Shawna (Sumner) Landry
Honor Code SignatorySigned 1 Aug 2020 | 1,982 contributions | 35 thank-yous | 709 connections
Signed 1 Aug 2020 | 1,982 contributions | 35 thank-yous | 709 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
Houghton
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
Houghton
tested
Born 1970s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of
[private father (1950s - unknown)]
and Elizabeth (Sumner) Lange
Sister of
Michelle Czene [half], [private brother (1970s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1980s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1980s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1980s - unknown)] [half] and Lawrence Ortwine Jr. [half]
Mother of
Ally Landry and [private daughter (2000s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2020
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- First hand information.
I am adopted. My biological parents were not married to each other. Sumner is my biological maternal lineage. At this time I do not know who my biological father is. I was given a possible name but not sure if its true. Will persue this but not untill I take a DNA test. Hopefully to be done by end of 2021. At birth my name was: Shawna Kay Sumner. At adoption it was changed to Shawna Alexandra Czene. I married into the Landry surname. My adoptive parents allowed me at age 3 to pick and change my middle name. I chose Alexandra. I later chose this name as my 1st born daughter's name. My adoptive parents are Robert George Czene and Kathleen Lenore Houghton(Czene).
- I switch back and forth between my adoptive parents and my biological parents information on my profile. If you want to see either one message me and I will switch it back for you.***
I've always been interested in genealogy. Possibly because of being adopted and wanting to find my roots. I have an older half-sister Michelle that passed away at age 17 and 3 younger half-sisters who have different fathers. I also had one half-brother that died at birth. I have 15 nieces/nephews and 3 great-nieces and one great nephew. I currently switch back and forth between my biological and adoptive trees to input information. I was born and raised in the State of Michigan, USA. Someday I would like to travel to places of my ancestors which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, England/Europe area,Texas,New Mexico and Mexico. Most of my maternal biological ancestors come from England. I was married and have 2 girls but I later divorced.
I love working on my genealogy and do so in my spare time. I love finding new people and new connections. In September of 2020 I have found out that I am related in some way or another to most of the United States Presidents. I am also related to 5 of the 7 wiki-tree team. I am related to Actors Kevin Bacon, Raymond Burr, Peter Falk, John Ryan, Aristotelis Savalas either by blood or by marriage. I have done some research on my family lines that go back to the 1100's and am painstakingly trying to source them. My biological mom had done some genealogy as far back as the 1500's but did not source them before she passed away. So now I am doing so but it will take time to source them all but in the meantime I'm still working on other parts of my tree and trying to source them as well as I input new profiles.
- As of February 2022 I have narrowed down my search in finding my biological father. I have DNA matched with a 1st cousin. I am currently building my paternal family tree. This side of the family is huge. I will add this information into my tree on here once it is determined by DNA who my biological father is. I have narrowed it down to 2 people.***
I plan to write a beginners book or guide on doing genealogy in my spare time.
- Received Ancestry DNA kit for Christmas 2020. Will send in asap. Results to be posted when they come in within the next few months.***
- Finally sent in Ancestry DNA kit Christmas 2021. Awaiting DNA results. Will post results when they come in.***
- Recieved Ancestry DNA results. Currently figuring results out. Only got them 2 days ago on 29 Jan 2022. Will post when I know more and can figure relationships out.***
- Uploaded Ancestry DNA 18 Feb 2022. User name: hagenforever7778***
- Have narrowed down to 2 people of whom one is my biological dad. Will be doing dna test to DNA confirm. Results to follow. ***
- Almost positive of who my biological father is just need DNA to confirm. His family comes from Michigan,Texas,New Mexico and Mexico area.***
- As of April 2024 I am currently working on my biological paternal family tree. It's on ongoing process and will add on here as I learn the information. I originally had a wrong branch of the tree listed here so now am adding the right one.***
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Shawna's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (13)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Shawna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Shawna:
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100.00%
100.00%
Shawna (Sumner) Landry:
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal SHA9767f507, Ancestry member hagenforever7778
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Shawna:
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Thanks for having a Big Heart and taking responsibility for Orphaned Profiles. You will want to read this After Adopting Orphans as it explains the special attention adopted profiles will sometimes need from their profile managers. You may also want to go through the new member help on How to manage your Watchlist.
We are happy you came back to the Northwest Terriers for April's Connect-a-thon. As of this writing, you have contributed 10 profiles. Join us on the Discord channel or the G2G Team Chat page for any questions, comments, or just for fun chatting.
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See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Sources for the methods used for sourcing if needed.
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Thanks for your help!!
Karen
Welcome back to the Northwest Terriers Team, Shawna. The April Connect-a-thon starts today at 8 am. This is just a reminder of some helpful links and other links that may help you find profiles that need connections.
Northwest Terriers 2023 Team Chat
Connect-a-Thon Tutorial
Unconnected profiles on your watchlist.
Data Doctor Unconnected List
Needs Profiles Created Category
Here is information about [Scoring] for the thon.
If you have any questions about the Connect-a-thon, ask them on our chat page.
Karen Lorenz – Team Captain
I'm looking forward to working with you on our next Thon.
Karen - Team Captain
The link for the template for the Connect-a-thon is: Connect-a-Thon Template. Go down to the EXAMPLES section. Copy the code from the left side for the template you want to show on your profile into your profile. Change the text as needed. Use quotation marks around the "Northwest Terriers" part of the name. I tried it out and it worked fine. If you have any issues, let me know.
Karen
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edited by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around.
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Amy, Joan & Lizzie.
T Stanton WikiTree Mentor
edited by Shawna (Sumner) Landry
Thanks for having a big heart and adopting the Orphaned Profiles. This After Adopting Orphans FAQ explains the special attention those profiles need.
Let me know if you have any questions on how to find and record sources, merge duplicates, clean up gedcom biographies, and interpret the Suggestions report. I'm here to help!
Debi
Probably the fastest way to find the ones you adopted would be to your contributions page (My WikiTree menu > Contributions) and change the count to 500. Then you can use your browser search function (Ctrl+F or Cmd+F) to look for the word "adopted."
Debi
It's great to have you on board. Enjoy your time here, and good luck growing your branches. To contact me, log in to WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the ‘Reply’ link below my comment to be sure that I will be notified. You can also click my name to send a private message, or post a comment on my profile page.
Cheryl ~ WikiTree Messenger
P.S. To find reliable sources for your profiles, go to the Family Tree & Tools tab; select Genealogy Research and scroll down near the bottom of that list and select Research with RootsSearch. There are over 20 websites to access from there.
I noticed your note about being adopted. Did anyone share the special page created to help Adoptees set up their profiles? It explains lot of options that you have and how to get some additional help.
Thanks for having a big heart and adopting the Orphaned Profiles. This After Adopting Orphans FAQ explains the special attention adopted profiles will sometimes need.
Let me know if you have any questions on how to find and record sources, merge duplicates, clean up gedcom biographies, and interpret the Suggestions report. I'm here to help!
Debi ~ WikiTree Greeter
Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz!
Because pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, working with members of the projects which coordinate them is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.
Use the Pre-1700 Projects list to find one which best fits your research focus. Review the project pages for special guidelines and to learn how to collaborate with the project members.
Let me know if you have trouble finding projects which fit your focus. Click my name, then ask in the comment section of my page.
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