Tag Archives: DNA

Half-Sisters – Part 1

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Don Taylor

DNA testing results have, for me, always been something of a mixed bag. In most cases it does a fantastic job of confirming relationships that I have been pretty certain existed. For example, it confirmed that my half-sister, who was … Continue reading →

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mtDNA & Minerva Tolliver Mannin

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Don Taylor

A cousin recently asked about Minerva Tolliver Mannin(g)’s Native American background. She wondered “if [I] have any evidence that Enoch and Minerva Mannin were Cherokee?” I told her that I no such evidence and I don’t believe she did (because … Continue reading →

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DNA, the X Chromosome & Minerva Tolliver Manning

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Don Taylor

For many years, I have been hearing the stories that my 3rd Great Grandmother, Minerva Tolliver Manning was “Full-Blooded Cherokee.” I’ve never believed it and have written about the possibility of Minerva being Native American a few times before. Please … Continue reading →

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My DNA Projects – 1 October 2014

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Don Taylor

Where I am at with my various DNA Projects, October 1st, 2014. Ancestry.Com I was mightily disappointed when Ancestry quit support for their Y-DNA testing. I was surprised to see that my results and other information was still on Ancestry, … Continue reading →

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My DNA Status – March 2014

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Don Taylor

Where I am at on my DNA Projects? My Y-DNA Ancestry.Com I began my DNA based research with Ancestry.Com’s Y-DNA.  Initially, I was disappointed because the closest match to me was one where our Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) was … Continue reading →

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