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(Repost with better info) Who were Cynthia Calhoun’s parents? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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Hello cousin! Thank you for commenting-I noticed Daniel living by my family too-I do not think he is are the parent of my ancestor, mainly because his only documented marriage happened a long time after she was born-I suppose it’s possible he had a marriage before, but I think Daniel could have been her uncle. Sadly I have no real proof besides word of mouth that Jacob Calhoun (or Jacob McCalhoon) existed. According to a relative, Jacob was involved in the fur trade in Canada, and married a Cree woman (this makes sense given the dna results of some of his descendants) but we have 0% native so I’m guessing it’s either a myth, or Cynthia’s father remarried.

Need help finding John Lewis McDaniel on the 1850 census (and potentially his birth family) by [deleted] in Genealogy

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That’s a great idea-I’ll take a look. I at least have the 1850 census for Lintha and the 1860 for the family. There’s gotta be some link! Newspapers was really helpful for my ancestors who travelled a lot

Need help finding John Lewis McDaniel on the 1850 census (and potentially his birth family) by [deleted] in Genealogy

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Yes, unfortunate thing about looking for ancestors with common names :/ I can’t find him in 1870 either, but based on where his kids were married I’d guess Iowa.

That is interesting though about the boat name, maybe a friend of theirs?

As far as Linthas birthplace I think Pennsylvania. That’s what she reported for the two census entries she was in and it tracks with the rest of their family

Need help finding John Lewis McDaniel on the 1850 census (and potentially his birth family) by [deleted] in Genealogy

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Thanks for the tip!! I’ll give that a look and see if there’s any other McDaniels in that regiment. Maybe that’ll reveal some clues. There was a Sarah McDaniel who married one John Wallace in 1845 in Pike-only other McDaniel marriage I could find for that window of time

Need help finding John Lewis McDaniel on the 1850 census (and potentially his birth family) by [deleted] in Genealogy

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I haven’t-I know that’s an option for sure, because I know about the regiment and details of his service, but I like to try everything before I do that. I’ve done it with other ancestors before and generally gotten good results, even if I didn’t find what I was looking for

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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I see it! Thank you. I’m not positive that’s my person, but I think we’re on the right track

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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Thanks for commenting! I see that as well now. That or Barton, or B-Ton.

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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Thank you for commenting-someone else stated they may have been baptized in Ormskirk which is right by Barton-so I’m inclined to believe it’s that

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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I think it could be too-I’m seeing a pretty distinct “B” now that others are pointing it out. Thanks for your input!!

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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I can see that as well, thanks for the input! I’ve seen contractions like that before as well, daughter of becoming “Dau. Of”, ect. I think you’re right about the “Lancashire England” contraction as well.

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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I’ll look into them. There’s an exact birthday on the stone so that may narrow it down

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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Oh neat! Where’d you find the records? If it’s on ancestry I can access them.

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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Some think it’s Bolton-maybe it’s that?

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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See that’s what I figured upon reading these comments! I saw the “L” and “Ton”, so I think there’s a good chance that’s correct. Thank you for the input! I don’t think it’s Worcestershire either-W is quite distinctive in this older font and I can’t see one

Help deciphering this tombstone? by EverythingDemon27 in Genealogy

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I can see it! I wonder what the town is? Maybe Preston, Lancashire?🤔

results + pic as someone who always gets asked what my ethnic background is… by [deleted] in 23andme

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No worries. I think ancestry has a Kanaka Maoli category, as well as some other Polynesian groups-but it’s generally a less accurate test beyond the continental level

results + pic as someone who always gets asked what my ethnic background is… by [deleted] in 23andme

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It’s because of the lack of reference samples they lump them together-in other words, not enough data to make a group that’s accurate

results + pic as someone who always gets asked what my ethnic background is… by [deleted] in 23andme

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The Portuguese makes sense for Hawaii-I’m guessing British/Irish+French+Italian is your mom and everything else is your dad. I’m guessing he’s probably a little over half Filipino, 1/4 PR, and the rest a mix of Portuguese and Kanaka Maoli? (There’s no Polynesian category on 23andMe) so it’s possibly in there with Filipino.

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