John Thompson
Honor Code SignatorySigned 15 Jun 2020 | 2,901 contributions | 513 thank-yous | 2,407 connections
Signed 15 Jun 2020 | 2,901 contributions | 513 thank-yous | 2,407 connections
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John A. Thompson
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Brother of
[private brother (1920s - unknown)] [half]
Father of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private son (1970s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
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-01 Sept 1951; My father told me we descended from the Marquess of Ely-12 Jul 2002; Joined Ancestry.ca-15 Jun 2020; Joined WikiTree
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with John or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about John:
- 300,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to John Thompson, and thank you from all of us! Aug 30, 2023.
- 200,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to John Thompson, and thank you from all of us! Jun 1, 2022.
- We have a new pilot: 100,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to John Thompson, and thank you from all of us! Apr 29, 2021.
- How do I enter My DNA results to wikitree.. I've looked into it and just go around in circles. Aug 21, 2020.
- New member introducing myself Jun 17, 2020.
- New member introducing myself Jun 17, 2020.
Featured National Park champion connections: John is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 18 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 26 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 18 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 18 degrees from John Muir, 13 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
The given names on this profile need correcting. If you'd be so kind as to add me to her trusted list I'll be happy to take care of it for you.
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Welcome to WikiTree, Jen
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Just wondering if we have either the surname Kruger or Bohnenstengel in our tree from the Seelow, Kr. Griefenhagen, Stettin Pomerania area? It's now part of Poland called Zelewo, Gryfino, Szczecin, Poland.
The best tree right now to verify on the Polish and Russian size is the one below. She currently has documents from Russia that she is having a translator work through. If your DNA results are on ancestry(if not I can give you access to mine) and you can use the other family members and search for those last names in the trees of others to see if there are any matching DNA's with them. There may not be a lot from Poland, as the EU has some restrictions around this at this time due to privacy and exposure of the living.
The tree below is by Rita Wagner, and I will say her work is meticulous, the Polish side has not been one that I've been ready to explore yet due to the huge learning curve. But one my closest friend is from there, so if there are documents that need to be translated I can get that done. I'm hoping over the next few years to do the research and dive down that rabbit hole as I expect to travel to there in 2021 or 2022 once restricts lift as it is one of the next 3 countries on the list. These are your best names to work with at this time. I'd also suggest looking at DNA matches for people located in Poland then look at their ancestors to see if there seem to be some that repeat themselves as that is usually a sign of hitting upon things. If you can find enough from different lines, the possibility to do what is called triangulation on the DNA to prove the paper trail.
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/2256737/family/pedigree?cfpid=1840696861
Now keep in mind it is a working tree, so not all info is necessarily guaranteed to be accurate and before any profiles can be added to wikitree we need to ensure they are sourced, but the profiles are open so you can work on them once you have documents.
There is also the option of creating a Lazarus DNA profile on gedmatch, if the eldest family member M would be willing to do a dna test through ancestry, we can upload those results to gedmatch, Then if immediate kids also do the same (I think you can might be able to get up to 4, L is definitely not an option) can be combined, then remove M's and you will have a strong profile DNA with Harry's to look for more matches that will link to the Russian and Polish Sides.
Rita and i have also agreed to split costs on YDNA test when they have a sale for her partner, which will allow confirmation of the Russian side and other descendants and additional proof.
Hello cousin!
I'm attempting to solve the mystery of the identity of my 97 year old great-aunt Betty's great-grandfather. Her grandfather, Wilhelm Freiderich Carl Kruger, was illegitimate and no father is listed. He was born in 1846 in Seelow, Kr. Griefenhagen, Stettin Pomerania, which is now part of Poland called Zelewo, Gryfino, Szczecin, Poland. Records were lost in WWII save for a few Ahnenpass documents a cousin from behind the Iron Curtain posted to his tree on Ancestry. This (along with other documents) verified that his mother's name was Regina Kruger and she was also born in Seelow in 1824. Her parents are listed on said documents as Christian and Sofia Kruger (not sure if they had the same last name or if that was also her maiden name or the person filling out the form just neglected her maiden name).
A DNA match from Germany who is descended from her and the man she married after Wilhelm's birth confirmed this DNA link. This husband's name was Freidrich Bohnenstengel. They had more children together as well. You also match this German DNA match, he is listed as Thomas Boigenreif kit number WY2320572 on gedmatch. My great-aunt's kit is UW7150129. They both match your kit XS7995192.
My question for you, if you've gone back far enough in your research, is if you have either the surname Kruger or Bohnenstengel in your tree from this area. If its Bohnenstengel, then Wilhelm's father is also Thomas' ancestor and we are full cousins and the mystery is solved. If you have Kruger well its more confirmation at least that line is correct. If you have neither, then perhaps we are getting somewhere with the identity of the mysterious father if you have other surname links to that area of Pomerania.
You may want to see if M will do a MTDNA test through Family Tree DNA, our MTDNA line is a unique one with no exact matches known as
H3b-G16129A!
Our closest matches under the same haplogroup have over 100 exact matches, meaning at least the line that L has changed(and possibly K & S as well), meaning that you likely also have unique MTDNA. It is not know who the change exactly happened in, but likely somewhere between Cornelia to L/K/S.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Kris_Wheeler_-_MTDNA_H3b-G16129A%21_Matches
I am doing a project and reverse engineering the trees for all the 1 matches in a hope to find the confirmed genetic lines
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Look at my great-grandfather’s profile, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alvis-18. I have more documentation than might be needed, but this was uploaded years ago from my Reunion file. The key parts are those which give birth, marriage, death, and connection to parents. Other facts are the censuses which support those and points of interest, such as the fact that although he was not of German descent, his wife’s family was, and therefore he was a victim of discrimination during World War II.
Are you tracing all the members of your family, such as aunts, uncles, cousins, or just the direct line? Obviously, this takes time, but genealogy is not something to be hurried. Kathy
edited by Katherine (Alvis) Patterson
As this is pre-1400 the chances of confirming it are scant if the main authorities don't record it. I shall keep looking.
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