Currently we have:
- 4 Loewen/Franz kits at the lab waiting for a sale
- 1 Loewen/Franz kit outstanding
- 1 Falk/Klassen kit in processing, results due end of June
- 1 Petkau/Klassen kit still outstanding
- 1 Petkau/Klassen kit at the lab waiting for a sale
- 1 Falk/Guenther & Schpansky/Warkentin at the lab waiting for a sale
- 1 Falk/Klassen kit at the lab waiting for a sale
- 1 Kroeker/Falk kit still outstanding
So... of the 11 unprocessed kits, 7 are at the lab and 1 is processing! :)
Showing posts with label Franz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Franz. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Joy comes in the morning! :P
Called FTDNA first thing this morning. The kit that was designated for the relative who later refused to test is now going to my grandmother's first cousin. I spoke to her this morning, and she agreed to test, so I called the lab and got the replacement test sent to her. I also got in touch with one of my great-aunts who was supposed to have received her kit back in January. As I suspected, she never received it, so I called the lab back and got a new test sent to her. :)
So, three out of the four fits from yesterday's post have been taken care of. Now I just need to get in touch with two of my great-uncles and see if the first intends to test, and the second has received his test.
So, three out of the four fits from yesterday's post have been taken care of. Now I just need to get in touch with two of my great-uncles and see if the first intends to test, and the second has received his test.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Updates!
UPDATES:
- December 8 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #3--Arrived at the lab on January 21. I haven't ordered the test yet, but when I have enough, it will be the first one that I order.
- December 8 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #3--Arrived at the lab on January 21. I haven't ordered the test yet, but when I have enough, it will be the first one that I order.
- February 8 LOEWEN/FRANZ swabs #6 and #7--Ordered this morning!
- USPS raised their prices, so FTDNA had to as well. Round-trip shipping is now $12.95.
- USPS raised their prices, so FTDNA had to as well. Round-trip shipping is now $12.95.
No updates:
- August 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swab #2--This one is still outstanding, and as far as I know, hasn't made it back to the lab yet.
- December 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs #3 and #4--These two I assume have reached the testers, but I have no further information.
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ swabs #4 and #5--Ordered. I expect the swabs to ship sometime next week
- December 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs #3 and #4--These two I assume have reached the testers, but I have no further information.
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ swabs #4 and #5--Ordered. I expect the swabs to ship sometime next week
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Two more swabs ordered, and another to be ordered!
Eek! I'm getting really close to having swabs out for all my grandparents' siblings!
Here's where we're at:
- August 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swab #2--This one is still outstanding, and as far as I know, hasn't made it back to the lab yet.
- August 31 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #2--This one made it back to the lab and was processed in near record time.
- December 8 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #3--This one has been mailed back to the lab, but to my knowledge hasn't made it back yet.
- December 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs #3 and #4--These two I assume have reached the testers, but I have no further information.
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ swabs #4 and #5--Ordered. I expect the swabs to ship sometime next week
AND....
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ tester #6 agreed to test! I'll order her test in the morning, I think
This means I have:
- 1 more LOEWEN/FRANZ sibling
- 3 more PETKAU/KLASSEN siblings
Here's where we're at:
- August 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swab #2--This one is still outstanding, and as far as I know, hasn't made it back to the lab yet.
- August 31 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #2--This one made it back to the lab and was processed in near record time.
- December 8 LOEWEN/FRANZ swab #3--This one has been mailed back to the lab, but to my knowledge hasn't made it back yet.
- December 31 PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs #3 and #4--These two I assume have reached the testers, but I have no further information.
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ swabs #4 and #5--Ordered. I expect the swabs to ship sometime next week
AND....
- January 20 LOEWEN/FRANZ tester #6 agreed to test! I'll order her test in the morning, I think
This means I have:
- 1 more LOEWEN/FRANZ sibling
- 3 more PETKAU/KLASSEN siblings
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Two more swabs ordered!
I just ordered two more PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs! :)
So, this means that we now have three PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs in the pipeline, in addition to one LOEWEN/FRANZ swab. I've been in contact with another LOEWEN/FRANZ sibling, and he is willing to swab, so I'll order that one on Monday. I've got enough money saved I could pay for another swab as well, so I'm hoping one of the LOEWEN/FRANZ sisters I left messages for calls me back so I can order two at once again. :)
*UPDATED 12/31/15 14:58 PM Yes!! I just got in touch with one of the LOEWEN/FRANZ sisters, and she agreed to swab for me! :) That brings my LOEWEN/FRANZ total up to five out of seven living siblings.
So, this means that we now have three PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs in the pipeline, in addition to one LOEWEN/FRANZ swab. I've been in contact with another LOEWEN/FRANZ sibling, and he is willing to swab, so I'll order that one on Monday. I've got enough money saved I could pay for another swab as well, so I'm hoping one of the LOEWEN/FRANZ sisters I left messages for calls me back so I can order two at once again. :)
*UPDATED 12/31/15 14:58 PM Yes!! I just got in touch with one of the LOEWEN/FRANZ sisters, and she agreed to swab for me! :) That brings my LOEWEN/FRANZ total up to five out of seven living siblings.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Another kit ordered!
Just ordered another LOEWEN/FRANZ test kit! This is number 3 of 7, I believe. :)
Friday, December 4, 2015
Grandpa's DNA
I'm getting closer to covering all the DNA my mom got from her dad. Here's a picture of all the DNA my mom shares with her aunt and her uncle. As you can see, I still have some sizable gaps on a few chromosomes, but I'm hoping that with one or two more tests, I'll be able to fill those gaps in.
Two pieces of good news this morning!
1) My great-aunt's raw data was available this morning! Working on uploading her to GEDmatch now.
2) My great-uncle (who already tested) gave me the contact info for his brother (another great-uncle), so I sent him an email last night, and he's already agreed to test! It will be January before I can get his kit out to him, but that will be our third LOEWEN/FRANZ test. :)
2) My great-uncle (who already tested) gave me the contact info for his brother (another great-uncle), so I sent him an email last night, and he's already agreed to test! It will be January before I can get his kit out to him, but that will be our third LOEWEN/FRANZ test. :)
Thursday, December 3, 2015
False Alarm!
This isn't the first time this has happened to me. FTDNA said yesterday that my great-aunt's results had been delayed, but.... NOPE. The second LOEWEN/FRANZ test results are in.
I'm always a bit relived when results come in as expected. Now I've tested two of my Grandpa LOEWEN's siblings, and they match each other as expected, sharing just over the average amount of DNA that full siblings should share. :)
I'm still waiting on the raw data, but I expect I'll have access to that tomorrow night. Then I'll be able to compare my great-aunt to my mother and me.
I'm always a bit relived when results come in as expected. Now I've tested two of my Grandpa LOEWEN's siblings, and they match each other as expected, sharing just over the average amount of DNA that full siblings should share. :)
I'm still waiting on the raw data, but I expect I'll have access to that tomorrow night. Then I'll be able to compare my great-aunt to my mother and me.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Delayed! :(
Just checked on the outstanding LOEWEN/FRANZ test, and it has been delayed to 12/16-12/30. :( I submitted a support ticket to see if I can find out if it failed quality control, like the FOX/PERRY test did in the fall.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Batched!
The LOEWEN/FRANZ kit batched this afternoon, and results are expected a week earlier than I thought! We may have results as early as December 2nd! That's only three weeks away!
Early!
Thanks to the generosity of one of my piano parents, I was able to order the second LOEWEN/FRANZ test this morning! That's two weeks earlier than I was expecting. I'm expecting this test to batch this afternoon, and we should have results between December 9 and December 16.
We're still waiting on the YDNA for the KLASSEN line, and those results are expected December 9-December 23. Just in time for Christmas, and no delays yet!
The next test I'm saving for is the second PETKAU/KLASSEN test. That swab is still outstanding, so I'll call my grandmother and have her call her brother for me. Since I was able to order the LOEWEN/FRANZ test two weeks early, this one will also bump up two week,s and I should be able to order it January 6th! :)
We're still waiting on the YDNA for the KLASSEN line, and those results are expected December 9-December 23. Just in time for Christmas, and no delays yet!
The next test I'm saving for is the second PETKAU/KLASSEN test. That swab is still outstanding, so I'll call my grandmother and have her call her brother for me. Since I was able to order the LOEWEN/FRANZ test two weeks early, this one will also bump up two week,s and I should be able to order it January 6th! :)
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
More segments!
Here's my current Generation 3 segment map. Generation 3 is my great-grandparents, so all the colored bars you see here represent DNA I'm able to conclusively say came from a specific set of great-grandparents.
With a little more testing, I should be able to fill in a lot of those grey gaps, as well as narrow down which Generation 3 spouse some of these segment came from. Right now, they're all tied to a specific couple. Except one.
See that big LONG segment on X at the bottom? I'm particularly excited about this one. I share that segment with my mother, and her paternal uncle. Because men only get one X chromosome (from their mothers), we know automatically that this segment came from my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Franz. Now, where SHE got it... I still have to figure out, but I've got a great start! :)
The top bar of each pair is my dad's side. Right now, I've only tested Dad's paternal uncle, so all of the segments on the top bar are either PERRY or KANNEKEBERG segments.
The bottom bar of each pair is my mom's side. I have a little bit more information about her side, because my mom's dad's first cousin tested with 23andme, and now my mom's paternal uncle has also tested. They overlapped in some places, and didn't overlap in others. At any rate, all the segments on the bottom trace back to either LOEWEN or FRANZ segments. FRANZ is actually one of our bigger brick walls on the LOEWEN/FRANZ side of the family, so I'm hoping we can work some of that out through DNA.
With a little more testing, I should be able to fill in a lot of those grey gaps, as well as narrow down which Generation 3 spouse some of these segment came from. Right now, they're all tied to a specific couple. Except one.
See that big LONG segment on X at the bottom? I'm particularly excited about this one. I share that segment with my mother, and her paternal uncle. Because men only get one X chromosome (from their mothers), we know automatically that this segment came from my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Franz. Now, where SHE got it... I still have to figure out, but I've got a great start! :)
The top bar of each pair is my dad's side. Right now, I've only tested Dad's paternal uncle, so all of the segments on the top bar are either PERRY or KANNEKEBERG segments.
The bottom bar of each pair is my mom's side. I have a little bit more information about her side, because my mom's dad's first cousin tested with 23andme, and now my mom's paternal uncle has also tested. They overlapped in some places, and didn't overlap in others. At any rate, all the segments on the bottom trace back to either LOEWEN or FRANZ segments. FRANZ is actually one of our bigger brick walls on the LOEWEN/FRANZ side of the family, so I'm hoping we can work some of that out through DNA.
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| DNA from my great-grandparents |
Monday, September 14, 2015
Movement!
I checked this morning, and the first LOEWEN/FRANZ results are in! :) Still waiting on the raw data to become available (hopefully today sometime).
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Some movement, but mostly still waiting
Let's see... right now we have five tests in some state of waiting...
1) The first LOEWEN/FRANZ test results are due sometime between now and September 21st.
2) The second FOX/PERRY test results are also due sometime between now and September 21st.
3) The second LOEWEN/FRANZ test has been taken, and is back in the mail. Current location is "being forwarded to destination country". I'm doubtful it will make it back to Texas by Wednesday, so best case scenario for that one would be batching on Wednesday, September 23. Probably Batch 641 if I was to guess.
4) The second PETKAU/KLASSSEN test appears to be stuck at the destination post office. Intended pick up was Saturday.
5) We have $103.77 of the $139 we need to order the KLASSEN YDNA which will aid us in our search for Peter Klassen's family. Target date for ordering that test is still September 30th. Only 17 days to go! With current wait times, these results should be in shortly before Christmas.
Long term plan:
- Run KLASSEN YDNA on September 30th.
- Commence saving for tests on second LOEWEN/FRANZ test & second PETKAU/KLASSEN test. We should have enough for one on November 25th, and the other on January 20th.
- Somewhere in there I also want to swab several more of my grandparents' siblings (for inclusion purposes) as well as my great-grandmother's half-siblings (for exclusion purposes).
1) The first LOEWEN/FRANZ test results are due sometime between now and September 21st.
2) The second FOX/PERRY test results are also due sometime between now and September 21st.
3) The second LOEWEN/FRANZ test has been taken, and is back in the mail. Current location is "being forwarded to destination country". I'm doubtful it will make it back to Texas by Wednesday, so best case scenario for that one would be batching on Wednesday, September 23. Probably Batch 641 if I was to guess.
4) The second PETKAU/KLASSSEN test appears to be stuck at the destination post office. Intended pick up was Saturday.
5) We have $103.77 of the $139 we need to order the KLASSEN YDNA which will aid us in our search for Peter Klassen's family. Target date for ordering that test is still September 30th. Only 17 days to go! With current wait times, these results should be in shortly before Christmas.
Long term plan:
- Run KLASSEN YDNA on September 30th.
- Commence saving for tests on second LOEWEN/FRANZ test & second PETKAU/KLASSEN test. We should have enough for one on November 25th, and the other on January 20th.
- Somewhere in there I also want to swab several more of my grandparents' siblings (for inclusion purposes) as well as my great-grandmother's half-siblings (for exclusion purposes).
Friday, September 4, 2015
Some news from Family Tree DNA
This was posted by someone affiliated with FTDNA to Facebook about 7 hours ago:
"Family Tree DNA has worked hard to ensure that the standards for Family Finder results delivery are within 3-4 weeks. An unforeseen complication with one of our suppliers has taken them longer to resolve than we would have hoped. We expect to be back to normal operations and have all outstanding Family Finder results delivered within the next 10 business days.
"Family Tree DNA has worked hard to ensure that the standards for Family Finder results delivery are within 3-4 weeks. An unforeseen complication with one of our suppliers has taken them longer to resolve than we would have hoped. We expect to be back to normal operations and have all outstanding Family Finder results delivered within the next 10 business days.
We apologize for any inconvenience and will continue to deliver the quality that our customers deserve. Thank you for your patience."
Our tests in this batch are the FOX/PERRY test and the LOEWEN/FRANZ test. If all goes as expected, we should have results on both tests by September 21st.
Our tests in this batch are the FOX/PERRY test and the LOEWEN/FRANZ test. If all goes as expected, we should have results on both tests by September 21st.
Generous donation!
I received a generous donation this morning which will allow us to bump the KLASSEN YDNA test back up two weeks, so we should be able to run that one September 30th. :) There's a little extra leftover which will probably go toward running the tests on the outstanding LOEWEN/FRANZ & PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs ($99 each). Barring any more financial delays, we should be able to run the first one November 25th, and the second one January 20, 2016.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Delayed again!
The FOX/PERRY test and the LOEWEN/FRANZ test have both been delayed again. They're now both due between September 23 and October 7.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Batched again!
We now have the FOX/PERRY kit with results expected between September 2 and September 16, and the (first of many) LOEWEN/FRANZ kit with results expected between September 9 and September 23.
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