Ken McEvoy
Honor Code SignatorySigned 28 Aug 2016 | 22,805 contributions | 714 thank-yous | 2,036 connections
Signed 28 Aug 2016 | 22,805 contributions | 714 thank-yous | 2,036 connections
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Ken B. McEvoy
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
and Brother of
[private sister (1930s - unknown)] and Barbara (McEvoy) Yealland
Father of
[private daughter (1980s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ken McEvoy was born in Ontario, Canada.
Ken McEvoy has completed the England Project's Orphan Trail.
Ken McEvoy is a member of the Treloar Name Study Project.
Ken has been a member of the England Project for over 1,000 days.
Attended:
- Lawrence Park C.I.,
- University of Toronto (Math & Music, and later a certificate in Mandarin).
Worked for:
- Studio Lab Theater
- 25th Street House (Saskatoon)
- Toronto Workshop Productions
- Manulife
- Benetech
- The China Path (Mandarin language school)
Currently enjoying retirement and grandchildren.
Sources
- First-hand information.
DNA
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Ken McEvoy and his third couson, I. Balch, the son of James Randolph Balch. Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Nisbitt Ebenezer McEvoy and Naomi Greaves, g-g-grandparents of Ken McEvoy and g-grandparents of James Randolph Balch, the father if I. Balch. Predicted relationship (between KM and IB) from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin, based on sharing 56 cM (including a 24.64 cM segment on chromosome 10).
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Ken McEvoy and his third cousin 'ACM', the son of Erica Mary Margaret Holmden. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Holmden and Susan Reed Isbell, 2nd great grandparents of Ken McEvoy and 'ACM'. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 3-5 cousins, based on sharing 59 cM across 13 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Ken McEvoy and Judith Steffler, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are William Holmden and Susan Isbell, the great great grandparents of both Ken McEvoy and Judith Steffler. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 4, based on sharing 12 cM across 1 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a match on GEDMatch between second cousins Tom McCann (23andMe test) and Ken McEvoy (FamilyTreeDNA test). Their most-recent common ancestors are William Henry Knowlton and Rose Anne Amelia Carkeek, g-grandparents of Tom McCann and Ken McEvoy. Predicted relationship from GEDMatch: 2.7, based on sharing the following segments:
- Chromosome 2; 13.9 cM, 13.1 cM, and 40.3 cM;
- Chromosome 5; 35.4 cM;
- Chromosome 6; 34.2 cM;
- Chromosome 7; 10.0 cM;
- Chromosome 10; 33.7 cM;
- Chromosome 12; 26.1 cM;
- Chromosome 15; 15.0 cM;
- Chromosome 17; 18.6 cM, 16.3 cM, and 27.9 cM;
- Chromosome 21; 19.7 cM.
- Maternal relationship is supported by a GEDmatch test match between Gary Ludwig GEDmatch A636223 and his fifth cousin Ken McEvoy GEDmatch T112498. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 4G-grandparents Stephen Carkeek and Frances Bevan. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.3, based on sharing 36.6 cM across 2 segments. Triangulation is needed for confirmation.
- As a result of a FamilyTreeDNA match between Ralph Glenn McAvoy's son 'GRM' and Ken McEvoy showing a predicted relationship of 6th cousins based on 67 markers, and 9 of 630 differences on the Big-Y test, it is likely that John McEvoy (b. 1752) (Ken McEvoy's gggg-grandfather), and John McAvoy (b. 1755), ('GRM's ggggg-grandfather), are closely related. If a genealogical relationship can be found, this would confirm the paternal relationships in both lines.
Digital Afterlife
To aid WikiTree in the administration of my account should I be incapacitated, or in the event of my death, I hereby give permission for all private profiles I'm managing to be transferred to any individual for whom I am a profile manager at the time of my death, whether or not they are on the Trusted Lists at that time.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Ken's formal name
- full middle name (B.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (2)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Ken McEvoy: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT33173, FTDNA kit #63117, MitoYDNA ID T11762 [compare]
- Ken McEvoy: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #63117, MitoYDNA ID T11337 [compare]
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100.00%
Ken McEvoy:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T112498 [compare], FTDNA kit #63117
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~0.78%
Judith Steffler
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23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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Thanks for your note. I'm not a member of a specific team (that I'm aware of). I tend to plug away at my own family (which is primarily British), as well as working on some Cornish profiles whether they're family or not, because the names are unusual, and do appear in my family (e.g. Treloar, Carkeek, Tonkin, etc.).
Cheers, Ken
Thanks for the information and for working on your family and Cornsih profiles. All this helps our project and is appreciated.
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Apologies for not having replied sooner. I am interested in the England project ... most of my ancestors are English. I haven't actually participated in any of the activities of the project (other than the Orphan Trail), but I do continue to work away at English ancestors, and trying to get unconnected fold connected. Cheers, Ken
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If you're connected to the Treloar family, I would love to explore the connection. Could you tell me about a Treloar ancestor that you have (whether or not they have a Wikitree profile)? ... Cheers, Ken
1) Is it possible to run a Python app locally that accesses the Wikitree database (as opposed to running an app on a remote server)? 2) Is there documentation for the absolute beginner? 3) Is there a sample program that I could copy that would demonstrate how to do something simple, which I could then gradually expand to do what I'm interested in doing? Thanks, Ken
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I haven't been particularly active in the project itself, but I do continue to work away at my English ancestors, as well as any individuals - related or not - with the surnames McEVOY, CARKEEK or TRELOAR.
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Although I don't think I've done anything formal with the England project (Cornwall Team), but I have created a fair number of profiles for the Treloar family, with which I share a connection and a strong interest. ... Also the Carkeek family, although they're harder to pin down. I will certainly continue working away on these two Cornish families.
Ken
The England Project Leaders check-in with the members every six months to see how people are getting on. How are you doing? I notice you have yet to choose which team youd like to be on. Are you having difficulty deciding and can I help you with that? One requirement for membership in the project is that you contribute to a team at least once every six months.
Please respond to me via e-mail.
Many thanks,
Susie, England Project Leader :-)
Sterling work Ken and much appreciated by a newcomer like me. I am wondering if you have any information on Treloars who may have traversed a now near non-existent town of Forney, Idaho where my paternal grandmother Gladys Adele Treloar was born September 1, 1901. I understand they later lived in Boise, Idaho where my grandmother grew up as a teenager. Pardon my lack of adherence to protocol if this is not an appropriate place to raise this question.
Thank you again.
Rob Tucker
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? Can you let me know which team(s) youd like to join.
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Just checking in to see if you are ok :)
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