2004 Entries into Kerchner's MtDNA Test Results Log

Comments: My grandmother claimed to be Polish, although in addition to Polish
her German was perfect; she also learned English quickly. Her surname was
something like Skurtowicz. She came to the U.S. around 1910 - 1915. According to
the results, I was surprised to find majority of the "hits" all over Frisia, Germany,
Saxony, Norway, and more. It seems I am more Germanic than Slavic, a lot more. I
am a historian by education and have been searching for my roots for decades, with
little to no success. I'm not certain what the dna results mean (I'm new to this), I
need to give myself a dna education, but I'm quite surprised. I'm very pleased I had
this done, and now that I have a lot of answers, I also have more questions than
ever!
Email address (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position):
greyfox828-Sunday-aol.com
Guest: Joseph E. Hazel (Joe)
Date-Time: Friday, March 12, 2004 at 21:20:18 (CST)
Testing Company Used: Family Tree DNA
HVR1 MtDNA Results: 16224C, 16311C, 16320T, 16519C
MtDNA Haplogroup per HVR1 Results: K
HVR2 MtDNA Test Results: 73G, 146C, 152C, 263G, 315.1C, 498-
Date MtDNA Test Was Ordered: November 2003
Comments: The oldest known ancestor in my maternal line for whom I have a name
is my gg grandmother Martha Henson, b. 26 Apr 1806 in old Livingston County,
Kentucky. Interestingly, I know where Martha's mother lived, the name of her
husband, when she died, the names her other children, and what her mtDNA had to
have been, but I do not know her name. Other names in my maternal line are Hall,
Nelson, and Yates. European ancestry is no surprise. Haplogroup K restricts things
a bit it would seem, and 16320T refines it even more. I am still looking into this. My
Y-DNA haplogroup is R1b. Also no surprise, but DYS 426 = 13.
Email address (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): joepaleo-
Friday-aol.com
Guest: Ken
Date-Time: Friday, March 12, 2004 at 20:28:24 (CST)
Testing Company Used: FTDNA
HVR1 MtDNA Results: 16189C, 16192T, 16270T, 16398A
MtDNA Haplogroup per HVR1 Results: U5
HVR2 MtDNA Test Results:
Date MtDNA Test Was Ordered: December 2003
Comments: Maternal line goes to Schleswig-Holstein, mid 1700s. These families
from surname evidence were mixed Danish-German.
Email address (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position):
kennordtvedt-Friday-imt.net
Guest: Dan Wharton
Date-Time: Friday, March 12, 2004 at 12:45:18 (CST)
Testing Company Used: FamilyTreeDNA