ancestry.com DNA results
Well gee.
My grandmother's family has always prided themselves on their very GERMAN blood.
Well, got the results of the DNA test and gee, seems my grandma was not as GERMAN as I'd been led to believe. Personally, I am surprised!
There are some members of this family on ancestry.com. A few have done the DNA test thing. I bet they are shocked I tell you, shocked!
Seems grandma was of Scandinavian and Finnish descent with just a whisper of that fine GERMAN (and Polish!) blood mixed together.
My results were recently updated. That is when this "change" took place. More samples, more information.
The bigger the sample size, the higher the rate of accuracy!
= new reply since forum marked as read
It is far more important for me to know WHO the hell I am being my mother was an adopted unknown entity. Not knowing has prevented me from living my life as it could have been lived!!
I have 961 4th+ cousins, so bring it on! lol!!
Seriously, I don't seem to have any matches much but the two. Another one is a 4th cousin that I know.
https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2017/05/21/setting-the-record-straight-ancestry-and-your-dna/
>>We have not sold or provided your genetic data to insurers, employers, or third-party marketers. We protect our users within the law, and require valid legal process such as a warrant before providing any data to law enforcement.
They say you own it, they don't. You can have it removed but you will have no access to ancestry.com DNA records if you do. I asked, that is how I know.
The results MATCH my own research. That makes me proud! 
(American & Canadian) last year using DNA tests, a helpful (and very determined daughter) and a bit of sleuthing. 
Is your mother still alive? If so has she requested her non-identifying info from the state she was adopted in? What are the cMs on your closest matches?
If you've only tested or put your data on Ancestry you might be missing someone that would offer a clue. My closest maternal were on 23andMe and My Heritage while my closest paternal were on Ancestry and My Heritage.
Have you downloaded your raw data and uploaded it to MyHeritage, Family Tree DNA and GEDmatch yet?
I'm not an expert but I'm always happy to try and help, especially adoptees (and their children). If you're on FB there are some very helpful adoptee friendly Genetic Genealogy groups I'd highly recommend too.
I don't care to go any further. I found out what I wanted to know.
As for papers, hahahaa!
She was born in Louisiana, a place that has caught on fire and lost all records. Not sure there was an orphanage. I have the adoption papers.
I often wonder if she was *purchased*. Given the situation she came from, I would not be surprised.
So, its enough already for me but thanks for all of the tips.
Otherwise, I'd likely go for freakin' broke on this deal, believe me.
Another batch of fine tRumpers is what I'm up against. 
My newly found cousin has me linked to him and he does all the work! Excellent!
He really is a gem to have found. Very nice man!
If so, you may get more connections over time.
We have a brick wall in our family tree. A few years ago my sister persuaded a cousin who is a direct male descendant to get his DNA tested through Family Tree DNA. So far that has given us no help. We've got plenty of cousins, mostly descendants of the brick wall ancestor. And some people whose ancestry show no linkage to the surname of that ancestor. As one put it, someone must be the result of an "undocumented paternity event." 
In fact, said cousin paid for my DNA as I really wasn't expecting to learn much from it.
My cousin however wanted me to do it so he paid for it and yes, it is linked to my tree and his tree both.
Connection: His grandmother was my mother's 1/2 aunt. She lived to be 96 years old! There is longevity in my cousin's family no doubt!
What a kind soul isn't he?
Last edited Mon Sep 10, 2018, 07:16 PM - Edit history (1)
I like him very much!
He writes to me every week.
He's a keeper alright!
is far from perfect...
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2014/05/18/admixture-not-soup-yet/
FWIW, if interested you can download your Ancestry raw data and upload it to places like MyHeritage, Family Tree DNA and GEDmatch for free (only the tools for helping with DNA matches costs $19 on FTDNA). There are other sites but those are the main ones for ethnicity (and finding genetic family).
Well my tree has what I thought were plenty of ?????'s being I never knew (only guessed) who Mother was. My guess was right!
As far as my father goes, it was never a ????. However, it was his MOTHER (grandma) that was supposed to be GERMAN.
She was in fact a mixture of things it seems.
Frankly, I had long believed she was Polish as the surname I have for her grandfather is one that I've yet to find anywhere. It could be Slavic, Russian or Polish. It seems that my grandmother was a mixture of all three as they add up to 25% which is from my father. He was 50/50 (Irish and ... what we thought was GERMAN). Hmph!! 
