Biography

K Morse is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Air Force 1979-2002
Cold War / Gulf War Veteran

K Morse is a Floridian.

K Morse is a member of the Morse Name Study Project.

A Mensa IQ….

Who found the truck keys in the freezer two months ago…

And, there you have it… :)

DNA

— 🧬 — Note: My “predicted-relationships” are up to one generation off (Aunt vs 1C, 1C vs 1C1R), bc Dad had kids so late in life. My “cousins” were always called Aunt & Uncle bc they were a generation ahead. (“Predicated-Relationships” are based on test results and age.)

—- Maternal DNA —-

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 11.8 cM segment on chromosome 8, consisting of K Morse, GEDmatch kit # QY744889c1, and Melanie Williams, her 3rd cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A677146, and David Robertson, half her 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # T678192. (Melanie and David are his 3rd cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestor is Sarah Duckworth, the 2x great grandmother of K Morse and 3x great grandmother of Melanie Williams and 2x great grandmother of David Robertson. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the great granddaughter of the common ancestor Sarah Duckworth.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Lee-44780, their 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are George Stripling and Georgia Scott, the great grandparents of K Morse and grandparents of Lee-44780. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 491 cM across 24 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors George Stripling & Georgia Scott.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Bostick-868, their 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Tillman and Susan Lewis, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Bostick-868. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 341 cM across 18 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors Jacob Tillman & Susan Lewis.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Gipson-1373, their 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are George Stripling and Georgia Scott, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Gipson-1373. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd cousins, based on sharing 323 cM across 14 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors George Stripling & Georgia Scott.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Roberts-54876, their 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are George Stripling and Georgia Scott, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Roberts-54876. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 278 cM across 14 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors George Stripling & Georgia Scott.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between K Morse and Jenkins-23435, her 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Tillman and Susan Lewis, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Jenkins-23435. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2nd cousins, based on sharing 249.7 cM across 12 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors Jacob Tillman & Susan Lewis.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Tillman-2220, their 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are George Stripling and Georgia Scott, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Tillman-2220. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 204 cM across 17 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors George Stripling & Georgia Scott.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Trammell-1397, their 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Stripling and Georgianna Tillman, the great great grandparents of K Morse and great grandparents of Trammell-1397. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd cousins, based on sharing 176 cM across 10 segments. K is the child of Lois Stripling who is the great granddaughter of the common ancestors William Stripling & Georgianna Tillman.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Ouida (Scott) Greene, their 2nd cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Scott and Martha Hall, the 3x great grandparents of K Morse and great grandparents of Ouida (Scott) Greene. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th - 6th cousins, based on sharing 57 cM across 3 segments. K is the daughter of Lois Stripling who is the 2x great granddaughter of the common ancestors Henry Scott & Martha Hall.

Paternal DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between K Morse GEDmatch QY744889C1 and their first cousin Landry-7288 GEDmatch TM7455807. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents Albert L. Morse and Florence I.J. Betsch. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.7, based on sharing 1290.7 cM across 42 shared segments, the largest segment of 72.1 cM.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between K Morse and their first cousin Landry-7288. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, Albert L. Morse and Florence I.J. Betsch. Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: Aunt to Half-Aunt, based on sharing 1277.8 cM across 32 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Landry-8444, their 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Albert Morse and Florence Betsch, the grandparents of K Morse and great grandparents of Landry-8444. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 423 cM across 21 segments. K is the child of Howard Morse who is the son of the common ancestors Albert Morse & Florence Betsch.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K Morse and Dement-528, their 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Betsch and Agnes Muenchow, the great grandparents of both K Morse and Dement-528. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin , based on sharing 163 cM across 10 segments. K is the child of Howard Morse who is the grandson of the common ancestors Robert Betsch & Agnes Muenchow.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by K Morse at registration.

Fun Facts
- First thing K’s dad said when he was introduced to his newborn…. “My God, Lois! It looks like the kid’s wearin’ snowshoes!”