So, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, I started researching blood types within my family and my husband's. I wasn't expecting to get very far since people rarely know what blood type their great-great grandfather had, but I was expecting to get a little further than I've gotten thus far. It seems to be a rare occurrence to know one's blood type. I feel like I've known mine forever, and then in 12th grade I got a card to prove my blood type when I donated for the first time. But in any case, I've hit many brick walls in this quest. Still, I have been able to find out a bit.
As I mentioned before, my mother-in-law has type AB+. Since talking to other relatives on her side, I have come to know that her sister is probably type AO+. This means that their mother, whose blood type I don't know, had to be either AO or BO. I am hoping to get in touch with their brother in the near future to see if he can help narrow down that possibility further.
I have also found out that my mother-in-law's father's great-niece's blood type is O-. I find it amazing that in the same family just two generations down, the AB possibility was wiped out completely on one lineage.
My father-in-law's side is the exact opposite it seems. Of his three living siblings, I have spoken with two of them, and they, like my father-in-law, are all type O+. This means the probability of one or both of their parents being O+ is very high. I have not been able to confirm their parents' blood types yet, but I'm working diligently on it.
The most interesting thing I've found so far in my husband's family is a set of twins on his mother's side. One is type O+, while the other is AB "something". This is entirely possible in fraternal twins (which they are) when one parent is AO and the other is BO, but still! To see it happen... I'm still amazed!
I have gotten less exciting results in my family, mostly because I haven't found nearly the same level of information on my side. My father's family is the only side I seem to have found info on so far. My dad is O+, as is my brother. In asking around, I have found that both of his parents were O+ as well. This means that all of my dad's full-blooded siblings (he has several half-siblings) are type O+ as well.
Also, my dad's stepfather is O+. So the half-siblings on that side are O+. I have yet to find out the blood type of my dad's stepmother, but if it turns out to be O+, I think I will be more shocked than the twins on my husband's side.
Another interesting thing, like with my father-in-law, my grandfather's two full-blooded brothers are also type O+. So, again, the chances of one or both of their parents also have type O blood is quite high. I hope to gather some more info on this side of the family soon, and I hope to find any info on my mother's side even sooner!
Another thing I recently started adding to my family tree on Geni is "namesake" information. I have so far added information on myself, my husband and his brothers, and my mother-in-law and her sister. This is another quest I don't expect to extend very far, but I'm trying while I can.
Ancestry also did another free access weekend a couple of weeks ago. From April 22 to April 26, "military records" were free. I got very excited at first, but after doing a few searches I realized it really only included WWI draft info and WWII army enlistment summaries. This severely limited what I could find. After only a few hours, I was able to find all I really needed. The most exciting bit I found was a document for my great-great grandfather who immigrated from "Bohemia." I know very little about his family and his wife's family, so this was a big find for me!
Another thing I was finally able to do is ask my brother how all of my family Facebook friends are actually related to us. In doing this, I found out that my father's family has a lot of divorces/second and third marriages. This only means my blood typing quest may prove really interesting on his side. I also went through my family tree brackets asking him if he had gotten any further on any of the lines. He didn't know much, but I was able to find out a bit.
My newest exciting thing (as if the rest isn't exciting enough) has been Family Search. This website has select census records for free as well as information on marriages and deaths. I have had great luck researching several family members and have found missing siblings for others. I have spent all my free time lately on that site. I am quickly running out of people to search on the site, but I added Richard Petty to the tree a couple of days ago (another relative Andrew and I share) so I have a whole new line to research now!
Anywho... I think that's about it for now. Hopefully I will have more information soon. Until then!
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