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I run into cousins all the time from my work on the TH-cam channel. People recognize something I'm demonstrating. It's kind of fun. I meet new distant cousins often.
@@GenealogyTV I'm curious if your family tree has any Burneys on it. I have a brick wall with the surname Burney. John Burney lived in Baltimore City, MD and is my mom's 5x great grandfather. His daughter Martha Burney is Mom's 4x great granddaughter. Martha lived 1792-1878. I don't know dates for John Burney. DNA results for my mom lead me to matches for the Burney surname in North Carolina. So far I haven't been able to find a connection between my John Burney and the North Carolina Burneys.
@@DonnaMM6361 Some of the users on WikiTree suggested me as one of the guests and got me in touch with Eowyn of WikiTree (www.wikitree.com/blog/meet-our-members-eowyn-langholf/)
@@DonnaMM6361 You can even see the list of the guests so far and some of the ones coming up. www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Calendar_WikiTree_Challenge_2021
I also had a murder in my family leading to a cousin who was almost hung for killing him as his farm was the last place he was known to be traveling to. Turned out to be a gentleman who killed him for the money he was carrying and he also confessed on his deathbed 40 years after. Caused all kinds of repercussions in the family and his body was never found.
I finally uploaded some direct ancestors to Wikitree lol, but since most of my relatives are from latinamerica I haven't found anything to break down walls, I am more hopeful now that I've seen this (and will start adding ancestors siblings lol)
Amazing - what a gold mine of information! It seems as though you were the lucky winner on a game show. I had to reflect on the Quaker records I've seen for my relatives that showed this or that one was excluded from the group for language or in one case an unlawful relationship. Sometimes the records are too good! BTW, those very early immigrants' descendents married into land owner families in Virginia. The younger sons of those families were among the pioneers with Daniel Boone opening the wild frontier of Kentucky. And the pioneers' descendents eventually were back to no good with several murders in the family.
I registered a few years ago, but I did not really understand what the site was all about. Going back, I had given my "birth name" as the surname on my birth certificate. But, that was the name of my father's step-father. Going back, I don't know how to change it to my family name. My father reconnected with his biological father in the sixties and had all of our names changed back to the family name in court.
How can I delete a child, which says unknown, from my tree? Someone added extra unknowns and they don't belong. I am a direct family member and I am 100% certain so I'm not guessing. I absolutely know this unknown does not belong. Thank you for any help because WikiTree is new to me.
Hi Connie, I tried to open an account to Wiki tree a few min ago and download my Gedcom file but too big, I have 12,500 people. they said I need to break it down to below 5, 000 but I have no way to open the file to download each grandparent (4) any ideas? thanks!
Hey Charles. The only way I know how to break it apart is in software. For example, I can go into my Family Tree Maker software and export parts of the family tree by the ancestors of a specific person.
Connie, because there is a unconfirmed relationship between James Lewis 7037 and Mildred Lewis 4634 we may or may not be 12th cousins once removed. Dang it. Bradley-4416.
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I wonder if any of the researchers discovered they are related to you. What a blessing to be the recipient of this documented tree!
Based on her Nixon line info they mentioned, I think I might be! I'll have to go check it out!
I run into cousins all the time from my work on the TH-cam channel. People recognize something I'm demonstrating. It's kind of fun. I meet new distant cousins often.
@@GenealogyTV I'm curious if your family tree has any Burneys on it. I have a brick wall with the surname Burney. John Burney lived in Baltimore City, MD and is my mom's 5x great grandfather. His daughter Martha Burney is Mom's 4x great granddaughter. Martha lived 1792-1878. I don't know dates for John Burney. DNA results for my mom lead me to matches for the Burney surname in North Carolina. So far I haven't been able to find a connection between my John Burney and the North Carolina Burneys.
I am the guest this week and am SOOOOOOO excited for the final results of my week!!!
How did you get to be their guest? I would love to do this.
@@DonnaMM6361 Some of the users on WikiTree suggested me as one of the guests and got me in touch with Eowyn of WikiTree (www.wikitree.com/blog/meet-our-members-eowyn-langholf/)
@@DonnaMM6361 You can even see the list of the guests so far and some of the ones coming up. www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Calendar_WikiTree_Challenge_2021
You need to be a blogger, TH-camr, author, or someone who is publishing genealogy stuff.
@@GenealogyTV figures
I also had a murder in my family leading to a cousin who was almost hung for killing him as his farm was the last place he was known to be traveling to. Turned out to be a gentleman who killed him for the money he was carrying and he also confessed on his deathbed 40 years after. Caused all kinds of repercussions in the family and his body was never found.
Wow!
Those people really DO rock! Now I want them to help me with mine!
They do rock!
Connie I can't believe these people.. absolutely incredible
I know, right!
I finally uploaded some direct ancestors to Wikitree lol, but since most of my relatives are from latinamerica I haven't found anything to break down walls, I am more hopeful now that I've seen this (and will start adding ancestors siblings lol)
It never hurts to look everywhere.
@@GenealogyTV A 100% agree :)
Maybe now that my tree is there as more people from latino countries upload, will make it easier for them as well :)
Amazing - what a gold mine of information! It seems as though you were the lucky winner on a game show. I had to reflect on the Quaker records I've seen for my relatives that showed this or that one was excluded from the group for language or in one case an unlawful relationship. Sometimes the records are too good! BTW, those very early immigrants' descendents married into land owner families in Virginia. The younger sons of those families were among the pioneers with Daniel Boone opening the wild frontier of Kentucky. And the pioneers' descendents eventually were back to no good with several murders in the family.
Thanks Cheryl. I feel like I was given a huge gift.
I need to check out wiki tree sounds fun.
It is
Got to love it ....
I know, right? I was so blown away.
This was fun!
Why yes it was!
Amazing!
Thank you! Cheers!
I registered a few years ago, but I did not really understand what the site was all about. Going back, I had given my "birth name" as the surname on my birth certificate. But, that was the name of my father's step-father. Going back, I don't know how to change it to my family name. My father reconnected with his biological father in the sixties and had all of our names changed back to the family name in court.
Donna, Go to the help menu on WikiTree and drop down to G2G or the mentors and see if you can get an answer at either one of those places.
Interested to know if you have had the chance to go back to look at some of these "new" ancestors? This was very cool.
How can I get my family on the challenge? I have two brick walls.
How can I delete a child, which says unknown, from my tree? Someone added extra unknowns and they don't belong. I am a direct family member and I am 100% certain so I'm not guessing. I absolutely know this unknown does not belong. Thank you for any help because WikiTree is new to me.
www.wikitree.com/g2g/255178/how-do-i-remove-a-child-from-a-profile
Had to google John Wilkes Booth...
Yeah... he was the infamous guy who shot President Lincoln.
Hi Connie, I tried to open an account to Wiki tree a few min ago and download my Gedcom file but too big, I have 12,500 people. they said I need to break it down to below 5, 000 but I have no way to open the file to download each grandparent (4) any ideas? thanks!
Hey Charles. The only way I know how to break it apart is in software. For example, I can go into my Family Tree Maker software and export parts of the family tree by the ancestors of a specific person.
@@GenealogyTV Hi Connie, that would be great but don't have software nor the know-how on how to do that. oh well!! guess it's one name at a time. LOL
11th century. Sure.
How does one join the challenge?
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:WikiTree_Challenge
Connie, because there is a unconfirmed relationship between James Lewis 7037 and Mildred Lewis 4634 we may or may not be 12th cousins once removed. Dang it. Bradley-4416.
Humm... this requires more digging. Interesting though.
@@GenealogyTV I agree. I have gone over it a few times but I can't pull it together. I'm just not that good.; )