Thursday, April 3, 2014

DNA matches - does anyone know Deloris Edith Petersen?


DNA testing for genealogical purposes sounds fascinating. The reality, so far, for my father's side has not been as fruitful as I had hoped. He does have many, many matches. But we have not been able to prove them.

The closest match by far is found on the myFTDNA website. Deloris Edith Petersen is estimated to be my father's 2nd-4th cousin. A close second is Johnnie Dale Humphrey (3rd-5th cousin). Hooray!

But my elation turns to despair when I realize there is no contact information listed for either person. So here is hoping that the individual who submitted the samples to ftDNA sometime prior to us joining in May of 2012 will eventually google one of those names and wind up here.

Yes, we are related, I have a strong suspicion of which Danish branch is connected, and I would dearly love to share information with anyone related to either of my father's closest DNA cousins.

Johnnie Dale Humphrey's mother may have been Shirley Beatrice Petersen.

Thanks and happy sleuthing!

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Happy Birthday Hans Peder LARSEN b. 2 Apr 1801 Udby, Stege, Præstø, Denmark



Hans Peder LARSEN was my father's gr-great-grandfather. He lived his life in Udby, Stege, Præstø, Denmark.

Looking at some of  their 10 children today, those who may have gone to America

1) Rasmus HANSEN 1830 Udby, Stege
m. Ane Marie Nielsdatter, emigrated to the US after 1857 marriage
5) Hans Jørgen Hansen 1837 Udby, Stege left after the 1855 census

I do not yet know what happened to these children
6) Jørgen Hansen 1840 Udby Stege (after 1860 census)
10) Bodil Kirstine Pedersen 1853 Udby, Stege (after 1890 census)
m. Niels Peder Andersen 1873

Any connections?