In earlier posts, I discussed how in trying to discover the maiden name of Hinda Diamond, my great-great grandmother, I first discovered a document that had it as Christ--but I soon had a moment of epiphany and tied "Cousin Sam" mentioned in a letter written by my grandfather's first cousin to the Schmul Kreiss who emigrated to America with my grandfather's aunt and two cousins. Schmul became Samuel Krise in America and lived in Detroit where he had three daughters. I suspected that my great-great grandmother's maiden name had been Kreiss.
In September, I received an email from a woman named Lisa, who had found my blog posts--and who was a great granddaughter of Sam Krise. And her grandmother is still alive. Well, channeling Israel Pickholtz, I realized this was the perfect situation for DNA testing! With my hypothesized relationship and the clues given in the aforementioned letter, Sam was likely a first or second cousin of my grandfather--definitely close enough for my father's, uncle's and probably my autosomal DNA to match.
In September, I received an email from a woman named Lisa, who had found my blog posts--and who was a great granddaughter of Sam Krise. And her grandmother is still alive. Well, channeling Israel Pickholtz, I realized this was the perfect situation for DNA testing! With my hypothesized relationship and the clues given in the aforementioned letter, Sam was likely a first or second cousin of my grandfather--definitely close enough for my father's, uncle's and probably my autosomal DNA to match.
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| Schmul Kreiss (Sam Krise)'s Ship Manifest (line 26); 1913 |
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