Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), from the National Genealogical Society:
To reach a sound conclusion, we need to meet all five components of the GPS:
* Reasonably exhaustive research.
* Complete and accurate source citations.
* Thorough analysis and correlation.
* Resolution of conflicting evidence.
* Soundly written conclusion based on the strongest evidence.
Born and raised in San Diego, Bryan attended Clairemont High School, majored in Aeronautics at San Jose State University, and obtained a Master's Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
He worked at Lockheed Space Operations Company in Sunnyvale, California as a satellite controller. It was there he honed his software skills, and transitioned his career from Operations to Software Engineering, while still remaining vested in Aerospace.
Bryan has lived in Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona, and now Las Vegas, Nevada, where he works as a computer programmer, enjoying (almost!) every minute of writing mostly C++ code for gaming and scientific applications.
Bryan's WikiTree and genealogy interests include several early Colonial / Puritan Great Migration ancestors, the Egan lineage (Ireland), the McKibbens (originally from Ireland), and the Young lineage (Scotland).
He is happily single, with no clear plans to change that anytime soon.
It should be noted for the genealogical record that my paternal surname should have been Woerner, except for an NPE (my own adoption at birth), and that I carry the Woerner y-DNA.
Bryan is 21 degrees from June Cash, 20 degrees from Patsy Cline, 29 degrees from Mickey Guyton, 21 degrees from Naomi Judd, 19 degrees from Loretta Lynn, 38 degrees from Rita MacNeil, 20 degrees from Reba McEntire, 25 degrees from Joy Kirkpatrick, 21 degrees from Dolly Parton, 22 degrees from Minnie Pearl, 23 degrees from Kitty Wells and 31 degrees from Andrew Turvey on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Why are you so positive they are the same person with such a large age gap difference. 16 years is significant and could indicate a confusion in generations? It at the very least indicate that more research needs accomplished? That is what I'm doing... research and not just merging for convenience.
BTW, is there any group working with the Western Migration that started after Louis and Clark's little journey?
http://thomasgardnersociety.org/html/Annals/TGA%20Flyover%20country.pdf