Tomorrow is 91 years since a great grandma died. Mary Ellen Faherty Ryan (1852-1931). I know she played piano/organ at church, that she was a messy housekeeper, that she and her husband took in orphans, and that she died of a heart attack. #cosophotography #genealogy #cosogenealogy

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I'm touched by your remembrance and honor of her., almost 100 years after she left.

@Americanist4u @poemblaze this is such a wonderful tribute to her.

@Bliss I love family history. @Americanist4u

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Same here, I'm the family's resident Historian. I can't seem to plumb deeper than the 1700's.

@Americanist4u I have been very fortunate. Both in being descended from families where others have done a lot of research, and in being able to find online databases of information on lines that weren't researched. @Bliss

@poemblaze @Americanist4u that's wonderful. my ancestors were nomadic refugees across many continents from eastern europe until they arrived generations later in the US so much history was lost. But You've made me realize "I alone can fixt it" 😂

Seriously, it can start with me. Thanks for the inspiration

@Bliss I really hope you are able to piece together much more of your ancestry. @Americanist4u

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Genetically, though DNA the d lines have clearly emerged, percentages down to the 1.5%, three continents at approx. the early part of the 1700's. In as far as names and direct linage into the great-great-great grand 64ths, things become opaque.

@Americanist4u @Bliss DNA provides so much information. It confirmed the identity of my grandfather. I found a half brother. Was able to establish some other lines.

@robfwtx @Americanist4u @Bliss Mitochondrial DNA is through the mother, but Autosomal DNA is from both parents. Y-DNA is from the father.

@robfwtx @Americanist4u @Bliss This is true, but Autosomal DNA shows relatives on both sides of the family. Both maternal and paternal lines can be discovered through DNA.