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You know what’s really funny? Not funny, haha, but funny as in different, not normal, etc…. having family from your own side not just your in-laws that take notice of you, care about you and even want to know about you. After more than ten years of not having this in my life, it has been different getting used to the new responsibilities that this entails. Responsibilities you say? You know, those phones calls letting people know how you are doing, letters to those who don’t use email or even text messages. It’s those little things that I have had to get used to over the last few years.
You see, in finding my family, I really did find my family. They love me for who I am and care about my well-being. It’s a different feeling.
Aunt Betty tells me often that Turners are loving people and that her Dad, my Great Grandfather was one that cared and loved more than anyone she knew. I’ve found pictures, been given pictures and have heard stories. This man did so much that it would take a book to tell of his long life, who knows, maybe that will be next. Until then, I’ll have to keep doing my best to reconcile having family again. Hopefully, each day will continue being easier than the last.It’s good being a Turner!
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Ancestry / Blog / DNA / Genealogy / Genetic Testing / Ramblins / ThoughtsJanuary 20, 2019
2 Min ReadIt’s funny that my whole life I knew part of where I came from and then the rest was pretty much made up lies, stories or just something to make everyone feel better. The great thing about DNA is that it does not lie. Your genetics will tell your story and if enough people care to find out, you’ll eventually connect the dots. Using Y-DNA testing, I found my paternal line above my father…. Turners. I wrote a bit about this earlier in the year, so if you want a few more details, you’ll need to take a look there. My maternal line is a bit more difficult to find, but slowly and surely I am making progress.
As seen by my featured image, I am roughly 75 percent caucasian to 25 percent african (some trace parts aren’t shown), with part of the caucasian coming
from my maternal line’s mother, McCoys. It’s the paternal side that I am looking at now, and it has definitely been difficult to find much out about it. Since being on Ancestry, I have spoken with some fourth cousins that don’t have enough of their own history to help and most recently have a second cousin match. This latter match I believe was adopted, perhaps not, but just my guess on the matter. It’s a younger match so I’ll wait for contact.It’s odd when you get to a certain point that you are basically profiling everyone that is on your matches for certain characteristics. Other services have made it a bit easier to find persons of a certain ethnicity. On Ancestry, you’re basically relying on photos of people and migration groups they may belong to. The latter is not very helpful at times as many people, not just people of color, followed some of the same migration routes. There are other tools, some I’ll explore further shortly, but hopefully this is the year that I get the answers I am seeking.
