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from my DNA map on the Ancestry app

My Ancestry DNA Results 

  • 34% Germanic Europe 
  • 26% England & Northwestern Europe 
  • 10% Scotland 
  • 9% Denmark 
  • 7% Ireland, specifically Ulster & Northern Ireland
  • 4% Sweden 
  • 4% Wales 
  • 3% Portugal 
  • 2% France 
  • 1% Greece & Albania 
  • Delaware, Chesapeake & Midwest Settlers

    One of the very first things I did when beginning my journey into genealogy and ancestor veneration is take a DNA test to learn more about where my ancestors came from. Now before I dig a little deeper into the ethnicity estimates, I do want to explain how the DNA profiles work. I am not a geneticist, so I won't dive into all the technical complexities of DNA inheritance. But, I do want to mention that each major DNA testing agency whether Ancestry, MyHeritage, 23andMe, or so on all do things a little different. They have variations in how they split up the regions as well as different pools of DNA in their databases. That is why DNA ethnicity estimates change not only across the different companies, but also within the same one as their DNA database grows and they can narrow down to more specific results. On Ancestry, Germanic Europe encompasses Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovenia. England & Northwestern Europe includes the Channel Islands, England, Isle of Man, Wales, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The Greece & Albania region comprises Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. 


 
from the Early Industrial Midwest Settlers map on the Ancestry app


    The Delaware Valley, Chesapeake & Midwest Settlers group timeline begins in 1700 with Germans coming to Pennsylvania and the northern Chesapeake area. Around 1725, the Scots-Irish as well as English and Germans moved from Philadelphia and coastal Chesapeake to the Shenandoah Valley. After the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1800, there was a move from Pennsylvania and Chesapeake towards Kentucky to find better land. In the early 1800s, there was another push further West to Ohio and Indiana. From 1825 to 1850, Germans, English, and the Scots moved to the Midwest. After the Civil War, people went to Cincinnati and St. Louis for factory jobs. The economic boom of 1925 to 1950 drew more rural residents to cities like Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. Others were drawn to milder climates in California with the population of Los Angeles expanding to over one million people. From 1950 to 1975, even more Midwesterners migrated to Southern California, especially Los Angeles and San Diego.      


Comparing the Results to my Genealogy Research 


 
my Ancestral Places map on Google Maps

    According to good old fashion Google, the Midwestern United States region includes major cities like Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Denver. It includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. This does align with some of my ancestors history. For example, great grandma Doris Maxine Perry was born in Fortescue, Holt County, Missouri. In 1930, great grandpa Maurice Lee Gould at age 12 lived with his parents William and Emma Gould, as well as his brothers Harold Gould and Russell Neiderhouse in Oregon, Holt County, Missouri. In 1950, Maurice Lee Gould and his wife Doris Maxine Gould lived in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California with their 2 year old son and my maternal grandpa Gregory Gould. In 1920, great grandpa Elmer Raymond Beucus at age 10 lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois with his parents Henry and Ollie Beucus and his siblings George, Barbara, Clarence, Hazel, Adelide, and Kenneth. Great grandma Fonda Doris Magill at age 1 lived in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska in 1920 with her parents Raymond John Magill and Fonda Drusilla Magill. Fonda Doris Beucus is buried with her husband Elmer Raymond Beucus in the Riverside National Cemetery in California. In 1920, great grandpa Grayson Walter Meese at age 1 lived in Plain, Stark County, Ohio with his parents Volney Pershing and Laura Meese as well as his siblings Mildred and Robert. Grayson Walter Meese and his wife Helen Elizabeth Meese lived in Downey, Los Angeles County, California in 1950. The genealogy of five of my great grandparents seem to be consistent with the Midwest settlers group moving west to California. 


 
my Ancestral Places on Google maps 

    I have been starting to map some of the places my fourth great grandparents lived on Google maps and some of them are already back in Great Britain, Europe, and Scandinavia. For example, my fourth great grandparents Esther Steele and Hugh Magill, the parents of John Magill and grandparents of Raymond John Magill, were married on January 10, 1860 in Drumgooland, County Down, Ireland. Their son John Magill was born on March 3, 1865 in Ballyward, County Down, Ireland. In 1871, Esther and Hugh Magill lived in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland with their sons Samuel and John Magill. Another example is my fourth great grandpa Knute Knutson, father of Sarah Christina Knutson and maternal grandfather of Alliu "Ollie" Gunderson, was born in Drangedal kommune, Telemark fylke, Norway in 1810 and died in Dekorra, Columbia County, Wisconsin on August 2, 1887. His wife Aslaug Isaksdatter was born June 12, 1813 in Sannidal, Kragero kommune, Telemark fylke, Norway and died August 2, 1887 in Dekorra, Columbia County, Wisconsin. They were married on January 23, 1838 in Drangedal, Telemark, Norway. 

    My fourth great grandad Lasse Lewis Gundersen, father of Anders "Andrew" Lassesen Gunderson and paternal grandfather of Alliu "Ollie" Gunderson, was born in Leikanger kommune, Sogn og Fjordane fylke, Norway in 1805 and died in Dane County, Wisconsin. His wife Magdalena Jensdatter was born on October 16, 1806 in Bergen kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway and died in Wisconsin in 1863. They were married on June 28, 1833 in Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Their son Andrew Gunderson was born June 1, 1842 in Leikanger kommune, Sogn og Fjordane fylke, Norway and died December 10, 1894 in Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa. Abraham Beeuwkes, father of John Beucus and grandad of Henry John Beucus, was born August 29, 1818 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. He married Jannigje "Johanna" van Aalst on March 19, 1842 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. I still have a lot more fourth great grandparents to map, but I thought it would be interesting to share along with the Ancestry DNA results.   


 

With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch 



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