Results
Participants:
Donor#...Kit#...Most Distant Known Ancestor
(1).....41556...William Callen b.c1735 Pa, married Elizabeth Taylor
(2).....43260...Henry Callan b. c1818 Ireland, m. Ann McAnally
(3).....48273...William Callen b.1850 Pa, m. Mary Alma Colby
(4).....63872...Patrick Callan b.c1824 Ire, m. Bridget Gogarty
(5)....N49562...unknown, tested mtDNA only
(6)....N50255...Charles Callen d.1825 Tn, m. Alice Cowgil
(7)....101794...did not match anybody & removed himself from project.
(8)...109635...William Callan b. c1735 Pa, married Elizabeth Taylor
(9)....119334...Robert Callan b. c1777 Crawfordjohn, Lanark, Scotland
(10)...127958...William Callan b. c1735 Lancaster Co, Pa
(11)...131736...
Our format for "Project Results" includes for each participant:
(1) LINEAGE;
(2) DISCUSSION OF YDNA TEST RESULTS (WHEN AVAILABLE);
(3) DISCUSSION OF ANCIENT ETHNIC ORIGINS (WHEN AVAILABLE).
DETAILS:
(1)each participant's lineage from their most distant ancestor down to the participant, (name withheld), who will be identified only by his kit number. Any living member of his lineage will be un-named due to privacy reasons.
(2)discussion of any yDNA matches with other participants;
(3)discussion of our findings regarding their Haplogroup (ancient ethnic origins). Such results are the Group Administrator's best efforts from searches on the internet and are based upon DYS markers, so therefore are not 100% accurate. The test for proven Haplogroups costs an additional $65-$79 +, so this is our attempt to avoid such costs but at the same time give the participant an idea of his ancient ethnic origins.
From "DNA Heritage Masterclass2" is a brief outline of three major Haplogroups, one of which could be the ancient ethnic origins of any current and/or future participants of the Callen DNA testing project.
"Palaeolithic (old stone age) Europe 18,000 years ago was in the grip of the last ice age. Due to the cold and need for food, the human populations of the day waited the ice age out, living below the ice/tree line in three main locations: (1) Iberian Peninsula (2) Balkans (3) Ukraine. If you can imagine the "ice/tree" line, it began along the north side of Spain, then extended east along the north side of present day Mediterrean Sea, then continued east past the north line of Italy, on past the north line of the Black Sea, then continued east along the north side of the Baltics, then east past the Ukraine and continued east thru Asia. Above the line, nothing could live, the ice was several feet thick.
If we fast forward to 12,000 years ago, the three groups of humans had taken refuge for so long that their DNA had naturally picked up mutations, and consequently can be defined into different haplogroups. Currently there are 18 major Haplogroups which have been first assigned a capital alphabet letter, ranging from A thru R, then a number, then lower case alphabet. An example of one Haplogroup is R1b. These are also called clades. The Haplogroups are further divided into 153 subclades. Haplogroup R1b has four subclades: (1) Atlantic (2)Alpine- Iberian, Southern Germany (3) North Sea Baltic (4) Russian Baltic (Alpine K).
Back to the humans who survived the ice age by living below the ice/tree lines. Those living in the Iberian Peninsula are designated Haplogroup R1b (western European). Those in the Balkans, became Haplogroup I (Nordic). Those in the Ukraine, became R1a (eastern European). Each group migrated northward back into the upper parts of Europe and Asia as weather permitted.
Haplogroup R1b is nowadays common on the western Atlantic coast as far as Scotland. Haplogroup I is common across Europe and up into Scandinavia. Haplogroup R1a is common in eastern Europe and has also spread across into central Asia and as far as India and Pakistan.
These three major haplogroups: R1b, I, and R1a account for approx. 80% of Europe's present day population."
So the odds are that any Callan/Callen/Callin & other variations joining our group will fall within these three Haplogroups & their subclades.
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FIRST PERSON TO JOIN, KIT #41556 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
STARTING WITH THE MOST DISTANT KNOWN ANCESTOR:
(1)William Callen b. c1735 Lancaster Co Pa - d.1815 Cabarrus Co. NC m. Elizabeth Taylor
(2)Thomas Callen b.1762 Cabarrus Co NC-d.1848 Carroll Co. Ark m. Jane C. West. Lived in Bedford Co Tn 1817-1842 then moved to Carroll County Arkansas where he died 1848.
(3)Hanibald DeKalb Callen b.1821 Bedford Co Tn -d.1879 McLennan Co Tx. m. Elizabeth Ann Leathers.
(4)Socrates Polasky Callen b.1854 Carroll Co Ark -d. 1945 Johnston Co Ok m. Mary Walter Bennett.
(5)Henry D. Callen b.1882 McLennan Co Tx - d.1919 Johnston Co Ok. m. Ida Mae McKay
(6)Clinton Woodrow Callen b.1913 Johnston Co Ok -d.1970 Johnston Co Ok m. Luella Darbison.
(7) kit #41556
Contact: billmorrow1938@sbcglobal.net
Kit # 41556 TEST RESULTS:
(1)Jan 27, 2006: yDNA test results match Kit #48273 at the 25 marker level with a genetic distance of 3, indicating "probably not related". At 16 generations back, there's a 50% probability of a common ancestor.
(2) July 30, 2007: yDNA test results match Kit #N50255 at the 25 marker level with a genetic distance of 2 = "probably related". At 12 generations back, there's a 54% probability of a common ancestor.
(3) Feb 12, 2008: yDNA test results match kit #109653 25/25 = related. This confirms that both donors are descended from William Callen m. Elizabeth Taylor.
Kit# 41556 HAPLOGROUP DISCUSSION:
The Haplotype (combination of markers & alleles)indicates a Haplogroup (ancient ethnic origins) of R1b1b2 = Western European, subclade/subgroup = Atlantic Modal Haplotype. R1b1b2 is the most common Haplogroup and are found throughout the western part of Europe dating back approx. 28,000 years. R1b1b2 Haplogroups are thought to be the descendants of the Palaeolithic (old stone age)hunter gatherers who arrived in Europe before the last ice age about 40,000 years ago. This group of people are found in southern and western Europe and as far north as Scotland. This group was one of the first to populate the British Isles.
The R1b1b2 subclade "Atlantic Modal Haplotype" is found on the Atlantic coast in Iberia (Spain & Portugal), France & in the remote parts of Ireland and Scotland. It dates from 14,000 to 18,000 years ago. The donor has an English surname. His Haplogroup is the Atlantic Modal Haplotype, and his ancient ethnic origins are Celtic (Scottish, Welsh, Irish). This is corroborated by his marker DYS#390 having 25 alleles rather than the normal 24, which indicates Scottish ancestry.
END OF PROJECT RESULTS FOR Kit#41556
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2ND PERSON TO JOIN: KIT #43260 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
STARTING WITH MOST DISTANT KNOWN ANCESTOR:
(1) Henry Callan born c1818 in County Monaghan, Ireland; died 1875 in County Monaghan, Ireland. Married Ann McAnally.
KIT # 43260 TEST RESULTS:
(1)26 Jan 2006 yDNA test results for 1-37 markers, no match.
(2)11 July 2006, 25 marker level, genetic distance of 2 (probably related) with Kit #63872.
KIT # 43260 HAPLOGROUP DISCUSSION:
FamilytreeDNA reports his Haplogroup is R1b1b2 "western European", meaning they migrated throughout the western part of Europe after the last ice age (about 12,000 years ago), eventually migrating into Ireland.
END OF PROJECT RESULTS FOR KIT # 43260
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3RD PERSON TO JOIN: KIT #48273 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
STARTING WITH THE MOST DISTANT KNOWN ANCESTOR:
(1) William E. Callen b. 20 May 1850 Philadelphia, Pa. d. after 1910 Ohio. Married Mary Alma Colby. In 1880 census, William stated his parents were born in Scotland. 1900 census shows his parents were born in Ireland. In 1910 census, parents again reported as being born in Ireland.
(2) Edward Nelson Callen born 1887 in Milwaukee WI, died 1940 Oshkosh, WI. Married Amanda Smith.
(3) Harry Nelson Callen born 13 Nov 1917 Chippewa Falls, Ohio. Died 17 April 1975 Anaheim Co Ca. Married Lucille E. Matson.
(4)Kit# 48273
KIT # 48273 TEST RESULTS:
(1) Jan 27, 2006: yDNA test results indicate a match with Kit#41556 at the 25 marker level with a genetic distance of 3, indicating "probably not related" . At 16 generations back (400 yrs) there's a 50% probability of a common ancestor. Since Kit #48273's ancestors lived early 1800's in Scotland/Ireland, it's unlikely we will find a common ancestor with Kit #41556 without a search of United Kingdom records in the late 1600's - early 1700's era.
(2) July 30, 2007: yDNA test results at the 25 marker level indicate a genetic distance of 3 = "probably not related" to kit #N50255.
(3) Feb 12, 2008: yDNA test results at the 25 marker level indicate a genetic distance of 3 = "probably not related" to kit #109635. The sponsor of kit # 41556 will upgrade to 37 markers to determine kinship between these two donors.
KIT #48273 HAPLOGROUP:
FamilytreeDNA predicts his haplogroup (ancient ethnic origins) is R1b1b2. Since he has a close match to Kit #41556, my opinion is that his origins are Celtic with Scot-Irish ancestry.
END OF PROJECT RESULTS FOR KIT #48273
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4TH PERSON TO JOIN: KIT #63872 PROJECT RESULTS:
FORMAT:
(1) LINEAGE;
(2) DISCUSSION OF YDNA TEST RESULTS.
(3) DISCUSSION OF HAPLOGROUP: ANCIENT ETHNIC ORIGINS.
LINEAGE:
STARTING WITH THE MOST DISTANT KNOWN ANCESTOR:
(1)Patrick Callan, born ? died after 1849 in Ireland. Married Bridget Gogarty.
(2) Patrick H. Callan, born 17 March 1849 Lobinstown Roman Catholic Parish, County Meathe, Ireland; died 01 Oct 1931 Red Willow County, Nebraska. Married Katherine Elizabeth Behnke, born 30 Jan 1876 Winona, Illinois; died 01 July 1949 Indianola, NE.
(3) Henry Harold Callan, born 08 May 1895 Red Willow County, NE; died 09 March 1981 Bartley, NE. Married Mildred Edna Wolfe, born 04 April 1897 Red Willow Co, NE; died 15 July 1991 McCook, NE.
(4) Wayne Eldon Callan, born 06 June 1919 Red Willow Co, NE; died 13 July 2005 Cozad, NE.
Married Charlotte Maxine Hall, born 28 Apr 1922 Frontier Co, NE; died 22 June 1990 Omaha, NE.
(5) Father and mother of participant. Names withheld to protect privacy.
(6) Participant, kit # 63872, name withheld to protect privacy.
Kit #63872 TEST RESULTS:
(1)11 July 2006, 25 marker test results show a genetic distance of 2 (probably related) with kit #43260.
Kit #63872 Haplogroup (ancient ethnic origins)
FamilytreeDNA reports the haplogroup to be R1b1b2.
This is the most common haplogroup located in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughtout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last ice age maximum 10-12 thousand years ago, finally migrating into Ireland.
End of Project Results for kit #63872
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5th PERSON TO JOIN: Kit # N49562: PROJECT RESULTS
The Group Administrator has emailed this participant twice, the last time July 30, 2007, asking him to upgrade to yDNA 25 marker level so that his yDNA test results might be compared with the rest of the group. No response as of Dec 2008.
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6th PERSON TO JOIN: Kit # N50255: PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
STARTING WITH THE MOST DISTANT KNOWN ANCESTOR:
(1) Charles Callen d. 1825 Tn, married Alice Cowgill. Both are probably buried in Jefferson Co, Tn.
(2) Henry Callen b. Nov 30, 1786 d.June 7, 1853 m. Mary Eliz Douglas.
(3) Calvin W. Callen b. May 13, 1824, d. July 8, 1893, m. Eliz Moupine.
(4) Andrew Callen b. Jan 1858, d.1941 m. Margaret Edison.
(5) Clarence W. Callen b. Aug 14, 1889 d.May 15, 1951 m. Mary C. Foster.
(6) Ernest O. Callen b. 1918, m. Lottie Burk.
(7) participant #6, kit #N50255 name withheld to protect privacy.
Kit # N50255 TEST RESULTS:
(1) July 30, 2007, two matches at the 25 marker level occured. The first was with kit #41556, with a genetic distance of 2 = probably related. FamilytreeDNA also reports a 72.3 percent probability of a common ancestor within 16 generations.
The second yDNA match was with kit# 48273, with a genetic distance of 3 = "probably not related". FamilytreeDNA also reports a 49 percent probability of a common ancestor within 16 generations.
(2) Feb 12, 2008 yDNA test results show a genetic distance of 2 at the 25 marker level, = "probably related" to kit #109635
Kit # N50255 HAPLOGROUP DISCUSSION:
(1) July 30, 2007 FamilytreeDNA reported his Haplogroup is R1b1b2, Western European. Since this participant matches closely with Kit #41556, they share the same Haplogroup which is Atlantic Modal, and is Celtic, with Scot-Irish ancestry.
END OF KIT #N50255 PROJECT RESULTS
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7th Person to Join: kit #101794 PROJECT RESULTS:
The Group Administrator has emailed this participant but there has been no response. His yDNA 12 marker test results show no matches with our current members. He removed himself from this group.
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8th Person to Join: kit #109635 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
Starting with the most distant known ancestor:
(1) John Callan of Ireland
(2) William Callan Sr 1735-1815 m. Elizabeth Taylor
(3) William Callan Jr 1772-c1820 m. Sarah Alexander b.1770
(4) George Alexander Callan 1806-1862 m. Matilda Davis
(5) Columbus Alexander Callan 1845-1927 m. Anna McAlister
(6) Claude Winton Callan 1905-1985 m. Lela Adeline Knight
(7) 8th Participant, kit #109635, name withheld to protect privacy
TEST RESULTS: kit #109635
(1)Feb 01, 2008 FamilytreeDNA reported 1-12 marker test results,
12/12 matches with kit #109635 and kit #N50255.
(2) Feb 12, 2008 FTDNA reported 13-25 marker test results, 25/25 match with kit #41556; 23/25 with kit #N50255; 22/25 with kit #48273.
The 25/25 match with kit #41556 proves that both donors' common ancestor is William Callan/ Callen m. Elizabeth Taylor.
8TH PERSON TO JOIN: KIT #109635 DISCUSSION OF HAPLOGROUP
(ancient ethnic origins)
FamilytreeDNA reports donor #109635 Haplogroup is R1b1b2. Since there is a 25/25 match between this donor and donor kit #41556, their ancient origins also match, ie, Celtic, further delineated as Scottish.
END OF 8TH PARTICIPANT PROJECT RESULTS
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9th person to join: kit #119334 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
Starting with most distant known ancestor:
(1) Robert Callan, b. c1777 Crawfordjohn, Lanark, Scotland; married Dec 27, 1799 to Janet Muir, both from same parish.
(2) William Callan, b. April 15, 1812 Crawfordjohn, Lanark, Scotland, married Elizabeth Brown.
(3) George Callan, b. Jan 22, 1835 Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland; married Anne Grant Feb 4, 1875, Coatbridge, Scotland. Died March 29, 1919 Greenock, County Renfrew, Scotland.
(4) John Gilbert Callan, christened 1877 Coatbridge, Scotland; married Annie McLean July 3, 1901 Greenock, Scotland; died June 2, 1921 Greenock, County Renfrew, Scotland.
(5) George Callan, b. April 17, 1902 Greenock, County Renfrew, Scotland; married Jessie McLean July 1, 1927 Greenock, Scotland; died Feb 25, 1987, Victoria, BC, Canana.
(6) donor kit #119334
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Kit #119334 Test Results:
June 6, 2008 25 marker test results do not show kinship to
any of the current members. Dec 18, 2008 matches 23/25 with
kit #131736; FTDNA says they are "probably related".
Kit #119334 Haplogroup:
FamilytreeDNA shows R1b1b2a1b5, a subgroup of R1b which is the most common haplogroup in European population. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last ice age, 10 to 12,000 years ago. R1b1b2a1b5 is primarily found in Northern Ireland and contains the Niall Modal Haplotype. "Niall of the Nine Hostages" was an Irish King during the dark ages.
June 6, 2008 website: http://en.wikipeda.org/wiki/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages
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10th person to join: Kit #127958 PROJECT RESULTS:
LINEAGE:
starting with most distant known ancestor:
(1) William Callan Sr
(2) William Callan Jr
(3) George Alexander Callan
(4) George Monroe Callan
(5) William Columbus Callan
(6) George S. Callan
(7) participant #10, kit #127958
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Participant #10, kit #127958 Test Results:
matches at 12 level
GD= 0: kit #109635, Kit #41556, Kit #N50255
GD= 2: Kit #48273
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Participant #10, kit #127958 Haplogroup: R1b1b2
see kit #41556 for description