And Then There Is DNA...
And Then There Is DNA... The above genealogical histories of the Gallagher, Peterson and Wolff clans follow the paper trail. Or at least they follow as much of the paper trail as could be uncovered. The paper trail worked to reveal a lot of information about the Wolff family. But the paper trail was inadequate to completely untangle the mystery of the Peterson's and it failed completely to uncover anything about the Gallagher’s before Black Pat’s marriage in 1888. So I turned to DNA. I took an autosomal DNA test on Ancestry.com. The results were downloaded and placed on websites 23 and Me, Family Tree DNA, GED Match and My Living Tree DNA. The DNA results turned up links to the James, Barker, Newton and Woods families in the form of distant cousins who were descended from people either already in the family tree or readily found to be part of my family tree. But frustration continued in getting any further with the Peterson or Ga...