Category Archives: Surname Projects

Hemsworth Speculation

Hemsworth Speculation Leads to a Conclusion. Peterson Paternal ProjectBy Don Taylor I think I have enough information to finally speculate on my half-sister’s paternity. I’ll call each of the individuals in this study by the amount of DNA they share … Continue reading

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Color Clustering Technique

Dana Leeds recently had a couple posts on her blog site, “The Enthusiastic Genealogist,” about using color clustering to identify common surnames in genealogy. I thought I’d try using her technique to see if the process would shed new light … Continue reading

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DNA – Glennis’ Paternal Search – Part 15

Looking at Viola Cline more closely. By Don Taylor My half-sister Glennis is a DNA match on Ancestry.Com with several individuals who have common ancestors with Nathan Smith Morgan and his wife, Belinda [sometimes Malinda Odell. In the search to … Continue reading

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Charles Selefsky & Family in the 1900 Census

Dion-Spry Project Dion-Spry-Selefsky Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes when you at a census closely, you realize something in there is just not possible. Such is the case of Charles Selensky (aka Selefsky, Selefske, & Seleske) as he appears in … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Ottilie Salefske Spry

Dion-Spry Project Dion-Spry-Salefske 52 Ancestors – Week 2018-32 By Don Taylor Some names are both easy and difficult to follow. In the case of the Salefske line the surname is spelled, Salefske, Salefski, Salefsky, Salesky…. You get the idea, it … Continue reading

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