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The 1920 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look

1/16/2022

A Closer Look at the 1920 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy Research

The 1920 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look

When it comes to genealogy research, census records can give you the most details about a person and their family than any other record! These fantastic genealogy records can give you a snapshot of how they were living at a particular time; after starting with what you know now, the first step in genealogy research, the census records are the best starting point in your next step of research. They offer an enormous amount of information that will start you off and lead you to many of your next steps. Not only can you find the standard information on your ancestor like their name, age, birthplace, and residence; you can find so much more! Depending on the census record, you can also find their address, their occupation, their parents’ birthplaces, their citizenship status, their year of immigration, their marriage info, their military service info, how many children they have, others living in the household and their info, the value of their home and personal belongings, and more!

Continue with me on the 1920 Census in this series that takes a closer look at the 1850 to 1950 U.S. Federal Census Records.

The 1920 U.S. Census:
This was the eighth U.S. Census that listed EVERY household member by name and had detailed categories, and unlike being consistently enumerated during the summer for all the previous censuses, it was the second census to change seasons and enumeration dates (since 1830; the first being the 1910 census) and the first to be enumerated starting on January 1st. This census introduced the new detail of the year of naturalization if the person was naturalized!

Front of 1920 U.S. Census Form, Courtesy of the National Archives Website

Back of 1920 U.S. Census Form, Courtesy of the National Archives Website

This census record had many of the same categories and details that were seen in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses such as including ALL household members’ names; their ages, sex, color, and place of birth; occupation information; whether any of the household members attended school or were married; and literacy information, but with a few new details added to some of the categories; and a few details taken out. I am not including the 1890 census information that I previously spoke about, as we didn’t get to use it. 😉

Some of the new categories or changed/combined categories for this census, compared to the 1910 Census, were “Place of Abode”, “Tenure”, “Relation”, and “Nativity and Mother Tongue”.

New Categories:

Relation: This new category took the previous detail of “Relationship to Head of Household”, and now put it under a category.
Nativity and MOTHER TONGUE: The second part of this category is new and was added onto the previous “Nativity” category.

Category Name Changes:

Tenure: This new category took the details of whether they owned or rented their home, and if they owned it, whether it was free of payments or mortgaged from the previous “Home Ownership” category.
Place of Abode: The previous “Location” category changed to “Place of Abode”.

New Details:

Year of Naturalization, if naturalized
Mother Tongue
Farm: This was now included under “Place of Abode” (previously “Location”), along with the house number.

Details that Moved to another Category:

Farm Schedule #: This detail moved from the previous “Home Ownership” category to the “Occupation” category.
Native Langue: This was removed from the “Citizen” category and added to the new, combined category of “Nativity and Native Tongue”, along with now including parents’ language spoken.

Details Eliminated:

Number of Years of Present Marriage: Introduced in the 1910 Census and was reviewed in “The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look”
Number of Children Born to this Mother: On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, and covered in “A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research” and “The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look”
Number of these Children Living, of this mother: On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, and covered in “A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research” and “The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look”
Weeks out of Work
Bind, Deaf and Mute, once again
Union/Confederate Veteran: Introduced in the 1910 Census, and spoken about last in “The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look”

Tip:
Use the data on this census to help you find naturalization records for your ancestors! 😉

Remember:
Enumerators were not required to get the spelling of names; wrote down the information given to them without any proof; and made their own determination of race based on their own judgement. 😉

As previously mentioned, depending on where and by whom the census was taken, I usually don’t find the census filled out consistently, and some of the categories are underreported, but if they are, then you have a lot of details to help you in your research! EVERY detail/clue helps in genealogy! 😉

Find my other posts on the U.S. Census records below, and under the Genealogy Records category!

The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look
A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research
The 1890 U.S. Census: A Tragic and Sad Loss!
The 1880 U.S. Census: A Closer Look at the Even Better Census!
The 1870 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1860 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1850 U.S. Census: One of the Golden Genealogy Records

Check out more information about the U.S. Census on the United States Census Bureau website and the National Archives and Records Administration website!

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The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look

1/9/2022

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A Closer Look at the 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy Research

The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look

Census Records are fantastic genealogy records to use in your research, and a must! When it comes to genealogy research, census records can give you the most details about a person and their family than any other record and can give you a snapshot of how they were living at a particular time; after starting with what you know now, the first step in genealogy research, the census records are the best starting point in your next step of research. They offer a plethora of information that will start you off and lead you to many of your next steps. Not only can you find the standard information on your ancestor like their name, age, birthplace, and residence; you can find so much more! Depending on the census record, you can also find their address, their occupation, their parents’ birthplaces, their citizenship status, their year of immigration, their marriage info, their military service info, how many children they have, others living in the household and their info, the value of their home and personal belongings, and more!

Continue with me in this series that takes a closer look at the 1850 to 1950 U.S. Federal Census Records, in which today’s topic is the 1910 Census.

The 1910 U.S. Census:
This was the seventh U.S. Census that listed EVERY household member by name and had detailed categories, and unlike the censuses that came before, it was the first to be enumerated starting on April 15th, instead of June 1st (Since 1830). This census introduced the new detail of whether a member of the household was a survivor of the Union or Confederate army or navy!

1910 Census Questionnaire, from the United States Census Bureau

The 1910 census kept the same categories as the 1900 Census record, and had many of the same details that were seen in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 censuses such as including ALL household members’ names; their ages, sex, color, and place of birth; occupation information; whether any of the household members attended school or were married; and literacy information, but with a few new details added to some of the categories; and a few details taken out. I am not including the 1890 census information that I previously spoke about, as we didn’t get to use it. 😉

There were no longer details that were first seen in the 1900 Census such as the month and year of birth (as mentioned in A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research, it was only on that census) for each person in the household. How many months unemployed during the year, the number of years in the U.S., and whether they were married within the year, were also removed.

Even though the details of whether they were married within the year and the year of birth were removed, a new detail of how many years of the present marriage was added, along with re-adding the age detail. Also, the details of being deaf/mute and blind were re-added, with the insane or “idiotic” (underdeveloped mentally) portion removed.

1910 U.S. Census Location, Name, Relation and Personal Description Categories

1910 U.S. Census Nativity and Citizenship Categories, and Language Details

1910 U.S. Census Occupation and Education Categories

1900 U.S. Census Ownership of Home Categoy and *NEW SURVIVOR of UNION or CONFEDERATE Army Detail, along with Blind, Deaf or Mute Details

Tip:
Use the data on this census to help you find marriage records, military records, immigration records, and more for your ancestors! 😉

As previously mentioned, depending on where and by whom the census was taken, I usually don’t find this census filled out consistently, and some of the categories are underreported, but if it is, then you have a lot of details to help you in your research! EVERY detail/clue helps in genealogy! 😉

Find my other posts on the U.S. Census records below, and under the Genealogy Records category!

The 1920 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look
A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research
The 1890 U.S. Census: A Tragic and Sad Loss!
The 1880 U.S. Census: A Closer Look at the Even Better Census!
The 1870 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1860 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1850 U.S. Census: One of the Golden Genealogy Records

Check out more information about the U.S. Census on the United States Census Bureau website!

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Genealogy Quick Tip: Proving Family Stories

1/5/2022

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Remember to take your family stories with a grain of salt until they can be backed up with a paper trail or proven. :)

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A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census in Genealogy Research

1/2/2022

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A Closer Look at the 1900 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy Research

When it comes to genealogy research, census records can give you the most details about a person and their family than any other record and can give you a snapshot of how they were living at a particular time; after starting with what you know now, the first step in genealogy research, the census records are the best starting point in your next step of research. They offer a plethora of information that will start you off and lead you to many of your next steps. Not only can you find the standard information on your ancestor like their name, age, birthplace, and residence; you can find so much more! Depending on the census record, you can also find their address, their occupation, their parents’ birthplaces, their citizenship status, their year of immigration, their marriage info, their military service info, how many children they have, others living in the household and their info, the value of their home and personal belongings, and more!

This is a continuing series that will be focusing on the 1850 to 1950 U.S. Federal Census records, and today’s topic is the 1900 Census.

The 1900 U.S. Census: This was the sixth U.S. Census that listed EVERY household member by name and had detailed categories. Just as in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Censuses that I previously spoke about, it was enumerated starting on June 1st. It was also the first and only census to provide the month and year of birth of everyone in the household!

Screenshot of the 1900 Census, from the United States Census Bureau Website

The 1900 census had some very new and EXTREMELY useful categories that can help you in your genealogy research! This census record had many of the same categories and details as the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses such as including ALL household members’ names; their ages, sex, color, and place of birth; occupation information; whether any of the household members attended school or were married; and literacy information, but now with some more details added to some of the categories; some new categories; and some details and categories taken out. I am not including the 1890 Census information that I spoke about last in The 1890 U.S. Census: A Tragic and Sad Loss!, as we didn’t get to use it. 😉

There were no longer details about being deaf/mute, blind, insane or “idiotic” (underdeveloped mentally) or if they were sick on the census day, as they had in the 1880 Census, and the “color” detail was now changed to “color or race”. The “Civil Condition” category was removed, along with the “Health” category. Don’t fret about the civil condition category being removed, the details from this category were now included in the “Personal Description” category! There were also no other categories or details brought back that had been previously removed from the other censuses.

Some of the new categories or changed/combined categories for this census were “Location”, “Citizenship”, and “Ownership of Home”.

Don’t worry about missing out on clues from the details or categories that were no longer given; this census had much more useful info to gather that was not on any of the censuses beforehand! The 1900 U.S. Census had now included many firsts! It included much more detailed categories and information such as the month of birth of everyone in the household, as mentioned above; the year of birth for all household members; how many years married for the present marriage; how many children born to the mother and how many of those children were still living at the time of the census (first asked in the 1890 Census, but first time we get to use it 😉); naturalization; year of immigration to the U.S.; how many years they were in the U.S. (first asked in the 1890 Census, but first time we get to use it 😉); whether they lived on a farm or in a house (first asked in the 1890 Census, but first time we get to use it 😉); if they owned or rented their home (first asked in the 1890 Census, but first time we get to use it 😉); if they mortgaged their home or if it was free of mortgage (first asked in the 1890 Census, but first time we get to use it 😉); and the farm schedule number if they lived on a farm!

1900 U.S. Census Location, Name, and Relation Categories

1900 U.S. Census Personal Description and Nativity Categories

1900 U.S. Census Citizenship and Occupation Categories

1900 U.S. Census Education and Home Ownership Categories

Use the data on this census to discover previously unknown children and as a starting point in helping you locate immigration records for your ancestors! 😉

As previously mentioned, depending on where and by whom the census was taken, I usually don’t find this census filled out consistently, and some of the categories are underreported, but if it is, then you have a lot of details to help you in your research! EVERY detail/clue helps in genealogy! 😉

Find my other posts on the U.S. Census records below, and under the Genealogy Records category!

The 1920 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look
The 1910 U.S. Census Record in Genealogy: A Closer Look
The 1890 U.S. Census: A Tragic and Sad Loss!
The 1880 U.S. Census: A Closer Look at the Even Better Census!
The 1870 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1860 U.S. Census: A Closer Look
The 1850 U.S. Census: One of the Golden Genealogy Records

Check out more information about the U.S. Census on the United States Census Bureau website!

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Genealogy Quick Tip- Elusive Ancestors and Name Changes

12/29/2021

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Remember, anything is a possibility in genealogy…don’t rule out name changes and elusive ancestors!

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Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 7

12/25/2021

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Continued from Part 6

Continue with me in part 7, my final part, of my genetic genealogy journey of a temporary brick wall for yet another new DNA mystery match that had just showed up, when I already know all the descendants in that line!

I left off last, in Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 6, with it being narrowed down even further. I had ended up with my match having a higher possibility of being my grandfather’s great grandchild or my great uncle’s great grandchild.

Let’s check my uncle’s cMs matched to the mystery match for another perspective.

My uncle's relationship possibilities in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool

My uncle's relationship possibilities in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Relationship Chart

If I use the same method I used on my own cMs to narrow down the possible relations that I used in Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5 and Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 6, by eliminating what is not practical against my Uncle’s centimorgans matched to him, the possibilities are: 1c2r, 1c1r, ½ great- nephew.

My uncle's relationship possibilities narrowed down in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Relationship Chart, with the same method

The histogram findings in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool are: 1c2r (highest on histograms) ...his uncle’s (aka my great uncle) great grandchild???

My Uncle's Histogram for the Match Being a 1/2 Great Nephew

My Uncle's Histogram for Match Being 1C1R

My Uncle's Histogram for Match Being 1C2R

Even though this wasn’t necessary, this narrowed it down even more for me! It always helps by getting rid of another generation to deal with. 😉 I now have one possible relationship to work with! In summary, I am now confident that my match is my 2c1r and my uncle’s 1c2r (my great uncle’s/my uncle’s uncle’s great-great grandchild).

My Final Relationship to Match Breakdown

My Uncle's Final Relationship to Match Breakdown

There are also no other unknown/mystery matches matched to my mystery match as of yet. Even though we would have the same shared matches of course, it is easier to see them from his shared matches with me, as opposed to my thousands of shared matches to that line, since he is only half related to that line.

Oh my gosh, I finally got a working number for my matches mom, near the end of this second day on this! I’m going to call now and get back to you all!

I called my match’s mom and spoke to her for a while. I made sure to ask pertinent questions to see which of my match’s 4 grandparents could be my great uncle’s child. I asked if she had tested, and she said she had. Since his mom said she had tested, and I know I am not a match to her, her 2 lines/my match’s 2 maternal grandparents are out. That now leaves me with 2 possible children for my great uncle, one of either of my match’s paternal grandparents. I asked if her husband looked more like his father or his mother, and she stated that he looked just like his father; my matches father does not really resemble my great uncle or our family. I was hoping to get a photo of her husband’s parents (my match’s paternal grandparents and one being the probable child of my great uncle), but she said she didn’t have access to any pictures right now, as she had just moved.

Hmmmmmmmm, my match’s paternal grandmother’s mother was in Sedgwick County, KS at the time her daughter (my match’s paternal grandmother) was born in 1930. My great uncle was also in Sedgwick County, KS at that time. My match’s paternal grandmother’s mother was also married only a little less than 5 months before the birth of her daughter (my match’s paternal grandmother).

My match’s paternal grandfather’s mother was in Cloud County, KS, just four counties over, at the time her son (my match’s paternal grandfather) was born. She had just married her husband within the year of her son’s birth; although, I have not gotten their marriage record yet. It’s very interesting that her son, my match’s paternal grandfather, is named Donald, the same name as my great uncle.

I also finally got a working number for my match’s uncle, and I called. I was hoping for a photo of his parents, but he had asked how he was supposed to do that, more in a not willing sort of way. He seemed a little upset with the information presented to him, but I got the feeling that he wasn’t necessarily surprised. He then said he wanted to end the conversation and was not interested in it anymore.

I am hoping that one day I can get a photo of my match’s paternal grandparents, along with his paternal grandfather’s mother’s marriage record, not that a child can’t come about while married to someone else. 😉

I am also hoping that my match will be willing to speak to me about his matches, and let me view them, as I would be able to confirm it by HIS shared matches. His mother said she would give him my number, not to mention I left him a message on Ancestry (that has been viewed) and Facebook, with no response. ☹

Well, here it is, after discovering my match 2 days ago: In summary, I find it very interesting that my match’s paternal grandfather was named Donald, the same name as that of my great uncle, but I strongly believe his paternal grandmother is my great uncle’s child. She was born in the exact area where my great uncle was at the time, and her mother didn’t marry until she was almost 5 months pregnant with her. I will not know for certain until I can compare pictures, and until my match is willing to respond to me and hopefully lets me view his matches. 😊

To follow this story from the beginning, you can find the links below:
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 1
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 2
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 3
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 4
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 6

Find more research tips under the category Genealogy Research Tips, brick wall tips under the Genealogy Brick Wall Cases category, and DNA tips under the DNA Simplified category.

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Other related genealogy brick wall research cases that may be of interest:

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Hidden Identity-Part 4

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of the Elusive Ancestor

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Secret Past

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Genealogy Resources: Ancestry’s New Photo Editor and New Look Updates

12/20/2021

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Going into Ancestry the other day, I noticed some new, exciting features that weren’t there last week!

They added a fresh, new look to everything, and they are trying out a new photo editor tool!

Ancestry’s New Look Updates:

The new look has a more modern look and feel, that I’m not sure how I feel about yet. I love the background color; I feel that it’s really pleasing to the eyes and is a great added feature! Sadly, I'm not very keen on the teardrop shaped thumbnails of my ancestors in the pedigree or family views, nor the ancestor profiles; I feel they are too small, and I particularly don’t like the teardrop shape. I love the soft, rounded edges of the pedigree and family view ancestor blocks though! I feel that the male and female thumbnails are a little too modern for me. In my opinion, when it comes to my ancestors, I would like it to reflect the past more. I also liked the leaf hint symbols as they were before. So, in short, I love the new colors and soft, rounded edges, but not I'm not quite on board with the other new updates to the look. 😉

Ancestry's New Pedigree View

Ancestry's New Ancestor Profile View

Ancestry’s New Photo Editor:

Still in BETA mode, Ancestry.com is making their new photo editor available to a limited number of customers. You can select a photo from the gallery in your tree to colorize, restore, and enhance. Then you can click the feedback button to let them know what you think!

The new photo tool has it’s ups and downs, just as MyHeritage did at the beginning. Of course, it’s in Beta mode, and I’m sure it will be fine tuned again and again in the process. I tried it out on many photos thus far, and some are better than others, while some come out worse. There are three options: colorize, restore, and enhance. As I tested many photos in the new tool, I seemed to find that you can only use one feature at a time, such as color only, not color and enhance together. Some of my photos that could not be enhanced in MyHeritage, because faces couldn’t be detected, were able to be edited here. Some of the photos were colorized differently each time I edited the same photo, and some drastically different. Some of the photos colorized in the other modes, and sometimes there was no difference between the modes. Some of my paper copies, previously enhanced, or manipulated photos, enhanced much better here than in MyHeritage, while many of the digital copies from originals are enhanced much better in MyHeritage. This will be another fantatstic genealogy resource that you can use for your family history, once they fine tune it! I'm not sure if this feature will be considerd an extra premium product to use or if it will be included in the prices they have now; we'll just have to wait and see!

Ancestry's New Photo Editor in Gallery

Ancestry's New BETA Photo Editor Feature

Ancestry's New Colorize Photo Tool

Ancestry's New Enhance Photo Tool

Ancestry's New Restore Photo Tool

Check out the new look, and if you're lucky enough to have been selected to try this new BETA feature, then have some fun and go into Ancestry.com and give it a try now! 😊

Learn about more resources you can use in your family history research under the Genealogy Resources category!

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Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 6

12/12/2021

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Continued from Part 5

My genetic genealogy journey of a temporary genealogy brick wall for yet another new DNA mystery match relative that had just showed up, when I already know all the descendants in that line, continues with Part 6.

While still trying to get working numbers for my match and his mom, I left off last in Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5 by narrowing down my possible match relationships in DNA Painter, using deductive reasoning. I used the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool and their relationship histogram charts.

Now it’s time to narrow down my deductions even more, by comparing the possible relationships left against dates and places!

My grandfather born: 1918 Albany, MO; he was in Wichita, KS until the age of at least 14-17, then in South Gate, CA by at least the age of 17 in 1935. He stayed and died in Los Angeles County, CA.

His older brother (my great uncle) born: 1908 Albany, MO; he was in Wichita, KS until the age of at least 22-27, then in South Gate, CA by at least the age of 27 in 1935. He was then back in KS by at least April of 1940, then back in South Gate in October of 1940 and still accounted for until the marriage of his 3rd wife in December of 1941. He was once again unaccounted for from 1942-1951, when in 1951 he was in Tacoma, WA. In 1953 he was in St. Louis, MO, then once again unaccounted for until his death in 1970 in New Mexico. He was married at 18, then divorced somewhere between 1930 and 1934. He remarried in 1934 and divorced for a second time somewhere between 1938- 1941. He remarried for a 3rd and final time in 1941. My great Uncle was in the Military, and all over the place. He seems like a good candidate. 😉
His older sister (my great aunt) born: 1914
His younger sister (my great aunt) born: 1923

I am going to eliminate his sisters, as it would have been obvious if they were pregnant.

By building my own quick tree for my match's lines, where I only had his father and "Private" mother to go off of, which I talked about in Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 3 and Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 4, I had found the following:

My match was born: 1988 (33 years old)
My match’s father born: 1951 in Wichita, KS
My match’s mother born: 1958 Los Angeles County, CA
My match’s paternal grandfather born: 1930 Concordia, KS
My match’s paternal grandmother born: 1930 KS
My match’s maternal grandfather Born: 1938 Los Angeles County, CA
My match’s maternal grandmother born: 1937 Los Angeles County, CA

This info is based off no one being adopted, etc.

No matter what, he (my mystery match) is descended from my grandfather or his sibling, most likely his brother…

Now I just need to work with the last possible centimorgan relationships that I had narrowed it down to, with my new findings. In Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5, I had narrowed it down to 2c, ½ 1c1r, 2c1r (and a possible 1c2r from the histograms in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool).

Where I last had narrowed down my relationship possibilities using the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool

If my mystery match is my 2c, then he would be my grandfather’s brother’s (born 1908) grandchild, which means one of my match’s parents (born 1951 & 1958) are possible. As far as I know, my great uncle was NOT in Wichita when my match’s father was born nor in Los Angeles when my matches mother was born, so 2c (my great uncle’s grandchild) is much less of a possibility.
If he is my ½ 1c1r, then he would be my grandfather’s (born 1918) great grandchild, which means one of four of my match’s grandparents (born 1930, 1930, 1938 and 1937) is my grandfather’s child. If I compare it to birth dates and places, 2 are now possible (my match’s maternal grandparents).
If my match is my 2c1r, then he would be my grandfather’s brother’s (born 1908) great grandchild, which means one of four of my match’s grandparents (born 1930, 1930, 1938 and 1937) is my great Uncle’s child…All four are possible with the birth dates and places.
If he is my 1c2r (2 generations below), then he would be one of my full aunt’s or uncle’s great grandchildren. Since my match does not match with my paternal grandmother’s line, that is NOT possible.

My relationship possibilities narrowed down further using the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool

So, in short, I am now left with my match having a higher possibly of being my grandfather’s great grandchild, or my great uncle’s great grandchild.

Stay tuned for more in Part 7 where I wrap things up, and see how my mystery match is related! 😊

To follow this story from the beginning, you can start with Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 1, go on to Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 2, continue with Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 3 and Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 4, then last but not least, Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5, which is where I last left off.

Find more research tips under the Genealogy Research Tips category, brick wall tips under the Genealogy Brick Wall Cases category, and DNA tips under the DNA Simplified category.

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Other related genealogy brick wall research cases that may be of interest:

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Secret Past

Irish Research Place Name Brick Wall

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Hidden Identity-Part 4

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RootsTech Connect 2022 Registration Open

12/5/2021

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Oh my gosh, registration for RootsTech Connect 2022 opened last week!

Don't forget to sign up at rootstech.org for the world's largest FREE family history and genealogy event!

It will once again be virtual this year. Always held in Salt Lake City, last year’s event was their first virtual conference, due to Covid, and boy, did their first virtual event churn out more than imagined!

Connect with your family, learn about family and cultural traditions, learn from experts in the field with over 1,500 sessions/classes, listen to super inspiring keynote speakers (I’m anxious to see how they top last year’s speakers!), join the Expo Hall that showcases companies from around the world (they also offer freebies and discounts!), participate in activities for all (such as cooking and activities for the kiddos!), chat with experts, get 1-on-1 help, find relatives that are also attending, and so much more!

You also get to save and access your classes for an entire year, by saving them in your RootsTech Playlist and/or on YouTube!

Connect with your family, explore your heritage, and meet your relatives out there, by signing up for this FREE March 3-5 family history event now!

I hope to see you there!

See why they decided to go virtual again this year in Rootstech Connect 2022: The Largest Family History Event FREE Again! and in the FamilySearch Blog post RootsTech Connect Coming Back in 2022, and follow more on the RootsTech 2022 Genealogy Conference in Genealogy Events, along with Genealogy Resources.

I'd love to read your comments on RootsTech being FREE and virtual again!

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Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 5

11/28/2021

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Genealogy Brick Wall, Genealogy Research, Genetic Genealogy, DNA Mystery Match, Blackboard with Question Mark and Text

Continued from Part 4

Continue with me on my genetic genealogy journey of a temporary brick wall for yet another new DNA mystery match that had just showed up when I already know all the descendants in that line!

I left off last by working a bit on his parents’ lines just to gather the info I needed to see which of the lines was the connection, while waiting on working numbers, then comparing yearbook photos of his parents and their siblings to my grandfather and his siblings, to no avail. I had worked a total of two hours on my case already and decided to stop and continue the next day.

Good morning! Okay, time to get going on this and try to finish up. I’m going to need a pumpkin chai latte for this! Regular tea just won’t cut it this morning; I need something special to help me focus better and get this figured out! 😉

Back to the Centimorgan relationships: I’ve got to make sure I take out every possible matched centimorgan relationship in DNA Painter that is not directly descended from my grandfather or one of his siblings because my match has matches to my grandfather’s paternal and maternal lines; therefore, he has to be descended from my grandfather or one of his siblings. Anything above my grandfather’s generation is now out, otherwise my DNA match would only be matched with my grandfather’s paternal line matches, or my grandfather’s maternal line matches, not both. All the possible match relationships of my match being descended from a possible half sibling to my grandfather are also out, for same reason as above.

After discovering my match’s and parents’ ages, anything above my generation is also out. I now just need to focus on my match being in my generation and one generation below, with a smaller possibility of being 2 generations below.

I am now left with: ½ 1c, ½ 1c1r, ½ 1 c2r, 1c1r, 1c2r, 2c, 2c1r, and 2c2r (½ g niece/nephew not possible).

If I also go with the higher probable percentages, then I only have 2c, ½ 1c1r, 1c2r, 2c1r, ½ 1c2r left to work with.

If I focus on my generation and the generation below only (going off my match’s and his parents' ages), then I’m left only with 2c, ½ 1c1r, 2c1r. This narrows it down significantly.

If I check those relationships with the histograms in the DNA Painter Shared cM Tool, there is more of a chance of my match being my 2c, ½ 1c1r (and 1c2r if I go as far as another generation below), but this is just a guide only.

2C Histogram in DNA Painter

1/2 1C1R Histogram in DNA Painter

1C2R Histogram in DNA Painter

2C1R Histogram in DNA Painter

1/2 1C2R Histogram in DNA Painter

Now I need to work with these findings, along with dates and places of my grandfather and his siblings, compared against the same information needed from my match’s lines.

Wow, who knew what a special pumpkin chai latte could accomplish! 😉

Stay tuned for more in Part 6 where I get down to the nitty gritty, and see what I deduce by these comparisons! 😊

To follow this story from the beginning, you can find the links below:

Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 1: Here
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 2: Here
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 3: Here
Genealogy Brick Wall: Another New DNA Mystery Match-Part 4: Here

Find more research tips under the Genealogy Research Tips category, brick wall tips under the Genealogy Brick Wall Cases category, and DNA tips under the DNA Simplified category.

P.S... My older site theme does not support the "Leave a Reply" field labels; if you'd like to leave a comment on a blog, the fields are: Name, Email, Site (if you'd like), and Comment, the standard fields 😉

Below you'll find some other genealogy brick wall research cases that may be of interest:

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Hidden Identity-Part 4

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of an Ancestor's Secret Past

Genealogy Brick Wall: The Case of the Elusive Ancestor

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