Cline – Family Locket

RLP 331: Using GEDmatch DNA Segment Tools in a Research Project

Nov 11, 2024

In this episode of Research Like a Pro, Nicole and Diana discuss using DNA segment data in a research project. Diana shares her experience working on a chromosome map in DNA Painter for several years, gradually adding matches identified as descending from one of her ancestral couples. She focuses on her Cline DNA research project, where she seeks genetic evidence to confirm her hypothesis that John C. Cline is the father of Clemsy (Cline) Weatherford....

RLP 273: Brick Wall Ancestor: Clemsy (Cline) Weatherford

Oct 2, 2023

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s research on Mary Clemsy (Cline) Weatherford. Clemsy is a brick wall ancestor. We don’t know who her parents were, and record are challenging to come by due to record loss in Izard County, Arkansas. However, Diana shares how she found substitute records at the state and federal level that helped locate a hypothesized father for Clemsy – John C. Cline. FAN club research also helped...

Brick Wall Ancestor: Clemsy (Cline) Weatherford (1817- after 1880)

May 21, 2023

We all have brick-wall ancestors, and often they are the women in our family tree. In this 52 ancestors post, I share more about Clemsy Cline, one of my third great-grandmothers without a well-documented trail leading to her parents. When I first started researching Clemsy, other researchers attributed John Cline and Mrs. John Cline as her parents, so I added them to my tree. I’ve looked at Clemsy through the years but not known exactly...

RLP 230: Finding a Female’s Father – Research Log and Report

Dec 5, 2022

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s findings in the Clemsy Cline Research project. Diana shares how her research logging and report writing went and then outlines what she found. Learn more about how she used land and tax records to track Jacob, John, and Mahala Cline, possible relatives of Clemsy, despite several relevant counties experiencing record loss. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like A Pro episode 230 Finding A Female’s...

RLP 227: Finding a Female’s Father: Locality Research and Planning

Nov 14, 2022

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s Clemsy Cline project. She researched three counties and made locality guides to help with research planning. Then she prioritized which collections to search. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 227 Finding A Female’s Father, Locality Research, and Research Planning. Welcome to Research Like a Pro a Genealogy Podcast about taking your research to the next level, hosted by Nicole Dyer and...

How to Use a Surname Search to Sift Through DNA Results

Oct 4, 2017

What are you doing with your Ancestry DNA matches? Are they just sitting there waiting for some action? If you haven’t yet explored the surname search capabilities of the website you’re missing out on a valuable tool. Let’s take a look at how a simple surname search works and discover what it can do for you. Because a picture is worth a thousand words, I’m going to guide you through this process with screenshots of...