Karen Stewart
Honor Code SignatorySigned 17 Aug 2012 | 28,802 contributions | 924 thank-yous | 5,345 connections
Signed 17 Aug 2012 | 28,802 contributions | 924 thank-yous | 5,345 connections
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Karen L. Stewart
Born 1950s.
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Biography
Karen Stewart participated with Appalachia during the January 2025 Connect-a-Thon.#BISCUITS
Karen Stewart has completed 1 box in the Mystery Box Challenge.
Karen Stewart competed with the
Marvelous Maples in the 2024 WikiGames.
Karen Stewart participated with Appalachia Roots during the January 2024 Connect-a-Thon, and added 0 connections.We connected 16,795 profiles out of 98,937 and took 1st place as a team!
Karen Stewart is a Californian.
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WikiTree Week Attendee: 2024
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2023
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2022
Karen Stewart is a member of the Appalachia Project.
Karen Stewart is a member of the Appalachia Project (North Central Appalachia Team).
Karen Stewart was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia. See Appalachia Project.
Karen is participating in the February 2024 Appalachia Project Lovely Biographies Challenge..
Karen Stewart is a member of the Kentucky Project.
Karen Stewart is a member of the Rohrbough Name Study Project.
Karen Stewart is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Descendant of PGM migrant Simon Bradstreet.
Karen is a member of the Appalachia Roots Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, January 2024.
Karen Stewart competed in the 2023 WikiGames.
Participated on the Appalachia Project's first Appalachia Thon Team for the Connect-a-Thon July 2023
Karen Stewart participated with Team Virginia during the 2021 Clean-a-Thon.correcting 524 suggestions. We cleaned 16,737 suggestions & finished in 5th place!
Karen is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, Summer 2021
Karen Stewart participated with Team Virginia during the 2021 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to some previously unsourced profiles.
Karen is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, January 2022
Karen is a volunteer with the 1950 Census Indexers Group.
Karen is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, July 2022
Karen participated in the July 2022 Connect-a-Thon with Team Virginia, who won 1st place!
Karen Stewart solved 10 or more Unknowns in the October 2022 Unknowns Project Skeletons in the Closet Challenge.
I have been interested in genealogy since the 1990s. Discovering that my local library had a copy of Rohrbach Genealogy, Vol. III motivated me to learn more about my maternal lines. I was able to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution through my Rohrbough line.
Please get in touch if you think we are related. Both sides of my family settled in Virginia/West Virginia. I now live in California, but have strong family ties to the states of West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. I am a Team Leader for the Appalachia Project. We love to welcome new members/cousins--come join us!
If you have ancestors from Upshur County, WV, come on over and join our Facebook Group
Notable Profiles that I manage
Earliest Known Ancestors
Y-DNA - Direct Male Line
Starting with the father of Stewart:
- George Stewart b. 1931-04-20, Burnt House, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
- Robert Hartman Stewart b. 30 Jul 1891, Ritchie County, West Virginia
- William Stewart b. 1861-04-13, Ritchie County, Virginia, United States
- Robert Stuart b. 1836-11-13, Smithville, Ritchie County, Virginia, United States
- William Stewart b. 1778-00-00, Virginia
- William Stuart b. 1753-00-00, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
View the Y-DNA descendants of William Stuart.
mtDNA - Direct Female Line
Starting with the mother of Stewart:
- Mary Martin b. 1931-09-15, Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
- Ella Cutright b. 1906-09-21, Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia
- Ella Rohrbough b. 1874-11-16, Hinkleville, Upshur County, West Virginia
- Julia Cutright b. 1839-12-14, Upshur County, West Virginia
- Catherine Warner b. 1805-00-00, Virginia, United States
View the mtDNA descendants of Catherine Warner.
My Surnames
- Click on Surname to view EKA - Earliest Known Ancestor
- Beer, Bunner , Bush , Bush
- Carothers, Clevenger , Clinton , Cunningham , Cutright
- Davidson
- Fisher
- Goff (Goffe)
- Harbert, Harris , Harris , Hetrick , Holt , Hyre , Hyre
- Knight
- Lemmons
- Martin, Morgan
- Pritt
- Randall, Reed , Riddle , Riddle , Rittenhouse , Rohrbough
- Simmons, Simon , Simon , Stewart , Swan
- Warner, Weatherholt , Webb , Westfall , Wyer
- Zimmerman
Sources
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a test match between Karen Stewart and her mother Mary (Martin) Stewart. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Parent/Child, based on sharing 3,477 cM across 26 segments; Confidence: 100%
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karen Stewart and JC, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Granville Cutright and Elizabeth Beer, the great great grandparents of both Karen Stewart and JC. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 109 cM across 8 segments. Karen is the daughter of Mary Martin who is the great granddaughter of the common ancestors Granville Cutright & Elizabeth Beer.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karen Stewart and Harrieton Merritt, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Stuart and Mary Westfall, the great great grandparents of Karen Stewart and great grandparents of Harrieton Merritt. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C1R, based on sharing 235 cM across 8 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Karen Stewart and K.S., her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Stewart and Letha Riddle, the grandparents of Karen Stewart and grandparents of K.S.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousin, based on sharing 906 cM (12.145%) across 31 segments.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Karen's formal name
- full middle name (L.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (5)
- private siblings' names
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Karen Stewart: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup I1, FTDNA kit #N17624, MitoYDNA ID T14496 [compare]
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100.00%
Karen Stewart:
23andMe, GEDmatch T605051 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T605051 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae, Ancestry member KSTEWART22
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N17624
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50.00%
50.00%
Mary (Martin) Stewart
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
K Harpold :
MyHeritage DNA
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Karen:
- We have a new pilot: 100,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to Karen Stewart, and thank you from all of us! Jul 21, 2023.
- Meet our Members: Karen Stewart Sep 20, 2021.
- Karen Stewart is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 25, 2021.
Connections to Kings: Karen is 21 degrees from Martin King, 17 degrees from Barbara Ann King, 18 degrees from George King, 20 degrees from Philip King, 20 degrees from Truby King, 19 degrees from Louis XIV de France, 16 degrees from King Charles III Mountbatten-Windsor, 17 degrees from Amos Owens, 21 degrees from Gabrielle Roy, 20 degrees from Richard Seddon, 28 degrees from Pometacom Wampanoag and 36 degrees from Charlemagne Carolingian on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
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May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
Our Team finished in 1st place, with the Normalized Score, for our Division by sourcing over 5,600 Profiles!
That is an amazing job!! Check out the Scoreboard or Thon Page for information.
We really could not win this one without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again in 2025!
Sticker code for your personal profile can be found here
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
That is an amazing job!! Check out the Scoreboard.
We couldn't do it without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again at the Source-A-Thon in October 2024!
Sticker code for your personal profile can be found here
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Straetsmans-1
Thank you for joining Appalachia Roots on the Connect-A-Thon.
Our Team finished in 1st place by connecting 17,576 profiles!What an incredible job!!! Check out the scoreboard.
We couldn't do it without you amazing team members! - See you again at the next Thon in July 2024!
You can see your personal 2023 total and your all time 2021-2023 total on the 2023 tab here: our tracking spreadsheet.
Check out our new 1880 Census Project. We’d love everyone’s help in 2024.
That is an amazing job!! Check out the Scoreboard
We couldn't do it without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again at the next Thon in April 2024!
Sticker code for your personal profile can be found here
Wishing you a very happy new year!
Sandy
The Annual US Civil War January Challenge is to connect US Civil War Soldiers for the January Connect-a-Thon. This year will be a twist of what I usually do. Instead of you choosing a "Surname Letter", you will be choosing from a block of soldiers whom I've already screened that show they have family to connect. Each soldier has a connection to one or more of his immediate family--parents, siblings, spouses, children, on their profile. Whether you work on one soldier or your whole block of soldiers, it's one step closer in our goal to connect each of our US Civil War Soldiers. The goal is to make sure all these soldiers are connected at least by one or two degrees. You can sign up now by clicking this link: US Civil War Sign-up Chart
Join us for our online Appalachia Project Party on Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 2pm (EST)/7pm (UTC).
If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, look for an email with the easy instructions on how to join. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements. (Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.)
Need to sign up for the Appalachia Project Google Group or Discord channel: Google Group and Discord Chat Channel
Erin, Northern Team Lead - Appalachia Project
That is an amazing job!! Check out the Scoreboard
We couldn't do it without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again at the next Thon in 2024!
Sandy ~ Appalachia Connectors
We need the Kentucky Project Members to join the Kentucky Genealogical Society's WikiTree Challenge! We are going for the record.... over 500 new profiles!
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1592825/wikitree-challenge-research-kentucky-genealogical-society
In case you’d like to continue creating profiles for these soldiers we have a new space page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:POW%27s_Who_Died_in_Andersonville_Prison whose purpose is to steadily create profiles for the 12,681 soldiers buried in Andersonville National Cemetery.
Thank you again for joining the Challenge.
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the April 2023 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to the First Place finish with over 7500 profiles added. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 76,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
We've put together a survey for you to fill out to check in with you, it will only take a moment as there are only a few questions. Filling out the survey lets us know you are still interested in coordinating your study and provides an opportunity for you to share any suggestions you may have for the project.
If you have decided to step away from your study, please reply to this comment to that effect.
Join us for our online Appalachia Project Meetup on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 7pm (EST). If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, an email was sent this morning with all the details. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements.
Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.
Appalachia Project Google Group and Discord Chat Channel
Sandy
Credit: Kevin Frye Andersonville Historian has given permission for us to use the images on Find-a-Grave
All first-time participants in 2023 can add the 2023 participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers
We’ve started the February challenge here: February Connecting Challenge.
Emma
Thank you Karen for participating in the US Civil War Challenge. You completed 119 profiles during the January Connect-a-Thon. There were 27 of us who signed up for the Challenge, completing 6,480 profiles.
The US Civil War February Challenge will be to create profiles for those soldiers who died during the Battle of Shiloh on the 7th and 8th of April 1862. If you're interested in joining another challenge, check out the US Civil War Challenge Page on February 1st.
Thank you again. Pam
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the January 2023 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to a Historical Finish with over 10k profiles added and an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 95,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Next Thon: Connect-A-Thon in April (tbd)
We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge.
You can see your 2022 total and your all time 2021-2022 total on our tracking spreadsheet.
Emma
Here's the link to the G2G question: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1506578/us-civil-war-january-2023-challenge
I Hope you'll join the fun.
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the 2022 Source-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members sourced over 63,000k Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
WikiTree Symposium and Day on November 4-5, 2022
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
See Template: Appalachia Sticker. You should just need to change Appalachian Roots to Appalachia Sticker [no "n"] & add |app-cat=West Virginia - add, don't replace state=West Virginia ...
{Appalachia Sticker|born|state=West Virginia|app-cat=West Virginia} will do the same as what {Appalachian Roots|born|state=West Virginia} does now but won't once I get through all the profiles that are using it now & update them to the Appalachia Sticker.
Give me a holler if you have any questions.
Cheers, Liz
edited by Karen Stewart
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the July 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 87,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Next Thon: Source-A-Thon in the Fall (tbd) and WikiTree Day on November 5, 2022
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Emma
Emma
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the April 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 84,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Thanks for keeping us company on Discord.
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Next Thon: Connect-A-Thon in July (tbd)
Emma
Thank you for your contributions to the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
WT Appreciation Team
Sandy and I have been getting ready for take off!!! She set us up a Discord Channel so we can communicate with each other about our Project and I have been trying to recruit more people and updating our page.
I added a link to a spreadsheet that we can use to track our progress. I am also going to add a shareable one for those who want to make it a joint effort.
Here is the link to our Discord channel https://discord.gg/5yUSzTD8
Let me know if you want added to the group spreadsheet.
Blessed Be!!!
We’ve started the March challenge here: March Connecting Challenge.
Nan, WikiTree Appreciation team
Thank you for again contributing to the Sourcerers Challenge in January! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
We’ve started the February challenge here: February Connecting Challenge.
Thank you for your participation with Team Virginia in the January 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 85,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!!
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
P.S. Our Discord Channel is also active all year, not only during Thons. Drop in and say hi!
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge. We are working toward a goal of 150,000 total profiles in 2022.
Emma
Thank you for contributing to the December 2021 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1335880/join-us-black-heritage-connecting-challenge-december-2021
Thanks for your contributions in 2021! Emma
Take care, Karen
Thank you for contributing to the November Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.