Deep Roots Family Tree Blog

DNA discovery

When I first got my DNA results back from Ancestry, I was surprised to see that I was less Norwegian than I thought I was, and more German. At the beginning, the Ancestry DNA kits didn’t give you a whole lot of information other than a breakdown of your ancestral regions. Fast forward from 2012 to 2022 and you can now see the breakdown by parent.

I was kind of surprised to see that there was no German DNA on my dad’s side of the family. I know almost all of my grandma’s ancestors came from Norway, so that wasn’t surprising, but I was always told that Misemer was German.

I can’t remember who told me that, to be honest. It is very possible that I made that up. Judging by the DNA percentages, I’m beginning to think that Misemer, whose spelling could have easily changed when they immigrated to America, would come from England & Northwestern Europe, Wales, Sweden, or Denmark.

Let the hunt continue.