| A. Fox (1973-?) |
| BIRTH: 2 December 1973; St. Vincent Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, U.S.A. |
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J.N. Fox (b. 1975) M.R. Buno (b. 1981) S.M. Buno (b. 1989) S.R. Buno (b.1993) |
C. Stelzer (1991-?) |
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I have been working at my family tree off and on since the 1990s (or, "since the 1900s," as my niece and nephews would put it). My biggest genealogical inspirations have been my late grandmother, Ella Clementine Hill Gilbert née Besançon, and my late great aunt, Helene R. Hill.I have taken an ancestry.com DNA test. These are my results, as of January, 2024. To me, it makes sense, more or less. For example, my maternal grandmother was 100% French. I have her ancestry traced to the Pays de Montbéliard. Both in this region of France, as well as among the second generation in the United States, there was intermarriage of these French immigrants. It is more of a family vine than a family tree. Yet my DNA test reads only 13 percent French, rather than closer to 25 percent. It is more than likely that a portion of the DNA I received from my mémé reads as "Germanic Europe" or "Northwestern Europe." She may even have given me the 5 percent "Sweden & Denmark." My paternal grandmother was 100% or nearly 100% Irish. While my father has a Scot in his family tree, it is most likely that his mother's father was largely Scots-Irish. The biggest surprise is seeing that I am only 6% of "Germanic Europe." My maternal grandfather descended in large part from Pennsylvania Dutch (called so because they spoke Deutsch/German), and my surname is actually Fuchs (or it was, when my great great great grandfather, Michael Fuchs (1843-1937), emigrated from Germany). My understanding is that "Northwestern Europe" DNA is hard to pin down because it is, as the name implies, found throughout northwestern Europe. It could be Goths who traveled south and famously attacked Rome, or Vikings who traveled throughout Europe and famously attacked nearly everyone. This "Northwestern Europe" DNA (30% and all from my mother) almost certainly includes DNA that constituted my ancestors in France and Germany. I am a bit of a history nerd (it was my B.A. major), and find the ability to link my family tree to my DNA incredibly fascinating. If I had college to do over again, I likely would have studied bioarchaeology. |
Richard Allen Fox () |
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M. Fox (b. 1953) |
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Carol June Day () |
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A. Fox (1973-?) |
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Ella Cléméntine Hill Gilbert née Besançon (1921-1995) |
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C. Hill (b. 1953) |
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Richard Carrol Hill () |