Untangling Family Networks: Solving Paternity with DNA and Records
Yvonne Fenster, AG®
Free through April 9, 2026
Content
Welcome
1:50
Speaker's Introduction
0:53
Introduction
3:02
Timeline and Research
11:35
DNA
14:23
Timeline and Research
10:28
DNA
9:25
Announcements / prizes
1:55
Questions / answers
4:18
About this webinar
This investigation utilizes Y-DNA and autosomal DNA evidence, combined with documentary research, to explore Glen Hugh Hopper's paternal origins in early 20th-century Tennessee. Y-DNA established the Daniel surname for Glen's father, but which of Marcus Daniel's (1846-1926) sons could be Glen's father? What documentary evidence, from census records to Civil War pension files, could provide the geographic and chronological context needed to evaluate each Daniel brother as a potential father candidate? How could BanyanDNA analysis help navigate the complex genetic relationships between the Daniel brothers when their families were so heavily intermarried?
About the speaker
I am a professional genealogist accredited through ICAPGen in the Upper South region of the United States (Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina). I bring expertise in DNA a...
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Comments (30)
Thank you, Yvonne! This was a great demonstration of using both DNA (Y-DNA and Autosomal) to identify a father. Your use of bulleted lists, diagrams, and tables greatly enhanced your explanations for the steps you took to identify Glen's father.
Fabulously detailed thanks
Yvonne provided a very interesting case study. It was a good reminder that not all oral histories are accurate and that sometimes the best way to attack a brick wall is to start eliminating less-likely theories.
Great webinar, love these
Very good examples of how to verify information
Wow an amazing webinar. I am not familiar with Banyon DNA so I will have to do some research. Lots of other great information. Thank you.
Great presentation and use of the BanyanDNA tool for Validation and multiple relationships.
I need to study this!