I'm currently a widow, age 61, with three daughters and 6 grandchildren. I've been married 3x. First to Rodney Aughenbaugh (n/k/a Rodney Banks) for 7 yrs, divorced, 1 child; Second to John Thomas McKnight, 14 yrs, adopted first child, had a second, divorced; Third marriage to Scott Angus Kinnane, 12 years, widowed, no children from marriage. Third child was a product of a relationship with Richard James Salter, Jr. All are daughters. 5 granddaughters, 1 grandson. I have 2 brothers, one gay with no children, the youngest brother has 2 children, but no grandchildren as of this date. My parents died in a car accident 2/7/1971 when I was 9 yrs old. My gay brother was 8, the youngest was 2, getting ready to turn 3. We were sent to live with my father's sister and her husband.
My name is John Kingman. I am a Coordinator with the WikiTree DNA Project.
Since you have started following a DNA tag, you may be interested in how you can use DNA test matches with your relatives to strengthen your genealogy on WikiTree. You will find the answers in the Help pages, of which the DNA Help category page shows all the DNA help that is available, and the How to Get Started with DNA page is highlighted. Also the DNA Features page can show you various ways that DNA tests can work with your genealogy. For a detailed guide to connecting DNA test results to WikiTree profiles via GEDmatch, look here.
You may see some relatives show up in your list of "DNA Connections" on your profile if they have added a DNA test to their profile. These DNA Connections are possible DNA test matches, they are not sufficient for marking parental relationships as "confirmed with DNA" without providing a DNA Confirmation source citation providing details of an acceptable DNA match. You may find that you have acceptable matches with some of them. There is more information about DNA Connections on the DNA Test Connections page.
When you are ready to start documenting that your genealogy sources are confirmed by DNA test matches, be sure to follow the guidance at the Confirmed with DNA help page. Also, I strongly recommend using the DNA Confirmation Citation Maker WikiTree app for creating and/or validating your DNA confirmation source citations. Note that a profile should not be marked "confirmed with DNA" without source citations for both genealogy and relevant DNA test matches.
If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to ask on the G2G Forum using the Tag "DNA" and/or "DNA_Confirmation". There are lots of folks willing to help.
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