KY KY - Williamstown, Grant Co, off KY 22 W of Dry Ridge, WhtMale 25-39, UP86, GSW, Hands Cut Off, In Tobacco Barn, Ext Dental Wk "Perfect Smile", Apr'89
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I think the matches are oftentimes better on FamilyTreeDNA. My highest match (and I have a similar background to GC Doe) on FamilyTreeDNA is 68 cm higher than on GEDMatch.
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Interesting, he has a LOT of Baltic ancestry compared to most other Does.
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My highest matches are roughly the same on both, but I think the biggest difference is that GEDmatch is opt-in (you have to specifically decide you want LE matching) whilst FTDNA is opt-out - you have to specifically go into your settings to switch LE matching off. It's on by default when you upload. This means that there are a lot of people who probably never go into their settings and have no idea LE matching is on. Which I think is a little sneaky, but does mean that LE/DDP/etc probably have a bigger database to work with in FTDNA.
He has 943 matches and sadly, only 1 is over 30. Hopefully, there are more close matches in FamilyTree DNA or the right person will enter into a Gedmatch system. I think it happened with Butler County John Doe (Ohio) his highest match was just 39 cM till this April, when he got a match of 171 cM
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The following have been ruled out:
Christopher Winkler
Jerry Plaster
Harvey Kays
I added Steven to this list I sent to the ME. I’ve not heard back from her. I really think this could be Jeffrey Gerald, so I submitted him to both the ME and Doe Network. I’ve not heard anything about him either.
Thank you for answering, I am surprised Steven Hafer is not on the rule out list, as he went missing from the same state just a month before Grant co John Doe was found.
The fact you did not receive any answer, gives me hope that may be DDP had identified him before you sent an email (but i am used to be too optimistic)
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Yeah! I’m usually a tad more patient when it comes to cases being handled by DDP and such. Just a tad though,
, the waiting is the hardest!You have done such an awesome job for this UID!Yeah! I’m usually a tad more patient when it comes to cases being handled by DDP and such. Just a tad though,
The DDP team has added a scale to show the progress of fundraising for all the DDP fund cases. Grand Co John Doe has less than 20% of the goal so far
Grant Co John Doe 1989 - DNA Doe Project Cases
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I’ve been afraid to check those new metersThe DDP team has added a scale to show the progress of fundraising for all the DDP fund cases. Grand Co John Doe has less than 20% of the goal so far
Grant Co John Doe 1989 - DNA Doe Project Cases
Yeah they’re not too highI’ve been afraid to check those new meters
I think people must be donating to the general fund, rather than the specific case funds.
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Probably an indication of German descent, that usually shows as high amount of "Baltic" admix in Gedmatch. Does not normally mean the person was Latvian, Estonian or Lithuanian.
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It would not surprise me if a great number of Pennsylvania Dutch have "Baltic" admix. Historic Baltic Germans were very religious, some living in areas that were once owned by the Holy See. Also, having one's hands cut off really reminds me of ol'timey justice. Makes me think this could be a guy from the Amish country of Pennsylvania, Indiana or Ohio.
I wouldn't be surprised if he had some German descent either given those results. I'm about 75% German (specifically, PA Dutch) - along with 1/8 Slovene and 1/8 British and Welsh, mind you - and the Eurogenes K13 admixture calculator on GEDMatch scores me at about 25% Baltic ancestry, despite me not knowing of any ancestors that came from the Baltic region.
Grant County John Doe looks to have about 1/3 Baltic ancestry here, eyeballing it.
His specific mix, though, is almost surely much different than mine considering he looks to have much more Mediterranean ancestry and much less North Atlantic ancestry than me. Not too familiar with how admixtures would align with particular ethnic groups, admittedly, but is it possible that Grant County John Doe could have some Italian or Eastern European ancestry as well to account for the difference?
Grant County John Doe looks to have about 1/3 Baltic ancestry here, eyeballing it.
His specific mix, though, is almost surely much different than mine considering he looks to have much more Mediterranean ancestry and much less North Atlantic ancestry than me. Not too familiar with how admixtures would align with particular ethnic groups, admittedly, but is it possible that Grant County John Doe could have some Italian or Eastern European ancestry as well to account for the difference?
Joan has posted the explanation why some of the cases were not added to the FTDNA. Grant Co John Doe sadly is one of these cases. I believe in his case it can be either due to the fact that it costs DDP 700 $ to upload each case to the FTDNA and he is a DDP fund case or he has been already identified (which I doubt). There can be other reasons as well.