Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 31 January 2020

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop over the past three days.

1)  News Articles:

*  Massachusetts Governor Seeks to Cut Access to Public Domain Records

*  Announcing a New Update of Heredis, the Genealogy Software Available for both Windows and Macintosh: the 2020 Version

*  Introducing the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 31 January 2020

*  Friday Finds 31 Jan 2020

*  Chronicling America Updates - January, 2020

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  RootsTech 2020 Free Livestream Schedule

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 4 February, 5 p.m.:  Organizing Your DNA Results (updated!), by Diahan Southard

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 5 February, 11 a.m.:  Developing a DNA Testing Plan: a Guide for Beginners, by Debra Renard

*  Upcoming WWII Research & Writing Center - Monday, 3 February, 5 p.m.:  Free Webinar for Genealogy & Military Research Professionals, by Jennifer Holik

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Effective Use of GENUKI: England’s Largest Free Genealogy website, by Paul Milner

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  More Than Just Names: Advanced US Census Research, by Judy G. Russell

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone:  Instant Bibliographies on WorldCat, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips Podcast:  #150r - Journal Keeping.

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  The Lost Treasure of Francis Wainwright: Chapter 5 | AF-315

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Boundless Genealogy:  Maps Hold Clues for Your Family History Research

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Catching up with "Finding Your Roots"!

*  Family History Fanatics:  Create a Family History Scrapbook Using Shutterfly - Photobook Custom Path

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Getting Organized to Attend a Conference

*  FamilySearch:  Finding Your Black Roots: 29 Ways in 29 Days

*  Findmypast:  Scotland's Worst Poet - Findmypast Fridays 24 Jan 2020 | Findmypast

*  GenealogyTV:  Which is the Best Genealogy Site? Ancestry.com vs. FamilySearch.org: Learn the Power of Using Both!

*  Lisa Lisson:  Substitutions for Your U. S. Census Research

*  Lisa Lisson:  Finding Census Records Substitutes

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Friday, January 31st,  2020

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 28 January 2020?

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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 31 January 2020

I received this information from Findmypast today:

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New Imperial Calendars & Durham parish registers available to search this Findmypast Friday

Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973

Do you have ancestors’ who worked in the public sector? Explore more than three million records from the Royal and Imperial Calendars from 1767 to 1973 to find out about their career. This expansive collection of records from The National Archives includes lists of all the official departments of state, and branches of public service, the law, the church, national or commercial companies and institutions, and many additional articles of public utility. Each record includes a transcript and original image.  

The Imperial Calendars provide a valuable resource for tracing the whereabouts and careers of persons employed in various posts in the public sphere from the 1800s to 1973. As quoted in the 1809 Calendar, it contains "accurate lists of all the official departments of state, and branches of public service; the law; the church; national or commercial companies and institutions; and many additional articles of public utility." The later calendars from the 20th century evolved to include the Civil Service List and additional departments such as Home Office and Treasury.

Durham Baptisms

Over 28,000 new addictions covering 9 parishes across the county are now available to search. These transcripts and images reveal not only your ancestor’s name but also their parents’ names. You will also discover their occupations and where they lived.

Durham Marriages

Search over 7,000 new records covering 9 Durham parishes have been added to the collection. Parish registers can reveal details of your relative’s marriage centuries before civil registrations began. Discover your ancestor’s marriage date, marriage place, and your ancestor’s father’s name.

Durham Burials

Over 66,000 new additions covering 11 parishes have been added to the collection. Find out where your ancestor is buried, where they lived and additional relatives to add to your growing family tree

British & Irish Newspaper Update

This week we are delighted to welcome 71,598 additional pages to the collection as well as five brand new titles, including:

Leinster Reporter - 1897-1925, 1927-1928

Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald - 1850-1872, 1874-1877, 1897

Times of India - 1861-1865, 1867-1888

Wakefield Express - 1879, 1892, 1897-1898, 1902, 1911, 1918

South Notts Echo - 1919-1923, 1927-1939

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52 Ancestors - Week 315: #526 Thomas Goble (1656-1724) of Concord, Massachusetts

Thomas Goble (1656-1724) is number 526 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #527 Sarah Shepard (1658-1746)  in 1687 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #263 Mary Goble (1694-1734), who married #262 John Fletcher (1692-????) in 1715.

*  their daughter #131 Abigail Fletcher (1720-1783) who married #130 Samuel Whitney (1719-1782), in 1741.

*  their daughter #65 Martha Whitney (1764-1832) who married #64 Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816)  in 1783.

*  their son  #32 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825) who married #33 Abigail Gates (1797-1867) in 1817.

*  their son #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) who married #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) in 1851.

*  their son #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) who married #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) in 1874.

*  their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)  in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

*  Name:                              Thomas Goble[1–5]

*  Sex:                                 Male

*  Father:                             Thomas Goble (1631-1690)

*   Mother:                           Ruth --?-- (1633-1668)    

 

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                            21 May 1656, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1]    

*  Distribution:                 4 May 1691 (age 34), agreement of heirs of Thomas Goble (1631-1690) of Concord; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3]    

*  Death:                           10 March 1723/4 (age 67), Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,4]    

*  Probate:                        20 July 1724 (age 68), administration granted; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[5]    

*  Distribution:                 18 September 1732 (age 76), distribution of father's estate to heirs of father Thomas Goble ; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3]  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                      Sarah Shepard (1658-1746)    

*  Marriage 1:                   4 January 1686/7 (age 30), Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–2]    

*  Child 1:                         Sarah Goble (1692-1728)    

*  Child 2:                         Mary Goble (1693-1734)    

*  Child 3:                         Stephen Goble (1693-    )    

*  Child 4:                         John Goble (1696-    )    

*  Child 5:                         Abigail Goble (1697-1723)    

*  Child 6:                         Thomas Goble (1714-1714)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The Goble Genealogy Homepage (http://goblegenealogy.com/index.htm) provides basic data for many Goble families, including the family of Thomas Goble (1656-1724)[1]. 

Thomas (3) Goble was the third man to bear the name in Massachusetts, born 21 May 1656 in Concord, Massachusetts, the first child of Thomas (2) and Ruth (--?--) Goble[1].  

He married Sarah Shepard on 4 January 1686/7 in Concord, Massachusetts[1-2].  She was the daughter of John and Sarah (Goble) Shepard who resided in Concord after their marriage.  Sarah was Thomas Goble's first cousin.  Their marriage record in the Concord town record book[2] says:

"Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard, both of Concord, Marryed January y^e 4th 1686.    by me Edward Bulkely Minister of Concord."

Thomas (3) and Sarah (Shepard) Goble had six children, all born and recorded in Concord.  They were:

*  Sarah Goble (1692-1728) married 1715 William Wood (1687-1733).

*  Mary Goble (1694-1734) married 1715 John Fletcher (1692-????).

*  Stephen Goble (1694-????).

*  John Goble (1696-????).

*  Abigail Goble (1697-1723), married 1722 Joseph Harris (1693-????).

*  Thomas Goble (before 1714-1714). 

His father, Thomas (2)  Goble, died on 22 November 1690 in Concord, but the estate was not settled until 1732[3].  In 1691, an agreement was made by the heirs to divide the property and was signed by his widow and children.  The agreement stated that, in part:

"Widow Mary Goble shall enjoy the use and improvement of the land and property of the estate of Thomas Goble while she lived, with the exceptions noted below.  After her decease, all of the property will be split with Thomas Goble receiving two shares, and Joseph Deny, Samuel Stratton and Abigail Goble would receive one share.  The property would be inventoried at the time of her death and distributed by share value. 

"Thomas Goble was granted the use of seven acres of broken up land in Concord (bounded by land of his uncle Daniel Davis, his late father's land, and the highway) and one half of the meadow not far from the river on the southwest side of the brook."

Thomas(3) Goble died on 24 March 1724 in Concord[1,4].  The record in the town record book says:

"Thomas Goble Husband to Sarah his wife died March y^e 10th: day 1723/4."

There are no known burial records for Thomas(3) Goble.

Thomas(3) Goble died intestate, without making a will.  His estate was probated, with the papers collected in Middlesex County Probate Records, Packet 9,238[5].  The records show:

a)  William Wood, housewright and Edward Flint, yeoman, both of Concord, were appointed administrators of the estate of Thomas Goble of Concord on 20 July 1724.

b)  An inventory of the real and personal estate of Thomas Goble, late of Concord, was taken 10 April 1724 by John Flint, Daniel Whitaker and Edward Flint.  The real estate, totalling about 150 pounds,  included:

**   about seven acres of plow land and pasture land (40 pounds),**  about 45 acres of woodland at a place called the Plains (95 pounds),**  about six acres of meadow near the Great River (15 pounds), 

c)  The personal estate was 66 pounds and 12 shillings.  The inventory totalled 216 pounds and 12 shillings, and was accepted by the Probate court on 20 April 1724. 

d)  Thomas Goble made a nuncupative will before he died, but the Probate Court did not allow it on 26 September 1724.  The judge did order that 38 pounds and 15 shillings be paid to the widow based on the bequest in the will.  The administrator was directed to proceed with his work. 

e)  On 5 May 1727, Probate Judge Jonathan Remington directed that William Wood, and all heirs at law, appear at his house in Cambridge on 19 May 1727 at noon to render an account of his administration on the estate of Thomas Goble of Concord.  William Wood filed his account on 19 May 1727, charging himself with the estate, which by inventory totalled 150 pounds of real estate and 66 pounds, 12 shillings of personal estate.  The account showed expenditures of 72 pounds, 14 shillings and 3 pence, which included the 38 pounds and 15 shillings that was paid previously to the widow. 

f)  On 14 August 1727, the Judge appointed John Flint, William Wilson, Samuel Chandler, Joseph Dakin and Samuel Hayward, all of Concord, as a committee to make an inventory and divide the real estate among the heirs, ensuring that the widow Sarah, by now the wife of Nathaniel Whitney, received her full third part of the estate for her dower for the rest of her natural life, so that confusion may be prevented upon reversion of the dower.  The two thirds residue were to be divided as the heirs at law agreed, or as the committee's good discretion thought fit.

g)  The division amongst the heirs was reported to the Court on 19 October 1728.  The estate was divided as follows:

**  The widow Sarah Goble received two and a half acres and 15 rods of pasture land in Goble's Plain, two acres of meadow land in Brod meadow, and 11 acres of woodland in Goble's Plain, for a total value of 55 pounds 13 shillings and 4 pence.**  Mary Fletcher and the heirs of Sarah Wood, the two daughters of the deceased, received two and a half acres and a few rods of pasture land, two acres and 54 rods of meadow land, and 18 and three quarters acres of land in Goble's Plain, for a total of 74 pounds, 4 shillings, 5 pence.**  The heirs of Abigail Harris received one and a half acres of pasture land, one acre and 26 rods of meadow land, and 8 and three quarters acres of landi n Goble's Plain, for a total of 37 pounds, 2 shillings, 2 pence. 

h)  The division was signed by William Wood, Joseph Harris, and John Fletcher, the three sons-in-law.  The Probate Court closed the file on 14 February 1731/2.

After the death of his father (Thomas(2) Goble (1631-1690)), his father's estate was not distributed until after the death of his father's widow, Mary (--?--) Goble (????-1732?).  The estate was administered,  the estate valued, and articles of distribution were drawn up in July 1732.  In the distribution approved by the Probate Court on 18 September 1732, son Thomas(3) Goble and his heirs were given:

"To Thomas Goble, son of the deceased, 10 acres and 17 rods of the house lot, nine acres adjoining to the west end of the house lot (called 7 acres in the agreement);  valued at 171 pounds, 17 shillings.  Also 5 acres and 136 rods of meadow and 7 acres and 50 rods called the Gutt, valued at 43 pounds, 10 shillings.  Also 50 acres and 135 rods lying on The Plain formerly in the possession of Thomas Goble junior, valued at 152 pounds, 5 shillings;  also 21 acres and 38 rods of the lot called the Point, valued at 31 pounds, 5 shillings, and 4 pence;  also one third part of the Island, being 11 acres and six rods, valued at 44 pounds;  also the 1/61st part of the right in Concord village and town's New Grant, valued at 40 pounds; also a personal estate valued at 4 pounds, 13 shillings."

5.  SOURCES

1. Evelyn Goble Steen, Goble Genealogy Homepage (http://goblegenealogy.com/index.htm), Databases > #1 Goble Family Tree > Goble, Thomas(3) (1656-1724) sketch.

2. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894), Middlesex County Register, page 27, Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard marriage entry, 1686.

3. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, Probate Packet #9,236, Thomas Goble, 1732.

4. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, page 104, Thomas Goble death entry, 1724.

5. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, Probate Packet #9,238, Thomas Goble, 1724.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2020 for a seventh year to 364 Ancestors in 364 Weeks.  The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News -- G.A. Seaver Died in 1918 in Sonoma County, California

It's time for another edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from the  Petaluma [Calif.] Daily Morning Courier newspaper dated 3 February 1918:

The transcription of the article is:

"DEATH OF G.A. SEAVER

"George A. Seaver died at his home at Spring Hill Saturday.  He was one of the prosperous formers of that section and was well known here.  He came to California several years ago and purchased the ranch where he passed to rest.

"He is survived by a widow and a large family."

The source citation is:

"Death of G.A. Seaver," Petaluma [Calif.] Daily Morning Courier newspaper, obituary, Sunday, 3 February 1918, page 6, column 3, George A  Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 30 January 2020).

Don't you love it when there is a widow and a large family, but none of them have names in the obituary?  What about when all the records have a different last name spelling than the obituary?

I finally found George Aristas Seavers (1859-1918)  in my RootsMagic family tree.  He was born in April 1859 in Illinois, the youngest child and son of Christopher L. and Deborah P. (Lemar) Seavers.  Christopher Seavers migrated from Germany to Chester County, Pennsylvania before 1837 when he married Deborah.

George A. Seavers married Ella Melissa Stahl (1863-1945) in about 1881 in Nebraska.  They had ten children:

*  John Ralston Seavers (1883-1964), married 1909 Essie Maud Cory (1889-1980).

*  Ethel Dresilla Seavers (1886-1888).

*  Christopher Lemar Seavers (1891-1969), married 1926 Maybel Alice Stevens (1896-1980)

*  Isaac Leo Seavers (1892-1963), married 1933 Sylvia Anne Wheeler (1897-1967).

*  Ida Ruth Seavers (1892-1954).

*  George Louis Seavers (1894-1968), married 1960 Josephine Sarah Harris (1917-2007).

*  James Oscar Seavers (1897-1961), married 1925 Annie Rosamund Severson (1898-1970).

*  Joseph Oliver Seavers (1898-1987), married Myrtle Marie Roberts (1902-1994).

*  Deborah Myrtle Seavers (1900-1988), married 1921 Stanley Ward Champion (1894-1965).

*  William Reed Seavers (1902-1957), married 1938 Josephine Sarah Harris (1917-2007).

George was born in Illinois, and his birth family resided in Sullivan County, Missouri in 1870, in Atchison County, Missouri in 1880;  With his own family, George resided in Sonoma County, California in 1900, in Garfield County, Oklahoma in 1910, and he died in Sonoma County, California in 1918.  All but Ethel (who died in 1888 in Nebraska) and Deborah (who died in Iowa) remained in northern California throughout their lives.  Spring Hill is a farming area several miles west of Petaluma on the way to Bodega Bay on the coast.

It was a large family, and the widow and children have names.  It appears that all of them used the "Seavers" name except for this newspaper article for some reason.  

I am not related to George Aristas Seavers as far as I know. 

There are over 8,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person gets a short obituary in the newspaper.  I am glad that I can honor George Aristas Seaver today.

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1686 Marriage Record of Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard in Concord, Mass.

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1686 marriage record of Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard in the Concord, Massachusetts vital town record book:

The marriage record for Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard are near the top of the page:

This record says:

""Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard, both of Concord, Marryed January y^e 4th 1686.    by me Edward Bulkely Minister of Concord."

The source citation for this record is:

George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894), Middlesex County Register, page 27, Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard marriage entry, 1686.

The entry above the Goble/Shepard marriage is from August 1686, and the entry below it is from August 1687, so this marriage date should be 4 January 1686/7.

This record is a Derivative Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the names of Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard, and the marriage date and place.  The Original Source is a town record book marriage register and a county marriage register that are no longer available.  Apparently, the records in this book are from a copy of the original register.  They are still Primary Information and Direct Evidence for the names and marriage event.

Thomas Goble (1656-1724) was the son of Thomas and Ruth (--?--) Goble of Concord.  Sarah Shepard (1667-1746) was the daughter of John and Sarah (Goble) Shepard of Concord.  They married 4 January 1686/7 in Concord, Massachusetts.

Thomas Goble and Sarah Shepard are my 7th great-grandparents, through their daughter Mary Goble (1694-1734) who married John Fletcher (1692-????) in Watertown in 1715.

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24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon on March 12-13, 2020

I received this information from MyHeritage today:

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We’re excited to announce the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon, an unprecedented event hosted by MyHeritage and featured on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. 

The marathon will begin on Thursday, March 12 at 5 P.M. Eastern U.S. time (Friday, March 13 at 8 A.M. Sydney time) and end on Friday, March 13, at 5 P.M. eastern U.S. time (Saturday, March 14 Sydney time).

Sign up for the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon 

We want all MyHeritage users around the world to have access to the best and latest genealogy news that can help them advance their family history research. This webinar, open to all and completely free of charge, allows MyHeritage users in every time zone on Earth to learn at their own pace and from the comfort of their homes.

The Lectures

Users will enjoy a wide variety of lectures on genealogy and DNA, as well as specific product-related lectures by MyHeritage employees. 

Each lecture will be 45 minutes long, including 10 minutes for questions at the end. 

How to Listen In

Space is limited, so make sure to register for the webinar now at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/24.

Can’t join us in real-time? We’ve got you covered: videos of the lectures will be uploaded to FamilyTreeWebinars.com after the event and will be available to all absolutely free for a week. Beyond that, members of FamilyTreeWebinars.com will be able to watch them at any time.


Looking forward to “seeing“ you there!

NOTE:  The list of classes, speakers and times are at   https://familytreewebinars.com/intermediate_page.php?diply_nm=24

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Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 29 January 2020

My last list of my Autosomal DNA test and analysis results was posted in Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 5 November 2019.

Here is the update, with comparison to almost three months ago (5 November 2019).  I'm curious to see how my numbers have increased:

1)  Ancestry DNA:

*  Total Matches (6 cM or more):  63,951 matches (was 62,093 matches on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more: 25 matches (was 24 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  129 matches (was 124 on 11/5//19)
*  4th Cousins or closer (20 cM): 1,410 matches (was 1,373 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with Common Ancestors:  390 (was 332 on 11/5/19)
*  Highest match has 779 cM (11.5%), and is one of my known first cousins.

2)  MyHeritageDNA:

*  Total Matches (8 cM or more):   8,033 matches (was 7,118 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  5 matches (was 4 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5 %) or more:  88 matches (was 68 on 11/5/19)
*  Number of Theories of Family Relativity:  12 (11 correct)  (was 12 on 11/5/19)
*  Highest Match has 512 cM (7.1%), and is one of my first cousins once removed.

3)  23andMe:

*  Total DNA Relatives Matches (7 cM or more):  1,286 Matches (was 1,239 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  26 Matches (was 24 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  121 Matches (was 91 on 11/5/19)
*  Highest Match has 112 cM (1.54%), and is an adoptee.

4)  FamilyTreeDNA:

*  Total Family Finder Matches (18 cM or more, but counts segments with 3 cM or more):  3,536 Matches (was 3,407 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  16 (was 16 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  2,360 matches (was 2,258 on 11/5/19)
*  Highest Match has 96 cM (1.42%) and is an unknown cousin.

5)  LivingDNA:

*  Total Matches:  0 (was 0 on 11/5/19)

6)  GEDMatch:

*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  1 (was 1 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more: 39 (was 41 on 11/5/19)
*  Matches with 20 cM or more:  ~445 (was ~570 on 11/5/19)
*  Highest Match has 86.8  cM and is a known 3rd cousin

7)  Summaries:

*  In three months, I added only 4 matches with 1.0% or more cMs, one on AncestryDNA, one on MyHeritageDNA, and two on 23andMe.

*  My AncestryDNA 4th cousins or better has increased only 2.7% in 3 months, and total matches have increased 3.0%.  

*  MyHeritageDNA total matches have increased 12.9% in 3 months, and 4th cousins or better matches have increased 29.4%.

*  23andMe total matches have increased 3.8%, and 4th cousins or better matches have increased 8.3%.

*  FamilyTreeDNA total matches have increased 3.8%.  Because they count segments as small as 3 cM, the 20 cM for 4th cousins is meaningless.

*  I still have no matches at Living DNA.

*  It appears that the problems at GEDmatch has cost me at least 125 4th cousin or better matches (about 22%).
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Mama Lee and Tami at Christmas 1976 -- Post 602 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I  can't help it, I can't do a wordless post!  I found some more family photos hiding in Linda's family photo boxes.  This is one of my favorite photographs:

This photograph is probably from Christmas 1976 (it is probably 1976 because Tami looks like she is about 2 months old) when we visited San Francisco.  Linda's parents lived at 1726 47th Avenue in the Sunset district, with the living area on the second floor, hence the nice windows facing the street.

That is Linda's mother, Edna (Schaffner) "Mama Lee" Leland (1913-1979) holding her granddaughter (our daughter) Tami Joy, with Papa Lee on the left side of the photo.  We don't have many photos of Mama Lee, and I'm glad that we have what we have.  

These photos were digitized from photographs created from film and are not particularly sharp, but they are what we have!

Several times a year when our children were growing up, Linda sent photographs to her parents and brother in San Francisco.  When her father died in 2002, her brother sorted out the photos and gave Linda the ones that were of our family and the ones interacting with them.  They were given to us in a big box of stuff back in 2006, and we finally looked at them last year!  I've started digitizing them for use in these Wordless Wednesday posts.

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