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Family Tree DNA                                                                                 "Good order is the foundation of all things."  -  Edmund Burke     The Y-Chromosome of a male is passed down to his prodigy virtually unchanged from generation to generation.  My Paternal Great-Grandfather, Grandfather, Father and I (as well as my son) have the same Y-Chromosome pattern.  Females do not receive the Y-DNA, and therefore females cannot be tested for the paternal line.  They would need to have a brother, father or uncle tested to find the results.   5 Generations of Loftins (Left to Right) William Alexander, Alonzo Lester, Sam William, Curtis Dean and Philip Daniel     Our ancestors left clues in our DNA that can determine our deep ancestral origins as well as help us find those long lost relatives.  When you look at old photos of relatives such as parents and grandparents its amazing to see the facial similarities.  Is it surprising that DNA would eventually be able to give us information about our ancestry?                                         When you compare a 12-Marker Test result to another 12 Marker Test result of someone with the same surname, and the results match 12/12, there is a 99% probability that you two are related.  If you compare the 12 marker result to someone else who does not have the same surname, but the scores match, you are most likely NOT "recently" related, but more than likely do have a common ancestor within the past 40 generations (1000 years).     Family groups move from state-to-state and even country-to-country over a period of time.  The Loftins have lived in the US since the 1600, and lived in England prior to that.  A look at common DNA traits may reveal some interesting observations.     In the fall of 2006, before I started researching my own family genealogy, I decided to do a DNA Test through Family Tree DNA to see just what I could find out about my ancestry.  Family Tree DNA maintains a database - the largest of its kind in the world.  They are the pioneer and the world's largest DNA company in the field of genetic genealogy.     There are currently 51 individuals with the same exact 12 Y-Chromosome markers as me at Family Tree DNA.  Some are very distantly related, while others are more closely related.    This page will attempt to organize and share the data that I have collected from those who have communicated with me.     My Haplogroup: E1b1b1 as of December 2010 (or E-M35) Previously was E3b1 (2007) before deeper investigation     Haplogroups E1a and E2 are found almost exclusively in Africa, and only E1b1b is observed in significant frequencies in Europe and western Asia in addition to Africa.  E1b1a is almost exclusively associated with West/Central/South/Southeastern Africans. It is the single most common Y Haplogroup in sub-Saharan Africa as well as among African Americans and West Indians. Outside of Africa, it is observed in negligibly small frequencies and its spread is generally attributed to the slave trade.  E1b1b, which is the most common Y Haplogroup among Ethiopians, Somalis, Eritreans and North African Berbers and Arabs, is the third most common Haplogroup in Europe. It is also common in the Near East, from where it spread into the Balkans and the rest of Europe. E1b1b has three common subclades: M78, M81, and M34.   The Y-DNA Haplogroup "J" is the most common Haplogroup in the general Jewish population.  "J2" is the only Haplogroup subclade that is significantly present in all known Israelite populations, i.e.   general Jewish, Samaritan, Beni Israel of India and Cohanim.  The general Jewish population possesses approximately twice as many "J2" as "J1".   A significant proportion of Jewish male lineages are E1b1b1 (E-M35) - the second largest Haplogroup for Jews.  Haplogroup E1b1b1, which accounts for approximately 18% to 20% of Ashkenazi and 8.6% to 30% of Sephardi Y-chromosomes, and appears to be one of the major founding lineages of the Jewish population.   These maps from Family Tree DNA shows the early migration patterns of those in the E1b1b1 Haplogroup - whose origin appears to be on the African continent or the Middle East                   Each country where there is a match with me has been identified.  Of the 65 people who have the exact 12-markers as me, Germany (with 15 matches), England (with 6 matches) and Italy (with 7 matches) are the countries with the largest number of matches, but not necessarily the largest percentage.  I know the Loftins came from England, but where were they before England?  My paternal grandmother was a Setzer and her family came from Germany, but where were they before Germany?   Percentages of family origin are determined by Family Tree DNA.  If there are 6 matches from England, and 17,353 individuals place England as their country of origin, the percentage is < 0.1%.  However, when only 2 match from Greece where 545 individuals place Greece as their country of origin, the percentage ends up with a higher 0.4%   Percentages above 2% are considered "significant" indicators of our family's origins. Percentages above 4% are interpreted as "highly significant" indicators of our family's origins.     These countries from my 1-step mutation list are considered "significant" or "highly significant" Country Matches Country Total Percentage Bulgaria 8 142 5.6% Greece 23 671 3.4% Slovenia 4 142 2.8% Croatia 4 205 2.0% Hungary 17 1137 1.5% Slovakia 5 465 1.1% Italy 32 3121 1.0%   There are also some 1-step mutation matches with an Ashkenazi Jewish family origin All of these are less than 1% Country Matches Comment Country Total Percentage Germany 1 Ashkenazi 11,059 0.01% Lithuania 3 Ashkenazi 906 0.33% Morocco 1 Sephardic-Levite 71 1.4% Poland 1 Ashkenazi 3,299 0.03% Russian Federation 3 Ashkenazi 2,772 0.11% Ukraine 2 Ashkenazi 1398 0.14%     Amongst populations with an Afro-Asiatic speaking history, a significant proportion of all Jewish male lines are made up of a wide variety of E1b1b1 (E-M35) sub-clades. Only Haplogroup J lineages has higher numbers amongst Ashkenazim. E1b1b, along with Haplogroup J, is one of the major founding lineages among Ashkenazi Jews. E1b1b is observed in over 22.8% of Ashkenazis and 30% of Sephardim. The variety of sub-clades is felt by many researchers to be a potential lead in seeking a better understanding of Jewish population movements over the centuries.   Previously it had been assumed that the Haplogroup E1b1b1 (E-M35) "arose in East Africa" and the Haplogroup was "often incorrectly described as “African,” leaving a misimpression regarding the origin and complex history of this Haplogroup".  According to the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) and National Geographic's Genographic Project, E1b1b1 may have arisen instead in the Near East or the Middle East and then expanded into the Mediterranean with the spread of agriculture.   E-M35, the most current group of E1b1b1 includes the individuals with no known sub-clade mutations (who are therefore said to be in the "ancestral state" referred to as E1b1b1 or E-M35).                                                                                                                           12 Marker Exact Matches     Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Bonilla, Nico USA, Hawaii       Nico was adopted by his step-father, hence the Bonilla name.  His mother's background is uncertain, perhaps Spanish.  Nico has lived in Texas, Nevada, Oregon and California, but currently lives in Hawaii. Father: Danny Duane Hughes (Coos Bay, Oregon) Grandfather: (Perhaps Ira Harmon) G-Grandfather: GG-Grandfather: Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion BURDETTE, Don Douglas USA, California (b: Texas) GERMANY & ENGLAND   Baptist Don was born in Texas but moved to California in the 1960s.  Retired Navy Civil Service at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, CA.  Ancestors back to 1822 were all Baptist. Father: William Otto Burdette (Cleburne, Texas), married Bessie Fern Sparks Grandfather: William Charles Burdette (Carterville, Georgia), married Bessie Elizabeth Riza G-Grandfather: Hiram Burdette (Anderson County, South Carolina), married Sarah Caroline Culver GG-Grandfather: Berry Burdette (1817-1880) (South Carolina), married Elizabeth Ashworth Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion BUTZ, Edward F. USA, Indiana   GERMANY     John F. Butz Sr. immigrated to the US in 1881 from the Stuttgart, Kingdom of Wurttenburg, Germany on the ship Harve and settled in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  Most of the family still live here. Father: Robert L. Butz, married Agnes J. Gates Grandfather: John F. Butz Jr., married Mary Catherine Klippel G-Grandfather: John F. Butz Sr., married Mary Josephine Buggle (pronounced  Buckley) GG-Grandfather: Frederick Butz, married Margaret A Meisnest Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion DEITCHE, Howard R. USA, New Jersey GERMANY       Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion DERMISH, Hakim Mohammed USA, Texas (b: Misurata,Libya, N. AFRICA) N. AFRICA, Libya     Full Name: Abdel-Hakim Mohammed Omar Ahmed  Ibrahim Mohammed al-Fateh Dermish All ancestors have Arabic first names;  Possible Spanish/Andalusian connection; Dermish name was connected by marriage to the name Camp during the 19th Century in the Carolinas. GGGG-Grandfather: Al-Fateh Dermish (Meaning 'the first" Dermish, to be born in Libya) I was told by my father that a BBC radio show stated that the name Dermish has some Spanish history, the connection I see between you and me has to have an Andalusian Origin (smitten or drunk), back when al-Andalus was a Haven where Non-Catholic English sought refuge, arms and help from the the Muslims of al-Andalus against the Catholics of England and Spain (pre inquisition). another interesting fact is that the name Dermish was connected by marriage to the name Camp (19th century) in the Carolinas region. With the exception of one elusive Dermish all others in the USA are my own brothers and their kids. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion ECKERT, Charles Kenneth USA, Ohio GERMANY, Mannheim       Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion FITTS, Brady Edward USA, Virginia (b: Alabama) ENGLAND     Family line goes back to 1700's VA. Father: Brady Fitts, Sr. (Alabama) Grandfather: Newton Franklin Fitts (Alabama) G-Grandfather: Marion J. Fitts (Georgia/Alabama) GG-Grandfather: Walker Fitts (Georgia) GGG-Grandfather: Tandy Fitts (b: Virginia) Currently trying to connect to Robert or Thomas Fitts who came to James Island, Virginia, in 1624 from England. "Several of us are trying to connect the Fitts Line with either Robert or Thomas Fitts who came to James Island, Virginia in 1624 from England.  We at this time can't prove where the lines come from in England but some has pointed to Fitzford, Devonshire, England." Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion FITTS, Herbert Herman   ENGLAND     Paternal line comes from VA to GA to TX; (Father's mother came from NC & was Surname Shook - from Germany; GG-Grandfather was in the Revolutionary War and has a marker in NC).  (Maternal line from England/Ireland, Surname Newman.) Father: Herbert Milburn Fitts Grandfather: Thomas Carter Hill Fitts G-Grandfather: James Walton Fitts GG-Grandfather: William Green Fitts My father's mother's family came from NC. Surname Shook  Came from Germany. Her grand father migrated to ARK territory. His father was in the Revolutionary War and has a marker in NC. My mother's family came from England or Ireland depending on who is telling the story. Surname Newman. Her mother's origins are hard to determine.  Supposodly she was part Cherokee Indian. Can't prove it.  Surname was Bane. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion GRAHAM, Duncan James ENGLAND, Essex SCOTLAND, Perth     Father: David Graham (Scotland) Grandfather: David Graham (b: 1917) G-Grandfather: George Graham (b: 1879) GG-Grandfather: David Graham Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Grove, Dr. Thomas USA, Ohio GERMANY, SWITZERLAND Brother to Gary Grove   Father: Glenn Herbert Grove Grandfather: Harvey Hillis Grove G-Grandfather: George Grove GG-Grandfather: Abraham Grove (The name was changed from Groff in the mid-1800s) Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Grove, Gary USA, Washington GERMANY, England, Switzerland Brother to Thomas Grove   Father: Glenn Herbert Grove Grandfather: Harvey Hillis Grove married Odessa Walkenspaw      Maternal Grandfather: Francis Edwin Miller married Beulah Shankel G-Grandfather: George Grove GG-Grandfather: Abraham The name was changed from Groff in the mid-1800s Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion HAMPSHIRE, Eddie Walter USA, Florida (2007) BOHEMIA/ Czech Republic Michael Primas Catholic; Jewish Retired in 1994 after 27 years in Navy Father's last name was Grill with unbroken line back to the 1600s G-Grandfather came to US from Czech Republic All known male ancestors back to the early 1600s lived in Bohemia (Czech Republic) 90-yr-old Aunt says there is some Russian Jewish blood in the background from Belarus His haplogroup is the 2nd most frequent Jewish haplogroup Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion HANSARD, Jere David USA, MICHIGAN Paternal: ENGLAND Maternal: SCOTLAND     Retired radiographer/xray technician.  G-Grandfather came to Michigan in 1850 from ENGLAND.  Paternal ancestors built a castle in Yorkshire, ENGLAND in the 1100s and is called Walworth Castle.  Before 1100, they migrated from Central European region. Father: Joseph Hansard (b. 07 Mar 1901, White Lake, Michigan) Grandfather: Charles Hansard (b. 20 Jan 1861, White Lake, Michigan) G-Grandfather: Henry Hansford (b. 06 Apr 1817, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND; m. Ann England) GG-Grandfather: William Hansford (b. 08 Sep 1763, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND) GGG-Grandfather: William Hansford Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion HICKEL, Robert Henry USA, California ENGLAND, GERMANY, ITALY       Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LAMONT, Ian Charles AUSTRALIA, Melbourne AUSTRALIA     Father: Leslie Osmond Lamont (married Jean Humphrey), b. Australis Grandfather: Leslie George Palmer Lamont (married Hannah Reilly), b. Australia Great Grandfather: George Edward Alexander Lamont (allegedly married Johanna McNamara) Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LARAIA, Dr. Michele (Mike) AUSTRIA, Vienna (b: ITALY, Rome) ITALY Possibly SPAIN     Lived in Austria for the last 15 years; Paternal line lived in South Italy, Potenza Province for 10 Generations. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LEGAZ, David Michael Jr. USA, New York Yugoslavia, CROATIA     Father: David Legaz  (Retired NYPD Sergeant and Realtor living in NYC) Grandfather: George Legaz (George had 3 sons: David, Christopher & Keith) G-Grandfather: Bogdan Legaz (Born in USA)      (Bogan had two brothers, Michael and Radimir, and three sisters, Mary Vojvodic, Nora Vila and       Louise Johnnides; They born in Yugoslavia & lived in the US; Bogdan had 3 sons: John, George &       Thomas) GG-Grandfather: John Legaz (Born in Yugoslavia and lived in USA)      (John had a brother named Marco Legaz, born in Yugoslavia, who had 10 or 11 children)  Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LOFTIN, Curtis Dean USA, North Carolina ENGLAND Donald Loftin Ray Loftin Ralph Stephens Methodist, Baptist Father: Sam William Loftin                     (married: Willie Aleen Goble) Grandfather: Alonzo Lester Loftin                     (married: Ida Lillian Setzer) G-Grandfather: William Alexander Loftin                     (married: Laura Rossie Cranford) GG-Grandfather: James Franklin Loftin                     (married: Frances Elizabeth Fisher) GGG-Grandfather: Thomas Loftin                     (married: Sally Lavinia Beatty) *GGGG-Grandfather: James Loftin                     (married:  Susannah Sherrill) GGGGG-Grandfather: John Loftin                     (married: Martha Lanier) GGGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin                     (married: Elizabeth Johnson)    GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin                     (married: Mary Eldridge)   GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin                     (married: Mary (Unknown)) GGGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin          Alonzo Loftin & Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin   The William Alexander Loftin Family 1894 *Curtis Loftin & Raymond Loftin (below) trace their ancestry back to James Loftin & Susannah Sherrill. If two 12 marker results match for two participants with the same surname, and the genealogy research shows a common ancestor in 1835, the DNA test has validated the research and proven that the two descendents are related. In this example, you have two items of evidence to support that the individuals tested are related…a documented paper trail and the DNA results. In addition, the research provided a precise time frame for the common ancestor. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LOFTIN, Donald R. USA, PA Honey Brook ENGLAND Curtis Loftin Ray Loftin Ralph Stephens   Father: Hody Homer Loftin (married Jeanette Greenwood) - from Alabama Grandfather: Columbus O. Loftin (married Ada Jane Lybrand) - from Geraldine, Alabama G-Grandfather: Richard Harine Franklin Loftin (married Sarah Penelope Archer) GG-Grandfather: James W. Loftin (married Marther Catherine Baxter) GGG-Grandfather: Richard Y. Loftin (married Penelope Loftin - daughter of Samuel Loftin) GGGG-Grandfather: James Loftin (married: Lovissa Loftin - daughter of Francis Loftin) GGGGG-Grandfather: Elkanah Loftin (married: Rachel Herring) GGGGGG-Grandfather: Benoni Loftin (married: Susannah Burtonsall) GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin (married: Elizabeth) - born in 1654 in Philadelphia, PA GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin - born 1616 in England Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion LOFTIN, Raymond USA, Texas ENGLAND Curtis Loftin Donald Loftin Ralph Stephens   Father: Raymond Loftin Grandfather: Grayson Augustus Loftin G-Grandfather: James Loftin (married Victoria Day, daughter of Haner Day; buried in E. Mombo) GG-Grandfather:  Edmund Loftin (married Dovey Newman) *GGG-Grandfather: James Loftin (married:  Susannah Sherrill) GGGG-Grandfather: John Loftin (married: Martha Lanier) GGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin (married: Elizabeth Johnson)    GGGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin  (married: Mary Eldridge)   GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Loftin  (married: Mary (Unknown)) GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin  Ray has been to Catawba several times for the Loftin Reunion and knows Peggy Brotherton. *Raymond Loftin & Curtis Loftin both go back to James Loftin and Susannah Sherrill. If two 12 marker results match for two participants with the same surname, and the genealogy research shows a common ancestor in 1835, the DNA test has validated the research and proven that the two descendents are related. In this example, you have two items of evidence to support that the individuals tested are related…a documented paper trail and the DNA results. In addition, the research provided a precise time frame for the common ancestor. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion MERCER, Richard Ray USA, Virginia (b: Washington State) SCOTLAND, Purth     Retired Army officer Father: Ray Mercer (b: 1910 in Kalama, WA) Grandfather: Isaac Mercer (: 1890s in Missouri and moved to Washington/Oregon at turn of century) Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion McGoo, Richard Ray USA, Maryland GERMANY (1790s)   Lutheran Our DNA represents the British modal of our group, so I suspect this might have merit. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion McGUIRE, Hudson Lee Jr. USA, Kansas IRELAND   Methodist Lutheran Father: Hudson Lee McGuire Grandfather: Clarence McGuire G-Grandfather: Thomas Hopkins McGuire *GG-Grandfather: James McGuire *James may have been illegitimate; his mother was a McGuire and her father was John McGuire who was connected with the Revolutionary War; The McGuire clan came from Kentucky and settled in Oklahoma.  (From Judith McGuire:) We've got a pretty good idea of when the McGuire clan came from Kentucky and landed in Oklahoma.   A large number of them stayed in Indiana and that's why I've found other McGuires (quite by accident) who are still in that area.  My McGuires migrated from Kentucky through Missouri and then stayed in Oklahoma for some time.   Just a few came up to Kansas. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Navin, Michael USA, Michigan       Father: Grandfather: G-Grandfather: John "Navin" (Unknown GG-Grandparents killed by either yellow fever or a buggy accident (no one is clear).  Their son, John, was 13-years-old.  As an adult, the woman John wanted to marry would only marry him if he changed his last name, so he changed it to "Navin".  Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion PALOZZI, Vincent John   SICILY 2nd Cousin to Richard Bonafede   Vinnie's 2nd cousin, Richard, provided the DNA sample to be tested so he could get his mother's father's DNA history, and he's managing the FTDNA (Family Tree DNA) account. They're of Sicilian origin, and haveve verified that our haplogroup is E3b1a2 Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion PFLUGHOEFT, Jan Arthur USA, Illinios POLAND Dr. David  Harter, MD   Grandfather: Frederick Pflughoeft, b. in Pommerania (Gryfice, POLAND) Came to Wilwaukee with his wife and children in 1900 I am answering for my cousin Jan Arthur Pflughoeft. Our common grandfather was Frederick Pflughoeft who came to Milwaukee with his wife and children in 1900. He was born in Pommerania which no longer exists as such. The little city of Greifenberg in Pommern is now Gryfice, Poland. His Y chromosome haplotype E3b is typical of the farmers who migrated from the Near East to the north German plain about 8,000 years ago and brought agriculture with them. Yours, David J. Harter, MD. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion POULAIN, Christophe FRANCE FRANCE   Catholic Born in Britanny in the west of France and currently works in Toulouse as an engineer for Airbus. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion PRIMAS, Michael CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague SPAIN Ed Hampshire Catholic; Jewish A graduate geochemist who lives a Jewish lifestyle for the past 12 years.  His 8 children all have Hebrew names and were educated in a Jewish grammar school in Prague.  He is preparing for an Orthodox conversion to Judaism and wants to make alyiah and live in Israel. Father: Miloslav Primas      Mother: Bozena Podrouzek (Podrouzkova) which comes from the families Grill & Schwartz, originally Jewish, coming from White Russia via Austria.  Officially these people were Catholics like almost everyone in this country until 1918.  It was a matter of "become Catholic or die".  Grandfather was a baptized Catholic but never went to any Catholic church.  Grill and Schwarz families intermarried only between themselves and never mixed with the surrounding agricultural population.  Many of these emigrated to USA around 1900s or late 19th century.  Proven not only by DNA testing but also written testimony of U.S. relatives.  Original country of ancestry was most probably Spain, some Spanish Jewish nobility.  Jewish ancestry originally from Belarus.  The DNA sample is actually not Michael's, but that of his relative Dr. Michael Grill who lives in Paris, France. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion RAMOS, Erasmo Marcos BRAZIL BRAZIL, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, HOLLAND   Jewish Previously worked for the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin, but is currently (April 2007) a lawyer in Berlin, Germany.  Born in Brazil (as was his father) and grew up in Brazil.  Has spent some time in the US.  In 2010, Erasmo was living in Israel. Mother's family comes from Venice, ITALY (100%).  Father's lineage is very mixed and last names have been changed.  G-Grandparents came from Holland, Portugal, Spain.   G-Grandfather had the name DeSouza, but changed it to Ramos over 100 years ago.  They considered themselves as descendents of the Portugese (Ramos and de Souza are also Spanish names).  There is also some native South American influence. There is a Jewish line in the family. Results of his last test says that he has ancestors which were Askenazi and Levites. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion RAMSEY, Dr. Charles H. USA, New Orleans       A retired pediatrician. The earliest Ramsey ancestor he has found with certainty is William Ramsey from Halifax County, NC, in the late 1700s.  He lives on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain (in Apr 2007) some 22 miles from New Orleans.  Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion RAMSEY, Dennis M. Sr. USA, Ilinios       Currently living in central Illinois near Champaign (Apr 2007), but grew up in S. Illinois in Pople/Hardin County area.  Parents migrated from Hamilton County, Tennessee during the Civil War. Father: Ernest Marvin Ramsey Grandfather: Everett Erno Ramsey (1897-1963) G-Grandfather: James Asbury Ramsey II (1844-1920) GG-Grandfather: James Asbury Ramsey I (b. 04 Oct 1811, d. 16 Feb 1878) Website: http://act-iv.com/genealogy.htm Photo on Right: Great grandfather James Asbury, Aunt Flossie (in rear), Grandpa Erno, Great grandma Nancy, Aunt Rilla   Ernest Marvin Ramsey's maternal ancestry was JOHNSON. Mother: (Unknown) Johnson.  Grandfather: Ira Otto Neopolitan Johnson (b. 1882) married Liza Robinson G-Grandfather: Thomas Jefferson Johnson (b. 1851, d. 1881/2) married Sarah Homes/Holmes GG-Grandfather: Nehamiah Johnson (b. 1823 in NC) married Christiana Jones GGG-Grandfather: Amos Johnson Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion REESER, Warner K. Sr.         Father was a Spanish American veteran who served and died shortly after World War I. Mother's lineage goes back to England around 1600.  The Reeser name is adopted. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion SANDORA, Lee Michael USA, Connecticut ITALY       Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion SEGUIN, Denis CANADA, Toronto FRENCH     Lives in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA Paternal Grandfather: Antoine Sequin My name is Danielle. I'm Denis' sister (and the one driving this whole DNA project). Given the French penchant for family history, there has been a lot of research and writing about Seguins in North America.  I have done our family tree (which I THINK you can probably see if you go to "ancestry.ca" and search for Antoine Seguin - my paternal GF).  I understand that almost 90% of the Seguins in N.America descend from one couple who came to Quebec from Cuigy-en-Bray, Picardy, France.  The family has been traced back in France to about 1590.  Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion SEGUIN, Yvan CANADA, Montreal FRENCH (Northern)     Lives in Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Self: Yvan Séguin, Montreal, Qc 1950 Father: Albert Séguin, Les Cèdres, Qc 1909 Grandfather: Roméo Séguin, Les Cèdres, Qc 1881 G-Grandfather: Jean-Baptiste, Les Cèdres, Qc 1829 GG-Grandfather: Joseph Séguin, Les Cèdres, Qc 1794 GGG-Grandfather: Jean-Baptiste Séguin, ?, Qc 1756 GGGG-Grandfather: Jean-Baptiste Séguin, Boucherville, Qc 1710 GGGGG-Grandfather: Jean-Baptiste Séguin, Boucherville, Qc 1688 GGGGGG-Grandfather: François Séguin, St-Aubin-en-Bray, Picardie, France 1644 GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Laurent Séguin, France, 1621 GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Pierre Séguin, France, 1592 GGGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Pierre Séguin, France Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion SILVA, Dennis Daniel USA, California PORTUGAL     Lives in California as does his father.  Portuguese decent. Maternal side is from Fall River, Massachusetts - before that from the Azores. Family names include Braga, Chaves and Silva. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion STEPHENS, Ralph W. USA, Texas   Curtis Loftin Baptist Mormon GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens married Society Loftin. Mathew was a young man who was adopted by the Loftin family and moved to Mississippi with them.  Family Records indicate that Society descended from Leonard Loftin in England.  Matthew was said to be a Baptist circuit preacher even though he couldn't read or write.  Mathew and Society had a daughter, Nancy Stephens who never married.  She is Ralph's GG-Grandmother.  Nancy had a son, Thomas Jefferson Stephens (Ralph's G-Grandfather).  Ralph has a 25-point proven match between himself and one of his father's cousins.  A branch of the Loftin family lived near the Stephens household and it seems quite possible that Nancy Stephens could have had a relationship with one of them. Thomas Jefferson Stephens and many descendents were Mormon.  Ralph's Dad and his Dad's 1/2 first cousin are two of the few descendents from Thomas that are NOT Mormon. There seems to be a connection to the Loftin line both through Ralph's GGG-Grandmother, Society, and also through his G-Grandfather's unknown father. Ralph's 67 point study provided him with a Haplogroup match (E3b1a) which has origins in North AFRICA, and then seems to migrate from there through Greece, Italy, England and finally the US.  Even the names of Society's ancestors (Benoni Loftin & Leonard Loftin) seem to have had roots in Italy. Paternal Lineage: Father: Grandfather: G-Grandfather: Thomas Jefferson Stephens GG-Grandfather: (Unknown), GG-Grandmother: Nancy Stephens GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens, GGG-Grandmother: Society Loftin      GGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1792, GA)      GGGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1750, Dobbs County, NC, fought in American Revolution)      GGGGGG-Grandfather: Benoni Loftin (b. 1704/05, Yeopin River, NC)      GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Ludovick Loftin (b. 1654, PA)      GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin (b. 1616, Kent, England) Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Thaler, David USA, Oregon GERMANY/Swiss     Father: Wilhelm Max Thaler (b. Oldenburg, Germany in 1907) Grandfather: Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Thaler (b. 18 Mar 1874 in Oldenburg Germany.  He married Helene      Mehrens (b. 24 Mar 1874) in 1901. G-Grandfather: Carl Freidrich Wilhelm Thaler (b. 07 Feb 1819 in Eversten, Germany.  He married      Gesche Katharine Willenbruch (b. 17 Jun 1831) GG-Grandfather: Jacob Thaler (b. 11 Jul 1765) GGG-Grandfather: George Lorenzo Thaler (b. Abt 23 Oct 1716 in Erlangen-Neustadt near Frankfurt,      Germany.  He married Susanna Dirschin (b. 04 Mar 1722) on 04 Feb 1743.  She was the daughter      of Conraden Dirschin.) GGGG-Grandfather: Lorenzo Thaler (He married Walburga Margaretha Schmidt on 18 Jun 1715 in      Erlangen-Neustadt.  She was the daughter of Johann Schmid) GGGGG-Grandfather: Johann Jacob Thaler. Wilhelm Thaler's family immigrated to the US in May 1908 when he was 6 months old.  They arrived at Ellis Island and then moved around the states for several years, including Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, and finally arrived in Oregon in 1914.  He married Virginia Yates in 1941.  The name Thaler if of Swiss origin - it means "from the village". Virginia Yates was the daughter of Joseph Yates and Mary DeLong who were married in Whitewood, Virginia in 1918.  Mary DeLong had been a mail-order bride.  Joseph Yates was born in Mille Roche, Ontario, Canada, 06 Mar 1886 to Alex and Mary Yates.  He served in the militia in Canada prior to WWI.  Later he moved to British Columbia.  After the nuptials, Joseph & Mary moved to Camas, Washington, then to Richmond, British Columbia, and then to the central coast area of Oregon, and finally to Tualatin, Oregon around 1923-24.  They divorced in 1925. Carl Thaler b. 18 Mar 1874 Mother's Female Ancestry Line: Mother: Virginia Yates      Grandmother: Mary Lou Brown (or Delong)           G-Grandmother: Suzzy Day                GG-Grandmother: Mary Cole                     GGG-Grandmother: Alley Baker                          GGGG-Grandmother: Sarah (or Sally) Baker [has a twin brother, William Baker]     Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Tomillo, Michael USA, California ITALY     Father: Michael Anthony Tomillo Grandfather: Pasquale Tomillo The family name was spelled Tummillo in Italy, prior to Pasquale Tomillo's arrival at Ellis Islan. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Weedman, Harry Nichols USA, NC GERMANY William Bruce Weedman Lutheran Father: Harry Edwin Weedman (& Mary Belle Nichols) Grandfather: Charles Green Weedman (& Martha Lanman) G-Grandfather: Green Berry Weedman (& Susan Cart) GG-Grandfather: William Weedman (& Rebecca Haycraft) GGG-Grandfather: Christian Weedman, Jr. (& Mary Marshall) GGGG-Grandfather: Chrisian Weedman, Sr. "the Immigrant" (& Elizabeth "Unknown") The family goes back to 1750 when the original immigrant arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam.  It is believed that he came from the Palatine area of Germany.  Once in America, the family lived first in Hampshire County, VA before moving to Fayette County, PA where most lived from 1769 - 1799.  Christian Weedman, Sr. moved to Perry County, OH where he died in 1811.  One branch of the family migrated to Grayson County, KY and branched off into northern KY and southern IN.  Primary locations were Grayson, Meade and Breckinridge County, KY as well as Perry, Bubois, Pike and Jackson County, IN. Another branch settled in the DeWitt and McLean County, IL area.  Nick lives in North Carolina. To find out more about the Weedman family, check out Nick's website at http://www.weedman.org Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Weedman, William Bruce USA, CA GERMANY Harry Nicholas Weedman   GGG-Grandfather: Christian Weedman, Jr. (& Mary Marshall) GGGG-Grandfather: Chrisian Weedman, Sr. "the Immigrant" (& Elizabeth "Unknown") William (Bill) Bruce Weedman took the family Tree DNA test and the results of the 12-Marker Test proved that there was a 99.9% chance that he and Harry Nicholas Weedman shared a common ancestor. William had his original 12-Marker Test increased to the 25-Marker Test.  The results were no surprise. It showed a close match to the test results of Hary Nicholas (Nick) Weedman with only a single marker that differed from each other. William Bruce Weedman & Harry Nicholas Weedman's haplotype indicates that their family origin was in Northern Africa with a likely migration to Europe. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion WOLFINGER, Richard C.   GERMANY   Lutheran Ancestors came from Germany and settled in Maryland in the early 1790s.  He was Lutheran.  Evidence indicates that the family was of older Welsh origin.                                                                                                                          According to Family Tree DNA, the ancestral origin of 7 of the matches is Germany, 6 England, 5 Italy, 3 France and 2 Scotland.  The additional matches show origins in Austria, Azores, Bohemia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Libya, Portugal, Prussia and Sicily.                                         Family Tree DNA is one of the world's leading authorities in the field of Genetics.  The Y-DNA 12 Marker Test is available at a cost of $149.  The Y-DNA 37 Marker Test is available at cost of $259.                                                                                                                         July 2008 DNA Update                                         In May 2008, I was encouraged by Ralph Stephens to have my Family Tree DNA Test upgraded from a 12-Marker Test to a 25-Marker Test.  The cost of the upgrade was $49.  DNA is kept on file at Family Tree DNA for years and upgrades can be acquired easily.  The results from the 25-Marker Test arrived on 01 Jul 2008.  These are the results:                                                                                 My 25 DNA MARKERS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 13 24 13 10 16 18 11 12 11 13 11 30 15 9 9 11 11 26 14 20 33 14 16 17 19                                                                                                                         25 Marker Matches - Genetic Distance 1 (A variation on one of the markers by 1 number)     Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion McGUIRE, Hudson Lee Jr. USA, Kansas IRELAND   Methodist Lutheran Father: Hudson Lee McGuire Grandfather: Clarence McGuire G-Grandfather: Thomas Hopkins McGuire GG-Grandfather: James McGuire James may have been illegitimate; his mother was a McGuire and her father was John McGuire who was connected with the Revolutionary War; The McGuire clan came from Kentucky and settled in Oklahoma.  Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion STEPHENS, Ralph W. USA, Texas   Curtis Loftin Baptist Mormon GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens married Society Loftin. Mathew was a young man who was adopted by the Loftin family and moved to Mississippi with them.  Family Records indicate that Society descended from Leonard Loftin in England.  Matthew was said to be a Baptist circuit preacher even though he couldn't read or write.  Mathew and Society had a daughter, Nancy Stephens who never married.  She is Ralph's GG-Grandmother.  Nancy had a son, Thomas Jefferson Stephens (Ralph's G-Grandfather).  Ralph has a 25-point proven match between himself and one of his father's cousins.  A branch of the Loftin family lived near the Stephens household and it seems quite possible that Nancy Stephens could have had a relationship with one of them. Thomas Jefferson Stephens and many descendents were Mormon.  Ralph's Dad and his Dad's 1/2 first cousin are two of the few descendents from Thomas that are not Mormon. There seems to be a connection to the Loftin line both through Ralph's GGG-Grandmother, Society, and also through his G-Grandfather's unknown father. Ralph's 67 point study provided him with a Haplogroup match (E3b1a) which has origins in North AFRICA, and then seems to migrate from there through Greece, Italy, England and finally the US.  Even the names of Society's ancestors (Benoni Loftin & Leonard Loftin) seem to have had roots in Italy. Paternal Lineage: Father: Grandfather: G-Grandfather: Thomas Jefferson Stephens GG-Grandfather: (Unknown), GG-Grandmother: Nancy Stephens GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens, GGG-Grandmother: Society Loftin      GGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1792, GA)      GGGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1750, Dobbs County, NC, fought in American Revolution)      GGGGGG-Grandfather: Benoni Loftin (b. 1704/05, Yeopin River, NC)      GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Ludovick Loftin (b. 1654, PA)      GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin (b. 1616, Kent, England)       25 Marker Matches - Genetic Distance 2 (A variation on one of the markers by 2 numbers)     Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion GARCIA, Raul USA, Texas Spain & Canary Islands   Jewish Catholic Protestant Father: Jose Garcia Grandfather: Isidoro Garcia G-Grandfather: Francisco Garcia GG-Grandfather: Menachem Gershoni ben Shofat GGG-Grandfather: Isidoro Gershoni When the family migrated from Spain to Mexico, they changed their name from Gershoni to Garcia.  Since their ancestors were from Spain, the family had assumed they were of Sephardic roots.  Raul's DNA test shows he is actually of Ashkenazi roots. When Raul's forefathers assimilated in Mexico, they also became Catholic.  Raul's father was Catholic but became a Protestant.  Raul is a Pastor of an Assembly of God Church in San Antonio, Texas. They knew their roots were from Spain but were surprised to see through the DNA test the large number of links to England and Germany.  One of the few family stories preserved is that "early on they moved around a lot." Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion GUGLIELMINO, Sebastian Andrew USA, b. Brooklyn, NY Lives in Punta Gorda, FL ITALY     Father: Giovanni Guglielmino (married Giuseppa Caruso), both born in Vittoria, Ragusa, ITALY Grandfather: Sebastiano Guglielmino Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion HOLMES, Alan CANADA, Toronto ENGLAND     Alan originally comes from Liverpool, ENGLAND. Alan knows very little about his ancestry except that most of his ancestors hail from Lancashire in the north of England and Lincolnshire in the south.  Additional names in the family ancestry include: McEvoy, Anser, Frackleton, Miller and Shaw. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion JORDAN, Kenneth USA, Arkansas       Kenneth is a retired teacher living in Arkansas, but born in Winn Parish, Louisiana, as was the previous 3 generations. Father: Floyd Jordan Grandfather: John Jordan G-Grandfather: Thomas Jefferson Jordan GG-Grandfather: Eli Jordan was born in SC about 1830 Eli's parents are probably Gregory Jordan (b. Abt. 1813 in SC) and Zilphene Holifield (b. SC).  Ken has not been able to definitely determine whether Gregory is Eli's father or perhaps an older brother.  Gregory had younger brothers named Wilson (or William), John and Allen.  Census Reports generally report SC as their place of birth, however once or twice NC is reported. Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Keiser, Peter USA, b. NC GERMANY   Lutheran Additional Family Names:  Keiser, Boger, Hurley, Miller, Goshert, Johnston, Maxwell, Schaeffer, Schiffler Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion Pence, Dr. Norman Eugene USA, Colorado       Paternal family names are: Pence, Dittman, Bentz, Hatfield, Litteral, Hart Maternal family names are: Davis, Gallagher, Dean, Musick, Kimes, Johnson Norm believes that one of my many maternal grandmothers was a Lumbee Native American.       September 2008 DNA Update                                         In September 2008, I decided to upgraded my 12-Marker Test and 25-Marker Test to a 37-Marker Test.  These are the results:                                                                                 My 37 DNA MARKERS PANEL 1 Locus   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   DYS#   393 390 19 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1 392 389-2   Alleles   13 24 13 10 16 18 11 12 11 13 11 30     PANEL 2 Locus   13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DYS#   458 459a 459b 455 454 447 437 448 449 464a 464b 464c 41964d Alleles   15 9 9 11 11 26 14 20 33 14 16 17     PANEL 3 Locus   26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37   DYS#   460 GATA H4 YCA lla YCA llb 456 607 576 570 CDYa CDYb 442 438   Alleles   10 11 19 20 17 12 17 17 32 33 11 10                                             The only 37-Marker Match thus far is Ralph W. Stephens.       37 Marker Matches - Genetic Distance 1 (A variation on one of the markers by 1 number)                     Name Location Ancestral Origin DNA Relatives Ancestral Religion STEPHENS, Ralph W. USA, Texas   Curtis Loftin Baptist GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens married Society Loftin. Mathew was a young man who was adopted by the Loftin family and moved to Mississippi with them.  Family Records indicate that Society descended from Leonard Loftin in England.  Matthew was said to be a Baptist circuit preacher even though he couldn't read or write.  Mathew and Society had a daughter, Nancy Stephens who never married.  She is Ralph's GG-Grandmother.  Nancy had a son, Thomas Jefferson Stephens (Ralph's G-Grandfather).  Ralph has a 25-point proven match between himself and one of his father's cousins.  A branch of the Loftin family lived near the Stephens household and it seems quite possible that Nancy Stephens could have had a relationship with one of them. Thomas Jefferson Stephens and many descendents were Mormon.  Ralph's Dad and his Dad's 1/2 first cousin are two of the few descendents from Thomas that are not Mormon. There seems to be a connection to the Loftin line both through Ralph's GGG-Grandmother, Society, and also through his G-Grandfather's unknown father. Ralph's 67 point study provided him with a Haplogroup match (E3b1a) which has origins in North AFRICA, and then seems to migrate from there through Greece, Italy, England and finally the US.  Even the names of Society's ancestors (Benoni Loftin & Leonard Loftin) seem to have had roots in Italy. Paternal Lineage: Father: Grandfather: G-Grandfather: Thomas Jefferson Stephens GG-Grandfather: (Unknown), GG-Grandmother: Nancy Stephens GGG-Grandfather: Mathew Stephens, GGG-Grandmother: Society Loftin      GGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1792, GA)      GGGGG-Grandfather: Ezekiel Loftin (b. 1750, Dobbs County, NC, fought in American Revolution)      GGGGGG-Grandfather: Benoni Loftin (b. 1704/05, Yeopin River, NC)      GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Ludovick Loftin (b. 1654, PA)      GGGGGGGG-Grandfather: Leonard Loftin (b. 1616, Kent, England)           Orville & Wilbur Wright   Orville & Wilbur Wright   The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two Americans who are generally credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.   The Wright Brothers belonged to Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1b1 (the same as our Loftin DNA), subclade E1b1b1a2 (V13). They were supposedly descended from Robert Wright of Brook Hall, Essex, England.   A look at Wright DNA Project reveals the following 12-Markers:   Wright DNA Project Locus   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   DYS#   393 390 19 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1 392 389-2   Alleles   13 24 13 10 16 18 11 12 12 13 11 29     Loftin DNA Project Locus   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   DYS#   393 390 19 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1 392 389-2   Alleles   13 24 13 10 16 18 11 12 11 13 11 30                                           There was definitely a common ancestor with the Wrights and Loftins but without the same last name, it could have been 40 generations back.                                             If you have photos or additional information about the Loftin family, please contact me.