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I just got my 23 and me ancestry report
97 percent northern European.

Breakdown
German
Scandinavian
Netherlands.

Then a small bit of Italian. Huh.
 
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Of my four grandparents, three are Scottish and one Welsh. On my mom’s side, both her parents were born here while my dad’s were both from Scotland. Technically that makes me a third generation Canadian. I think. lol
 
I’m Slovenian on my mother’s side. On my dad’s side, I’m German, Scottish and English.

My mom’s parents came to America from Slovenia in the early 1900s. On my dad’s side, my German ancestors came to America in 1881, the Scots came in 1805, and the English came in 1652! That English family line has been documented back to the 14th century!
 
I am 50% Jewish Russian and 50% Italian.

My girlfriend is 50% Jamaican and 50% African
 
I got the ring, just waiting for the right time to propose haha!
 
When I proposed to my wife, she said no. I said I’m not going anywhere. Four months later we married. That was 21 years ago.
 
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My father is German, Irish and British, and my mother is Irish. My dad’s paternal side came to America in the 1700s!
 
My DNA results indicate:
50% Europe East Czech Republic
19% Scandinavia
15% Ireland/Scotland/Wales
7% Europe West
5% Great Britain
Wow! 😉
 
Just got back my results:

42% Budweiser
18% Hamm’s
14% Coors Light
10% Miller High Life
9% Keystone
7% Busch Light

Curious.
 
I don’t know…if anyone with Busch Light blood in their veins comes to our neighborhood, the Yuengling crowd will be mighty upset.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Also be aware that siblings will have different percentages even with the same parents. That’s what was really interesting to me. I didn’t realize they could be so different, but they are.
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My sister did both 23me and Ancestry, and got different results. Most of what I know comes from doing research other than genetic. Genetic is useful for some things, but not everything.
 
Heavily Sicilian on both my mother and father’s side. I also did a DNA test through ancestry.com and discovered that I have some Middle Eastern roots, as well (it didn’t specify any particular countries, though).
 
That makes sense since Sicily was under Muslim rule from the 9th to the 11th century.
 
Mostly Polish, with some Czechovakian (either Moravian or Slovak,borders were fluid prior to WW1. But I really should try one of those DNA tests. Because the Mongol invasion reached Poland in the 1200s, it is possible that many Poles have Mongol blood in them.
 
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StudentMI:
Indeed. Is it wrong I don’t feel bad for her?
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No, it’s not. This is someone that really is a stranger even though you share her DNA. We can’t make ourselves have feelings that have no foundation. I find the information I got about my real family very interesting but nothing beyond that…they are complete strangers to me. I’ve never met any of them face to face and I have no interaction with them now…they are just faces in a few pictures my birth sister sent me. I was excited to see that she and I look very much alike…I’ve never looked like anyone in my adopted family but my adopted family is my real family! That’s where my emotions go.
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I’m experiencing the same thing with the son (by a second marriage) of my biological grandfather. My dad was his half-brother, but they never knew each other because they never met, and my grandfather and grandmother divorced when Dad was only three years old. He was never able to track down his biological father.

I, however, have learned about my half-uncle, and I was able to find his address, telephone number and e-mail address. I’ve never called or e-mailed him, but I have written him some letters explaining the facts and enclosing documentation as proof.

I also told hm about my father revealing this to me, and that Ancestry DNA results have turned up the children of Grandpa’s siblings, who are my cousins. I’ve spoken with a few of those cousins, and they’ve shared quite a lot of information about my great-aunts and uncles, and they’ve been warm and welcoming.

However, Grandpa’s second son has never responded to my letters. He has never said a word, which is why I’m hesitant to call or e-mail him. I feel the ball is in his court, now. It’s up to him to answer me, since I’ve opened my door to him.

It’s kind of a bummer that I can’t get to know this man, as his two children share the same grandfather as I and my siblings. One of my cousins, who knows him fairly well, has tried to persuade him to talk to me, but he simply won’t. He just ignores my communications to him.

Evidently, his dad never told him about his previous marriage to our grandmother and the son they had together, so all of this new information must feel pretty strange to him. I’m not sure he even believes me.

I never knew much about my biological grandfather, and would sure like to know more about what he was like. The cousins don’t know that much, because he stayed out in California while they continued to live in Louisiana. Aside from a few brief visits when they were very young, they just didn’t get to see him very often and don’t remember that much.

Genealogy can be dicey when it comes to this stuff. I’ve pretty much resigned myself to never hearing from my half-uncle. He has his life, and I have mine.
 
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A few years back I did the DNA test…75% Irish and I forget the rest .As a fifth generation Australian I was curious.
Funny part is my maiden name was Italian,but there is only a few percent of that .I am much more like my mother’s people though 🤔
 
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