It's been two weeks now since I've begun adding descendants to my mother-in-law's family tree from the line of her fourth great-grandfather Lyman Jackson. While some lines have easily multiplied over the generations, there have been others which present more challenges in confirming their place in the lineage. Still, it was a nice surprise to see just how the many Jackson descendants have rounded out her family tree.
Over just these past two weeks, I've found 419 new Jackson descendants to add to that tree. That means my in-laws' tree now includes 42,625 direct line ancestors and the descendants of their collateral lines. All of these newly-added individuals are supported with documentation.
Granted, I have a long way to go before I complete the lines of descent for each of the Jacksons' thirteen children, but this is a significant start. While the numbers look impressive, though, I had hoped it would budge the needle on the count of DNA matches for Lyman and Deidama's Jackson descendants at Ancestry.com's ThruLines tool. Not yet, apparently. The count is still stuck at 71 DNA matches.
Collaborating with DNA matches on my own side of the family tree—a constant conversation in its own right—I managed to find an additional eighteen descendants to enter on that side of the family. That grows my tree to 41,926—even though I don't plan on researching that side of the family for another five months. Despite my "Twelve Most Wanted" research plan, the truth of the matter is that once we collaborate with cousins, the questions and conversations are ongoing—and so are the results!
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