Paternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Topher Blake and Keith Dewayne Sims, father - son. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: "Father/Son based on 100% DNA shared across 23 segments."
Additional research provided by DNA Painter showing number of ancestors represented on each chromosome by grandparents' grandparents (Grandfather's paternal grandfather/Grandfather's paternal grandmother/Grandfather's maternal grandfather/Grandfather's maternal grandmother/Grandmother's paternal grandfather/Grandmother's paternal grandmother/Grandmother's maternal grandfather/Grandmother's maternal grandmother)
Chr1 - 0/0/1/3/0/0/2/1 Total: 6
Chr2 - 3/0/1/2/1/0/0/0 Total: 7
Chr3 - 0/0/0/0/0/3/3/1 Total: 7
Chr4 - 2/0/1/1/0/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr5 - 0/0/0/1/0/0/3/0 Total: 4
Chr6 - 1/0/0/0/2/1/3/0 Total: 7
Chr7 - 4/0/1/4/0/0/0/0 Total: 9
Chr8 - 0/0/1/1/1/1/1/1 Total: 6
Chr9 - 2/0/1/1/2/0/0/0 Total: 6
Chr10 - 0/0/1/1/0/0/0/1 Total: 3
Chr11 - 1/0/0/1/0/2/0/0 Total: 4
Chr12 - 0/0/1/2/1/0/1/0 Total: 5
Chr13 - 1/0/0/0/1/0/2/0 Total: 4
Chr14 - 1/0/0/1/0/2/0/0 Total: 4
Chr15 - 2/0/0/0/1/0/0/1 Total: 4
Chr16 - 2/1/0/1/1/0/0/0 Total: 5
Chr17 - 0/0/0/0/0/1/1/1 Total: 3
Chr18 - 0/1/0/0/1/0/0/0 Total: 2
Chr19 - 1/0/0/2/1/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr20 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/1/2 Total: 3
Chr21 - 0/1/0/0/0/0/0/1 Total: 2
Chr22 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/2/0 Total: 2
Chr23 (Y) - 1
Total unique paternal ancestors beyond 6th greats -
(21/3/9/21/12/10/17/9) = 102
Maternal
Maternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Topher Blake and Rita Lynn Smith, mother - son. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: "Mother/Son based on 100% DNA shared across 23 segments."
Additional research provided by DNA Painter showing number of ancestors represented on each chromosome by grandparent
Chr1 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 12
Chr2 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr3 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 8
Chr4 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 7
Chr5 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 9
Chr6 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 9
Chr7 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 8
Chr8 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr9 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 5
Chr10 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 5
Chr11 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 7
Chr12 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 7
Chr13 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 2
Chr14 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 2
Chr15 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 3
Chr16 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 5
Chr17 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr18 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 2
Chr19 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 3
Chr20 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 4
Chr21 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 2
Chr22 - 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Total: 3
Chr23 (X) - 0/0/1/3/0/2/1/1 Total: 8 Plus mitochondrial = 9
Total unique maternal ancestors beyond 6th greats -
(21/3/9/21/12/10/17/9) = 124
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
Topher's formal name
full middle name (B.)
nicknames
e-mail address
exact birthdate
birth location
images (1)
private siblings' names
For access to Topher Sims's full information you must be on Topher's Trusted List. Please login.
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Topher or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Topher Sims:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-CTS4528
HI there, just letting you know that I found some more sources for some of your profiles. Also, looks like there are more merges that you can complete!
How about we work on removing profiles from your watchlist that are not your direct family? Or do you have some other thoughts about how to reduce your watchlist?
Pre-1700 ancestors can be shared by many descendants, so collaboration is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.
The United States
Project may fit your research focus. If not, use the Pre-1700 Projects list to find other possibilities. Review the project page to learn about resources and guidelines as well as how to collaborate with the project members.
Have questions? Let me know by using the "reply" link under my comments or by clicking my name to visit my profile. From there you can leave a comment or send a private message.
Hi, Again Topher. I still don't see you added to the two sons of Lola OR to Lola herself? I accepted your trusted requests. If, through their auDNA matches you can find a family that you can prove is connected to Olin, please recontact me.
Also, as mentioned, the father, Olin, is an older generation male McManus. We have been looking for a living male McManus of this line
to test and match our 4 proved links back to 1750s. This research has taken many years and I prefer to keep the earlier male generations with only one manager. Since my work has not been completed for these NEWER generations, I do not mind your improving them as I will spend the rest of my life cleaning up my 1800 GEDCOM entries that need reformating. I hope you understand.
Of course, if you find any primary evidence source that matches an AU tester, I'd love to hear about it.
Hello Topher, Forgive my slow response. I have added you to Lola's profile as a co-manager. If you want to manage her sons, please send me a Trusted List Request for each. I'd prefer not to co-manage the yDNA McManus line as it ends up with way too many managers and data with resulting confusion. I've been working this line for 20+ years and now my responsibility is to clean up the way too big Gedcom I created! Your request pointed me to one that needed clean up . . . . . Thank you!
Topher, you work hard and you're a great genealogist, but please disconnect your James Bartlett Sims out of the tree of Parish Sims.
William Sims-5279, b. 1796 in Hawkins, TN, d. 1847 in Columbus, Lowndes, MS, lived near his mother, Grizel Kessiah Sims, widow of Parish Sims who married William Cocke, until she died in 1820. Most of these siblings lived out their lives in Lowndes and surrounding counties, MS. As you can see, these Sims of Limestone County, AL, are not painted with the same brush as those from Giles County, TN.
Comparing Kit JQ5465276 (P. A. Sims) [AncestryDNA V4] and M141925 (Joe Bamberg) [Migration - V3] - M] No shared DNA segments found.Comparing Kit A228235 (P. A. Sims) [Migration - F2 - A] and A136795 (*BR) [Migration - F2 - A] No shared DNA segments found.
Thank you for your time and energy in creating over 1000 (actually, over 1800!) contributions to WikiTree for the month of July 2019. Your efforts are appreciated!
Welcome to the Connectors Project! Be sure to check out the Connectors project page to see some of what we do, our To-Do lists which have folks who need connected to our Global Tree, and please add the connectors tag to your G2G feed. We've also got a great sub-project, Connectors Chat, where we talk about what we're working on and where we'd like to help out. If you're new to making connections and want some simplified connections to work on, look at our Connecting Buddies page. Thanks for joining us!
Very well done on your making 1,000 or more contributions to WikiTree in June 2019! We commend and appreciate all of your time and effort in helping to grow and perfect our Shared Tree. Keep up the great work!
Hi again Topher. "Congratulations" on adding the Green Badged "Generous Genealogist" to your collection! Also great to see you obtained over 1, 000 contributions in August and September. No doubt you will do it again this month too. You are on a roll, keep up the awesome work!!
Hi Topher I just wanted to say "Congratulations" on becoming one of the newest Blue Badged "Generous Genealogist". Charles wrote a great review of your work. Thank you! We all appreciate what you are doing on WikiTree!!
Thank you for your contributions to our tree. I notice that you have been helping with categories and setting up needed merges. This is appreciated.
But please be careful when adding data from your gedcom. In some cases, it is just adding things like "No biography yet." on profiles where biographies exist, or it is adding other "gedcom junk" that should be deleted.
I am looking forward to working with you! I have sent you a PM. Dieter ~ WikiTree Mentor
Don't forget to add your sources when changing or adding relationships to a profile.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherrill-1326 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-25235 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rayfield-141
These are just a few examples from the past day....
You have some pending merges that you can work....https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:BrowseMatches&u=7772134&type=pending
How about we work on removing profiles from your watchlist that are not your direct family? Or do you have some other thoughts about how to reduce your watchlist?
Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz!
Pre-1700 ancestors can be shared by many descendants, so collaboration is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.
The United States Project may fit your research focus. If not, use the Pre-1700 Projects list to find other possibilities. Review the project page to learn about resources and guidelines as well as how to collaborate with the project members.
Have questions? Let me know by using the "reply" link under my comments or by clicking my name to visit my profile. From there you can leave a comment or send a private message.
Karen ~ Pre-1700 Greeter
I'm looking forward to working with you on those profiles!
Joan Whitaker ~ WikiTree Mentor "
Also, as mentioned, the father, Olin, is an older generation male McManus. We have been looking for a living male McManus of this line to test and match our 4 proved links back to 1750s. This research has taken many years and I prefer to keep the earlier male generations with only one manager. Since my work has not been completed for these NEWER generations, I do not mind your improving them as I will spend the rest of my life cleaning up my 1800 GEDCOM entries that need reformating. I hope you understand.
Of course, if you find any primary evidence source that matches an AU tester, I'd love to hear about it.
Barbara
William Sims-5279, b. 1796 in Hawkins, TN, d. 1847 in Columbus, Lowndes, MS, lived near his mother, Grizel Kessiah Sims, widow of Parish Sims who married William Cocke, until she died in 1820. Most of these siblings lived out their lives in Lowndes and surrounding counties, MS. As you can see, these Sims of Limestone County, AL, are not painted with the same brush as those from Giles County, TN. Comparing Kit JQ5465276 (P. A. Sims) [AncestryDNA V4] and M141925 (Joe Bamberg) [Migration - V3] - M] No shared DNA segments found.Comparing Kit A228235 (P. A. Sims) [Migration - F2 - A] and A136795 (*BR) [Migration - F2 - A] No shared DNA segments found.
Thank you for your time and energy in creating over 1000 (actually, over 1800!) contributions to WikiTree for the month of July 2019. Your efforts are appreciated!
By the way: Nice work during the Connect-a-thon!
Pip Sheppard
WikiTree Appreciation Team
Very well done on your making 1,000 or more contributions to WikiTree in June 2019! We commend and appreciate all of your time and effort in helping to grow and perfect our Shared Tree. Keep up the great work!
Pip Sheppard ~ WikiTree Appreciation Team
Thank you for your contributions to our tree. I notice that you have been helping with categories and setting up needed merges. This is appreciated.
But please be careful when adding data from your gedcom. In some cases, it is just adding things like "No biography yet." on profiles where biographies exist, or it is adding other "gedcom junk" that should be deleted.
Thanks !
Dave