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From: "Jim Carpenter" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 12:36:41 -0700
References: <200712011906.lB1J5sX2017403@mail.rootsweb.com>


Thanks Tim,

The problem I have with the relative of mine who's father was adopted we
don't know what the real surname is. So I guess he would use the surname he
has now? I don't see how that would help with anything? Just something I
thought of. What do you do in this situation?

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Janzen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation


> Dear Jim,
> Keep in mind that one doesn't need to trace all of their ancestral
> lines back 4 generations in order to send a kit to the SMGF. You simply
> need to be able to trace one or more lines back that far. I have sent in
> kits for people who have no information on the ancestry of one of their
> parents or one of their grandparents before. The results for these people
> are still appearing in the SMGF databases. I have even found one Y
> chromosome haplotype that appeared in the SMGF database where no names
> appeared in the SMGF pedigree chart because none of the ancestors were
> born
> over 100 years ago. For the Mennonite project I am involved in, results
> typically take 1-2 years to appear in the SMGF databases. My suggestion
> is
> that people send pedigree charts to the SMGF that are as complete and
> accurate as possible because this will help facilitate the alignment of
> autosomal DNA markers with other people who share the same ancestors.
> Sincerely,
> Tim Janzen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Jim Carpenter
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 10:44 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
>
> Thanks Maggie,
>
> Submitting at least 4 generations would be good in finding your results.
> That would work for a couple people I know. I have another relative and
> his
> father comes from a Sioux Indian reservation in South Dakota and his
> father
> was adopted so I don't think that he would be able to go back 4
> generations.
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Jim
>
>
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