tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post4827375056491504635..comments2017-05-13T18:32:05.028-04:00Comments on My Kith N Kin: "Finished" Family Line Is QuestionedAmie Bowser Tennanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-31459403689235454212016-01-02T18:57:34.223-05:002016-01-02T18:57:34.223-05:00Yes, "finished" lines are hard to get ch...Yes, "finished" lines are hard to get changed, if not impossible. A 1902 Rogers genealogy stated that my CT slave ancestor Adam had a father named Adam. DNA evidence suggests his father was one of the white Rogers family of New London CT. Circumstantial evidence says it was the Rogerene, John Rogers. Meanwhile that genealogy has been out there for over 100 years and will continue being referenced! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-14605138001829479092015-10-21T14:06:34.654-04:002015-10-21T14:06:34.654-04:00After 20 years of genealogy researching, my DNA te...After 20 years of genealogy researching, my DNA tested showed that a quiet rumor regarding a possible early 20th century paternity issue was indeed true. It was quite a jolt to me, which I covered in a blog of my own "I'm not who I thought I was" http://thedeadrelativecollector.blogspot.com/2015/04/so-i-am-not-exactly-who-i-thought-i-was.html if you're interested in my experience, so whole new branches now await me! Good luck in your Henry questThe Dead Relative Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821418166089471310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-13202204564210222552015-10-12T09:40:59.090-04:002015-10-12T09:40:59.090-04:00;) Agreed!;) Agreed!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-8457323089416022012015-10-12T09:40:16.848-04:002015-10-12T09:40:16.848-04:00Oh boy! That does sound like a mess! I know exactl...Oh boy! That does sound like a mess! I know exactly what you mean about people not believing you...even when you have the proof. Good luck T!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-47382611280610229602015-10-12T09:37:05.062-04:002015-10-12T09:37:05.062-04:00Sandra, Thank you...I am so glad you enjoyed it! Y...Sandra, Thank you...I am so glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I agree 100% that I often fight the fear of being wrong. It can be paralyzing! I like how you said "the most likely story" and in more recent years I have started using words like that too. "Most likely", "probably", etc. Thanks again for taking time to read the blog!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-11378808761578124892015-10-12T07:52:56.454-04:002015-10-12T07:52:56.454-04:00Yes. We must remember to question everything &...Yes. We must remember to question everything & our research is never finished.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-34708069114766679602015-10-10T21:17:10.615-04:002015-10-10T21:17:10.615-04:00I've proven a published Bailey pedigree and hi...I've proven a published Bailey pedigree and history has daughters mixed up and my gggrandmother married to the wrong man. I don't know which is worse; the people who don't care or the people who don't believe me, even with the paper proof and documented children/parents. Kind of hard for her to have married that other guy and her children with her sister's husband's last name. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-6365536476948628332015-10-10T20:00:42.676-04:002015-10-10T20:00:42.676-04:00I love your blog post.
The more research that ...I love your blog post. <br />The more research that I do the more mysteries I find and consequently the more the story changes. And so far this is all without DNA. A new piece of evidence found can often change my view quite dramatically of what happened - perhaps this is why family history is so addictive. Anything I write and stitch together from my finds can only be considered "the most likely story" at this point in time based on what I currently know. I always hesitate before going public just incase I've missed something but now I think it's better to share, and then revise when something else comes to light . I do know however that the fear of being incomplete or wrong can be paralysing. After all we all spend a huge investment of time, energy and good intentions, and the thought that things might not be absolutely correct can be overwhelming, but this is part of our journey into our ancestral history. Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-5668195843165729902015-10-09T19:12:23.124-04:002015-10-09T19:12:23.124-04:00Here's to finding another family member who no...Here's to finding another family member who not only cares, but who wants to keep up with the family work you are doing!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-35927072545911283312015-10-09T16:49:42.917-04:002015-10-09T16:49:42.917-04:00I was able to prove through actual documentation t...I was able to prove through actual documentation that the previously accepted lineage of one of my GGFs published in the 1970s by local family historians was incorrect. Autosomal DNA testing of my brother and me confirms my findings. Now if I could only find anyone in my family who actually cares. :-(Figbashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267157959002668236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-52848442945788293342015-10-08T21:29:31.970-04:002015-10-08T21:29:31.970-04:00Hey Kathy! Good to hear from you! Yes, I would sup...Hey Kathy! Good to hear from you! Yes, I would suppose there are quite a few errors in some of those DAR papers. Maybe we will both get a Christmas surprise and figure these lines out once and for all!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-10950718326798129202015-10-08T21:28:17.940-04:002015-10-08T21:28:17.940-04:00Bob, you are absolutely right. I will likely have ...Bob, you are absolutely right. I will likely have to give some real solid evidence to convince some people if we find out this line is "crooked!" And yes, I think it is amazing people did as well as they did without the resources we have these days...so much easier! Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!Amie Bowser Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807141943126512123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-58779683437304912792015-10-08T18:13:30.785-04:002015-10-08T18:13:30.785-04:00I am currently working out a discrepancy in my tre...I am currently working out a discrepancy in my tree, too. Many people across the country have my DAR patriot married twice -- both time to an Elizabeth. I can no evidence that there was a second marriage. I traveled to New Jersey a couple of weeks ago. Could not find any evidence to suggest a second marriage. So the saga continues.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606727911113933565.post-81748044666883972262015-10-08T17:31:58.069-04:002015-10-08T17:31:58.069-04:00Aime - This post strikes a common cord with me. I...Aime - This post strikes a common cord with me. I have spent the past couple of years seriously going back over my grandmother's research (along with research of her friends of that generation.) Like you these lines were all "finished" or complete - we though. Oh the mess we have on some lines. Researchers 60 to 80 years ago just didn't have the resources like we do today. If you think the unraveling of your line is the hard part you are mistaken. The real problem is how to convince everyone else that the "old" pedigree was in fact wrong and we need to adopt this new pedigree. This is especially problematic at a web site like FamilySearch Family Tree. Old pedigrees have a life of their own and resist change. <br />Loved your post - good luck working this out.Robert Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857995733460375400noreply@blogger.com