Family Tree

[Julie1]

Does anyone do their family tree? 

I have done it through find my past and other sources. 

It's quite interesting and frustrating all at once. 

I have gone back so far but then wanted to go forward to find more present day people because I am desperate to find a photo of my grandmother I never met. 

My father never had a photo of her it's a sad story but I have always wanted to see a picture of her and don't know how already to go forward.

You end up with all these certificates birth marriages and deaths and sometimes there are second marriages it all gets very confusing. 

I would love one of those programmed people who do think you are to discover these things for me and find some cousins I don't know about who might have some pictures:) 

I know this system is only temporary but we all love intriguing things otherwise we wouldn't study the Bible:)

 

 

[Lance]

I have done about 50 different trees for friends.. I have found fathers and mothers for people whom their adoption records do not show. 

I would recommend if you are serious about finding your relatives that you get your DNA  tested.Depending on your ethnicity it will show who all your cousins are that have submitted their DNA.. from there you can trace your family tree… and get photos and stories that have slipped through the cracks of time.

 

[dljbsp]

That's good to know about the DNA. 

I have been playing with some family trees by sleuthing. 

I get a Google alert every day from a new search regarding "Jehovah" and it shows up often in and obituaries when one of our brothers or sisters pass away. So I've kind of been playing with the details and the obituary to to identify family, and then I use resources on the internet to identify more family if possible so I'm hoping to have a tree of all of our spiritual family. They're gonna connect one of these times. Definitely at Noah and Adam. 

Dave

 

[Tortuga]

I use to climb the family tree when I was a kid, I thought it was an Oak but I think it was really an Elm.

[Brandon]

If you click the button here, it will try and show you how you are related to Charles Russell: https://www.geni.com/people/Pastor-Charles-Taze-Russell/6000000014487889313

 

you may have to click and wait, and then also choose the in-laws option and search again

[Lance]

Well you can order what ever you want … to me it is rather useless to just find out what your ethnic mix is .. you might as well find out who you are related to..

MyHeritage and Ancestry are the big two in the ancestry business.. you basically get your DNA done .. get a subscription through one of the above companies.. put all relatives that you know in to their database and then let it do it’s work.

 

 There are free or cheaper alternatives like GedMatch where you upload you DNA file to their servers and it will look through their database of people and tell you how many first cousins to 6 or 7 cousin you are related to.

FamilySeatch is also free but you can’t upload your GedCom DNA file  but it does give you access to public records which holds slot of information.

 

There is a learning curve in understanding DNA results like how many centimorgans  your relative has .. and if they have a searchable tree.. most have an email address that will allow you to leave a message with ..

I just helped a brother in my congregation who is 60 find his father… the only info I had was his father was born around 1932 and was a Swedish ship captain.

He got his DNA done and I traced back through a 2nd cousin once removed to a common great great grandparents.. and found all the children .. I got him his whole family and photos of his father and grandparents.. he was blown away and had no idea where to start..

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Lance