ThruLines at AncestryDNA helped me find another descendant of my ancestors William and Rebecca (Tinsley) Newman who has also taken a DNA test and who also has his tree tied to his DNA results. The Newmans were Kentucky natives who married in Rush County, Indiana, in 1839, and eventually died in Missouri in the 1880s. Several of […]

Working with the DNA of the relatives the researcher “knows all about” can increase their analytical skills so they are better able to work with the families about which they know less. After connecting on FamilyTreeDNA, I located a descendant (called LR for this discussion) of my 5th great-grandfather, Harm Oltmans Roben (died in 1819) […]