Through the guidance of Peter Roberts, I am embarking on connecting two separate lines of Culp surnames through the use of WikiTree and DNA testing.
YOU CAN HELP
My Culp line ends with Baltzer Culp . We do not know anything beyond his likely birth location. However, there has been anecdotal evidence of relatives from Pennsylvania who visited him in Ohio. Recent DNA testing has suggested a connection to Dielman Kolb.
I am attempting to gather Culp DNA testers and bring them to WikiTree to use our DNA tools to help find that connection.
Currently, the two lines do not connect, primarily because of the lack of info regarding Baltzer. He has been well researched for many decades. Through DNA, we may be able to find his relatives in Germany and hopefully from there work back to Baltzer. New information will be learned in any event.
How you can help.
More work is needed to be done on the descendants of Dielman Kolb lines, primarily because we need DNA testers in this line. I have DNA testers from the Baltzer Culp line that I am bringing to WikiTree. However, any new folks from Dielman's line may not fully commit to WikiTree. If we can complete more of these lines, it will make connecting them to WikiTree much easier and assist greatly with the DNA Tools.
I have one who descends from Barbara Culp and she will be learning about this connection as well. Her grandfather was a McKinny raised as a Miller. Barbara married a McKinny in this line.
If we can make the Culp lines connect on WikiTree, I am planning on writing a blog post about the experience and the process we used.
I would very much appreciate your help in developing these lines further and helping those who join understand how to use WikiTree and the DNA tools we have.
It is all very exciting!
So, Will you Help?