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El Mimbreno

(777 posts)
118. A few surprises
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 11:10 AM
Aug 2017

Since my dad and his 2 full brothers were dark Caucasians with thick black hair, I expected some Mediterranean or Asian. Nope, Eastern European and my mother's Scandinavian. Maybe Eastern European could include some mongol invaders farther back?
My wife's dad claimed Cherokee in the family tree. No again. Central European (German) some Irish, and a touch of African.
So much for family legends.

I haven't bothered, I already know I'm a mutt Warpy Aug 2017 #1
Me, too. I am a mutt and ChazII Aug 2017 #14
Like George Carlen said: SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #154
Careful about overgeneralizing Bucky Aug 2017 #167
Correct SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #168
No, but my mom has been doing it for years and years as a fact finding hobby. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2
That would be researching genealogy, determining who fills out your ancestry tree. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #19
One of my sisters had hers tested malaise Aug 2017 #3
Yes and JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #4
That is a great story! spooky3 Aug 2017 #8
Those ancestry leaves rogerashton Aug 2017 #32
Not sure what you mean by leaves but JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #40
Ancestry shows "hints" as leaves -often info from other's trees csziggy Aug 2017 #66
Yes rusty fender Aug 2017 #5
My first cousin did. Mariana Aug 2017 #6
I'm part Romulan and part Ferengi left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #7
Best answer! Rorey Aug 2017 #49
Unless it explains your interesting ears. Ninsianna Aug 2017 #57
So were your results "cloaked"? hamsterjill Aug 2017 #166
Right on the money indigovalley Aug 2017 #9
Lots more Scandinavian than expected. N/t spooky3 Aug 2017 #10
Me too. Vikings! JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #22
Yes. And yes I got a surprise. Greybnk48 Aug 2017 #11
My son got his DNA tested Cirque du So-What Aug 2017 #20
We had that family myth also milestogo Aug 2017 #31
It also might be that the tests aren't super accurate, especially at picking up DNA pnwmom Aug 2017 #73
Yes, my partner & I both had this myth busted. nt IphengeniaBlumgarten Aug 2017 #133
We had that myth too. linuxman Aug 2017 #139
It's not necessarily not true, JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #26
Good explanation. Some people don't understand that DNA doesn't get passed down the generations pnwmom Aug 2017 #74
Some people also don't understand temporary311 Aug 2017 #152
That's true. That can happen. But more often the results are different simply because pnwmom Aug 2017 #153
You and I might be cousins. nolabear Aug 2017 #56
Wait, there are three of us with this MS story? Croney Aug 2017 #65
I like it too! No telling how many babies came from Quarter assignations. nolabear Aug 2017 #70
Greybnk48, the one you replied to. Croney Aug 2017 #78
Whoops! I conflated you two! nolabear Aug 2017 #84
Well, hi, Cuz to you too! LOL! Greybnk48 Aug 2017 #113
Hi Cuz! We could be because I get nowhere Greybnk48 Aug 2017 #111
My son is a shark on this. He found back to the 1600s nolabear Aug 2017 #119
Really strange peggysue2 Aug 2017 #122
Yeah our family had a rumor about Native American heritage too. trotsky Aug 2017 #126
Bummer. A lot of Americans like to claim some American Indian ancestry. Bucky Aug 2017 #165
I have, and will do a reveal with my family HipChick Aug 2017 #12
I called a special pow-wow and did a reveal to my siblings Louis1895 Aug 2017 #37
So the lesson is "Buyer Beware" Louis1895 Aug 2017 #42
My sister looks nothing like the rest of us HipChick Aug 2017 #48
My brothers and I look nothing alike TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #77
Yep...those recessive genes will get you every time HipChick Aug 2017 #80
Here's fascinating story from Washington Post. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2017 #83
Good lord, my husband and I knew this woman decades ago thru all of us having worked at UC... Hekate Aug 2017 #93
Great read. trotsky Aug 2017 #132
Now I want my mother to do the spit test. Delmette2.0 Aug 2017 #169
Tempted Hieronymus Aug 2017 #13
64% more safeinOhio Aug 2017 #15
I want to.....my mom always said we were 100% Irish, but have always a kennedy Aug 2017 #16
Yes and no, sadly Orangepeel Aug 2017 #17
Yes, I did it, not too many surprises. phylny Aug 2017 #18
There must be a conspiracy about this DNA testing. Black helicopters, shadow corporations, satan. IADEMO2004 Aug 2017 #21
There are 2 concerns that I know of. One is some people GreenPartyVoter Aug 2017 #28
Health insurance crossed my mind. IADEMO2004 Aug 2017 #58
I have no interest. I know that I am racially mixed through my maternal grandmom. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #23
Yep, and the myth that I'd been told all my life about being mostly Irish was busted. Different Drummer Aug 2017 #24
I'm still mostly Irish, Eng, Scottish but I'm also Spanish. I have always loved Spanish culture and Squinch Aug 2017 #34
No, but I would like to. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #25
Depends on which one you want JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #27
That's not bad, do you know how accurate they are? smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #29
Ancestry is saliva. I assume JenniferJuniper Aug 2017 #30
Yes, saliva. rogerashton Aug 2017 #41
Thanks! I think I might do it! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #85
For $5 you can upload your results from Ancestry phylny Aug 2017 #149
I have a double cousin (we have both sets of grandparents in common Squinch Aug 2017 #36
The DNA sites all use saliva. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #171
$64, marked down 30% on sale. rogerashton Aug 2017 #39
Sounds like a pretty good deal. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #86
The DNA sales are excellent right now, lowest prices of the year. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #172
Which one, please? Duppers Aug 2017 #134
Ancestry rogerashton Aug 2017 #158
If you are looking for DNA matches, Ancestry has the largest data base. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #173
No, I'm not voluntarily giving my DNA for some corporation to store. ImpeachTheGOP Aug 2017 #33
Is it paranoid to be concerned that these firms are not bound by any HIPAA constraints? TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #98
Why would they care? Duppers Aug 2017 #135
I did to see if a woman was related to our family. SonofDonald Aug 2017 #35
I am planning to do the test soon...sure hope I pop up somewhere in your family tree! 😄 MLAA Aug 2017 #50
There's always room... SonofDonald Aug 2017 #53
A long list niece snowybirdie Aug 2017 #38
Several family members are deeply involved in genealogy, and have been for decades. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #43
My republiClown brother had one done and he gave me a copy. Snarkoleptic Aug 2017 #44
Siblings often have somewhat different results because DNA doesn't get transmitted uniformly. pnwmom Aug 2017 #88
How does having Native American DNA rusty fender Aug 2017 #90
Well, considering the fact that he's a Faux Newz watcher Snarkoleptic Aug 2017 #125
True! rusty fender Aug 2017 #145
Yours woukd be different, unless you are twins obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #101
Husband's family thought they were German/germanic 7wo7rees Aug 2017 #45
But isn't German considered western European? Duppers Aug 2017 #161
Sent it in. rogerashton Aug 2017 #46
Yes. Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #47
No. yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2017 #51
Well, I could join the American Nazis Turbineguy Aug 2017 #52
I hate to tell everybody but we're all descended from, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2017 #54
No we aren't. Codeine Aug 2017 #116
Nope. raven mad Aug 2017 #55
Yes and there was a small auprise FreeState Aug 2017 #59
I listen to XM radio Bettie Aug 2017 #60
Mine came back and said: Construction Trash.... panader0 Aug 2017 #61
Did the Ancestry test about a year ago and got some surprises. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2017 #62
Not ancestry, specific - but my daughter Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #63
I have wanted to because I am adopted and like to know what makes me a mutt. Doreen Aug 2017 #64
I'm adopted too & couldn't due to the cost until recently... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #115
Yes, and one big surprise obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #67
Right. Ireland had waves of invaders/settlers, and one group was Vikings. n/t pnwmom Aug 2017 #89
Yes. I've wondered what the sample is compared to. SharonClark Aug 2017 #68
They ought to explain what they mean by their groups of "Irish", "Scandinavian" and so on muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #94
I think we are still in the infancy of DNA testing. milestogo Aug 2017 #137
I don't know that they had a Scottish grouping. I"ll spend more time on genealogy after I retire. SharonClark Aug 2017 #151
yes and no shanti Aug 2017 #69
I have. No big surprises. I had more European dna than I thought. SweetieD Aug 2017 #71
No...I also didn't know what sex I would be until I was born brooklynite Aug 2017 #72
Yes, and not really Blaukraut Aug 2017 #75
There was a surprise and a pleasant surprise Bad Thoughts Aug 2017 #76
Yes, I'm Jewish....on my Sicilian half! CanonRay Aug 2017 #79
Oh, cool. My daughter found out she was too lovemydogs Aug 2017 #142
Jews in Sicily were forced to convert or leave CanonRay Aug 2017 #148
I come from a long line of poor people JDC Aug 2017 #81
Yes and yes. Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2017 #82
How great that you turned the surprise into a chance flamingdem Aug 2017 #92
Yes, and yes. haveahart Aug 2017 #87
Any recommendations as to the best source to track DNA? Hieronymus Aug 2017 #91
Yes smoopie Aug 2017 #95
Yes, but I knew I was from quality anyway.... OnDoutside Aug 2017 #96
Yes. tavernier Aug 2017 #97
No, these tests are inaccurate and useless for this purpose alarimer Aug 2017 #99
That is why you take the results to gedmatch obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #100
Yes, the results weren't quite what I expected flyingfysh Aug 2017 #102
Yes and in my case, it verified something I always thought was a myth. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #103
Nah. I know where I come from. Iggo Aug 2017 #104
No, because my DNA does not define me Not Ruth Aug 2017 #105
Over a decade ago, but not to the level of detail available today. Orsino Aug 2017 #106
Yes. I had a bit more African and more North European than I expected nini Aug 2017 #107
I haven't but a couple family members have been tracing as a hobby kcr Aug 2017 #108
Don't need to. I know exactly who my ancestor is grantcart Aug 2017 #109
I've thought about it. My parents are from different countries ecstatic Aug 2017 #110
Always wondered if the result would be same for two tests. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #112
To some degree yes. Since different places use different... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #120
I haven't crazycatlady Aug 2017 #114
Think I'll pass... not sure what they'll do with the info... neeksgeek Aug 2017 #117
A few surprises El Mimbreno Aug 2017 #118
I have. I'm adopted and mostly had basic info... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #121
I did 23andme WilmywoodNCparalegal Aug 2017 #123
where do you even go to do that? Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #124
You can do it from home (or anywhere)... PunkinPi Aug 2017 #160
Nope. I really don't care where I came from FiveGoodMen Aug 2017 #127
I should know soon OriginalGeek Aug 2017 #128
It didn't tell me anything I didn't know looking in the mirror Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2017 #129
My sister and I did since we look nothing alike. spiderpig Aug 2017 #130
I did. kskiska Aug 2017 #131
yes and yes librechik Aug 2017 #136
I have linuxman Aug 2017 #138
I have PatSeg Aug 2017 #140
My brother did. lovemydogs Aug 2017 #141
"He found out he is half Jewish. Which makes my daughter Jewish. " marybourg Aug 2017 #156
No, because... Henry Krinkle Aug 2017 #143
Pardon my ignorance but what difference would Duppers Aug 2017 #162
I thought I was 100% Western European, the test shows 100% Native American! LeftInTX Aug 2017 #144
They confirmed my suspicion that my "exotic" great grandmother McCamy Taylor Aug 2017 #146
Yes but mainly because I have a genetic disease found among those of northern European ancestry misanthrope Aug 2017 #147
Yes. I found unexpected Finnish ancestry. Thor_MN Aug 2017 #150
French, Italian, Spanish benld74 Aug 2017 #155
I did. Richard D Aug 2017 #157
I was thinking Meowmee Aug 2017 #159
accessible data base? Duppers Aug 2017 #163
I'm worried Meowmee Aug 2017 #170
Yep. Turns out my parents are American. So were my grandparents. Bucky Aug 2017 #164
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