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 Charles Jipp and Lena Nanke had several children.  If by chance any of you are related would you please sign in or get back to Mary Pentico Nelson or I. 

Or if any of you are related to Grandpa Jipp from the old country or Germany we would love to hear from you.

I have little information on Grandfather Jipp due to his death shortly before MOM Louise Jipp Pentico born.  Fred's Mom never knew her father.  Her older siblings knew him a bit.  

They…

When GenealogyWise first came into being, those of us who joined early were encouraged to create groups to provide a place for people to come and find "their space".  Many of us created groups by the surnames we were actively working on and then places, occupations, events, etc. I never dreamed we would be the Admins for all the groups we created. 8-0

If anyone is a member of a group created by me and you want to take over that group, please let me know. I am spread very thin these…

 I thought this fit right in with some more current information on the USA.

It is titled: 26 Maps Show How Ethnic Groups Are Divided Across America

Maps Of Ancestry Groups In America - Business Insider

 it is written by the Business Insider. It shows how ethnicities stick together even today. Yes, 26 different  maps to help you when you want to know where your ethnicity…

Wendell Willkie was an ancestor of our daughter in law.  We found this picture in the Michigan Archives and I wanted to share it here.

FamilySearch Adds More Than 2.7 Million Indexed Records and Images to Collections from Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland…

MyHeritage has launched today a new feature that lets you save the records you discover on SuperSearch  directly to the relevant profiles in your family tree. You can also easily extract information…

http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/ODonovan1Heber.php

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http://www.familytreedna.com/public/MunsterIrish/

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R-L21/

The common direct paternal ancestor of all men alive today was born in Africa around 140,000 years ago. He was neither the first human male nor the only male alive in his time. He was the only male whose direct lineage is present in current generations. Most men, including your direct paternal ancestors, trace their ancestry to one of this man’s descendants.

Your branch of this lineage took part in out-of-Africa migrations. Your ancestors traveled to West Asia where they lived by…

Branch: L21

Age: 5,500 – 12,000 Years Ago

Location of Origin: West Asia

Today, members of this lineage are widely distributed across Europe and West Asia. They reach their highest frequency in Ireland where they and descendant branches contribute to between 35 and 38 percent of the male population. This line is 6 to 7 percent of male lineages in France. It is between 1 and 2 percent of male lineages…

Branch: P310

Age: To Be Determined

Location of Origin: West Asia

Members of this lineage have traveled to Central Asia, Europe, and the Levant region. One descendant branch has the highest frequency of any male line in Western Europe. However, rather than a single movement across Europe, this lineage’s branches may represent many simultaneous and successive waves of migration.

Today, it is 48…