I received by AncestryDNA results for Christmas and it revealed some surprises, mostly by what wasn’t there.
My great-great grandfather is supposed to be 100% Italian, I have his naturalization records showing he was born in Italy, as well as his parents.
According to the test I am 0% Italian. Is this within the possible range of what I could have inherited from him? I am matched with several 2nd cousins from this branch, so I am fairly certain of my relation to him. Just surprised I got 0%.
Also, I got several ethnicities that were unexpected. 8% Sweden & Denmark, 2% Norway and 1% Cyprus were surprises. Although I did expect Finland, which I did get at 7%, so perhaps the other Scandinavian percentages are related to that.
Perhaps the 1% Cyprus is related to my missing Italian?
I have been able to go back into the 1700’s on most branches of my tree, so I am surprised that I received several unexpected ethnicities. How should I begin trying to figure out where these surprises come from?
Sorry for the long winded post, I am fairly experienced in genealogy, but new to DNA. Any advice regarding my missing Italian and the several surprising results are greatly appreciated!
I also have a picture of the full results on a post over at r/AncestryDNA if you want to see them.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office said Thursday an arrest has been made in the 1985 murder of Leslie McCray.
JSO Chief TK Waters said a DNA profile matched the suspect, David Nelson Austin, who was in a Michigan prison for three sexual batteries.
At the time Leslie was killed Dec. 24, 1985, she lived in an apartment on St. Johns Avenue. She and her boyfriend were tied up and she was taken against her will out of the apartment.
The 17-year-old’s body was found on the side of the road off of Old Middleburg Road and Wiley, not far from I-295 on Jacksonville’s Westside.
Her body had been mutilated by stab wounds to her neck.
In 1986, the case was suspended after evidence was collected. In 2019, Leslie’s family reached out to JSO’s Cold Case Unit and Project: Cold Case to request a re-examination of evidence.
At that time, Leslie’s family spoke to Action News Jax to generate awareness for solving the case.
In April 2020, Waters said an investigative lead was developed and the DNA profile was found to match Austin’s.
After that, a detective went to Michigan and collected more DNA to confirm the match.
In May 2021, a warrant was issued for second-degree murder and kidnapping. On Thursday afternoon, a Duval County grand jury indicted Austin for first degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed sexual battery.
Waters said Austin was not a suspect in the killing of Leslie previously. He lived in Jacksonville, stayed here for a short period of time and then left the state.
Assistant State Attorney Lauren Anderson credited not only JSO with its work on the case, but also the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Michigan Department of Corrections. She said a 2017 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice also helped provide funds that helped solve this case.
Anderson said now authorities can proceed with extraditing Austin from Michigan. According to MDOC records, Austin, now age 59, is currently serving two life sentences for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (personal injury) at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, Mich. The date of those offenses is listed as Sept. 10, 1988 and he was sentenced on July 22, 1991.
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TIFU by getting my gf a DNA test for Christmas. Her mom and dad thought it was a great gift. She finally got around to using it and she decides to complete the process and send it in a couple months ago. When she finally got the results she was looking through the health section first. Everything looked good. Then she gets to the family section. Grandma check grandpa check mom check half sister che.... wait what?! She looks up the half the sister and she does not recognize her but recognizes a few people in her circle. She looks up her father and gets his name. (She's from a real small town) confused she calls up her mom and puts her on speakerin our room. " mom do I have a half sister ?" Her mom replied "if course not, why would you have a half sister honey lol." Before her mom stopped chuckling she replied "do you know a John Smith ?" The phone became dead silent. In an extremely serious tone her mom responds "what about him." My gf then explains that she's on 23 and me and for some reason it's saying she has a half sister and John is her father. There was what felt like 5 minutes of complete silence. Her mom finally broke the silence and in an icy tone said "have you said anything to you father ?" My gf responded "no, I called you first. I figured you might know." Another few moments of eerie silence pass. Her mom broke the silence with a sigh. "Don't tell your father anything and don't let your bf know, I don't want him to say anything or know" she then proceeded to explain what apparently happend (while still on speaker cause me and my gf tight lol) . So apparently her mom and dad had "taken a break" for a weekend and she hooked up with her x bf (john). Then got back with my gfs dad a couple days later. When she found out she was pregnant and they dated a possible time frame for conception. She knew it was probably not her husband's. She's kept this secret for 30 years. She told my gf to keep this secret. My gf doesn't know what to do now and I'm just sitting here shaking my head at the audacity of her mom.
Tldr: thanks to a Christmas 23 and new gift. my gf just found out at 30 that her dad isn't her real dad. She has a half sister. And her moms been keeping the secret and expects my gf to keep this secret from her dad.
My sister (23F) and I (25F) grew up with divorced parents from a young age. It was not a clean break for the parents. My mom (Nancy) got remarried within a year from her divorce to my very lovely step-dad (Jon) and moved to my childhood house where they still live together. My dad (Nial) remained single and lives with his Dad to this day.
Flash forward to my teens. My parents were in a lawsuit against each other, fighting over bills and taxes directly related to us kids. I decided to end my relationship with Nial at 15, my sister maintained this relationship however.
Next, my junior year in college, I'm 21, my sister is 19. My sister and my mom fight all the time and ultimately my sister moved into my grandpa's with Nial. My mom would call me in hysterics and tell me a lot of stuff. One day though Nancy gave me something that was kinda juicy.
My ancestry is very diverse, but my dad's side of the family has a lot of south-east Asian heritage, my mom's side is very European. My step-dad's is also European. This is just what I know from my grandparents.
The juicy but my mom told me was that Nial didn't think he was the father when Liz was born because she didn't look Asian enough (I guess I looked Asian enough). Well, it's also a known fact that my mom DID have a relationship with Jon before Nial AND once between mine and Liz's births, my mom was thinking about leaving Nial, met up with Jon to see if he would take her back, who was in a relationship at the time and declined her. Then Nancy pops out my sister, 2 years later, divorce with Nial and back with Jon anyways.
Today, my sister still lives with our dad. Liz and Nancy have a better relationship than before. I still have little to no relationship with my dad. My mom and I have a seriously rocky relationship but we maintain more than enough contact. I live downtown with some roommates, about 30 minutes away from everyone.
Anyways the holidays are coming up and I'm thinking about gifts. There's a lot about my heritage that I'm curious about. I kinda wanted a DNA test for my sister. My theory is I might find out based on the results if my sister is my half sister or not (I'm assuming she would be my step dad's daughter), but if she IS my full bio sister than I also get to find out more about my bloodline. It's risky because if we find out she is only my half sister then I have feeling the aftermath could be terrible. I don't think it will change the way I look at anyone here, I can't speak for
... keep reading on reddit ➡So there is a rumor in my family that my Great Aunt and Grandma don't share the same father for a variety of reasons ranging from their obvious difference in height and looks to the fishy timing that she was conceived. I really just want to confirm this for myself and the few family members that are also suspicious. TBH I have no clue if she suspects this herself as we have never talked about it, but she is very into genealogy. It actually surprises me that she hasn't done a test already.
I have had a test done and I would be able to confirm her biological parents due to my genetic relation to her.
WIBTA?
EDIT: Point taken, I'll let the thought carry on in my brain.
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I got a DNA testing kit from my grandmother for Christmas and I’m curious if it can link to my tree. Most if not all of my European ancestors date back pre 1800 with the exception of my Irish Great grandfather who came in the 1820s but I have a lot of Scottish Irish German and English ancestors who came before the 1790s so what will my DNA results look like? And does my DNA results change my Heritage?
My father-in-law (65) never knew his real dad and came from a broken home, so we knew it was a real possibility that he could have some half siblings out there. But we’re not sure if the other side had any idea. We recently got his results back and there is a half brother on there. How would you approach initial conversation?
