
Discovery: 5GGs Abraham Davis and Ruth Smith
There haven't been any significant breakthroughs in the Jonnes Family Tree for some months. So, what a serendipitous surprise to discover two new 5th great grandparents (5GGs)! Especially one of whom my father would have been excited about.
The…

Photo Discovery: 3GG Nancy Wood (1810-1886)
Acquiring images of ancestors is an integral aspect of genealogy research. Seeing a face speaks volumes about the personalities of our progenitors.
A Lukemire cousin recently forwarded an image of our mutual third great-grandmother (3GG)…

My Ethnicity Estimate Just Changed!
Talk about good timing.
I just mentioned in a recent post that DNA ethnicity percentages are rough estimates and should be used with caution.((Steven Nelson Jonnes, "Understanding DNA Testing," Jonnes Genealogy Blog, 25 August 2018 (https://www.jonnesgenealogy.com/understanding-dna-testing/),…