Gary Milks
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Gary Milks

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Lifelong resident of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Currently working on my ancestors who settled in the Ottawa River valley (west of Montreal in both Quebec and Ontario) from 1800 on, plus all their descendants wherever they wandered off to. Using published family trees and online research to build the tree, then using DNA matches to prove it. Along the way, I'm finding and fixing errors and omissions in the published family trees and online trees (including WT and FS).
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Following CANADA CASSELLS DUNNING FITAK HAMMOND LONSDALE MILK MILKS RIDDIFORD TYCHOLIZ
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Gary E. Milks
Born 1950s.
Ancestors ancestors
Son of DNA confirmed and DNA confirmed
Brother of and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]
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Biography

Gary Milks has completed Level 2 of the Trans-Canada Orphan Trail.

Gary was born in 1958[1]. He is the son of Bob Milks and Audrey (Cassells) Milks. Gary married Sue (Fitak) Milks[1][2] and they don't have any children. He is still living.[3]

  • Born north of Toronto but moved to Nepean (suburb of Ottawa) at age 2

Graduated Algonquin College in 1980 with Business Administration Diploma with Data Processing Option

Career:

  • Worked as student in the Applications Directorate of Transport Canada summer of 1979. Hired back by Transport Canada in May 1980 based on summer experience.
  • Worked on various application projects including Application Management Services' first PC application.
  • Over 34 years, rose from CS-01 Junior Programmer to CS-03 Manager, Corporate Web Management Services.
  • Retired in 2014 when Sue became eligible to retire too.

Hobbies have included square dancing, board wargaming, round dancing (choreographed ballroom dancing) which Sue and I taught, golf, birding and travel (initially for dancing, then golf and now birding). Current hobbies are birding and genealogy.

Gary is a Genealogist.

Inherited the family tree collection of Bob Milks. Following an AncestryDNA test, I decided to create my own family tree while digitizing Dad's collection. I tried Ancestry first but discovered WikiTree while researching some relatives. WikiTree suits my ethos better (I'd rather collaborate on a permanent public tree than create a private tree that will probably get deleted when I pass) so I have switched my efforts here.

  • Update: I'm now entering profiles into four trees: Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and WikiTree. Ancestry and FamilySearch are primarily for research however it is convenient to connect the sources found to the relevant profiles. WikiTree is still my primary tree where I cite sources from all the places I find them.
    Gary Milks is a member of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
  • Sue's paternal grandparents were born in Eastern Galicia (now Ukraine) so I'm researching her family there.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Longfellow Birthday Book"; published by Collins, London and Glasgow; owned by Sheila (Hammond) Fitak; in possession of Gary Milks and Sue (Fitak) Milks
    • February 23: "Susan May Fitak - m - Garrett Ernest Milks - 1980"
    • July 6: "Garrett Ernest Milks - 1958"
  2. ↑ Marriage Certificate in personal files.
  3. ↑ First-hand information entered by Gary Milks.

DNA

  • Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Gary Milks and his sister, Bev (Milks) Hobbs. Their most-recent common ancestors are their parents, Bob Milks and Audrey (Cassells) Milks. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Siblings, based on sharing 2,572 cM across 48 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Family Trees

1892. Robert Ernest10 Milks (Hector Ernest9, Duncan William Hector8, David7, Freeborn Garrettson6, Job Milk5, Jonathan4, Job3, John2, John1) was born 07 Aug 1926 in Ottawa. He married Audrey Emily Cassels 19 Feb 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Robert Cassels and Emily Dunning. She was born Abt. 1926 in Ottawa. Children of Robert Milks and Audrey Cassels are:
2933. i. Bev11 Milks
ii. Gary Milks m. Sue Fitak.
2934. iii. Lori Milks

Digital Afterlife

  • One of my primary reasons for using WikiTree is to ensure that the thousands of hours of genealogy research I've done is not lost when I pass on. For any open profile where I am the only profile manager, it should be "orphaned" by removing me as profile manager - any cousin willing to adopt any of these profiles in future is welcome to do so. For any protected profiles where I am the only profile manager, the role of profile manager should be transferred to my sister Bev Hobbs and/or her son Daniel Hobbs.

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  • Gary's formal name
  • full middle name (E.)
  • e-mail address
  • exact birthdate
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  • images (6)
  • private siblings' names
  • spouse's name and marriage information
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
  • Gary Milks: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FTA58139, FTDNA kit #Mi72680
Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
  • Gary Milks: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H4a1a1a, FTDNA kit #MI72680
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gary: Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
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[Living Williams]
I want to congratulate you on your Family Star award you received on April 23, 2020.

John Williams

posted by [Living Williams]
Silva-1055 Mindy Silva
Hi Gary

Thanks for joining us! I hope you're enjoying our site. I just wanted to check in and see how things are going. Have the New Member How-To pages been helpful or left you with questions?

Welcome to the community! It's great to have you on board. Enjoy your time here, and good luck growing your branches. If you need help just click on my name you'll be transferred to my profile where you can post a message or send me a private message.

Mindy ~ WikiTree Mentor

posted by Mindy Silva
Durbin-702 Natalie (Durbin) Trott
Hi Gary,

Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz!

Because pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, working within the projects which coordinate them is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.

Use the Pre-1700 Projects list to find one which best fits your research focus, whether time period, location, or special event. Read the goals and tasks of the project and join if it is a good fit.

Let me know if you have trouble finding projects which fit your focus. Click my name, then ask in the comment section of my page.

Natalie ~ Pre-1700 Greeter

posted by Natalie (Durbin) Trott
Sheppard-2686 Pip Sheppard
Hi Gary!

A warm welcome to WikiTree. You are now a full member and can add your family to the big tree! I'm excited about the contributions you'll be making!

Click here to start with our New Member How-To Pages. They will save you time, energy and frustration as you add your family profiles. Hope you enjoy and profit from WikiTree as much as I have. We’re excited about the contributions you can make to our One Tree. And you’ll find loads of assistance here, too!

Sometimes links don't work in emails. If that's happened to you, check the public comments on your profile as the links will work from there.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm always happy to help!

Pip ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted by Pip Sheppard
Sheppard-2686 Pip Sheppard
Welcome!

This is just a note to say hi and to let you know that I'm available to answer questions about joining WikiTree.

To contact me, click the link to my name above, then send a private message or post a comment on my profile page.

Pip ~ WikiTree Greeter

P.S. If links do not work in an email from WikiTree, try them from the comment section on your profile page

posted by Pip Sheppard

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