Having a look at some of my family members' DNA results on Ancestry.com today, turned up something new. (This goes along with what I'm always saying about researching genealogy, there is new information constantly available. If you're having trouble finding something, just take a break and try again after a while. New information is constantly indexed and uploaded.)
Apparently, my uncle's DNA matches a few people's DNA who have this Mary Jane Keeton person in their family tree. Now, it would make it easier to see which line this Mary Jane might belong to if she turned up in my aunt's (who shares only a father with my uncle; different mothers) DNA results or my grandmother's DNA results, but she hasn't. That's the thing about DNA, everyone's is different, including siblings with the same parents and parents and their children.
So, what do we know about this Mary Jane Keeton? Well, Ancestry.com tells us she was born in 1849 in Kentucky. The only person I can remember mentioning anything about Kentucky around this time frame is James Oscar Norman, who states on a couple of different Census records, that his parents were from Kentucky. According to him though, J.O. was born in 1851 in Missouri. Now, it could have been that this Mary Jane, being older was born in Kentucky, where her parents were from and then they all moved to Missouri, but it doesn't look like that is the case, as according to Ancestry, Mary Jane died in Kentucky in 1921. Also, apparently Keeton is this woman's maiden name, so that removes most likelihood that the two may have been siblings.
So, who could she be? She doesn't seem to fit in my Zamora family tree, so she must have come from the Norman line at some point. Now, I don't know the names of my great-grandmother's paternal grandparents, so it's possible Mary Jane Keeton was my great-grandmother's grandmother. My great-grandmother's father, Frank Thomas Lemons, however, lists his parents as having come from Tennessee. But, Tennessee is close to Kentucky, so maybe he was just mistaken? He was born in 1871, so Mary Jane Keeton would have been the right age to have been his mother. Unfortunately, a quick search of the surnames Keeton and Lemons does not turn up any helpful results.
While it's likely we are related to this person in a way that I have not yet discovered, it is also possible that AncestryDNA has made a mistake with this probable ancestor. Much more detective work is necessary. If you happen to have this Mary Jane Keeton in your own family tree and can suggest a link, I would love to hear from you.
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| Screen capture of AncestryDNA "potential new ancestor" listing. |
Apparently, my uncle's DNA matches a few people's DNA who have this Mary Jane Keeton person in their family tree. Now, it would make it easier to see which line this Mary Jane might belong to if she turned up in my aunt's (who shares only a father with my uncle; different mothers) DNA results or my grandmother's DNA results, but she hasn't. That's the thing about DNA, everyone's is different, including siblings with the same parents and parents and their children.
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| Screen capture of Mary Jane Keeton's "Life Story" on AncestryDNA |
So, what do we know about this Mary Jane Keeton? Well, Ancestry.com tells us she was born in 1849 in Kentucky. The only person I can remember mentioning anything about Kentucky around this time frame is James Oscar Norman, who states on a couple of different Census records, that his parents were from Kentucky. According to him though, J.O. was born in 1851 in Missouri. Now, it could have been that this Mary Jane, being older was born in Kentucky, where her parents were from and then they all moved to Missouri, but it doesn't look like that is the case, as according to Ancestry, Mary Jane died in Kentucky in 1921. Also, apparently Keeton is this woman's maiden name, so that removes most likelihood that the two may have been siblings.
So, who could she be? She doesn't seem to fit in my Zamora family tree, so she must have come from the Norman line at some point. Now, I don't know the names of my great-grandmother's paternal grandparents, so it's possible Mary Jane Keeton was my great-grandmother's grandmother. My great-grandmother's father, Frank Thomas Lemons, however, lists his parents as having come from Tennessee. But, Tennessee is close to Kentucky, so maybe he was just mistaken? He was born in 1871, so Mary Jane Keeton would have been the right age to have been his mother. Unfortunately, a quick search of the surnames Keeton and Lemons does not turn up any helpful results.
While it's likely we are related to this person in a way that I have not yet discovered, it is also possible that AncestryDNA has made a mistake with this probable ancestor. Much more detective work is necessary. If you happen to have this Mary Jane Keeton in your own family tree and can suggest a link, I would love to hear from you.
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