I discovered Agatha Christie novels. I couldn't get enough of them. In my freshman year of high school I discovered J R R Tolkien's, <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> and what some might call "trashy" romance novels. Complete ends of the spectrum I know. My senior year of high school I discovered true crime books when I found my Dad's copy of <i>The Stranger Beside Me</i> by Ann Rule, wh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ich was</span> about Ted Bundy. </span><br />
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am never without my e-reader which I received for my 50th birthday but I
also still read real books too. I am a voracious reader and always have
been. I would spend lunch hours in my car reading. I would read at my
children's sporting practices but never during a game! I still read at
lunch, between television commercials and always before falling asleep. I
can't tell you how many times my husband has woken up in the middle of
the night to find my book beside me with the book light on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This is my largest book<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">case. It has only my hardback <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and oversized paperback books. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P</span>ersonal collection)</span></span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see in the photo above one set of my bookcases is quite full in my living room. I have a smaller bookcases on either side of my entertainment center filled to capacity and overflowing with paperback books only. I still have boxes, tote boxes, nightstand drawers, a shelf in the closet filled with books. Then I have a bookcase in my office filled with genealogy books, magazines and notebooks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I refuse to part with the series books I have collected over the years such as the <i>Alex Cross series</i> by James Patterson, the <i>Luke Davenport series</i> by John Sandiford and the <i>Kay Scarpetta</i> series by Patricia Cornwell to name just a few. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></i>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-39539446251773111052017-01-21T11:03:00.000-08:002017-01-23T06:41:21.106-08:002017 A to Z Challenge ~ All About Me ~ Letter A<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend and fellow blogger, Jeanne Bryan Insalaco of <a href="https://everyonehasafamilystorytotell.wordpress.com/">Everyone Has a Story</a> started a fun blogging challenge about writing about ourselves. You can find her first post <a href="https://everyonehasafamilystorytotell.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/2017-a-to-z-letter-a-all-about-me/">Letter A... All About Me here.</a> <i>The 2017 A to Z ~ All About Me Challenge</i> is her twist to the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. The idea is to post bi-monthly posts about ourselves and completing all 26 posts by 31 December 2017. I am accepting Jeanne's challenge and I hope she won't mind if I add my own twist to it as well. My twist is that I will be using these posts to tell my birth siblings about my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">History has always been my favorite subject so it is no wonder that I fell in love with genealogy. With genealogy I can step back in time and discover who my ancestors were. I tell their stories here one my blog. Now I am going to step back into my memories and write my life so that my birth family will learn about me and my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The letter A makes me think of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">being</span> Adopted<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and</span> Alabam<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Adopted </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hav<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e always known I was adopted. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can remember <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a set of books that my parents used to read to me about being adopted and how special I was because I was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">chosen.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As far as I am concer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ned <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">being adopted</span> was like winning the lottery<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. My birth<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> mother didn't have a lot of choices in 1962 and I believe she made a great choice</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> in</span> choosing my adoptive par<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ents, Bill and Nina. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I say choose because my adoption was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">arranged by the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">obstetric<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ian who <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">not only delivered m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e but treated both of my mothers.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>As a matter of fact, this s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ame doctor delivered all of my siblings <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">too. </span></span>I have a great life<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and I love my <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">family.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After graduating from high<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> school on 4 June 1980, my husband Marc and I left for Montgomery, Alabama<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to begin our life as a married couple. He had been living and working there since shortly a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fter we were married <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">three months earlie<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">r. He was working for his brother, Les<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ter at a motorcycle deal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ership<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. We lived in a two bedroom apartment<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> in an area that was mostly <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">open sp<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ace. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that area is filled with housing developments and shopping areas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We spent our time going to Lamaze classes as we awaited the birth of first child who was due on 21 September 1980. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was the hottest summer ever! To keep from going stir crazy in our apart<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ment I would go to the Alabama State Archives where I began my journey in the world of genealogy.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Finally on F<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">riday, </span> 10 October 1980 our son, Ke<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nneth George Kitts was born at 12:50<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> p.m. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e left the hospital the next day but two days l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ater Kenny had to be admitted to the children's hosp<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ital because he was sever<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ely <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">jaundiced. Then <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in November I was admitted to the ho<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">spital for anaph<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ylactic shock from penicillin. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">My son, Kenny. The best thing that happened in Alabama. (personal collection).</span></div>
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-52801758436471130832017-01-13T08:13:00.000-08:002017-01-13T08:13:03.292-08:00Do I Look Familiar Friday? # 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do I look familiar to you? If so, please contact me! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou can find my contact information in the left hand corner of my blog in the bo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">x "Are We Related?".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a post for my series, Do I Look Familiar Frid<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay</span>?. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be posting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pictures of m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">yself</span> at various ages <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in the hope that I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">may<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> look familiar to someone who is either my sibling or <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">by someone who maybe related to them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-43306067142499306882017-01-04T07:41:00.003-08:002017-01-04T07:43:03.281-08:00Top 5 Posts of 2016 for Scarlet and Dawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't write nearly as many posts I had hoped to here at Scarlet and Dawn, however, things really started popping for me my research and my search for my biological family back in the spring and it didn't slow down all year. I am hoping that 2017 will continue to see as much success as I had in 2016. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the top 5 posts from my blog for 2016!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/2016/04/newspaper-extraction-form-for-death.html">Newspaper Extraction Form for Death, Burial and Obituary Notices</a> This was my top post for 2016 and it is still getting hits! After months of clipping burial, death, funeral and obituary notices for my birth family I needed to find a way to get as much information as I could from each type of notice. I hope that eventually I can make a book for each surname using my form and a copy of the notice.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-tale-of-my-two-mothers.html">The Tale of My Two Mothers</a> This is by far my favorite post so far! It is the story of how one woman gave me life and how one woman took me into her heart and made me hers. I had originally written the post for my blog <span style="color: blue;">Dawning Genealogy <span style="color: black;">on Mother's Day, 9 May 2015. I updated it with a few more details and posted it here for Mother's Day, 8 May 2016.</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-little-of-my-story.html">A Little of My Story</a> This was my first blog post of 2016. It is my story about how I came to be adopted. </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the first year for The Other Side of Scarlet. I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep up with two blogs but I did manage to contribute nearly 60 posts between this blog and Dawning Genealogy. I am certainly aiming to write more posts in the coming year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a big change coming to <b>The Other Side of Scarlet</b>! The change will be in the title of this blog. I realized in the late summer and fall as I worked with several paternal cousins on our shared family lines that the name of this blog just wasn't right. The goal of this blog for me was to explore my birth family, focusing on the stories of my biological ancestors, exploring my DNA and using it to confirm my birth family. Now, <b><span style="color: blue;">The Other Side of Scarlet</span></b> will be known as <b><span style="color: red;">Scarlet and Dawn. </span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">This change will begin today. The link will still be the <a href="https://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/">same.</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">In exploring my DNA this <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">past year two things happened. The first is that I hav<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e been following every BSO and the second is</span> I fell into the rabbit hole during the process! I took advantage of a sale at <a href="http://www.23andme.com/">23 and Me</a> for the health reports after learning that my birth father died of liv<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">er cancer and knowing that my birth mother had leukemia when she died of a heart attack. I have now tested with all three major DNA companies<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span>I also took advan<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tage of deal negotiated by Thomas MacEntee for the company <a href="https://gpsorigins.com/">GPS Origins.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I decided to take advantage of the offer that
Thomas MacEntee was able to provide through his <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/over-60-off-gps-origins-ancestry-test-report/">Genealogy Bargains for November 22, 2016</a> for GPS Origins<sup>TM1 </sup>(Geographic
Poplulation Structure) during the big sales last week! GPS Origins<sup>TM </sup>uses
your own DNA data and combines it with their new ancestral tracking technique
to help pinpoint a more precise location of where your DNA began. This is done through <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">using their proprietary alogorithim and basic migration patterns.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I began by creating an account and uploading my most recent DNA results from </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">23
& Me<sup><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">2</span></sup>. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was very easy to use and it only took about 30 or 40 minutes to get my results.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">My repo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">rt was 17 pages long and includes a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">brief view of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">the history of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">migration patterns<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> and your <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">own migration story. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">As an adoptee, knowing where my DNA beg<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">i</span>n is important to me. Using autosomal DNA testing and adding the unique <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">knowledge of GPS </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Origins<sup>TM </sup>giv<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">es me a peek of who I am genetically s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">peaking even if th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">ose genetic markers are ancient<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> as mine appear to be.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><b>My Top 3 Gene Po<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">ol <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">%'s</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">I am surprised by the high percentages I received in some areas simply<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> because Ancestry DNA and 23 and Me did not show such high percentages in some of these areas while some <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">never even registered <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">any type of percentage worth mentioning</span></span>.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> While G<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">PS Origins only shows maps for your "top 3" percentages they do provide a co<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">mplete breakdown of percentages. If you would like to see my report GPS Origin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">s has provided a <a href="https://www.gpsorigins.com/share/f54cd73b95f366aec61eef9e33f62048">sharable link.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">My highest gene pool percentage is 19.3% Fennoscandia. Fennoscandia consists of the following countries Norway, Swe<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">den, Finland, Denmark during the Viking per<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">iod and a part of Russia known as the Kola Peninsula. Ancestry DNA puts me at 12% Scandinavia<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">n and 2% Finland/Northwest Russia while 23 a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">nd Me puts me a 4.6%<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> Scandinavian<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">, </span>1.7% Finland and </span>28.9% Broadly No<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">rthwest European<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> which includes Russia.</span></span> </span></span>See the map below.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">My second highest gene pool percentage is 15.5% Southern France as you can see by the map below. This surprised me because Ancestry DNA<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> puts me at 3% for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">E<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">urope West which includes France while 23 and Me puts at 11.9<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">% French German. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">My third highest gene<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> pool percentage is 13.7% Orkney Islands. Now I have to admit that this one surprised me. With Ancestry DNA I am listed as 56% Great <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Britain while 23 and Me puts me at 44.3%<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> British/Irish.</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">S</span>ee the map below.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-small;">My DNA Migration Routes from </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">GPS Origins<sup>TM</sup></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems that my DNA has two migration patterns which have been labeled by </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GPS Origins<sup>TM</sup> as "Migration Story A and Migration Story B". The first migration pattern is Story A in the red. It starts in the modern day city of Nalchik, Russia <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">across southern Europe, the Adr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iatic Sea, the Mediterrian Sea to an</span></span> island in the Atlantic Ocean off of Morocco and ends in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">England</span>. The second migration pattern is Story B in the blue. It begins near modern day Vologda, Russia<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">crosses Scandinavia, the North Sea<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span> the Atlantic Ocean to arrive in Ic<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eland and from there to England.</span></span> </span>Here is the description from GPS Origins<sup>TM, </sup></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;">Migration Story A</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Date: 1234 AD - 1614 AD<br />Radius: 26.3531miles<br />Latitude: 43.642<br />Longitute: 43.995</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Ancient ancestry in Russia</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />Your ancestors came from Russia prior to 211 AD, so let's take a look at what was going on in Russia up to this point:</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: red;">The Gothic Kingdom of Oium</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />Between 100 AD and 300 AD, Russia was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Gothic Age. In 100 AD Gothic tribes migrated from Scandinavia and allegedly established the Gothic Kingdom Oium in southern Russia. The area was likely also home to Slavs and other groups, such as the Turkic Khazars, who had gradually arrived in the country since the end of the Ice Age. Oium collapsed when it was overrun by Huns. People migrated from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Russia as part of the migration of different tribal groups around Europe searching for new land and opportunities. At the same time, populations moved from Russia to places like Scandinavia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine and the Baltic states during the movement of early tribes from Russia through to the Baltic region and Scandinavia. The Bulgarians from Siberia moved down into the Eurasian Steppe and the plains between the Caspian and Black Seas.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: red;">Migration Story A<br />Date: -861 BC - 1194 AD<br />Radius: 158miles<br />Latitude: 37.011<br />Longitute: -25.047</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"><br />Movement from Russia to Morocco</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />At some point before 211 AD your ancestors moved to around Morocco. These are the events your ancestors would have lived through in Morocco.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: red;">A Client of the Roman Empire</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />Between 300 BC and 430 AD, Morocco was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Age of Roman and sub-Roman Morocco. From the 3rd century BC, modern day Morocco was integrated into the tribal Berber Kingdom of Mauretania. In 33 BC Mauretania became a client of the Roman Empire, which ruled largely through alliances with the Berbers; Roman legionary control only reached as far as Casablanca. Christianity was introduced in the region in the 2nd century AD and by the end of the 4th century, the Northern Romanized areas had been Christianized. People migrated from Italy to Morocco with Roman imperial expansion.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: red;">Migration Story A<br />Date: 211 AD - 1950 AD<br />Radius: 158miles<br />Latitude: 52<br />Longitute: -1</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"><br />Movement from Morocco to England</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />At some point after 211 AD your ancestors moved to England and once they reached there this is what they would have experienced:</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: red;">The Roman Invasion</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br />Between 43 AD and 410 AD, England was ruled by local leaders in a period known as Roman Britain. In the 1st century AD, England was invaded by the Romans who, having landed in Kent and defeated local tribal leaders, began to expand northwards. Although England became a Roman province, Roman expansion was frequently met with resistance and revolts from native rulers, such as the warrior-queen Boudicca. In the middle of the 4th century AD, Roman rule began to breakdown. People migrated from Italy and Ireland and the Netherlands to England due to the Romans conquest of England and subsequent settlement, the Gaelic invasions from Ireland in 300 AD and the arrival of Dutch Frisii tribes who settled in Kent.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: blue;">Migration Story B<br />Date: 280 AD - 1273 AD<br />Radius: 132.1583miles<br />Latitude: 58.984<br />Longitute: 41.106</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"><br />Ancient ancestry in Russia</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />Your ancestors came from Russia prior to 224 AD, so let's take a look at what was going on in Russia up to this point:</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"><br />The Gothic Kingdom of Oium</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />Between 100 AD and 300 AD, Russia was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Gothic Age. In 100 AD Gothic tribes migrated from Scandinavia and allegedly established the Gothic Kingdom Oium in southern Russia. The area was likely also home to Slavs and other groups, such as the Turkic Khazars, who had gradually arrived in the country since the end of the Ice Age. Oium collapsed when it was overrun by Huns. People migrated from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Russia as part of the migration of different tribal groups around Europe searching for new land and opportunities. At the same time, populations moved from Russia to places like Scandinavia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine and the Baltic states during the movement of early tribes from Russia through to the Baltic region and Scandinavia. The Bulgarians from Siberia moved down into the Eurasian Steppe and the plains between the Caspian and Black Seas.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: blue;">Migration Story B<br />Date: 855 AD - 1926 AD<br />Radius: 27.8321miles<br />Latitude: 63.406<br />Longitute: -20.287</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"><br />Movement from Russia to Iceland</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />At some point before 224 AD your ancestors moved to Iceland. These are the events your ancestors would have lived through in Iceland shortly afterwards.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: blue;">The Settlement of Iceland</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />Between 874 AD and 929 AD, Iceland was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Settlement of Iceland. Iceland was discovered by a Norwegian Viking and a Swedish sailor and was first settled in 874 AD by a Norwegian family. Over the next 60 years all of Iceland is believed to have been settled, predominantly by Norwegians seeking new land and opportunity, and the Scottish and Irish slaves that accompanied them. People migrated from Norway and Ireland and Scotland to Iceland as Norwegians discovered and settled Iceland bringing with them their Irish and Scottish slaves.</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: blue;">Migration Story B<br />Date: 224 AD - 1950 AD<br />Radius: 154miles<br />Latitude: 53<br />Longitute: -2</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"><br />Movement from Iceland to England</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />At some point after 224 AD your ancestors moved to England and once they reached there this is what they would have experienced:</b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><br /><span style="color: blue;">The Roman Invasion</span></b></i></sup></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup><i><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />Between 43 AD and 410 AD, England was ruled by local leaders in a period known as Roman Britain. In the 1st century AD, England was invaded by the Romans who, having landed in Kent and defeated local tribal leaders, began to expand northwards. Although England became a Roman province, Roman expansion was frequently met with resistance and revolts from native rulers, such as the warrior-queen Boudicca. In the middle of the 4th century AD, Roman rule began to breakdown. People migrated from Italy and Ireland and the Netherlands to England due to the Romans conquest of England and subsequent settlement, the Gaelic invasions from Ireland in 300 AD and the arrival of Dutch Frisii tribes who settled in Kent.</b></i></sup></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have made a mistake in my research on my biological paternal grandmother's line. I can only chalk it up to excitement in adding another generation to my biological tree. I also think that this is a blessing in disguise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fortunately, this week a biological cousin sent me information she received from another Bessinger family researcher. This researcher had forwarded a copy of her own grandfather's research into the Bessinger family of Bamberg County, South Carolina. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were more than 100 pages to this gentleman's research and it was very detailed, however, it seems that there were two Josephine Bessinger's born in the mid 1890's Bamberg County, South Carolina. How did I miss this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My
biological paternal grandmother is
Josephine Bessinger. Josephine was born on 12 August 1896 in Bamberg
County, South Carolina. Josephine married Postell Samuel Carter, my
grandfather about 1915. Josephine died 29 November 1974 in Charleston
County, South Carolina. She is the daughter of George W and Eugenia Judy (MNU) Bessinger.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
other Josephine Bessinger was born 28 June 1896 in Bamberg County,
South Carolina. She married Charles Frank Fail about 1917. She died 28 December 1959 in Charleston
County, South Carolina.</span> She is the daughter of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">John Quincy Adam Bessinger and Elizabeth "Hapsy" Fail.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now for more than a year my research led me to believe that my Josephine was the daughter of John Q.A. Bessinger and Elizabeth "Hapsy" Fail. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found Josephine's obituary on 7 June
2016 according to my research notes. I downloaded a copy for my records
and did an image capture too. I then uploaded both of these to her
profile in my database and on Ancestry. I even noted the difference in
the parents names. I also added the "new" parents as <b>alternate</b> parents to both my database and Ancestry.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fortunately this error of mine won't lead to a lot of "cleaning up" because I had not gone any further than the parents of John Q. A. Bessinger or the parents of his wife, Elizabeth "Hapsy" Fail. I will add my research notes to my Josephine with the new notes on the mix up and adding the email and additional research pages I received this week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am waiting on my grandmother's death certificate to arrive by snail mail. I also have Josephine Bessinger Fail's death certificate as well. I believe that both Josephine's are related to each other. My DNA results back this up at Ancestry, FamilyTree DNA and 23 and Me. I have my work cut out for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you Jane, Debbie and Amber!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Think we might be related? <br /><br />You can check your <span style="color: #3366ff;">AncestryDNA</span> results with mine at <span style="color: #6633ff;">Gedmatch, my kit #A435226. <span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6633ff;"><span style="color: black;">You can also check your <span style="color: #cc33cc;">23 & Me</span><span style="color: #cc33cc;"> </span>results with mine at <span style="color: #cc33cc;">Gedmatch, my kit # </span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #cc33cc;">M357583</span>.</span><br /><br />If you have tested with <span style="color: #33cc00;">Family Tree DNA</span> you can check your DNA with mine <span style="color: #33cc00;">kit #B16054</span>. Also my <span style="color: #33cc00;">mtDNA</span> kit at <span style="color: #33cc00;">FamilyTree DNA</span> is <span style="color: #33cc00;">kit #401662</span><span style="color: #33cc00;">.</span></span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-57946564994097441732016-08-08T09:03:00.000-07:002016-08-19T11:42:43.378-07:00My 23 and Me Results Are In! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During the June DNA sale at all of the testing companies I decided to take advantage of the discount offered at 23 <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">&</span> Me and take the<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ir <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">DNA </span></span>test. I am still processing all of the information from the reports received but I have uploaded the results to Gedmatch so I am letting that percolate for now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">About
a year ago I did the mid-level mitochondria test with FamilyTree DNA
but that test only said that my maternal haplogroup was H and to explore
that further I would need to go up to the next test. Howe<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ver with the test from 23 & Me I </span>now <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">have</span> my maternal haplogroup<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>as H2a2b1<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">According to 23 and Me, my DNA Ancestry composition <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is</span> broken down as follows:</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">European 99.4%</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Northwest European 91.4%</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">British & Irish 44.3%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">French & German 11.9%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scandinavian 4.6%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Finnish 1.7%</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Southern European 5.2%</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sardinian 1.6%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Iberian 0.5%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Italian 0.5%</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">East Asia & Native American 0.4%</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Native American 0.4%</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sub-Saharan Africa 0.2%</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">West Africa 0.2%</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I find the last two results interesting because it is the first time I am seeing any results in Native American and African ancestry. Neither Ancestry or DNA Land show any<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> results in these two categories. You can see my post about my Ancestry DNA results <a href="http://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-tree-of-dna-roots.html">here.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With 23 and Me you also get all of kinds of reports for different things. I was surprised to find my Neanderthal Ancestry variants was so high, 291 to be exact! I am not entirely sure how I should pro<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ceed with these results<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> because it is way above what I currently I understand about DNA. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, I am <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">continu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing my reading on DNA and hopefully I can put these results in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">perspective soon. </span></span></span></span></span></span>I guess I am as old or older than dirt! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was also surprised to learn that I have one variant for the CFTR gene (Cystic Fibrosis). This would have been nice to know before I had children! Thankfully, I can only presume to think that my children's father was not a carrier otherwise at least one of children could have had Cystic Fibrosis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I
definitely need a genetic tutor but until I can find one reading and
taking online DNA classes whenever possible will have to do! I am going to be comparing results from Gedmatch, Ancestry, FamilyTree DNA and 23 & Me in future posts once I get everything pulled together and I am confident in my findings. Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Think we might be related? <br /><br />You can check your <span style="color: #3366ff;">AncestryDNA</span> results with mine at <span style="color: #6633ff;">Gedmatch, my kit #A435226. <span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6633ff;"><span style="color: black;">You can also check your <span style="color: #cc33cc;">23 & Me</span><span style="color: #cc33cc;"> </span>results with mine at <span style="color: #cc33cc;">Gedmatch, my kit # </span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #cc33cc;">M357583</span>.</span><br /><br />If you have tested with <span style="color: #33cc00;">Family Tree DNA</span> you can check your DNA with mine <span style="color: #33cc00;">kit #B16054</span>. Also my <span style="color: #33cc00;">mtDNA</span> kit at <span style="color: #33cc00;">FamilyTree DNA</span> is <span style="color: #33cc00;">kit #401662</span><span style="color: #33cc00;">.</span><br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sources:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"23 and Me personal results for Dawn Kogutkiewicz", database, <i>23 and Me</i> (www.23andme.com : accessed 6 August 2016).</span><br />
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-69867412779421975252016-06-22T09:21:00.000-07:002016-06-22T11:37:26.191-07:00Wednesday's Child ~ Me and You ~ An Open Letter To My Birth Siblings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My Dear Siblings,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello, my name is Dawn and I am looking for you! I have six paternal half birth siblings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>our father was Harry. I am also looking for my three maternal half siblings, our mother was Barbara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some of you may know of me and some of you may not. I believe our respective parents met in Florida sometime in 1960 and married in 1961. Unfortunately, there was an issue as to the legality of the marriage documents and whether not Harry was still legally married. They went their different ways and Barbara learned she was pregnant with me. I don't think that Harry knew I existed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was born in Florida in the summer of 1962. I was adopted by <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a great couple</span>, who gave me a wonderful life and are great parents. I have known I was adopted for as long as I can remember. I began my search for our respective parents and you in the summer of 1980. My search has been a long one and I can only hope that perhaps I may finally be at the end of this search.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have often wondered about all of you over the years. Do we look alike? Do I resemble our father or our mother? Do we have the same mannerisms? Do we like the same things? I would love to connect with all of you but time may be running out. I know that at least eight of you are older than me with my paternal siblings were born probably in the late 1930's to about 1950 and my maternal siblings were born probably in the mid 1950's to mid 1960's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sadly, Harry passed away in 1984 in South Carolina never knowing that I was looking for him. I found Barbara in 2011 and at the time she was living about an away from me here in SC. I was able to thank Barbara for her courageous decision to have me and put me with a good family. To let her know that she made the right decision and that I had a great life. Sadly, Barbara didn't want a relationship with me, I guess I brought back to many bad memories. She passed away in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is not my intention to disrupt your lives or to cause any of you pain. I only wish for the opportunity to learn about our shared heritage. I want to learn our shared family stories and where I come from. I want to explore the possibility of having a relationship with all of you. I want the opportunity to learn about you and for you to learn about me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I understand that you may wish to have DNA testing done to prove my relationship to each of you. In an effort to find our respective parents and you, I have already taken two an autosomal DNA test through Ancestry.com and a mitochondrial DNA test through FamilyTree DNA which will certainly confirm my maternal siblings. I am happy to provide this information to the genetic specialist of your choosing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also understand that you may prefer an intermediary rather than direct contact at this time. This can easily be arranged. I am happy with whatever makes you comfortable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the top left hand corner of my blog my contact information is there. There is also a Contact Box on the left hand side too. You can also contact me by email or on Facebook: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Email: <span style="color: blue;">finding.my.birthsiblings.2016@gmail.com</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Facebook:</b> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/dawnkogutkiewicz</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With love from your sister,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dawn </span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-34150090192039364942016-06-15T08:37:00.000-07:002016-06-22T14:37:56.918-07:00Wednesday's Child ~ Open Letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am starting a new series today, Wednesday's Child ~ Open Letters. This will be a series of letters addressed to each of my birth siblings. I am asking my wonderful genea-community to please share these posts, especially if you are in South Carolina where I believe most of my birth siblings live. #cartersiblings2016</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dear Richard,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My name is Dawn and I am your half sister. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was born in Florida in 1962 and my birth mother's name was Barbara Williamson at the time I was born. I found Barbara in 2011 and she died in 2014. She didn't have a lot to say about our father Harry, other than to tell me his name, where he was born (Charleston, SC). According to Barbara, she and our father went their separate ways before she knew she was pregnant with me. I am pretty sure that Harry didn't know about me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have always known I was adopted. When I turned 18, I wrote to the governing authority for adoptions in Florida and request<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ed</span> my non-identifying information. I learned that our father's name was Harry and that I had at least five older siblings through him. I was also told that Harry was a former merchant marine. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am sure finding out about me at this stage in your life is a big surprise! It is not my intention to disrupt anyone's life or their family. I am not looking for money, or anything of that nature. All I want is to have a chance simply to get to know you and my other siblings. I will understand if you do not want to do this but I do hope that you will consider the possibilities. I would really appreciate a family medical history and possibly copies of family pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have always been curious about biological families and it no wonder than genealogy is very big part of my life. I am curious to know if I look like any of you or someone else in our shared families. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can reach me by email at </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">find.my.birthsiblings.2016</span>@gmail.com</span></span>. You can also leave a message in the comments of this blog, <a href="https://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/">The Other Side of Scarlet</a> or fill out the contact form on the left hand side of the page. I am <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on</span> Facebook<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span>Dawn Williams-Kogutkiewicz<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and you can send me a personal message there as well</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">am </span>hop<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will </span></span>hear from you soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Your sister,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dawn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A picture of me at about six months old. personal collection</span></span></div>
<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-541551549746166532016-06-14T08:47:00.000-07:002016-06-14T08:49:07.894-07:00Tombstone Tuesday ~ Jefferson and Sabra Jane (Smoak) Carter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Charleston last week I decided
to see what I could find at the cemeteries where I knew some of my
Carter's are buried. My first stop was Bethany Cemetery located at 10
Cunnington Street. As it happens, it is right in front of the lovely
Magnolia Cemetery which is on Huguenin Avenue however there is entrance
from Cunnington Street.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started my cemetery search with Jefferson C. Carter
and his second wife, Sabra Jane Smoak. Jefferson is my biological great
grandfather. </span>Jefferson and Sabra were married between 1900 and before 27 April 1910, which is the date of the 1910 US Census. Jefferson and Sabra are listed as married on this census.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had little trouble in finding Bethany Cemetery the office was easy to locate. I went into the office and asked the gentleman inside if he could point me in the right direction for the plot of Mr. Jefferson C. and Sabra Jane (Smoak) Carter. He went to a small closet full of file cabinets and found a burial card for Jefferson.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dawn Kogutkiewicz, Personal collection </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see the burial card has a lot of information. The place of death, date of death, cause of death and date of burial all match his death certificate. It also lists his name, his gender, race and age. It also gives the name of the funeral home, the health officer, the superintendent as well as the section in which Jefferson and Sabra are buried and the lot number. I didn't think to ask for Sabra's card but it is on my list for the next trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next the gentleman took me to a set of maps (the size of blueprints) and flipped through them until he found the one with Jefferson and Sabra. Below is a picture of the map.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dawn Kogutkiewicz, Personal collection</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see, the caretaker is pointing at the spot where Jefferson and Sabra are buried. He was kind enough to take me straight there and told me that the easiest way to remember where they are is that they are buried next to the only dirt road in the cemetery! As it turns out, Jefferson and Sabra are in a perpetual care plot that is fairly large for just 2 people. However, there is another couple buried in the plot, James Daniel and his wife Nina Hendricks Carter. I believe that James is the son of Jefferson and Sabra but I am still working to confirm the connection between them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dawn Kogutkiewicz, Personal collection</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Above is a close up of the tombstone for Jefferson and Sabra complete with dates. Oddly enough across the way from my great grandparents is another family I am connected to as well but I will save that for another Tombstone Tuesday.</span> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-48481393026303012402016-06-13T06:43:00.000-07:002016-06-13T06:44:31.409-07:00I Found My Birth Father's Funeral Notice!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was in Charleston last week and decided to do some genealogy during my free time. I have been looking for my birth father's funeral notice for years now with no success. I decided to give the Charleston Public Library a try to see if they may have it and sure enough they did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The image is not great and is not scanning well so I have decided to transcribe it here instead. The funeral notice was published in The News and Courier (Charleston, SC) on the 24th of March 1984 on page 13.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Harry R. Carter</span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harry R. Carter of [private address], Summerville, a bail bondman and paralegal, died Friday in a local hospital.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in Stuhr's North Area Chapel. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Park.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. Carter was born Feb. 27, 1916, in Walterboro, a son of Postell Carter and Josephine Bessinger Carter. He was a Baptist and an Army and merchant marine veteran of World War II.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Surviving are his wife, Anna Lee Hay Carter; four sons, Richard Carter of Charleston, Johnny Carter of Tennessee, David Carter of Columbia and Mike Carter of Charlotte, N.C.; four stepsons, Joseph Amell and Gregory Amell, both of Summerville, Steve Amell of Goose Creek, and Benjamin Amell of Clemson; two daughters, Eugenia Goodman of San Antonio, Texas, and Donna Chaplin of Ravenel; four stepdaughters, Lucy Williams, Carol Lines, Nancy Barnhill, all of Summerville, and Joanne Ulmer of Florence; a sister, Lucille Houser of Orlando, Fla; and 15 grandchildren."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since my birth father died in 1984, I have my work cut-out for me in trying to find my half siblings especially since all of this information is now 32 years old and I have been searching for 36 years now, I only hope that I am not too late in my search to find and meet my brothers and sisters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Harry R. Carter", funeral notice, The News and Courier (Charleston, SC), 24 March 1984; online index and image, Newsbank (www.newsbank.com : 8 June 2016); this image and index is through online library subscription only; Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401.</span> Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-51305598318997305572016-06-04T13:14:00.000-07:002016-06-04T13:15:07.747-07:00Do I Look Familiar Friday? # 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am a day late <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with my <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">monthly</span> post for my series, <b><i>Do I Look Familiar?</i></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My little grandson has had the croup and I was helping take care of him so Mommy and Daddy didn't have to lose time from work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, this is my photo for June. It was the first day of 4th grade, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">August 1971. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had just turned nine years old a few weeks before on July 21st<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do I look familiar to you? If so, please contact me! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou can find my contact information in the upper left hand corner of my blog in the bo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">x "Are We Related? "</span>. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You will also find </span>my DNA <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kit number for Gedmatch (#A435226)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, my Family Tree DNA kit (#B16054) and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a link to my public DNA tree on Ancestry. Note that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my Ancestry DNA tree <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">does not show sources but <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can provide them if necess<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ary.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is part of my monthly column, In </span></span>Do I Look Familiar Frid<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay</span>?. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be posting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pictures of m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">yself</span> on the first Friday of every month at various ages <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in the hope of finding <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my 7 older <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">half siblings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and 1 younger hal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f sibling that I know of</span>.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for st<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">opping by! </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo Credit: Personal Collection</span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-76649886032597113612016-05-08T06:17:00.000-07:002016-05-08T06:21:21.269-07:00The Tale of My Two Mothers<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As an adoptee I am unique because I have two mothers and two fathers. For me it is the desire to learn who I come from, what type of people am I genetically linked to? Were they patriots who defended our nation in the American Revolution? Did they fight in the Civil War? Where did they come from Europe, Africa, Asia, Central and/or South America, Canada or Australia? DNA testing can answer the later but to answer the former takes a lot of research, patience and help from very special individuals known as search angels. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>How my Adoption Came to Be</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My
Momma, Nina and my birth
mother, Barbara were both treated by the same Ob-Gyn and it was he who
made the
arrangements for my adoption. He called my parents the night I was born and told them that my birth mother wanted to put me up for adoption. He also told them that if they did want me, they could take me home the following day. Back in 1962, the adoption process didn't take
very long like it does in today's world. The application for adoption
was made in August 1962 and was finalized in early November 1962.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>My Adoptive Momma</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am very lucky to
have my Momma, Nina. She is my adoptive mother. She and Daddy brought me
home from the hospital the day after I was born. </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My Momma had two
miscarriages before she and Daddy adopted me in 1962. They had been told
that their chances of ever having children was not good (those doctor's
didn't know what they were talking about) so they choose to adopt. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The picture above is my Momma, Nina Rueff taken while she was in high school about 1952.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Momma
raised me, dried
my tears, cheered me on. Momma made my clothes, my wedding dress, and my
school uniforms. Momma kissed my hurts, nurtured me
and raised me to be who I am today. She was my Brownie Leader and she
was always there when my siblings and I got home from school. She taught
me how to laugh, to love and to dream. Momma taught me to be kind,
compassionate, and to treat others the way I would want to be treated.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For
as long as I can remember I have known I was adopted. There is a long
running joke that I was suppose to be an only child. However, my Momma
and Daddy saw fit to give me four more siblings all of whom are their
natural children. I told you those doctor's didn't know what they
talking about, thankfully!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When
I got married the first time, she stood there and told me, "You don't
have to do this." When I got married the second time, she told me I was
making a mistake. I should have listened to her about those first two
marriages but hindsight is 20/20. When I married Tommy, Momma was my
matron of honor. Never in my life did I feel that I was any different
than my siblings who followed after my adoption. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When I made the decision to find my birth mother Momma (and Daddy) were very supportive and even signed affidavits when I petitioned the Florida court in the county of my adoption to unseal my records for me. When I found my birth mother, they were the second phone call I made after my hubby! </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Momma
and I have had our ups and downs, especially during my teenage years,
what mother and daughter don't? Momma has a great sense of humor. She
loves </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">all</span></span></span></span></span> of her children regardless of how God brought us into her life. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>My Birth Mother </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For more than thirty years I searched for my birth mother, Barbara. I searched
because I had things that I needed to say and questions I wanted to
ask. I finally found her living about an hour away from me in 2011. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My birth mother gave me life. Something
she didn't have to do but something I am incredibly grateful for. </span></span></span></span></span>She
is now in her 80's. She agreed to meet me and to give me a family
medical history as well as a family history. I was relieved to hear
this. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She was polite and gracious but reserved.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I drove to her home and spoke with her for a few hours. She showed me pictures of my first great grandmother from her paternal line and
pictures of my half siblings. I was amazed at how much my younger son
looked like my older half brother. I didn't see any resemblance between
my half siblings and me. I must take after my birth father's side of the
family in the looks department.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It
was during this first conversation that she informed me that half
siblings knew about me and were not interested in meeting me. I am no
longer sure what, if anything, that my birth mother told her other children about me finding her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I believe that for the first time a peace settled over both us. For her, it was that she made the right choice </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and she was relieved that I had indeed gone to a good home and that I had been loved by a wonderful family</span>. For me it was the chance to say thank you and to let know she had made that yes, she made the right decision. It was then that I knew a
big weight had been lifted from both of us. My only regret was that I
never even thought to take a picture of her or of us. That opportunity
is gone now because she passed away in November 2014.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She told me that if I wanted a relationship with her, that I would have to do all of the work. I thought I maybe I could do that. However, she
made it very clear that I would have to be the one to do all the work
if we were going to have a relationship. That isn't how relationships
work, relationships have to be worked on together not just one person. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As
our conversation came to a close that evening I told her what I had
been dying to tell her for all of those years. I told her how thankful I
was that she did in fact choose my parents to adopt me. She didn't have
many choices in the early 1960's and I wanted her to know that she had
made the right decision. I told her that I had been given a good life
with four more siblings, that I was blessed with two sons and a
wonderful husband. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Reasons to be grateful this Mother's Day</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I
have good reasons to be grateful this Mother's Day! My birth mother did
what she had to do at the time of birth and I am grateful that. I am
grateful that the doctor thought of my Momma and Daddy to adopt me.
While I am not my Momma's biological child I am in fact the child of her
heart. I love you Momma! I hope you have a great Mother's Day!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The picture above is my Momma, Nina Rueff taken for her high school graduation about 1955</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> (personal collection)</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Note: This was originally posted in May 2015 at my blog, Dawning Genealogy and has been updated since then.</span><br />
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-2215308020778292412016-05-06T03:00:00.000-07:002016-05-08T10:29:41.257-07:00Do I Look Familiar Friday? # 2<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In April, </span>I decided </span>to start a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">monthly</span> column called Do I Look Familiar Frid<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay</span>?. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be posting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pictures of m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">yself</span> on the first Friday of every month at various ages <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in the hope of finding <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my 7 older <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">half siblings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and 1 younger hal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f sibling that I know of</span>.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This photo <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">was taken c.1976-1977 when I was a freshman in high school. My friend Meg and I decided to ta<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ke a class that Jordan Marsh, </span>a local department store<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> was offer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing to young girls on how to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">care for your skin and apply makeup. Then upon completion we participated in a </span>fashion show. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do I look familiar to you? If so you will can find my contact information in the upper left hand corner of my blog in the bo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">x "Are We Related? "</span>. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You will also find </span>my DNA <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kit number for Gedmatch (#A435226)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, my Family Tree DNA kit (#B16054) and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a link to my public DNA tree on Ancestry. Note that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my Ancestry DNA tree <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">does not show sources but <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can provide them if necess<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ary.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-81384062203980760562016-05-04T10:29:00.000-07:002017-01-08T09:05:33.199-08:00Wedding Wednesday - Newspaper Extraction Form for Engagement and Wedding Announcements<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have you looked through newspapers to find your ancestors wedding announcements? While looking for obituaries over the last few weeks for my bio-genetic family I also found wedding and engagement announcements. These would be for 2nd to 4th cousins. Both wedding and engagement announcements can be full of genealogical information such as the names of parents, names of the grandparents, names of the wedding party, education and where the happy couple will reside upon their return from their honeymoon. Here is the form I created just for this happy occasion.<span style="background-color: yellow;"></span> <span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bLVcp5JksEGwKqTUGoF5_n4IaCrTt7Oh8ynfH3sVY5s/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="background-color: white;">Click here to find my form!</span></a></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last week I posted an article about the differences between death, burial and obituary notices. This week I would like to share the extraction form I have designed just for these types of <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://scarletanddawn.blogspot.com/2016/04/is-there-difference-between-death.html#comment-form" target="_blank">notices.</a></span> The idea for my form was inspired by a post from <span style="color: blue;">Robin Foster</span> author of <a href="http://robinsavingstories.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Saving Stories.</a> Robin posted a <a href="http://robinsavingstories.blogspot.com/p/newspaper-extraction-form.html" target="_blank">Newspaper Extraction Form</a> on her blog which was shared by <span style="color: blue;">Dear Myrtle <span style="color: black;">on Facebook and how I came to find Robin's blog.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was excited to see Robin's form as I had recently renewed my Genealogy Bank subscription. Her form is great but I wanted something more specific for the death, burial and obituary notices I have been finding. I also wanted to be sure I extracted very specific information from the notices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Depending on what collection you find the notice of your ancestors death in <a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/" target="_blank">at GenealogyBank.com</a>, for example you may have an image of the actual newspaper notice for older death, burial and obituary notices prior to 1977. If this is what you find then you have three options to save it, (1) you can capture the image and attach it to the profile of person in your genealogy database; (2) you can save it to your "My Folder at Genealogy Bank or (3) you can down load the whole page in a pdf document. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, in the recent obituary collection for notices after 1977 at Genealogy Bank, you may only find a transcription of the obituary itself. Of course, your can print the obituary but you also have the option of saving it to your "My Folder" option at GenealogyBank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now if you are an "all access" member with Ancestry.com then you have access to Newspapers.com. With Newspapers.com you have the following choices for saving your notices, (1) use their clipping tool, (2) you can print/save either the entire page or a specific section, (3) you can email it (I generally email it to myself) and (4) save the page directly to your ancestor's profile in Ancestry.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are the two major websites that I currently use for newspapers. I know that there others by <span style="color: blue;">Miriam Robbins</span> at <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home" target="_blank">Online Historical Newspapers Website</a> and <span style="color: blue;">Kenneth R Marks</span> at <a href="http://www.theancestorhunt.com/" target="_blank">The Ancestor Hunt</a> but so far I have not thoroughly explored these great websites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is what I am looking for when I am writing an extraction from a death, burial and/or obituary notice:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Name of the Deceased</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Newspaper Details</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Type of Notice</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Death</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Burial</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Obituary </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Online image</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Transcription only</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Date published</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Volume</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Page</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Column</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website address</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Details of the service</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Date & Place of Funeral </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Date & Place of Burial</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Name of Cemetery </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Date of Visitation, if applicable</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Surviving family listed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Predeceased family listed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Memorial requests</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tragedy (such as drowning, murder, accident, natural disaster)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Published in different newspapers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Followup articles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Written source citation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Notes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Format saved as: </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Screen capture</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Printed version</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PDF file</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saved to:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Genealogy database</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Online tree</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blog (Sunday Obituaries)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Attached to extraction form </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can see I am looking for a lot of information from a burial, death or obituary notice. Unfortunately, they are not always so detailed and many of the details I am looking for will not be found in older or historical obituaries. However, newer obituaries can be much more detailed listing occupations, civil and society clubs, education and military service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is an idea of what my extraction form looks like, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can get a copy of my Newspaper Extraction Form For Death, Burial and Obituary Notices <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G9VyPUP-SvGQBxUJ660a1aC17l4N0EBcWhen3qe3zPw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here.</a> I print this as one sheet front and back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sources:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Foster, Robin "Newspaper Extraction Form", <i>Saving Stories</i>. April 2016. (http://robinsavingstories.blogspot.com/p/newspaper-extraction-form.html : 2016)</span> </span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-46174833536497484202016-04-15T16:57:00.000-07:002016-04-15T17:06:03.186-07:00Is There A Difference Between a Death Notice, an Obituary Notice and a Burial Notice?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yesterday, I posted a
picture of a newspaper in one of my genealogy groups on Facebook for a
2nd great uncle and posed the question "is it a death or burial
announcement?". After posting the question I began to wonder about the differences b</span>etween a death notice, an obituary notice and a burial notice. The answer is yes there is a difference. I guess you could say that there is an etiquette for death and it is based on the culture, religious values and the society of the deceased. Of course all guidelines and pricing are different from paper to paper. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Death Notices</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A death notice is short and brief announcement of a person's death. The death notice is usually published immediately after the deceased's death. The death notice is to inform the deceased's community of family, friends and co-workers. In general a death notice does not include a detailed biography. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The death notice is composed with the help of the funeral director and/or funeral home as the family makes the arrangements for their loved one following the guidelines of the newspaper for which it will be published in. Since death notices are very short most are published free of charge by the newspaper or there may be a small fee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When publishing a death notice the following information is usually included: the name of the deceased, date of death and the time and location of the deceased's service. Some death notices may include the names the deceased immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and/or siblings) listed as the survivors of the deceased, their age, occupation and cause of death.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the screen capture below is an example of a death notice. This notice is for Mrs. Ida M. Carter, the wife of my 1st cousin twice removed, Mr. Harvey C. Carter. As you can see her name, age, the length of illness and time of death are listed first. Followed by her survivors. Notice that there is no listing of funeral services in this announcement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A burial notice is also a short and/or brief notice of a deceased's burial or graveside only service. It is usually published the day of the service or the day before the service. The burial notice is to inform the deceased's community of friends and co-workers and does not include a detailed biography. In general I have seen burial notices for persons who have survived their loved ones deaths. Generally speaking there may only be a few friends or neighbors, caregivers or distant relatives left to attend the burial of the deceased.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The burial notice is composed with the help of the funeral director and/or funeral home as the arrangements for the deceased are made and following the guidelines of the newspaper for which it will be published in. Like death notices, burial notices are very short and maybe published for free or there may be a small fee.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When publishing a burial notice the following information is usually included: the name of the deceased, date of death and the time and location of the deceased's burial and/or graveside service. Some notices may include the names the deceased immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and/or siblings) listed as the survivors of the deceased, their age, occupation and cause of death.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the screen capture below is an example of a burial notice. This notice is for Mr. Postell Carter, my biological paternal grandfather. As you can see his name, address, age, day death are listed first. The graveside services are scheduled for the day of the announcement at 10:00 a.m., the name of the cemetery and the officiant. In this particular announcement, my grandfather's parents are listed as deceased, his place of birth, his religion affiliation, occupation and his education are also provided. This information is followed by his survivors. Notice that there is no listing of an actual funeral service in this announcement but the name of the funeral home is included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">An obituary notice is a detailed biography of the person who died. Like the death and burial notices, the obituary is composed by the funeral director and/or funeral home with information provided by the family using the information provided by the family. All newspapers have guidelines that are followed by the funeral director and/or funeral home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is always a fee for an obituary and that fee is determined by the length of the obituary. An obituary is for the family, friends, co-workers and others in the deceased community. You may also have to publish the obituary in the local newspaper of the city where the deceased's children live or perhaps in the hometown of the deceased. Obituaries should be published a day or two before the planned services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The best way I can describe an obituary is that is done in pieces and </span>would include the following information: </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Identity & Family</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The full name of the deceased including the maiden names, nicknames or special names they may have been known by other family members (ie: grandparent nicknames other than grandmother or grandfather; for instance our grandchild calls us "Dede and Jaja"). The dates and locations of birth, marriage(s) and death. The deceased's age and cause of death. The names of family members who died before them and then a listing of the surviving family members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Life Accomplishments: Education, Military, Social, and Religious</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next you would follow with their education history and military service, if applicable. This would be followed by the deceased's place of employment and position(s) held and any memberships in civic, fraternal or religious organizations and place of worship. List any hobbies or special interests the deceased may have enjoyed as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Full Funeral Details </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Full details about the services for the deceased including the location, day and time of visitation for family and friends who may not be able to attend the funeral. The location, day and time of the funeral service and burial. There are times when the family may wish to keep the service or burial private and should be indicated in the obituary as well.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wishes of the Deceased & Family</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In some obituaries you will find, "in lieu of flowers..." and the family may list one or two of the deceased favorite charities, or the hospice that provided end of life care, or to a medical organization. In some cases you will find that memorial, medical or college funds have been set up for the deceased's family or young children (those who are killed in the line of duty such as military or police personnel). You will need to provide the full details of the organization, contact names, addresses and websites of these organizations. You will also find special thank you's to caregivers by name or organization listed too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To the left is an example of an obituary from 1955. I found this obituary for Dr. Kenneth M. Lynch while I was researching obituaries in South Carolina for the year 1955.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you can see, Dr. Lynch very upstanding man of the community. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">His obituary is rather extensive and includes many details about his personal and professional lives. His dates of birth and death are listed. Full details of the funeral services and his survivors are also listed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I do apologize in advance for the way I have presented this obituary. I had to capture the image and scan it to my computer to keep it in two pieces rather than three pieces originally captured. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Karen Hickman, "Obituary Etiquiette", <i>Professional Courtesy </i>(http://professionalcourtesyllc.com/obituary-etiquette/ : 14 April 2016). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">April Sanders, "Death Notice Etiquette", People, Rights and Customs, <i>Opposing Views </i>(http://people.opposingviews.com/death-notice-etiquette-2319.html : accessed 14 April 2016).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Mrs. Ida M. Carter," death announcement, Charleston [SC] News and
Courier, 20 August 1938, page 2, column 2; digital image, <i>GenealogyBank</i>
(http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 14 April 2016). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Postell Carter Dies; Rite are Today," burial notice, Charleston [SC] News and Courier,
31 October 1958, page 17, column 2; digital image, <i>GenealogyBank</i>
(http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 14 April 2016). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Dr.
Kenneth M. Lynch, Former Head of MUSC, Dies", obituary, Charleston [SC]
News and Courier, 30 November 1974, page 13, columns 4-6; digital image, <i>GenealogyBank</i> (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 14 April 2016).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have decided to start a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">monthly</span> column called Do I Look Familiar Frid<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay</span>?. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be posting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pictures of m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">yself</span> at various ages <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in the hope of finding <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my 7 older <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">half siblings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and 1 younger hal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f sibling that I know of</span>.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-11920891536908156352016-03-29T11:13:00.000-07:002016-03-31T05:30:55.902-07:00The Little Pedigree Chart That Went Viral<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last week my fellow blogger, J. Paul Hawthorne of <a href="http://geneaspy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">GeneaSpy, </a>created a colorful birthplace pedigree chart using Microsoft Excel. He then posted his chart on Facebook and from there it exploded on not only Facebook but Instagram, Twitter, Google+ and probably every genealogy blog that is currently active. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am a little late to the party with my chart but better late than never as the saying goes! This is my bio-genetic family birthplace chart. As you can see it is not very colorful because I apparently have very strong genetic roots to both North and South Carolina. Thank you, J. Paul Hawthorne on a fun exercise! </span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">#MyColorfulAncestry</span><br />
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<br />Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-14460763554413021772016-02-04T12:40:00.001-08:002016-02-04T19:50:01.057-08:00My Tree of DNA Roots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My AncestryDNA collage to show my results [personal collection]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>My AncestryDNA Results </b></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I took my AncestryDNA test back in August of 2011 when it was in the "beta" stage of testing. When I first got my results, I didn't have very many matches. Fast forward 5 years and I have more matches than I ever thought possible. My only problem is that for the most part my matches are in the distant cousin category. Rather than have so many photographs of DNA maps I decided to put it in collage form so that it will be easier to see what is going on.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let's take a look at how my ethnicities break down. My total ethnicity is 94% European and 6% West Asia. I have to admit that the West Asia and Finland/Northwest Russian percentages surprised me! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As you can see, I am <span style="color: blue;">56% British</span>, I am <span style="color: blue;">15% Irish</span> and <span style="color: blue;">12% Scandinavian</span>. I am not surprised by the Scandinavian genes do to the colonization of the British Isles by sea faring men of Norway and Sweden. What is the difference between my British genes and my Irish genes? What is it that makes this distinction between Ireland and Britain? </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> My trace origins are broken down as <span style="color: blue;">5% Europe East</span>, <span style="color: blue;">3% Europe West, 2% Finland/Northwest Russia</span> with the <span style="color: blue;">Iberian Peninsula and Italy/Greece ethnicities at less than 1%</span>. Now with that <span style="color: blue;">5% Eastern European, 3% of Western Europe and 5% Caucasus</span>, I would have expected to some minute traces of European Jewish ancestry. These three geographic area's over lap in several countries. These three areas are known for having European Jewish ancestry, even in small percentages so this surprises me. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Considering some of the families I am researching have been in the United States since the late 1600's I am </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">surprised that I have absolutely 0% of genes from Africa and 0% Native American genes either. I suspect that as Ancestry continues processing autosomal DNA their databases will be come larger and that some of these numbers will either increase of decrease over time.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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of today, February 4th, 2016, Ancestry DNA shows that I have 215 pages
of matches! How is it possible to be genetically linked to so many
people and only have one 2nd cousin match who is like me, an adoptee. I
am pretty sure that we share common grandparents through my maternal
line of Honeycutt in North Carolina. I have three 3rd cousin matches and
510, 4th cousin matches! Then there are the hundreds of 5th to 8th
cousins which boggles my mind! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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also have 6 new potential ancestor connections that are not already in
my tree. They are Martha Viannah Austin Rhea (1801-1858) and husband,
William Pryor Rhea (1792-1852), John Henry Porter (1803-1872) and his
wife, Sarah "Sally" Shrew 91810-1852), Mary Ann Josephine Henderson
(1864-1938) and her husband, Allen Green Newman (1864-1935). </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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let's not forget I have 9 DNA Circles! Five of these circle are for my
maternal line which clearly confirms everything Barbara told me when we
first talked. The other 4 circles are for my paternal lines which proves
that I do in fact have the right lines. These matches are all for 3rd
and 4th great grandparents. I know I am following the right genetic
path, I just wish I could find closer connections! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For comparison purposes only to show that basically both Family Tree DNA and Ancestry similar results for my tree of DNA. There are a some significant differences in percentages but I expected this considering Family Tree DNA has the larger database. Here are my results from Family Tree DNA, as expected I am<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">94% European and 6% Central/South Asian. Here is how that broke down the percentages, I am 54% British Isles, 24% Western and Central Europe, 8% Southern Europe, 5% Eastern Europe, 3% Scandinavian and 6% Central/South Asia</span>. <span style="color: black;">The biggest differences are the Western and Central Europe which comes in at 24% vs the combined percentages of 10% for these areas with AncestryDNA, while the Southern Europe is 8% and AncestryDNA has it as less than 1%. While the results for my Scandinavian percentages dropped a whopping 9%. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;">I am hoping that at some point this year I can upgrade my mtDNA Plus results to a full mtDNA to help break down a maternal brick wall and hopefully learn which of these ethnicities I inherited from Barbara. I will probably never know the exact ethnicities from my paternal lines because while I have at least 5 half siblings I don't know if any of them are male. As an adoptee, finally knowing what my ethnic heritage is has given me something I longed for once I found out I was pregnant with my son Kenny, that I know where I come from genetically. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-34711433625584985082016-01-29T15:06:00.002-08:002016-02-09T14:41:01.462-08:00Putting The Pieces Together ~ Robert & Rena (Pleasants) Baugh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week I have been working on the family of my bio-genetic (bio) maternal great grandparents, Robert Allison Baugh and his wife, Rena Maude Pleasants and their children. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> One of the
biggest problems I have had in researching my bio-genetic maternal lines
is that there does not seem to be anyone who is seriously researching these
families. The public trees I do find look forsaken and lonely. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ose thoughts in mind, my goal was to go over the records I had already found via Ancestry and FamilySearch and then to see if I could find any more records or records with more details.With all of the record groups being added to both sites I was sure I would find something. I hit the jackpot!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a list of the records I found this week at Ancestry:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia Death Certificates, 1912-2014 </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">death certificate of bio maternal grandmother</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">death certificate of bio great aunt's 2nd spouse</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">death index for a 2nd bio great uncle </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2015 for my bio great uncle. While this was only an index it did provide me with 2 pieces of much needed information, the name of his spouse and their only child.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">marriage certificate of of cousin, which led me to his wife and her information.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">marriage certificate of bio great aunt and her 2nd marriage plus this spouse's first marriage certificate</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">marriage certificates for 3 additional cousins </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">divorce decree for bio great aunt from 1st husband, & 2nd husband's divorce decree</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">divorce decree for 1 cousin </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of these records added information to my research. For some of the deaths of these individuals I was able to restore their obituaries through Legacy.com for the small price of $2.95 for 24 hours. Well worth the cost for the clues I found in the obituaries! Once I restored the obituaries, I then printed them out for future reference. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I now have both of these great grandparents accounted for with all of the documents I can find as well as that of each of their 10 children. I still have a few death certificates to order as they are were only available in "index only" online at Ancestry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014", database and images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 27 January 2016), [multiple entries, names are private].</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014", database and images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 27 January 2016, [multiple entries, names are private].</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014,", database and images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 27 January 2016, [multiple entries, names are private].</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com : 27 January 2016) [name is private]. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Editor's Note: I have with held the names of Robert and Rena's children for the privacy of still living descendants. Since I am adopted these still living descendants may not know about me, however I can provide a detailed source list if necessary.</span><br />
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Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675714824919909105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852612923770651174.post-32294238161823217262016-01-15T10:12:00.004-08:002016-01-15T10:31:13.580-08:00A Little of My Story ~ Part 2<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-a5cc83ca-00a8-2384-26d4-8b513a1dde11" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In March of 2011 I received an email from a “Search Angel” (aka "Angel 2011") in Florida who wanted to know if I was still searching for my birth mother, my response was </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I should explain who search angels are and what they do. A search angel is someone who will help you locate your birth family information but be prepared to do the leg work they ask. They generally live in the state where your adoption took place. I don't know how they have access to the information that they do but I am so glad that they do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When my "Angel 2011" contacted me I was excited and scared not knowing how things would go. After chasing down leads from my "Angel 2011" and posting at <a href="http://www.cousinconnect.com/" target="_blank">Cousin Connect</a>. From there I learned more information that I forwarded to "Angel 2011". My </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Angel 2011"</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">found a marriage record</span> for my birth mother that showed she marri<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ed again</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">three</span> months after I was born<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">.</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">M</span>y birth mother married to a gentleman in the X-ray Department where they both worked<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> in the hospital where I was born<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">. They divorced and she remarried once more but she had no <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">other children.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Little did I know that she had been living so close to me! She lived an hour away from me for nearly two years before I found her<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> and just hours away from my hometown of Greensboro, where <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">my family and I had been living since 1975.</span></span> I<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">t took me several hours to make that <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">very</span> important phone call to ask if I had finally found her. I was really nervous and excited all at once. When she answered I made sure I had the right person by asking <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">her name. Then I asked if </span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">July 21st, 1962 was a date she remembered. Of course, she denied that it was but then she asked me what this call <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">was about. I told her that July 21st was my birthday and that I believed she was my birth mother. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Boy, there was a long period of silence. Then she asked me what I wanted. I explained <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">that I <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">wanted to meet her and to get a family history both genealogical and medical. She asked if I could come that afternoon. Of course I s<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">aid yes<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">!! </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I called my husband Tommy, my parents Bill and Nina<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">, </span>my son David and my very best friend Banna to <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">let them know what had happened and that I was heading to Florence to meet her. My <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Mom wanted to be sure that I told her how <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">thankful her and my Dad were that she cho<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">se to let them adopt me. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I had <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">a few </span>goals in my thirty plus years of searching for <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">her.</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">O</span>ne <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">was to get my birth father's name and information. Another was to find out my birth name<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> or if she had named me. my n</span>ext goal was to get a family history for her<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> side of <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">my tree. I also wanted to get a family medical history. However, to me the most important goal I had was to let her know that she had made the right choice<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">. Not just trusting the <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">obstetric<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ian</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">she and my <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Mom shared to choose my parents but to know</span></span></span> </span>that I was raised in loving home with good Christian val<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ues. I also wanted her to know that I respected <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">her for the hard decision she made in choosing to give me <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">up for adoption knowing that she could not afford to raise another child at that time. I also wanted to</span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">thank her for making these courageous decisions knowing that in 1961-1962 she didn't have many options. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">She was polite<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> and</span> answered <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">many</span> of my questions. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I showed her pictures of her grandsons and my family. She showed me pictures of my siblings and the few pictures she had of her <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ancestors. </span>She told me <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">about her childhood<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">, her children and gave me the first three gener<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ations of family own family tree. She told me what she knew of my birth fa<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ther <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">and it was not flattering! Of course that was in the "non-identifying<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">" information I had received from the state of Florida.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">She did make it very clear that she didn't want a relationship. So I was surpri<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">sed when she called and asked me to meet her for lunch about three weeks later. She wanted to meet at a restaurant halfway between <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">my ho<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">me and hers. We set a date and time<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">. I expected that she would cancel but she didn't. We had a nice visit and discussed geneal<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ogy<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> and what I found since my first visit with her. As we ended lunch she again stated that she didn't want a relationship however sh<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">e did tell me that if there was to be one I would have to do all of the work in the relationship.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">After thinking non-stop for days, weeks and even a mo<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">nth o<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">r <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">two, praying for guidance and finally coming to the conclusion that I would not pursue the re<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">lationship.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span>What was the point of me doing all of the work to build and maintain that relationship if she wasn't willing to work on it too? Relationships take work from all parties involved not just one. I don't know </span></span></span>if she ever told<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> her other children that I had found her or about our visits.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The one thing I can tell you is that this journe<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">y and finding my birth mother has brought me a sen<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">se of peace<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">. Perhaps that peace </span>is because I had this yearning to know where I came from and the <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">t<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">ype of people I am genetically linked to. Or maybe it is </span></span>the fact that I got to <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">tell her thank you. Whatever the reason I am at peace with th<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">e search for <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Barbara, my birth mother and m<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">y maternal lineage. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I guess the same cane be said of my birth father as well. I was <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">very fortunate to find some very good genetic matches to his family<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">last year. I am gra<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">dually working on my paternal lines. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I don't have a sense of him yet but I believe that with time I will find it.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Well <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">this is my story for now. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Over the rest of the year there will be more stories and I will add some<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> </span>regular weekly posts<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> as well. </span></span></span></span><br />
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