Ron Floyd
Honor Code SignatorySigned 15 Jan 2016 | 69,830 contributions | 2,927 thank-yous | 3,104 connections
Signed 15 Jan 2016 | 69,830 contributions | 2,927 thank-yous | 3,104 connections
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Ron C. Floyd
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1920s - 2010s)]
and [private mother (1920s - 2010s)]
Brother of
[private brother (1950s - unknown)], [private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private brother (1950s - unknown)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private son (1970s - unknown)], Joshua Floyd, [private son (1980s - unknown)] and [private son (1990s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2016
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Biography
Ron Floyd is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps 1966-1968
Sgt. Infantry, WIA in Vietnam
Served in the United States Marine Corps 1966-1968
Sgt. Infantry, WIA in Vietnam
Ron Floyd has Scottish Ancestors.
Ron Floyd has Welsh ancestors.
In my research, I have found relatives in all sections of the country. They are descendants of princes to paupers; poets to politicians; plantation owners to pickers; pilgrims to pioneers; preachers to professors; postman to post office wanted posters; Presbyterians to Pentecostals; privates to physicians, every military rank, serving in every war we have fought. Nothing surprises me anymore. What other family has a signer of the Declaration of Independence, William Floyd (NY), and an FBI Most Wanted, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd (GA/OK). Suffice to say in the almost 400 hundred years from 1623 (first documented American arrival) till now, we are about as American as you can get!
Member: The Guild of One-Name Studies; http://one-name.org The Scottish Genealogy Society; www.scotsgenealogy.com Honor Guard, National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association
Military family (Marines, Army); High School Atlanta, GA grad 1965; Ga. State Univ., B.B.A-MGMT, 1971; Bell Sys. Cntr. Tech. Ed., MS-Networking, 1976; Webster Univ. MA-Mgmt, 1991; Asst. Professor-Information Technology, retired Professor Emeritus, Univ. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 2008. Interest in genealogy since youth, active collector/researcher of family data since 1971; 12,000+ records in personal active database under constant research, refinement and repair/replacement. Legally blind since 2005. If, for some reason my work is not continued by an immediate family member, I see Wikitree as a continuing source for my efforts. I appreciate it's open, non-commercial, structure and mission.
SEMPER FIDELIS
Military
United States Marine Corps Enlisted: Georgia; Rank In: June, 1966, Private; Rank Out: June, 1968, Sergeant
- Vietnam 1966-67, Infantry, WIA; Rifleman, Radioman, Fire Team leader, Squad Leader, Battalion "Kit Carson" Scout; Company: B & HS, 1st Bn; Regiment: 7th Marines, 1st MarDiv, III MAF
- Admin Chief 2nd Engr Bn 2nd MarDiv; Camp LeJune, North Carolina, USA
Earliest Known Ancestors
https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/clarke11007/EKA.php
Y-DNA - Direct Male Line
Starting with the father of Ronald Floyd:
- Billy Floyd b. 1927-03-03, Parkin, Arkansas, United States
- Roy Floyd b. 1897-04-17, Moscow, Fayette, Tennessee, United States
- George Floyd b. 1847-07-29, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
- Thomas Floyd b. 1817-10-11, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
- George Floyd b. 1793-06-01, Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina, USA
- David Floyd b. 1764-02-19, Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina
- Enoch Floyd b. 1737-00-00, Anson, South Carolina
- Richard Floyd b. 1711-00-00, Williamsburg, South Carolina
- Richard Floyd b. 1660-00-00, England
- John Floyd b. 1611-01-27, Ludlow, Shropshire, England
View the Y-DNA descendants of John Floyd.
mtDNA - Direct Female Line
Starting with the mother of Ronald Floyd:
- Virginia Smith b. 1928-09-01, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
- Katherine Wray b. 1908-09-07, Central City, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
- Sara Knox b. 1872-05-08, Benton, Arkansas, United States
- Melissa Morrison b. 1851-00-00, Arkansas, USA
- Mary Casey b. 1813-02-28, Roane, Tennessee, United States
View the mtDNA descendants of Mary Casey.
Ethnicity Estimates
Scotland 65% England & Northwestern Europe 24% Ireland 9% Finland 2%
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Ronald Floyd at registration.
- Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mont Sandals, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 1432; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 66-30
- Floyd, Ronald C., Personal recollection, Dec, 2015.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Ron's formal name
- full middle name (C.)
- nicknames
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (2)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (5)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ron or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ron or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ron Floyd: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, FTDNA kit #644824
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100.00%
100.00%
Ron Floyd:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RonaldFloyd47
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Jim Taylor
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A528831 [compare], yourDNAportal JAM017e92fd, Ancestry member jtayl607
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~1.56%
Linda (Knox) Patrick :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Susan Hickey McMahon :
23andMe
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Ron:
- Wonderful Wikitreer, Legacy Heir Ron Floyd Jan 24, 2024.
- Ron Floyd is a Wonderful Wikitreer for showing the tree some love Oct 7, 2023.
- Ron Floyd, You are a Wonderful Wikitreer!! Jul 17, 2023.
- Ron C Floyd is a Wonderful Wikitreer!!! Apr 25, 2023.
- Ron Floyd is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 23, 2023.
- Legacy Heir Ron Floyd is a most Wonderful Wikitreer!! Jan 21, 2023.
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I am so blessed that you are a Legacy Heir. I hope to have you with me in July for the Connect-a-thon.
Registration has begun for the April thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1717455/have-you-registered-for-our-april-2024-connect-a-thon-yet
The team chat is located here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1712660/legacy-heirs-april-2024-connect-a-thon-team-chat
Here is the link to the March/April Vicksburg National Cemetery Challenge, in case your interested: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1710470/civil-war-2024-march-april-vicksburg-natl-cemetery-challenge
Thank you so much for being a Legacy Heir! I am truly blessed for you all.
Thon-babe
This is the time for the annual check in with members of the Military and War Project for 2024. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military & War
I just finished looking at one of your recent profiles, therefore I think I see the answer... You are active. I just need your confirmation.
I have continued to add a =Militrary= section (in every profile that warrants) that I come across in my profiles that I manage and monitor; at least several hundred added this year.
I have participated in every monthly Civil War Challenge and have designed the challenges (Battle of Shilo and Pick Your Battle) that Pam used to set up two of the Monthly Challenge. She has been super to work with me and always a big help.
In addition and with your guidance, have begun the Viet Nam War sub project for the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment to create profiles for every member of the unit that died in the war. There were 566 deaths that are recorded in several sources. As of today, I have created 87 new profiles and updated 3 profiles that already existed. With this work as a basis. I will complete the Free Space Page for the project with outline, objective/goals, progress updates and ideas for future work to continue connections to the tree. As you know, this is a personal project for me as this is the unit I served with in Viet Nam. As the project matures, I will seek additional help from Wikitree members to provide connections and possibly add the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Regiment. I currently expect to have the 566 profiles created by June of this year (God willing and the creeks don't rise)!
Thank you for your support, guidance and work.
Also, you might want to make a table for the names you have and will create for that Marine group. This is a space page created by 2 women. I set it up... Just look at the table there.https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Memories_of_Men_of_Vietnam
edited by Mary Richardson
The US Civil War January Challenge is to connect US Civil War Soldiers for the January Connect-a-Thon. This year will be a twist of what I usually do. Instead of you choosing a "Surname Letter", you will be choosing from a block of soldiers whom I've already screened that show they have family to connect. Each soldier has a connection to one or more of his immediate family--parents, siblings, spouses, children, on their profile. Whether you work on one soldier or your whole block of soldiers, it's one step closer in our goal to connect each of our US Civil War Soldiers. The goal is to make sure all these soldiers are connected at least by one or two degrees. You can sign up now by clicking this link: US Civil War Sign-up Chart
Registration begins soon for the January thon. I will be reminding you when it is time to register, but I have some news that will be helpful when that time comes. I have been told that we will be trying a new registration system. When you go in to register, it will not be just making a comment as in the past. The new system will have sections for each team. You will just find the Legacy Heirs one and post to that one.
Here is a list of all 4 thons next year:
Connect-a-Thon Jan 19-22
Connect-a Thon Apr 12-15
Connect-a Thon Jul 19-22
Source-a-Thon Oct 4-7
That means the first Thon of the year will be a Connect-a-Thon on the weekend of the 19 - 22 Jan 2024. I would love to have you with your fellow Legacy Heirs at that time, if it works out for you. I will remind you about registration when that time comes.
P.S. I now know a quick and easy little tip on how to add profiles. If you use the Sourcer/Searcher app, and want to know the hint, let me know and I will send you the steps.
A large number of exact duplicate US Civil War profiles popped up this week's DBE 585 report. Many were created by you or appear to be in collaboration with Norman Jones. Unfortunately they've all been orphaned so I can't propose a merge on them to alert you two the usual way, otherwise it'd make me manually merge them all by hand myself.
Could you take a look at these first 21 profiles I came across and merge the duplicates with Norman? (Let me know if I typo'd any of these IDs.) I'll let you know if I find additional ones.
Jeff
Still working on last week's report. These new orphaned duplicates popped up in today's report.
Additionally, Smith-319892 and Smith-298782 appear to share the same grave. I'm not entirely sure if they're the same man or not, but if not then one of them is citing the other's memorial.
Best regards, Jeff
edited by Jeff Ikeler
Can you please use the Civil War Template correctly as there seems to be constant errors being generated by the incorrect usage of the |Units parameter.
Thank you Darren
The September Challenge will be to finish off the Shiloh National Cemetery, here's the link if you want to join the Challenge: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:USCW_Challenge_Worksheet
Registration has begun!! I would be so blessed if you go to: Register now for the 2023 Source-a-Thon! - WikiTree G2G and answer that you are in and are a Legacy Heir!!!!
It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!
Sheena - Scotland Project Membership Coordinator
edited by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
July 2023 Thon Registration Time. Here is the link: Have you registered for the July 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet? - WikiTree G2G
In case you’d like to continue creating profiles for these soldiers we have a new space page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:POW%27s_Who_Died_in_Andersonville_Prison whose purpose is to steadily create profiles for the 12,681 soldiers buried in Andersonville National Cemetery.
Thank you again for joining the Challenge.
That time has rolled around again! Connect-A-Thon registration starts today.
Here is the registration page link: Have you registered for the April 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet? - WikiTree G2G
Hope to see you there.
edited by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
In March we will tackle the soldiers who died in Andersonville Prison. Thank you again for all the hard work you put in this Challenge. Pam
Thank you for being a Legacy Heir! I hope to have you on the roster for April Thon.
Thank you Ron for participating in the US Civil War Challenge. You completed 121 profiles during the January Connect-a-Thon. There were 27 of us who signed up for the Challenge, completing 6,480 profiles.
Ron here is what I've added to all those who participated in the January challenge:
The US Civil War February Challenge will be to create profiles for those soldiers who died during the Battle of Shiloh on the 7th and 8th of April 1862. If you're interested in joining another challenge, check out the US Civil War Challenge Page on February 1st.
Thank you again. Pam
Here's the link to the G2G question: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1506578/us-civil-war-january-2023-challenge
I Hope you'll join the fun.
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