Susan Keil
Honor Code SignatorySigned 30 Jul 2018 | 13,600 contributions | 386 thank-yous | 303 connections
Signed 30 Jul 2018 | 13,600 contributions | 386 thank-yous | 303 connections
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Susan M. Keil
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of
[private father (1930s - 2020s)]
and [private mother (1930s - 2000s)]
and [private mother (1930s - 2000s)]
Sister of
[private brother (1970s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Susan Keil has German Roots.
Susan Keil has Irish ancestors.
Susan Keil has Swedish ancestors
Susan Keil is a member of the Keil Name Study Project.
Born in Illinois, grew up in Vermont, spent years in New Hampshire and now stuck in the Kansas City area of the USA. Simplistically, I'm German, Irish and Scandinavian. My day job is as a clinical data manager which means I spend a lot of time in databases and spreadsheets assisting with the research process for new pharmaceutical products (drugs, biologics or medical devices).
April 2018 I started pursuing a more robust genealogy tree and studying up on how the DNA data my Dad, brother and I have collected can aid in my and my brother's research. Virtually all DNA matches we receive are 4th - Distant Cousins.
In my world, KEIL rhymes with "smile", not "steal".
Things I'm Working on at WikiTree
Learning, especially genetic genealogy
- I've been an Ancestry dot com user for many years, but only starting 2Q 2018 became more serious about truly making some progress with this hobby. I've learned a lot about especially genetic genealogy in a relatively short amount of time, but I have much more left to learn. I'm also unversed regarding the other tools out there to help, though have discovered GEDmatch and DNA Painter. RootsMagic is also a recent discovery but I've barely done more than install it and import data a couple of times as a test. My first impression is it is a great tool for troubleshooting and QCing one's tree.
Studying Surnames
- I've started One Name Study Projects for KEIL, GAUGHAN, LOMBECK and SIGNOR, the surnames of my 4 grandparents.
- Metrics as of 02Aug2021:
| Search Provider | KEIL | GAUGHAN | LOMBECK | SIGNOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WikiTree | 721 | 277 | 25 | |
| FamilySearch | 143,023 | 72,495 | 295 | 20,699 |
| Ancestry | 498,456 | 185,146 | 708 | 85,037 |
| MyHeritage | 610,956 | 144,271 | 918,200 | 4,389,119 |
| FindAGrave | 12,264 | 3,332 | 4 | 3,260 |
| BillionGraves | 31,749 | 39,673 | 2,875 | 6,470 |
| It is important to note that the numbers provided are estimations only and do not reflect unique records for unique individuals; a single person may be reflected in multiple records. In the case of Ancestry, these numbers also include the number of images and family trees the name appears in. | ||||
Studying mtDNA, especially Z1a
- I've started a Space Page for my mtDNA haplogroup Z1a. I tested as Z1a1a.
Miscellaneous data cleaning tasks
Connecting profiles unconnected to The Tree
- 2020 Connect-a-Thon: Connected Larry Kiel with this merge.
Notables Connected
- Hiram Berdan 1824-1893: Merge proposed to Julia Cutler 13Jul2019 (during WT's first annual Connect-a-Thon in 2019). Hiram was a U.S. Sharpshooter, served as Major General in the American Civil War, and was an inventor. His best known invention is of the Berdan rifle which was very popular with the Russian Army 1869-1891.
- Mildred Leona Batchelder 1901-1998: 20Sep2019. Mildred is considered among the 100 most important 20th century leaders according to American Libraries. She was a pioneer advocate of ensuring books from across the globe were available to children in their own language.
Genealogy & Related Resources I Like (in addition to WikiTree!)
- Anthrogenica
- DNA Painter (Jonny Perl)
- GEDmatch
- The Genetic Genealogist (Blaine T Bettinger)
- Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques (Blaine T Bettinger)
- Guild of One-Name Studies
- History of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG)
- JewishGen.org
- Kartenmeister
- Meyers Gazetteer
- RootsMagic Essentials
- Segment-ology (Jim Bartlett)
- Sweden - National Archives Database
DNA Confirmation Statements
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Finder test match between Susan Keil and her father. A total of 3,383 cM are shared.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Finder test match between Susan Keil and her brother. Their MRCAs are their parents, Patricia Gaughan and Living Keil. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: Full Brother, based on sharing 2,603 cM across 46 segments.
Sources
- First-hand information edited by Susan at liberty.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Susan's formal name
- full middle name (M.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Susan Keil: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup Z1a1a, FTDNA kit #392046
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Susan Keil:
23andMe, GEDmatch DA6535513 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T989989 [compare], Ancestry member keesiewonder
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T989989 [compare], FTDNA kit #392046
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Susan:
- Susan M Keil was a Wonderful Wikitreer!!! Jan 18, 2022.
- Susan Keil is a Wonderful Wikitreer Jul 26, 2021.
- Susan M Keil is a Wonderful Wikitreer Jul 20, 2020.
- Susan Keil is a Wonderful Wikitreer!! Jul 27, 2019.
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During the 12 Days of Elfmas at WikiTree, there has been a great introduction to the German script Sütterlin for deciphering German handwritten documents by Elf Danny, cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGk0hU9OVY on YouTube. In connection with that, may I ask you to correct your ancestors‘ last names, in particular changing Playwolf to Claproth, Nahr to Stehr, and Lombeck to Bombeck. Thank you!
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Oliver (Stegen-15)
edited by Oliver Stegen PhD
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I left a comment on de_Valera-5 in relation to his LNAB, if you could take a look.
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Source a Thon starts on October 1 this year so registration started today. We would love to have you on the team again. If you will be, go to the link below and say you want to participate and you are a Legacy Heir. “See” you soon.
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1291959/have-you-registered-for-the-2021-source-a-thon-yet
Thanks for taking responsibility for the Orphaned Profiles. This After Adopting Orphans FAQ explains the special attention adopted profiles will sometimes need from their profile managers. One quick way to find the profiles you adopted is by searching your Contributions List for the word "adopted" and "manager." You can find a quick link to your Contributions List in the My WikiTree dropdown menu.
If any of the profiles need GEDCOM cleanup, the AGC tool can help with formatting so that you can concentrate on the research. You can read more about it in the WikiTree AGC FAQ.
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Registration started today for the Spring Clean-A-Thon.The cleaning will start on Friday, April 23, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 26, at 8 AM (EDT). If you can and will be joining us, let us now. You must register first, If you have not please go here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1199618/have-you-registered-for-the-2021-spring-clean-a-thon-yet?show=1199618#q1199618 and answer that you will be there and want to be on Legacy Heirs.
Our team Chat is here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1200770/legacy-heirs-2021-spring-clean-a-thon-g2g-chat
Hope to see you!!
Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
Keep up the great work!
Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Thank you for being on Team Legacy Heirs for the source-a-thon. I hope we will have you join the team again for the next thon.
Just a quick reminder, this Friday starts the Source-A-Thon. Looking forward to seeing you there as much or as little as you can join us.
Source-A-Thon is coming up from October 2 - 5th. Would love to have you on the team. Go here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1097927/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-source-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title
and register then the chat is at: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1095181/legacy-heirs-2020-source-a-thon-g2g-chat
Thanks for the work you accomplished during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
I am helping Lisa from Legacy Heirs out for the Connect-a-Thon 2020. We start the day after tomorrow, Friday, July 17th, at 8:00 AM (EDT). Our link at G2G is over here at: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1054824/legacy-heirs-2020-connect-a-thon-g2g-chat-page
Registration ends today if you know anyone who wants to join our team.
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1054269/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-connect-a-thon-yet?start=60#a_list_title
Looking forward to your participation again and thank you.
After a great Liberation day challenge, the Connect-a-Thon is coming up, it will take place from Friday 17 July 2020-Monday 20 July 2020) so everyone is invited to join the Flying Dutchmen Team - Vliegende Hollanders..so let's all hop on the boat (teampage) ;) again and have some fun together. Don't forget to first register here (you can register until wednesday 15 july) and let them know you're going to rock the Flying Dutchmen (women) - Vliegende Hollanders boat ..and here's our connect-a-thon chat.
Hope to see you soon,
Bea and Astrid x
A big thank you for the fun we had and all your wonderful work during the Clean-a-Thon 2020
team Flying Dutchmen - Vliegende Hollanders x
Thank you for your most recent reply! Appreciate what you said very much.
PS: Good luck on the Fall "Source A Thon" tomorrow!!
And if you can please add your question that you will be working on or the profile marked "needs profiles created" for the challenge. Thanks. Got a question, see this page as well: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Integrators_Challenge . Also, you can put a sticker on your profile You can do so by adding the words Integrators Challenge with the {{ }} in front and back, in your biography.
Thank you and Good Luck!! Dorothy, Integrators Project Coordinator
Pippin Sheppard
WikiTrees Appreciation Team
Good catch. Since FindAGrave is currently my source for death, I have matched that.
Pippin Sheppard
WikiTrees Appreciation Team
Registration has begun for the Source-A-Thon. We would love to have you remain on the Legacy Heirs. Here are our links.
Chat page: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/902254/legacy-heirs-2019-source-a-thon-chat-page
Space Page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:2019_Source-A-Thon_Legacy_Heirs
I'm not certain of anything, as I'm still rather new to all this, but it is nice to see some of the dots being connected! Thanks for your efforts, Susan.
Thank you for your time and energy in creating over 1000 (actually, over 1200!) contributions to WikiTree for the month of July 2019. Your efforts are appreciated!
Pip Sheppard
WikiTree Appreciation Team