Deanna Lackaff
Honor Code SignatorySigned 4 Oct 2016 | 1,896 contributions | 54 thank-yous | 1,409 connections
I grew up on a cattle ranch in Nebraska before going to the East Coast for college in hopes of seeing the world. I spent several years in academia without being able to select a field to specialize in, but loved being a student. Realizing that I'm a confirmed generalist, I settled into making a living as a free-lance writer and editor so I would always have something new to learn.
Historical research is a passion of mine, and genealogy suits that very well. I enjoy digging into resources and finding the details that tell the story.
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My GED match number is..
NZ5888317..
But I'm not Very good at the DNA stuff...
Mikd
This is Mike Hasenstab.. Hasenstab-19..i I'm currently working a Family tree.. Samuel Taylor from Crawford County Indiana.. Your Wikitree Profile and DNA. Information popped up Yesterday..That Caught ny Eye... I have seen your Name before..But never thought about Us Linking..
6th Cousin..Through my Grandfather... Lancy Conrad...DVM
The Taylor Line.... I believe is Mayflower Linage to James Chilton..through Nancy Barrens Taylor.. We are Also..James Chilton..Mayflower through..Lancy's.. Wife... Brittle Glosson Conrad .. .Her Line runs through the ..Tower Edson Linage....
Hope You can make Sense of this..
Mike Hasenstab...
edited by Lawrence Hasenstab
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Welcome to the family! Glad you joined.
Greeter Derek (Northern Ireland)