Thursday, March 24, 2022

Progress and Regressions

Honestly, genealogy is never done. 

During COVID I have had a lot of time to spend on my family. I have also been volunteering for a group called Search Angels (www.Searchangels.org).  I have been applying techniques I have developed helping others to help myself. 

One of the most unexpected things that has happened is that I have found more of my Miller tree.   Sherman, my great grandfather, had some brothers. I knew that there were some descendants,  but I never thought any were living. I now have found descendants of 2 of them. 

Their DNA has led me to believe my suspicions about the Swafford connection.  Using the tool at DNA painter, however, it always comes out more likely that Sherman is not a half brother to his siblings at all but rather a full brother.  The confidence level at the tool is not as good as it could be though because the distance of the relatives.