A few weeks ago, I took advantage of a promotional offer from AncestryDNA. I have been tested with 23andMe and have blogged a lot about that, but I have held off with Ancestry because of their lack of allowing chromosome browsing. However, the promotional offer was good so I went for it. I am amazed […]
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Earlier this month I had another cousin connection that I’ve not been able to blog about until now. Gotta love the internet! My cousin, CM, found me and contacted me through this blog. One of his great-grandfathers is named Grant Lennon. Grant was from Columbus County, North Carolina and a son of Council Lennon. One
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Continuing my blog series on our 23andMe results, I had to share an exciting lead I have now that my mother’s results have been processed! One of my mother’s matches is a lady who we’ll call Ms. W. Ms. W has DNA similarity with my mother at 2 segments: a) On Chromosome 3 with a
23andMe: A DNA, Surname & Geographic Location Match! Read More »
I’m feeling all inspired again with my genealogy blogging! I’ve gotten some great thoughts from reading others’ blogs. For this post, I’m taking Randy up on his last Saturday Night Fun quest, Where Were They in 1909? The task was as follows: 1) Which of your ancestors were alive in 1909? 2) Tell us where
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Since my last post a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been quite busy. I’ve finished the curriculum phase of my MPH degree and have now moved into the research phase. This means that I no longer am in class every day for three hours a day + working + homework + family + hobbies. Whew!
The past couple of weeks I’ve been more focused on my Koonce genealogy work than anything else. Ever since having that flurry of Koonce activity, I’ve just been caught up in it. I have decided to do a new blog devoted to chronicling my quest to research and findings; not just of my own Koonce
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No – not the Beatles singer. 🙂 My mother’s grandmother was named Lucinda Lennon Robinson. From census records, I knew that she had a brother named John but until a few days ago I did not know much about him except his approximate age as I’d only located him in two census records – 1880
The Death of John Lennon Read More »