Heartland Genealogy

How can I have a Nathan Douglas Sellers circle? Yes, I have a Nathan Douglas Sellers in my Heartland_Genealogy tree on Ancestry. He is part of my FAN (friends, associates and neighbors) club for my early Kentucky research. The Sellers family is also part of my FAN research for Preble County, Ohio. Yes, I have DNA matches to support a Sellers relationship. No, I don't have the SELLERS surname in my pedigree . I have lots of documentation to support my pedigree back for 5 and 6 generations. Generation wise, Nathan Douglas Sellers (1797-1874) would match up with Nelson Garret Crawford (1808-1864). Nelson Crawford is my 3rd great grandfather (6th generation). I have yDNA results to support my CRAWFORD lineage. So where do the SELLERS fit? Based on my paper research, the only possible connection between Nathan Douglas Sellers and myself is thru his mother, Sarah Crawford. Sarah was given permission to marry William Sellers by Rebekah Crawford in 1795 in Lincoln County, Ke...

It's almost here! The ability to 'sync' my genealogy data stored in RootsMagic with Ancestry is arriving soon. According to the RootsMagic blog post, " Questions about Upcoming Ancestry Features - We've Got Answers ", the first preparatory step will involve a decision. Which set of data do I use to sync RootsMagic with Ancestry? RootsMagic data  Ancestry tree I'm going to use my RootsMagic data RootsMagic contains all of my collateral line research RootsMagic contains sources from outside of Ancestry (deeds, licenses, certificates, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, newspapers, etc.) Most of the events in RootsMagic have documentation attached. Some of this documentation is older and not as accurate as current standards -- but it is documentation.  Since this will be a 'new' tree on Ancestry, I believe there will be some consequences associated with switching to this 'new' tree. ( NOTE: This is MY opinion. The sync may not work this w...