Laurie (Kelley) Wentz
Honor Code SignatorySigned 28 Apr 2014 | 9,161 contributions | 229 thank-yous | 2,509 connections
Signed 28 Apr 2014 | 9,161 contributions | 229 thank-yous | 2,509 connections
I have a paternal line that I have a brick wall on. My ancestor Mary Ann Ritchie is said to be the daughter of Robert Ritchie and Elizabeth Gwinn. I have found no proof of this. They did have a daughter named Mary Ann, but she lived to adulthood and married and had children of her own. Based on DNA Matches (Autosomal) I do share DNA with descendants of Thomas Richey and Rachel Shields, the parents of Robert Richey.
Also based on DNA Matches, I am trying to determine HOW I am related to the BUTTERWORTH family.
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Born 1970s.
Ancestors 
and Sister of
[private sister (1970s - unknown)], [private brother (1970s - unknown)] and [private sister (1970s - unknown)]
Mother of
[private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private son (1990s - unknown)], [private son (1990s - unknown)], [private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private son (1990s - 1990s)] and [private son (1990s - unknown)]
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Biography
Laurie (Kelley) Wentz was born in Missouri.
Laurie (Kelley) Wentz has German Roots.
Laurie (Kelley) Wentz has Scottish Ancestors.
Laurie Sue Kelley, daughter of Michael Eugene Kelley, Sr. and Debra Sue Parker, was born on 23 February 1971 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Laurie went to Hanthorn Elementary School, Palmer Junior High School, William Chrisman High School, and Fort Osage High School, all located in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
Laurie obtained her CNA certificate in 2004 and worked for Golden Age Living Center (Stover, Mo), Good Shepherd Care Center (Versailles, Mo), Laurie Care Center (Laurie, Mo) and Windsor Estates (Camdenton, Mo).
Laurie first married Brian Lee Biswell, son of Warren Deloyn Biswell, Jr. and Bobbie Elaine Turner, on 27 January 1990 in Sugar Creek, Jackson County, Missouri. They were divorced in September 2014. Brian and Laurie were the parents of four children: Kathleen Marie, Rachelle Elaine, Jeffrey Alan, and Phoenix Leanne.
Laurie had a relationship with Terry Lewis Short, son of Robert Lewis Short and Pamela Sue McFadden. They were the parents of: Patrick Wayne.
Laurie had a relationship with Geoffrey Scott William Heaton, son of Gerald Lee Heaton and Elizabeth Ann Meyer. They were the parents of: William Ray and Dakota Michael Lee.
Laurie married Paul Warren Wentz, son of Jon Austin Wentz and Sue Ann Stauss, on 30 May 2015 in Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri. There are no children.
Laurie currently lives in Sunrise Beach, Camden County, Missouri.
Why I Do Family History Research
For me, since my lines go back to the early 1600s in North America, genealogy personalizes history for me. I feel a closer connection to the events I read about in school. It also gives me a sense of perspective. When I read about the hardships, tragedies, and triumphs of my ancestors, it makes me realize how realively easy I have it, and fortunate I really am. And it gives me a real sense of debt and gratitude.
It gives me a lever to pry simple questions about me out of my own parents. What do my parents and I have in common here? We now know that, if family history is to be saved at all, with all the "old folks" passing on, the time is now or never, and I want to save what I can while I can. If, years from now, someone in the next generation wants to REALLY dig into the family stuff, at least I have given him or her a good, solid, scaffolding from which to begin, preferably with lots of interesting family stories too.
I do genealogy to leave my mark. I would hate to think I passed through this lifetime without leaving some sort of mark so that other people know I passed. I continue to do the work, sorting it all out, filing it in the appropriate places, and for me that is leaving my mark.
What started out as a simple project has now become all consuming. One of the nicest things to happen from this research is I now spend hours and hours talking to my family about my "finds" as opposed to talking about their health or the weather. I enjoy playing detective and sharing my finds with any and all relatives who care to have the information.
Mostly though, I enjoy it. To tell other people why is difficult. I love puzzles, solvable puzzles, the kind of history the digging entails. For me it's more of an addiction - ok, I'll be honest, it's an obsession. It seems like I have climbed every courthouse step in the state Missouri, as well as the surrounding states, but I'll keeping climbing those steps until I can't.
The main focus of my genealogy research has been my Kelley, Parker, Rector and Lee families. I currently have 5800 documented members of these families, and am in the process of adding/updating profiles on WikiTree to include them all.
Ancestor Portal
Paternal Surnames of Interest
- Kelley
- Bowen
- Stillwell
- Aldrich
- Hershberger
- Caldwell
- Lindsey
- Campbell
Maternal Surnames of Interest
- Parker
- Thomas
- Rector
- Lee
- Watson
- Griffith
- Fleming
- Wilkinson
Current Projects
DNA Tests
- Laurie has taken the AncestryDNA test -- user name: laurie_biswell1971.
- Laurie has kit number A473968 at GEDmatch.
- Laurie has kit number B373965 at FTDNA.
- Both of Laurie's parents have tested at Ancestry.com
DNA Confirmations
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her second cousin 1 times removed. Their MRCAs are Thomas Henry Rector and Lucinda Ellison Lee. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 199 cM across 10 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her third cousin. Their MRCAs are Thomas Henry Rector and Lucinda Ellison Lee. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 122 cM across 6 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her third cousin. Their MRCAs are Thomas Henry Rector and Lucinda Ellison Lee. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 52 cM across 5 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her second cousin 1 times removed. Their MRCAs are Ellsworth Eli Parker and Sarah Elizabeth Thomas. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 79 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her second cousin 1 times removed. Their MRCAs are Ellsworth Eli Parker and Sarah Elizabeth Thomas. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 39 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her fourth cousin. Their MRCAs are Grissom Reed Lee and Mary Ann Glenn. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 46 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Very High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Kelley-Wentz and her fifth cousin. Their MRCAs are Grissom Reed Lee and Mary Ann Glenn. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 30 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: High.
Sources
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and Debra (Parker) Kelley, her mother (direct ancestor). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Mother, based on sharing 3442 cM across 35 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and Michael Kelley, her father (direct ancestor). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Father, based on sharing 3464 cM across 28 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and Judy (Parker) Bierman, her aunt. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Parker and Dorothy Watson, the grandparents of Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and parents of Judy (Parker) Bierman. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Aunt, based on sharing 2120 cM across 53 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and Hope (Parker) Westfall, her aunt. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Parker and Dorothy Watson, the grandparents of Laurie (Kelley) Wentz and parents of Hope (Parker) Westfall. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Aunt, based on sharing 1662 cM across 48 segments.
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SDH-8RH : 23 May 2014), Laurie S Biswell, Residence, Independence, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJWK-J114 : 23 May 2014), Laurie S Biswell, Residence, Grandview, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJW2-4NJZ : 23 May 2014), Laurie S Biswell, Residence, Stover, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SD4-BYK : 23 May 2014), Laurie S Biswell, Residence, Independence, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
- "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPM-9SH6 : 25 October 2016), Laurie S Biswell in entry for William Ray Heaton, Missouri, United States, 05 Feb 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Kansas City Star, The, born-digital text.
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M4N-CNT : 23 May 2014), Laurie Biswell, Residence, Independence, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
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- Laurie's formal name
- full middle name (S.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (2)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (7)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Laurie or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laurie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Laurie or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laurie:
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100.00%
100.00%
Laurie (Kelley) Wentz:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A473968 [compare], Ancestry member laurie_biswell1971
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A473968 [compare], FTDNA kit #B373965
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A473968 [compare]
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~0.39%
Sarah (Pool) Durrant
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sarizonas
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Laurie:
- Laurie Wentz is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 5, 2022.
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I wonder why we are not showing up as DNA matches in ancestry?
I'm not sure why we're not coming up as a DNA match unless it's just such a small amount of shared DNA that Ancestry no longer shows (below 8 cM). My GEDMatch is A473968, my father's is FG9297607 (Michael E Kelley) and my sister's is WM5547195 (Martha Marie KELLEY Pittman).
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I'm not a Germanna descendant, but became aware of the Germanna colonies because of my work with the Palatine Migration project. See Category: Palatine Migrants for our discussion of the boundaries we set between the Palatine Migration and the distinct settlement of Germanna that occurred in the same time period.
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New member today, thank you. Did these pages merge?
edited by Stephen E Parks
Her parents, siblings, and "herself" lived with her grandparents Alvin and Martha (Hershberger) Kelley for many years.
"she" instead of herself in this sentence
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