I had my autosomal DNA tested earlier this year and I was surprised that
some of the hits were much further back than 5 generations.
Shirley
On 8/4/2013 12:05 PM, Julie wrote:
> Ive thought about seeingif my mother would get tested, but its just at
> 5 generations I think, and apparently Pat Albert only had girls.. and
> if it won't help, I don't see the point. I'm certainly willing to do
> anything to try and ID Perrin's lineage though.
> Perrin > Albert > Mary > Gaye > Mom... yeah, 5
> If I could find Patsy's children.. they would be only 4 generations I
> think, since Albert's youngest daughter was younger than my grandmother.
>
> *From:* "ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com"
> <ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com>
> *To:* John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 2, 2013 5:59 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Fwd: For the list too]
>
> A thought:
>
> Autosomal DNA tests are said to be help to about five generations. For
> some of you, five generations back would include Perrin C. It's a gamble,
> but it could pay off.
>
> I'm curious, how many of you have had the autosomal testing done? FTDNA
> has lowered lowered the rate to $99, matching 23andme, but 23andme and a
> much larger database, and includes additional tests.
>
> -Michael
>
>
> > It's not you, Nancy. Others have trouble sending attachments. Although
> > some of us can send them with no trouble, the fault is with the script
> > that I wrote to run the list. There's something about MIME
> attachments it
> > should be looking for that it's not--or there's something non-compliant
> > about some of the common emailers that some user. (For example, I know
> > that IE versions earlier than 8 have a bug regarding an HTML/CSS element
> > that renders my webpages unreadable.)
> >
> > -Michael
> >
> > ---------------------------- Original Message
> ----------------------------
> > Subject: For the list too
> > From: "Nancy Cooley" <nancycooley_at_me.com <mailto:nancycooley_at_me.com>>
> > Date: Fri, August 2, 2013 5:14 pm
> > To: "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com
> <mailto:michael_at_newsummer.com>>
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > So sorry, Michael, about the transmission of the photo. We are still
> > somewhat technologically challenged. Thanks to Bonnie and Curt for
> their
> > email too.
> >
> > To Sandy Stanton: We have had the info on Nellie Cooley Woods for some
> > time and have gradually learned more about her daughter, Daisy Woods
> > Erickson Briggs also. But who is Nellie's mother? There is no accurate
> > information. There is a photo of Nellie and Daisy on our Ancestry page
> > which is private for awhile while I clean it up!
> >
> > Bonnie, we have the same on "Frd" for the 1880 census. Was it really a
> > Fred or Frederick born 1879...or meant to be Albert who was added to the
> > family at the bottom of the same census page? Margaret (1900 census) had
> > 7 children, 2 of whom were living in 1900. If there was a Fred (who
> does
> > not show up in the1885 Kansas census) have not yet discovered what
> > happened to him.
> >
> > Also, thanks again for the clues re Margaret Ann Reed Cooley. She
> was 66
> > when Perrin died in 1912. Could she have remarried and that's why we
> > can't find her death record in either Montana or Missouri?
> >
> > Thanks to you all for your patience and help for we beginners!
> >
> > Nancy Cooley
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> > History
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