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Proving relationships is one of the most useful aspects of DNA testing for genealogists. Because Y-DNA and surnames travel together through time (exceptions - unknown paternal events or adoption), Y-DNA tests are beneficial for surname projects that determine whether families with the same last name are related. It is not necessary to dig up ancestors' graves, since a man alive today has the same Y-DNA as his paternal-line great-great-great-great-grandfather (add as many greats as you want.) Finding your true ancestors is very much worth the cost and the few minutes it takes to do the test. Just some of the variations of the surname of SLAGLE are SLAGGLE, SLAGEL, SLAGLEY, SCHLEGEL, SCHLAGEL, and SCHLOEGEL. The Y-DNA 67-Marker or 37-Marker test is preferred. The ultimate Y-DNA test woud be Y-DNA 111-Marker test. Now with the new Family Finder test, males and females may participate. You may now match to male and female cousins from any of your family lines within about five generations.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
CROSS, SCHLAGEL, SCHLEGEL, SCHLOEGEL, SLAGEL, SLAGGLE, SLAGLE, SLAGLEY