Michael Steven COLE, M.D., and Mary Jean (Jeannie) (JOHNS) COLE
have been happily married since 16 August 1975.
Everyone alive today had about one billion living ancestors around 1,000 years ago. However, it is impossible for this to be one billion different ancestors since the world's population did not reach one billion till after 1800 A.D.
If we trace everyone's family tree long enough, we will eventually discover that we are all distant cousins. It took 22½ years to discover the common ancestors of Michael and Jeannie COLE. Their branches cross in the mid-1700's in Virginia.
COMMON ANCESTORS
Charles WITT (#482 & #1198)
d. circa 1781, Halifax Co., VA
married
Lamina HARBOUR (#483 & #1199)
b. circa 1718, d. after 1784
SISTERS
Charity WITT (#599)
b. circa 1757, d. before Sep 1821
+Duncan CARMICHAEL Jr (#598)
b. 1752, d. 1834
Lavinia WITT (#241)
d. circa 1775
+Josiah SULLINS (#240)
b. c.1743, d. 1773
1st COUSINS
Sarah CARMICHAEL (#299)
b. circa 1782, d. after 1860
+John SMYTHE (#298)
b. 1774, d. after 1840
Zachariah SULLINS (#120)
b. 1766/73, d. 1822
+Phebe _____ (#121)
b. 1766/75
2nd COUSINS
Elizabeth SMYTHE (#149)
b. 1804/10, d. circa 1845
+Sion Taylor MARTIN (#148)
b. c.1805, d. c.1865
Jesse SULLINS (#60)
b. circa 1798, d. circa 1859
+Catherine EAVES (#61)
b. c.1800, d. 1847/49
3rd COUSINS
Hamilton Bradford MARTIN (#74)
b. 6 Feb 1829, d. 6 May 1902
+Sarah E. (Sallie) SMITH (#75)
b. Feb 1827, d. c.1920
Solomon David SULLINS (#30)
b. 24 Jan 1847, d. 26 Feb 1920
+Sarah Araminta (Mintie) HANKINS (#31)
b. 6 Jan 1852, d. 15 Jul 1906
4th COUSINS
Milbra Catherine MARTIN (#37)
b. 21 Dec 1848, d. 1 Nov 1890
+Clement Montgomery HUNT (#36)
b. 9 Dec 1839, d. 29 Aug 1913
Dovie Drucilla SULLINS (#15)
b. 5 Apr 1892, d. 22 Aug 1968
+James Madison (Jim) PACE (#14)
b. 25 Feb 1888, d. 16 Aug 1959
5th COUSINS
Eli Hamilton HUNT (#18)
b. 23 Sep 1867, d. 22 Mar 1944
+Samantha Catherine Caroline Caldona Belle (Dona) HAWKINS (#19)
b. 3 Jun 1876, d. 14 Apr 1959
Velma Lee PACE (#7)
b. 14 Jan 1928, d. 9 Dec 2004
+Archie Rex JOHNS (#6)
b. 10 Nov 1918, d. 9 Feb 2000
6th COUSINS
Mellie Lee Ann HUNT (#9)
b. 29 Oct 1894, d. 7 Jun 1980
+William John TUMA (later COLE) (#8)
b. 18 Sep 1876, d. 19 Oct 1959
Mary Jean (Jeannie) JOHNS (#3)
b. 20 Jun 1955, living
+Michael Steven COLE, M.D. (#2)
b. 28 Apr 1955, living
ONCE REMOVED
Billy Maynard (Bill) COLE (#4)
b. 31 May 1935, d. 18 Jun 2021
+Freda Belle STUCKEY (#5)
b. 26 Aug 1938, d. 23 Dec 2021
TWICE REMOVED
Michael Steven COLE, M.D. (#2)
b. 28 Apr 1955, living
+Mary Jean (Jeannie) JOHNS (#3)
b. 20 Jun 1955, living
Michael Steven COLE, M.D. (#2)
is the 6th cousin twice removed of
Mary Jean (Jeannie) (JOHNS) COLE (#3).
Though Michael and Jeannie share common ancestors in the distant past, they share no common chromosomes today according to DNA testing.
With 23 pairs of chromosomes, no more then 46 of your 64 great-great-great-great-grandparents could have passed down any of their genes to you.
chart designed 3 October 1998
Numbers following the names above are ahnentafel numbers.
