Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Gerri Louise Gallagher and her second cousin Kate Gardner Schmidt. Their MRCA is their 2nd great grandmother Pamela Jane Weathers. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.3, based on sharing 156.9 cM across 4 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Dorris Ogle, Joe Trassare, Gerri Skeen, and James Riley , who all share exactly the same 7.4 cM segment on chromosome 2. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all are Stephen Weathers and his unknown first wife, the 2nd great grandfather of Dorris; the 3rd great grandfather of James and Gerri; and the 4th great grandfather of Joe. Dorris and Joe are 3C2R, Dorris and Gerri are 3C1R, Joe and Gerri are 3C1R, Joe and James are 4C1R, James and Gerri are 4C, and Dorris is James’ aunt.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of David Gardner, Gerri Skeen, James Riley and Shelly Weathers who all share exactly the same 9.9 cM segment on chromosome 2. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all are Stephen Weathers and his unknown first wife, the 2nd great grandfather of David and Shelly and the 3rd great grandfather of Gerri and James. David and Gerri are 5C1R, David and James are 3C1R, Gerri and James are 3C1R, Gerri and Shelly are 3C1R, Shelly and James are 3C1R, and David and Shelly are 3C.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Michael Jennings, Dorris Ogle, and Gerri Skeen, who all share exactly the same 9.3cM segment on chromosome 21. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Stephen Weathers and his unknown first wife, the 2nd great grandparents of Gerri and Dorris and the 4th great grandparents of Mike. Mike and Gerri are 3C1R, Mike and Dorris are 3C2R, and Gerri and Dorris are 3C1R.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLJ-65L : accessed 1 June 2019), Blanche Hickey in household of Robert L Hickey, Fullerton, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 90; FHL microfilm 1,374,103.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC63-NZF : accessed 1 June 2019), Blanche Gallagher in household of J S Gallagher, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 4B, line 71, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 187; FHL microfilm 2,339,922.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94K-52K : 14 March 2018), Blanche Gallagher in household of John Gallagher, Brighton Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-19A, sheet 12A, line 26, family 274, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 280.
"California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6FJ-YWG : 27 November 2014), John F Gallagher and Blanche M Hickey, 14 Dec 1965; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Sacramento, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Blanche by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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