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Comment #4509

2016-12-05T23:32:52Z

Blood calls to blood, apparently. :)

Comment #4508

2016-12-05T22:59:09Z

My mother figured out that I have maternal Swiss ancestors. Talk about circling back...

Comment #4507

2016-12-05T21:58:02Z

Before I had any real answers to that question, I used to answer "mutt." I think I would have liked your father-in-law, Kathy. Now I know I have English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish (and yes, plenty of feisty Scotch-Irish), German, French, and Dutch. I'm still trying to confirm the tantalizing Swiss connection, but it's proving elusive, despite the fact that a name like Hess has great potential. The great advantage to having early New England ancestors is that they were such good record-keepers. My Pennsylvania ancestors are a lot less documented, and those from West Virginia are pretty hopeless.

Comment #4506

2016-12-05T20:56:22Z

When my father-in-law was in elementary school in Texas, a teacher asked the class about their ancestry. Most of the children just said "Scotch-Irish," but when it was Daddy's turn, he started "a bit of German, and some English, and some Cherokee.." The teacher finally interrupted and said "You're the biggest mongrel of us all." Daddy was very proud of this.

Comment #4505

2016-12-05T15:59:17Z

By the way...I do have some Ashkenazi Jew in my dna LOL