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!

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