Do you unknowingly have the same person in your tree twice? I have to admit that I likely have several duplicates in my tree. I recently read a blog post about a different approach to tackling descendancy research. In the post, Keeping on Track with DNA, in Jacqi Stevens A Family Tapestry blog, she comments …
Category: ThruLines
ThruLines Analysis
Have you tested your DNA with Ancestry? If so, do you have a tree with at least a few ancestors named? And, are your DNA results attached to someone in your tree? Those are the requirements for Ancestry to begin populating your ancestral 'ThruLines'. Basically, ThruLines tries to locate other descendants of your ancestors and …
ThruLines Mystery
When I collected the data for my ThruLines Summary post, I noticed an irregularity in the number of matches for Orinda Miles. My ancestor, Phillip Mentzer, has 21 ThruLInes. Since I am unaware of a second marriage, I expect 21 DNA matches for both Phillip and Orinda Miles. However, I only have THREE matches for …
Evaluating ThruLines
I am an Ancestry ThruLines proponent. Are you? Most of those speaking out against ThruLines are either expressing doubt about all of the 'Evaluate' suggestions or have found actual errors in their ThruLines. Their point is valid, especially if one doesn't take the time to document the suggested lineage. I think the fact that I …
A Different View
Are you overwhelmed with DNA data? Have you ever tried looking at the data in a different way to see what you can learn from it? The Leeds method of looking at DNA matches is often used for this purpose. Today, I read the blog post, 7-gen-1-sheet, by Ann Raymont. In this post, the author …
Help Needed!
As with many other genealogists, I'm struggling with the upcoming loss of small matches from my Ancestry DNA match list. I have no idea how many of these matches I have but I'm guessing it is in the thousands. Since I will never have the time to work thru thousands upon thousands of matches to …
ThruLines Error
Recently Jason Lee posted a Facebook poll asking whether readers agree or disagree with the statement, "All ThruLines errors are because of errors in trees." As of today, 802 people agree with that statement, while I am in the minority of 120 people disagreeing. The reason, I disagree with the statement is that the ThruLines …
DNA and Descendancy Research
Do you try and connect with other genealogists to pick up tips and tricks? Living in rural America, I rely on connections over the Internet to pick up many of those tips and tricks. I've recently been watching one of the Barefoot Genealogists' recent videos: Making Discoveries with the New and Improved AncestryDNA Match List. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jhhpg83S4M …
Ancestry DNA Tips
This morning, I watched one of the Barefoot Genealogist''s new videos: What Are Ancestry ThruLines? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVcHgKK_ztg Even though I was already familiar with Ancestry's ThruLines - and appreciate how they are helping me with my DNA matches, I learned several things about how Ancestry's 'Common Ancestors' and 'ThruLines' work from this video. The major tip is …
How Many DNA ThruLines
Recently, Randy Seaver posted about the number of DNA ThruLines he had for each ancestor. Curious, I decided to check out my own ThruLines to see how many I have for each ancestor. How Many DNA ThruLines do I have for each ancestor? Grandparents: Leon Russel Crawford / Winnie Letha Currey - 2Edward Osmond Briles / Pauline …