Every line ends up on the Ohio
I'm Chris, and this is my family tree as a map. Each line runs from a parent's birthplace to their child's. All four of my grandparents' families ended up on the lower Ohio River, including the ones that go back to a hatter from Quedlinburg and a blacksmith from Connecticut.
Five families, stop by stop
Each route follows one family across several generations, one record at a time. Pick one to trace it on the map.
Four famous names, and how sure I am of each
These four came up while I was working on the tree. None of them is a sure thing, so each one shows which links have a record behind them and which don't.
| Who | How we're related | How sure | The weak link |
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Every line on the map is graded
A lot of online trees are copied from each other, mistakes and all. I don't add a parent unless the records support it. If a record names them, the link is documented. If the evidence is strong but indirect, I mark it probable. On the map, documented links are solid lines and probable ones are dashed.
What DNA says
From AncestryDNA ThruLines, as of 27 Oct 2026. So far the DNA doesn't contradict anyone in the tree. Each bar counts cousins who share DNA with me and descend from the same couple through a different child. Those are the matches that count as independent evidence.
Legends I checked against the records
These came from older trees, and the records don't support them. I'm leaving them on the site so relatives who've seen them elsewhere know why they aren't in my tree. Turn on Family legends on the map to see where each one claims to lead.
The records
Every record I've saved for this tree, oldest first. Each one links to its image, and each person's pop-up on the map lists their own.