Who Are You People?

Arwen · 06-08-2010, 10:32 AM

Looking for other genealogy fans.

Do you know the crack that is Ancestry.com?

Do you drool over pictures sepia-toned and cracked?

Do you dream of times when you can pin your family members down for questions about what they remember?

Is a dead-end the most frustrating thing in your tree?

When you find a skeleton in your closet, do you want to take him or her out to share with the world?

Come on! I know you're out there.

So who are you people?

More importantly, who are your people?

SLynch61 on Ancestry.com

Jet · 06-08-2010, 10:38 AM

German speaking Russians
from a village called Sewald on the Volga River.
Came to the states just before the revolution.

ravfem · 06-08-2010, 10:52 AM

i've sometimes wondered about my ancestry, especially as i get older. But, i know nothing at all beyond my paternal father's last name and my maternal grandmother's maiden name & home town.

i'm no longer in contact with any of my bio-family so i can't ask anyone about it.

Arwen · 06-08-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ravfem

i've sometimes wondered about my ancestry, especially as i get older. But, i know nothing at all beyond my paternal father's last name and my maternal grandmother's maiden name & home town.

i'm no longer in contact with any of my bio-family so i can't ask anyone about it.

You might want to do a trial membership on Ancestry.com You would be AMAZED at what you can find. Because you are not the only one searching, you see. So you might find your paternal father and his paternal father and be able to start from there.

Rockinonahigh · 06-08-2010, 10:56 AM

Hellow Arwen,fancy u should bring this up.Once I ask my grandpa about our italian herritage and all he ever said for years that we were a bunch of rum runners and moonshiners.I never really belaeved that anyhow so over the years I have found out a fue things.1- His family really dose or did own a winery in italy called Lombard winery.2- He was the younger son but didnt want to deal with other nafarious things in italy nor did he want to wear the cloth.- There is some family connection in NY,Chicago and Cali wich so far I havent gotten hold of anyone from the addresses that are 40 or more years old.3-Most of his side of the family is in the resturant buisness or liquor makeing /sales in some way.Infact a fue of my cousins hear own the Blind Tiger and the Chaicago night club.
On my grams side is a bit sketchy..but I do know she is from gypsy linage in italy so in doing my best to find out more about that.I do know from one of my elder 2sd cousins thet she had several siblings.I have the idea that the family just wanted to stay hidden for lots of reasons...my nose is out of joint big time looking fro ansers.
When they came to the U.S.A. he came thrue the port of New Orleans and she came thrue Ellis island...still more work to do.

Rockinonahigh · 06-08-2010, 11:01 AM

I should add the I know even less about my bio fathers side of the family other than.His name and that his mother last name was Roderreigezz(sp?) and that she was from Missippie and has or had family from Smackover Ark.I have ask that side of the family for any info I could get but,no reply at all.

Arwen · 06-08-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I should add the I know even less about my bio fathers side of the family other than.His name and that his mother last name was Roderreigezz(sp?) and that she was from Missippie and has or had family from Smackover Ark.I have ask that side of the family for any info I could get but,no reply at all.

L.W., that spelling is most likely Rodriguez but your dyslexia will be challenging since you do need the closest possible spelling when in doubt.

If you put in your bio father's name and what you think the DOB is (even just the year will work), you may find him on ancestry.com

Rockinonahigh · 06-08-2010, 11:30 AM

Arwen..I have no idea when the old fart was born,I have my birth certifiacate but all it has is my bio parents name but no age or dob..the thing is 63 yrs old gess they didnt need that info then.I often wonder who I look like,what they were like just so many things..sorta like im missing something and cant find it.But I will check on ancestry.com for more info.I also have there marriage licence but got no more info than what I had.

Arwen · 06-08-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Arwen..I have no idea when the old fart was born,I have my birth certifiacate but all it has is my bio parents name but no age or dob..the thing is 63 yrs old gess they didnt need that info then.I often wonder who I look like,what they were like just so many things..sorta like im missing something and cant find it.But I will check on ancestry.com for more info.I also have there marriage licence but got no more info than what I had.

You can take an educated guess though. Like...It was 19xx when I was born and my dad was probably in his 20's so he was born circa 19xx -20.

Rockinonahigh · 01-02-2014, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Arwen

L.W., that spelling is most likely Rodriguez but your dyslexia will be challenging since you do need the closest possible spelling when in doubt.

If you put in your bio father's name and what you think the DOB is (even just the year will work), you may find him on ancestry.com

I have done some checking out my bio fathers lineage,so far it go's from Smakover ark.to to Florida then Cuba(great great great grand pop was a coffee bean plantation owner) to Spain where he got the land grant for the property.I have a cousin who has some connections at one of the universite's so now I am waiting for information from them.Cousin P has dual citizenship in Italy so she is there now looking for more from our Italian family that she has gotten to know well...the search go's on.

Deborah* · 10-12-2017, 07:03 PM

I'm German Jewish on my moms side and Scotland Irish on my dads side. I haven't done much research on it. I'm thinking of doing a DNA test at some point in the future. It will be interesting I think what the results would say.

Deborah

Arwen · 02-28-2011, 05:42 PM

Currently HOOKED on "Who Do You Think You Were" (Friday nights on NBC) and still diving into Ancestry.com. I found a 4th great grandfather who died at the Battle of the Wilderness. He fought for the Union and had also fought in the Mexican-American war. He immigrated here from Germany.

lipstixgal · 02-28-2011, 05:47 PM

My family is greek on my father's side and italian on my mother's side but according to relatives in Greece my lineage goes back to Alexander the Great, I am a converted Jew by choice though!!

Arwen · 02-28-2011, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lipstixgal

My family is greek on my father's side and italian on my mother's side but according to relatives in Greece my lineage goes back to Alexander the Great, I am a converted Jew by choice though!!

I'm researching via ancestry.com and highly recommend it as a useful tool if you really want to get deep into it. Fascinating.

Passionaria · 02-28-2011, 10:16 PM

My family is Scandinavian. Swedish and Finnish. We are in contact with relatives in Finland, but not Sweden which is my Dads side. My Finish relatives live near Lapland. My cousin is doing the genealogy for the whole family on my Moms side. Our family goes back and forth visiting between Finland and the US. Now I know where my love of Coffee and Tango come from. lol. You would not believe it but the Tango is the most popular dance in Finland. We are know for being HOT BLODDED. There is also a huge Gypsy population in Finland. My Mom was raised speaking Finnish, but us kids never learned it. LOL, it was saved for secret conversations between my Mom and Grandma.

There you have it!

Rockinonahigh · 02-28-2011, 10:21 PM

Hi everyone,how ya been?Hear lately I have been geting some emails from my life .com...seem like a whole bunch of folks are looking for someone with my name..even my x.Bad vibes with that one.Anyone ever hear about mylife .com?
I havent till they poped up in my emails.

Gemme · 10-13-2017, 04:07 AM

I did my DNA test last year and found out that I'm more Irish than Italian, which was a surprise since my father swears his side is full-blooded. I also have no link to Japan, as I suspected. Instead, I'm Portuguese, African, English and French (which I knew), Native American and Middle Eastern.

I am every woman!

dark_crystal · 10-13-2017, 05:39 AM

I started doing genealogy because i wanted to know our ethnicity, so i wanted to know where we sailed from in Europe

I was able to place my dad's family on the 1632 voyage of the ship Lyon from England to America

I haven't made anywhere near that kind of progress on any of the other lines

I did take the DNA test and find out i'm 43% Irish/38% English/11% Scandinavian/8% "other European"

I need to get to work on the other lines, but i figure i'll eventually serve a year as a DAR registrar, and i'll have such great access then that it is silly not to wait

Chad · 10-13-2017, 05:47 AM

I would like to take the DNA test. My birth mother was some help but I want facts. The only thing we have proof of is that there is Cherokee in our bloodline. The rest seems foggy at best.

Orema · 10-13-2017, 08:13 AM

85% African (80% West African, 3% Central and South African, 2% Sub-Saharan African).

12% European (British, Irish, and Finnish which was a surprise. We always thought my dad's dad was German—that's where my grandad was born and German was his native language. But now we're thinking he was born in German, but his ancestors were British, Irish, and Finnish).

2% American Indian

1% Southeast Asia

I've visited some of these areas, but not all of them. A goal on my Bucket List is to visit all the countries my DNA can be traced to. Maybe I'll meet this goal or maybe I won't.

06-08-2010, 10:32 AM	#1
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,130 Times in 6,413 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Who Are You People? Looking for other genealogy fans. Do you know the crack that is Ancestry.com? Do you drool over pictures sepia-toned and cracked? Do you dream of times when you can pin your family members down for questions about what they remember? Is a dead-end the most frustrating thing in your tree? When you find a skeleton in your closet, do you want to take him or her out to share with the world? Come on! I know you're out there. So who are you people? More importantly, who are your people? SLynch61 on Ancestry.com __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

06-08-2010, 10:52 AM	#3
ravfem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: i'm a girl Relationship Status: negative Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,239 Thanked 3,126 Times in 1,269 Posts Rep Power: 1969285	i've sometimes wondered about my ancestry, especially as i get older. But, i know nothing at all beyond my paternal father's last name and my maternal grandmother's maiden name & home town. i'm no longer in contact with any of my bio-family so i can't ask anyone about it. __________________

02-28-2011, 05:42 PM	#12
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,130 Times in 6,413 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Currently HOOKED on "Who Do You Think You Were" (Friday nights on NBC) and still diving into Ancestry.com. I found a 4th great grandfather who died at the Battle of the Wilderness. He fought for the Union and had also fought in the Mexican-American war. He immigrated here from Germany. __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

02-28-2011, 05:47 PM	#13
lipstixgal Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: coupled Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 201 Thanked 1,690 Times in 1,064 Posts Rep Power: 1494760	My family is greek on my father's side and italian on my mother's side but according to relatives in Greece my lineage goes back to Alexander the Great, I am a converted Jew by choice though!! __________________ Gail

02-28-2011, 10:16 PM	#15
Passionaria Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Urban Bohemian : http://youtu.be/IM96Ch9Gx4A Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: She ran away with with the Gypsy's ✿ Posts: 2,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 3,735 Times in 1,249 Posts Rep Power: 16689909	yes! My family is Scandinavian. Swedish and Finnish. We are in contact with relatives in Finland, but not Sweden which is my Dads side. My Finish relatives live near Lapland. My cousin is doing the genealogy for the whole family on my Moms side. Our family goes back and forth visiting between Finland and the US. Now I know where my love of Coffee and Tango come from. lol. You would not believe it but the Tango is the most popular dance in Finland. We are know for being HOT BLODDED. There is also a huge Gypsy population in Finland. My Mom was raised speaking Finnish, but us kids never learned it. LOL, it was saved for secret conversations between my Mom and Grandma. There you have it! __________________ *Moon cat madness*

06-08-2010, 10:38 AM	#2
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	German speaking Russians from a village called Sewald on the Volga River. Came to the states just before the revolution.

06-08-2010, 10:56 AM	#5
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Hellow Arwen,fancy u should bring this up.Once I ask my grandpa about our italian herritage and all he ever said for years that we were a bunch of rum runners and moonshiners.I never really belaeved that anyhow so over the years I have found out a fue things.1- His family really dose or did own a winery in italy called Lombard winery.2- He was the younger son but didnt want to deal with other nafarious things in italy nor did he want to wear the cloth.- There is some family connection in NY,Chicago and Cali wich so far I havent gotten hold of anyone from the addresses that are 40 or more years old.3-Most of his side of the family is in the resturant buisness or liquor makeing /sales in some way.Infact a fue of my cousins hear own the Blind Tiger and the Chaicago night club. On my grams side is a bit sketchy..but I do know she is from gypsy linage in italy so in doing my best to find out more about that.I do know from one of my elder 2sd cousins thet she had several siblings.I have the idea that the family just wanted to stay hidden for lots of reasons...my nose is out of joint big time looking fro ansers. When they came to the U.S.A. he came thrue the port of New Orleans and she came thrue Ellis island...still more work to do.

06-08-2010, 11:01 AM	#6
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I should add the I know even less about my bio fathers side of the family other than.His name and that his mother last name was Roderreigezz(sp?) and that she was from Missippie and has or had family from Smackover Ark.I have ask that side of the family for any info I could get but,no reply at all.

06-08-2010, 11:30 AM	#8
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Arwen..I have no idea when the old fart was born,I have my birth certifiacate but all it has is my bio parents name but no age or dob..the thing is 63 yrs old gess they didnt need that info then.I often wonder who I look like,what they were like just so many things..sorta like im missing something and cant find it.But I will check on ancestry.com for more info.I also have there marriage licence but got no more info than what I had.

10-12-2017, 07:03 PM	#11
Deborah* Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: single and not looking Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Texas Posts: 354 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 304 Thanked 420 Times in 180 Posts Rep Power: 2658953	I'm German Jewish on my moms side and Scotland Irish on my dads side. I haven't done much research on it. I'm thinking of doing a DNA test at some point in the future. It will be interesting I think what the results would say. Deborah

02-28-2011, 10:21 PM	#16
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Hi everyone,how ya been?Hear lately I have been geting some emails from my life .com...seem like a whole bunch of folks are looking for someone with my name..even my x.Bad vibes with that one.Anyone ever hear about mylife .com? I havent till they poped up in my emails.

10-13-2017, 04:07 AM	#17
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10-13-2017, 05:39 AM	#18
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10-13-2017, 05:47 AM	#19
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,325 Times in 5,678 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Who are my people I would like to take the DNA test. My birth mother was some help but I want facts. The only thing we have proof of is that there is Cherokee in our bloodline. The rest seems foggy at best.

10-13-2017, 08:13 AM	#20
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,059 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,107 Thanked 34,161 Times in 8,620 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	85% African (80% West African, 3% Central and South African, 2% Sub-Saharan African). 12% European (British, Irish, and Finnish which was a surprise. We always thought my dad's dad was German—that's where my grandad was born and German was his native language. But now we're thinking he was born in German, but his ancestors were British, Irish, and Finnish). 2% American Indian 1% Southeast Asia I've visited some of these areas, but not all of them. A goal on my Bucket List is to visit all the countries my DNA can be traced to. Maybe I'll meet this goal or maybe I won't.