Autosomal DNA testing helps us confirm that a possible cousin, pursuing a decades’ long changed-identity hunch, is genetically related to Mom and to the right family.
A cousin of my husband’s, who reached out to me last month from Family Tree DNA, helps me genetically identify our first and most recent common McNamara ancestor. Now the work begins to more fine-tune that discovery by isolating the maternal and paternal sides of that inherited shared DNA.
2nd Great-Grandfather William Alexander McNamara, First DNA-Identified McNamara Ancestor Read More »
My Family History Research Methods
My living branch of Dad’s extended family never knew the name of his Nieto great-grandfather, who died in Mexico before the family immigrated to the U.S. After more than 15 years of looking, I finally locate documentation that confirms his name.
Finally Confirming the Name of My 2nd Great-Grandfather, Refugio Nieto Read More »
My Family History Research Methods
For 15 years, I have beaten my head against a wall in total frustration at being unable to locate a birth record for my paternal grandfather, Benjamin Robledo (1919-1990). 14 months ago, I finally had a breakthrough that only confused things more. Yesterday, I obtained a copy of his original birth certificate.