I know we see these DNA tests advertised everywhere, everything from YouTube, Instagram to even streaming. Having some questions about my own family, more on that in a bit. I decided to go with Ancestory, they seem to have the best rep, besides I knew I would have to pay later to access documents to answer more of the questions I had in my own mind.
The Facts about my own family, my father was a real SOB, and MF combined. To this very day and him passing away when I was 7 I really never understood why he was that way. I really thought and still do to some degree it was that I have always been very Charlie Brown like, meaning awkward, a bit shy and yes clumsy, in fact I was very clumsy every throwing toy would land on the roof, I couldn’t throw a ball hard without breaking a window and include falling downstairs, breaking a large window when I fell threw it and falling off a small cliff when I tripped over my own feet. All of that is quite true, some might even say it is a miracle with all the accidents I had I survived to adulthood where I did outgrow it.
My mother on the other hand was overprotective.
My late brother had his own issues.
So as you can see questions.
So I took the test, which meant waiting for it to arrive, use the activation code they sent me. Spitting in to a tube and mailing it back.
In the meantime someone on Twitter offered to do my Family Tree (unsure if they want me to mention there handle). Oh B R O T H E R!!! Sure I was worried about ID theft, but I have my credit reports locked. But everything worked out they did a truly amazing job.
No joke this is the oldest family member found.
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To live to 70 in the Middle Ages was amazing. Sverige is Sweden in case you did not know.
I also discovered both my parents had siblings I did not know about, and my own mother had 4 kids, 2 died still as an infant.
The Results
Although the results popped in what I actually got surprised me, I had 1 2/3rd Cousins and and about 390+ 3rd or more.
Despite sending messages out I did get 2 replies the most important one was from the daughter of my father’s sisters. Who eventually want to see me in person, which I plan on for next year. It seems them and there families live in the Los Angeles area. Where even they don’t know why my parents stopped speaking to every one. I still hope to get a clue why later, but here is one more piece I am leaving for this article. My father was a really nice guy when he was speaking to his family, that is not the father I remember….sadly.