Cathcart yDNA study

It's been a long time since I've updated this blog!

Since my last update, there have been many changes in the field of genetic genealogy in general, and our Cathcart surname study in particular.  Please visit our Cathcart page on FamilyTreeDNA.com:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/cathcart/

For more details, visit the main Cathcart genetic genealogy page on my website:

http://johnsanpublications.com/genealogy/cathcart_ydna.html

John

Family Bible: William John Stavely Cathcart (1823-1901).

Through the tremendous generosity of a fellow genealogical researcher, I have recently a obtained a family Bible (along with several other documents) belonging to William John Stavely Cathcart (1823-1901).

Perhaps the most interesting document included was a letter written to William by his father-in-law, Rev. Thomas Ketchin (1786-1855) in 1854.

Digital images of the Bible entries (birth, death, marriage dates), the letter mentioned above, a money bond, and a soap recipe can be found here:

http://johnsanpublications.com/genealogy/Cathcarts_Illinois.html#sources

I would welcome all comments/corrections on my transcription… or any other communication with respect to these documents.

Cheers,
John

yDNA TiP report

New video outlining FamilyTreeDNA.com's TiP report...

YouTube video

Cathcart yDNA Study

Our Cathcart yDNA study (on FamilyTreeDNA.com) continues to grow.  We now have 38 members and our group has expanded to include other genetic testing (mtDNA, FamilyFinder, and others).

For more information about the why and how of genetic testing, visit my main genealogical website.

Please join us!

Mary Catherine McCreight (nee Truesdale)

I've just added information about Mary Catherine Truesdale (1840-1932), wife of Daniel Baker McCreight.

• Discussion of her maiden name (Adobe Acrobat/PDF file, about 600Kb)
• Obituary (jpeg file)

Related Families

Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, SC

Just added a gravestone photo for Margaret Crawford (born c. 1793, died 1/19/1864 aged 71). Not sure if this is her maiden or married name.

Any ideas?

There are also new updates for several other Surnames: Crawford, Matthews, Elliott and more.

Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, SC

Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, SC

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Just updated the cemetery listing for this web page.  New gravestones added for the following surnames:

• McCreight
• Beaty
• Stewart

I still have about 25 more gravestones to add.

As always, if you would like copies of any of the photos, please let me know.

Cheers,

John

Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, SC