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Ancestry/Genealogy

bucolic_frolic

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2. Trust ur family lore, census records, ship manifests, Bibles, letters, marriage, death certificates

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 07:06 PM

Mar 2022

That is actual genealogy data. When g-g-g pa said he came from Germany, to stay with his German relatives in upper Manhattan, and lists his hometown in Germany, and they've lived there for several generations, that's worth a lot more than some genealogy test in my mind. DNA testing is the latest fad. It's like a new automotive technology - let's see 30 years of performance testing before we erase written data in favor of a blood test.

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Recently I saw Ancestry notes lifespans of people w certain surnames. [View all] appalachiablue Mar 2022 OP

Gerharts could be Czech/Bohemia. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #1

No, but I'll note that. They m. into Yost which is appalachiablue Mar 2022 #4

Trust ur family lore, census records, ship manifests, Bibles, letters, marriage, death certificates bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #2

I hear you, thanks. appalachiablue Mar 2022 #5

You can try 23me. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #3

Thanks, 23 and Me is the one I want to try. And appalachiablue Mar 2022 #6

The ancestry match list can give information. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #7

You really have a lot of knowledge and I'll keep the appalachiablue Mar 2022 #10

Yes I will be glad to help. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #11

When several Irish friends heard this 'news' they said I was appalachiablue Mar 2022 #14

You'll be turning in your lederhosen for a kilt! Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #16

Different ethnic percentages in siblings, wow. I've never appalachiablue Mar 2022 #18

Usually small variations, but certainly not identical across the board. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #20

Live here in Munich Old Crank Aug 2022 #22

The other part is that the OP may just not have inherited the German DNA csziggy Apr 2022 #21

Gerhart is definitely a Germanic name in origin. wnylib Mar 2022 #8

Very interesting, I know about the Gerhart spear & brave. Will appalachiablue Mar 2022 #9

Yes that could have been the case. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #17

The ethnicity estimates are not necessarily accurate Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #12

I'd already considered the 100s of years that passed appalachiablue Mar 2022 #13

Ethnicity results can also vary somewhat between even close relatives... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #15

That is interesting, I wonder how many people are aware of it. Tx. appalachiablue Mar 2022 #19