Why did I even bother? DNA testing …
So I joined Ancestry.com awhile ago to do a little genealogy research. I knew a bit about my grandparents but wanted to learn more.
So my maternal grandfather Harry was born in 1900, in a city called Radom, which was then in Russia but is now in Poland. He came to this country by crossing the Rio Grande, walking over a bridge that led from Mexico to El Paso, Texas. He died when my mother was a little girl.
My maternal grandmother Dora was born in 1902, in a province called Galicia, then part of Austria but now part of Poland. She came to this country through Ellis Island. She is the only grandparent I knew. She died in 1996.
My paternal grandparents came from the same village, I’m not sure if it was in Ukraine or Belarus. My grandfather was born in 1887 and died in 1958. My grandmother was born in 1890 and died in 1956. He came to this country around 1907, she arrived in 1911 and they were married in 1912.
So, after developing my tree, I decided to do the DNA origins test.
100% Ashkenazi Jewish.
Is anyone surprised?
I didn't know anyone could be 100% anything anymore! I did mine for my brother, who is big into genealogy (he is LDS). Some surprises. My grandmother always said she was part Native American, due to someone "marrying" a plains tribe member woman. No, not a bit. But, plenty of other things, we are truly mutts!
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