Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right
Best wishes in your search.

Mike

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
I will at least have a name when I get my original birth certificate back.

Been getting some family names from people on 23andMe.

No idea which side of the family.


Jim,

Check their Mitochondrial type. If you share the same type the person is from your biological mothers side. If they are male and they have the same Y chromosome they are likely from your biological fathers side unless it’s a coincidence. This is especially easy to do if you are of mixed ancestry since you will be descended from people of multiple distinct lineages.

Good luck in these endeavors. What an amazing time we live in that we can find these things out.

Last edited by Futura; 04/15/21.