McCann, William Clark b. 11 Jul 1833 Painted Post, Steuben, New York, USA d. 18 Nov 1862 District of Columbia, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

McCann, William Clark

1833 - 1862 (29 years)

Name	McCann, William Clark [1]
Birth	11 Jul 1833	Painted Post, Steuben, New York, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Residence	1860	Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
Enlistment	16 Aug 1862	Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	Age: 29
Military Muster	26 Aug 1862	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Death	18 Nov 1862	District of Columbia, USA [1, 2]
	20240322GHLn- FB Potter McKean Genealogy Gerry Hamilton Top Contributor · 22 March 2024 · This photo was provided by Richard Sepulveda. Later I will post the remarkable Sepulveda Story. Three images are attached. The first is the final edited version (cropped, corrected and enhanced). The second is the original unedited photo. The third is the back of the photo. The caption follows. Corrections and new information are always welcome. (Charles L. Vergason and Alvira Russell were my great-great-grandparents.) Strong Sisters: Elmina Margaret Strong (left) and Cynthia Maria Strong. They were among eight children born to Orange Woodruff Strong (1806-1882) and Margaret P. Dingman (abt 1815-1870). Elmina was born 17 Aug 1851 in Pennsylvania. She died 2 Mar 1911 in Eldred, McKean Co., PA. She married Andrew Isaac Cornelius (1847-1918). Cynthia was born 10 Oct 1835 in Hebron Twp., Potter Co., PA. She died 6 Dec 1915 in Eulalia Twp., Potter Co., PA. Her first husband was William Clark McCann (1833-1934). He died from typhoid fever two months after joining the Union Army. After William’s death, Cynthia married widower Charles L. Vergason (1833-1924). His first wife was Alvira Russell (1831-1865). Joan Bob Okerlund Who was the mother of Mae Married to a Cook lived in Millport? Tina do you have a list of Grandmas brothers, sisters I think her family as i knew them was Aunt Nellie, uncle John uncle Jessie and her 1st cousins I remember Aunt Mae and Aunt Florence but don’t know who was what 2h Reply Edited Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Joan Bob Okerlund May be an image of phone, money and text that says '9:11 68% Nellie L Cornelius 1888 1976 LifeStory Family Siblings Research Isaac Andrew Cornelius 1870-1 -1935 Carrie Belle Cornelius 1872 1942 Alva Uril Cornelius 1873 1953 Cora Adell Cornelius 1875 -1968 JOHN ALBERT CORNELIUS 1877 -1960 Jesse Delos Cornelius 1879-1972 1972 JAMES ELLSWORTH CORNELIUS 881 1899 + Discover Tree Search Memories DNA' 2h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Joan Bob Okerlund May be an image of 2 people and text that says 'Cynthia May Cornelius 1882- 1963 Charles Llewellyn Cornelius 1884- 1930 FLORENCE GERTRUDE CORNELIUS 1886 1963 Fannie Gustava Cornelius 1890 1979 Grace Pearl Cornelius 1891-1938' 2h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Cynthia May Cornelius married Leland Cook. They had 3 children. Eva, Lina, and Loran 2h Reply Edited Joan Bob Okerlund Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh ok so that’s where that puzzle fits together. Lina married a Daley i think it was Wayne and they lived in Gifford where Gram lived. 1h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Joan Bob Okerlund, the only one I remember is Aunt Fannie. I'm sure I met some of the others, I just can't remember them. 1h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Juanita Bisnett JoanBob Okerlund Cynthia Silfies Carly Daughenbaugh Brooke Daughenbaugh Krista Sturdevant-Doran Tara Maynard Lois Bailey Tombs Woman on left is Grandma Nellie and Aunt Fannies Mom... ? The woman on the right is Elmina's sister. 9h Reply Edited Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor I have Orange and Margaret Strong as having 11 children. Patricia Neilly Vella, John C Wetzel Larry Johnson What do you have? I want to make corrections if I need to. The children I have listed are: Cynthia Marie, Mary Martha, Calvin, Cassius, Adolphus, Orange Jr, Chauncy, Elmina, Deborah, Alice, and Hellen. 3h Reply Patricia Neilly Vella Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh I just figured out I have "Orange Augustus" as one person, not 2 !! Which one is right? ( Also, how is your hand ?!) 1h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Hmmm...ok, I've got to do some research on that...lol I'm 2nd guessing myself. And my hand is very sore. It swelled up pretty good, but most of that has gone down now. It's a very pretty shade of black, blue and green now. It wouldn't hurt so bad if I didn't run it in to everything. 1h Reply John C Wetzel Top Contributor Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh This Strong line has given me fits over the years. I have 12, pretty much agreeing with this card I'd gotten on the internet (so it must be right, right?) After I'd gotten over confusion with Calvin and Cassius, and Chauncey, I had a little trouble with Albert and Orange. Albert was 1 yr old in the 1850 census; no Orange. Orange was 11 years old in the 1860 census; no Albert. No photo description available. 17m Reply John C Wetzel Top Contributor findagrave combines Albert and Orange into Orange Albert Strong, which I also suspected all along. There is a lot of jumping around between first and middle names. Orange Albert Strong BIRTH 1847 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 18 Nov 1920 (aged 72-73) Todd County, Minnesota, USA BURIAL Hewitt Cemetery Hewitt, Todd County, Minnesota, USA MEMORIAL ID 116449637 · sister to Mary Martha Halliday buried in Hewitt Cemetery They lived in Stowe Prairie Township, Todd Co., MN together after Mary was widowed. In which case, Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh I'm back to your 11. That does appear to explain the shimmering Albert and Orange. 2m Reply Edited Joan Bob Okerlund Thank you for sharing. I’m so happy to see my Great Grandmother and some information about her. I remember Gramma talking about her Aunt Cindy wished I would have written the stories down. 9h Reply Edited Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Joan Bob Okerlund we really should get together as soon as the weather is nicer. 6h Reply Patricia Neilly Vella Elmina & Cynthia were my 1st cousins 2xremoved ( their mother Margaret was my great-grandpa William's sister !) Thanks for posting these ! 11h Reply Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Admin Top Contributor Gerry Hamilton, thank you so very much for sharing this picture. Elmina is my 2x's Great Grandmother. Her daughter Nellie Sturdevant was my Great Grandmother. I have her death as being somewhere up Eleven Mile.(I could be mistaken) Before that however she did reside in Eldred. Elmina and my Great Great Grandfather Andrew Isaac Cornelius are buried in Crystal Cemetery on the Eleven Mile Rd, as well as several other of our Cornelius family. I have never seen a picture of her. This is awesome. I need to save a copy of this. You made my day!! I can definitely see Grandma Nellie in her.... ? 10h Reply Coleen Meacham Hopkins Wow, beautiful editing! 5h Reply Robin Weunski Wow, awesome pictures! 11h Reply age 29. typhoid fever, or Nephritis, three months after joining the Union Army.
Burial	Aft 18 Nov 1862	US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, District of Columbia, USA [1]
Civil War	Between 26 Aug and 18 Nov 1862 [2]
	Private, Co K 149th PA Infantry. He died from typhoid fever, or Nephritis, three months after joining the Union Army.
	20240329GHLn- William McCean in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869 Muster-Out Potter County, by W. Dwight Name William McCean Gender Male Age 29 Birth abt 1833 Enlistment 16 Aug 1862 Potter Co, Pennsylvania, USA Muster 26 Aug 1862 Harrisburg, Penna Rank Private Unit Infantry Regiment 149th Pennsylvania Company K Mustered in by- Lt. Brayton Died Nov 18th, 1862 at Washington, DC of Nephritis Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
LDS	William Clark McCann • 9K8Y-WXK ? [3]
	20181026HAv- pasted from Source Reference: fanily search 20170726- Orange Woodruff Strong KGCZ-L8M death: August 1882, Potter, Pennsylvania birth: 1806, Isle La Motte, Grand Isle, Vermont father: Luther Strong L4Q1-RJ3 mother: Abigail Woodruff L4Q1-RJR spouse: Margaret P Dingman L4WX-WHS familysearch 20170817- Name Cynthia M Strong Sex Female Birth 10 Oct 1835 Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 6 December 1915 Inez, Potter County, Pennsylvania Burial 1915 Inez, Potter, Pennsylvania Birth Name Cynthia M Strong Family Members Spouses and Children William Clark McCann 1833-1862 • 9K8Y-WXK ? Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ? Marriage: about 1854 Children (6) Levi O McCann 1856-1944 • LZKJ-X1F ? Jacob Clark McCann 1859-1936 • L4NB-4WP ? Jacob 1859-Deceased • KZV1-ZLX ? Mark McCann 1860-Deceased • LHWL-M9R ? Mark 1861-Deceased • KHZK-RWK ? William 1862-1944 • KCKQ-7QV ? Charles L Vergason 1833-1924 • LTK6-Q3K ? Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ? Marriage: 15 April 1867 Sylvania Township, Potter, Pennsylvania Children Charles L Vergason 1833-1924 • LTK6-Q3K ? Alvira Russell 1831-1865 • LTK6-XTY ? Marriage: 28 Jul 1853 Probably Alma, Allegany Co., NY Children (3) Martha Jeanette Vergason 1854-Deceased • LTK6-PW4 ? George R Vergason 1858-1915 • LTK6-26K ? Lydia Eliza Vergason 1861-1919 • LC3S-6S3 Parents and Siblings Orange Strong 1806-1882 • KGCZ-L8M ? Margaret P Dingman 1814-1870 • L4WX-WHS ? Marriage: 1834 Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Children (15) Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ? Mary Martha Strong 1841-1921 • LH1W-16H ? Mary Strong 1842-Deceased • MQVY-78J ? Calvin M. Strong 1844-Deceased • MQVY-7DN ? Cassius Strong 1845-Deceased • MQVY-764 ? Adolphus Strong 1847-Deceased • MQVY-7X9 ? Chauncy D Strong 1848-1892 • 9KZJ-JPN ? Albert Strong 1849-Deceased • MQVY-7XR ? Orange Albert Strong 1849-1922 • 9K8Y-WLM ? Orange Strong 1850-Deceased • MQVY-7N9 ? Elmina Margaret Strong 1851-1911 • LVY1-GRB ? Margaret Strong 1852-Deceased • MQVY-7NN ? Deborah Elizabeth Strong 1854-1913 • LHDP-PWH ? Alice Strong 1858-Deceased • MQVY-7VS ? Hellen R. Strong 1860-Deceased • MQVY-7VT familysearch 20170817- Joseph Halladay L41X-4CL death: 30 September 1905, Hewitt, Todd, Minnesota burial: , Hewitt Cemetery, Todd, Minnesota birth: 17 January 1837, Elmira, Chemung, New York father: Bela Halladay LWYX-7G9 mother: Lucinda Baker LH5B-3MC spouse: Mary Martha Strong LH1W-16H Isaac B. Baker 27H1-YZC death: 7 May 1880, Coudersport, Pa. birth: 4 November 1824, New York father: Joseph L. Baker K2HP-W3F mother: Sarah Trump K2XG-WG1 spouse: Permelia Dingman LZ48-CZK
FSID	9K8Y-WXK
Name	William McCean [2]
Burial	Aft 18 Nov 1862	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA [3]
Person ID	I42132	WetzelFANcestry

Father	McCann, George, b. Abt 1813, Hector, Schuyler, New York, USA d. Aft 1870, Corning, Steuben, New York, USA (Age > 58 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Williams, Olive A., b. 1812, Painted Post, Steuben, New York, USA d. 1850, Corning, Steuben, New York, USA (Age 38 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1829	Hornby, Steuben, New York, USA
residence jt	1833	Painted Post, Steuben, New York, USA
Family ID	F56686	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Strong, Cynthia Maria, b. 10 Oct 1835, Hebron Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Dec 1915, Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 7 Feb 1855 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

20191204HAv- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
November 16 · 2019

Cynthia Maria Strong and four sons with William Clark McCann. The photo was provided by Richard Sepulveda of San Antonio, TX.

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Chris Hobson
Which Strong was this?? I have Strongs back in my lineage??
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Gerry Hamilton
Her parents were Orange Woodruff Strong and Margaret P. Dingman.
Her paternal grandparents were Luther Strong and Abigail M. Woodruff.
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Chris Hobson
Okay Hebron Strongs.. Mine are based in Framer's Valley
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Karen Johnson Lindemoen
Chris Hobson
Do you know anything about a Bliss photography studio?
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Gerry Hamilton
The question piqued my interest. Attached is the obituary for L.R. Bliss. I wonder if his photo files still exist somewhere.
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Karen Johnson Lindemoen
Gerry Hamilton Wow - interesting. Now to figure out if he is connected to my family. Thank you!
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Stephen West
I believe there were Strongs in the Kinzua/Corydon area. I think they may be related to Colonel Strong Vincent who was a Union Army officer (I think Big Round Top) who performed heroically at Gettysburg. Colonel Strong Vincent was from Erie, PA. Please notice I said "may be related"....I haven't established a definite connection yet with the Kinzua/Corydon Strongs.
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Children

+	1. McCann, Levi Orange, b. 2 May 1855, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Mar 1944, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. McCann, Mark, b. 2 Jan 1861, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Aug 1935, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. McCann, Jacob Clark, b. 9 Jan 1859, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Feb 1936, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. McCann, William Jonathan, b. 7 Nov 1862, Inez, Homer, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jul 1944, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F12934 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 11 Jul 1833 - Painted Post, Steuben, New York, USA
	Marriage - 7 Feb 1855 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Enlistment - Age: 29 - 16 Aug 1862 - Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
	Military Muster - 26 Aug 1862 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 18 Nov 1862 - District of Columbia, USA

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		Strong, Cynthia Maria 4sons McCann FB191116GerryHamiltonPoMcK 20191204HAv- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy November 16 · 2019 Cynthia Maria Strong and four sons with William Clark McCann. The photo was provided by Richard Sepulveda of San Antonio, TX. 7You and 6 others 7 Comments Like Comments Chris Hobson Which Strong was this?? I have Strongs back in my lineage?? Like ·…
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Notes

20181026HAv-
From: John Wetzel
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 2:42 PM
To: 'Jim Merrell'
Subject: RE: ancestry DNA MW not jcw for Marcia Mitchell; Vergason & McCann

Jim,
Having not communicated right away, I see that I sent essentially this message to you twice today. Sorry. I didn’t think the first draft actually went, thinking it was the second…
I entered you and Marcia in my file, for reference, then started taking a closer look at our friend Charles Vergason, albeit the ‘born in 1833 Chas’. His wife, Cynthia Maria Strong, my 1st cousin 4x removed, married William Clarke McCann in 1855, before marrying Chas Vergason later in 1867. I have 4 McCann children for them.
This stood out, after seeing Marcia’s Match List below with McCann.
Interesting that McCann stands out, but it would be the same relationship today with any Vergason relatives, too, since Cynthia is the vital link, descended from Dingmans.

Just thought I’d share that, while I’m on it. I’ll dig a little deeper…
john

From: John Wetzel
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 1:54 PM
To: 'Jim Merrell'
Subject: RE: ancestry DNA MW not jcw for Marcia Mitchell

Hi Jim!
Sorry for not responding sooner, but I only came across your note this morning as I was doing some purging. [Sadly, email used to be my preferred communication while actively working, but anymore, a text message gets my immediate attention, while emails can get lost in the volume. I end up missing some important communications that way.]

This is really interesting; I’m impressed with your degree of knowledge and your approach.
I looked for the Keegan tree on Marcia’s contact, but only two trees are showing, Denham and Shelton.
My brother was conceived about 20 July 1951.
None of the matches you mention for Marcia are close matches for Mike (I mean, I don’t recognize any of the names) save one, chasvergason, who sticks out because I have a Charles Vergason in (a branch on) my tree, 1833-1924, in Sweden township, Potter County, Penna- one township over from where we grew up and where many of our Potter County relatives live(d)… like the ones Mike’s birthfather is descended from, John & Hannah TURNER DINGMAN, my 4th grgrandparents and the parents of my 4th great aunt, Margaret P. Dingman Strong, whose daughter Cynthia married Chas Vergason in 1867.

Chasvergason is a 3rd-4th cousin to Mike, 5th to 8th to me (descended from same DINGMAN line, complicating my quest a little, since, in addition to being half-brothers, we are also distantly related at this juncture as well.) I obviously need to bring more of the Vergason line to current! I’m sure there is a contemporary Charles Vergason named after his gr…grandpap.

So, Thank you! You’ve given me a little more to chew on and steered me back to this path. More recently, I’ve been downloading old photos from various area FB groups and doing the genealogy on them, to get a picture of the relationships of Potter County; I usually ultimately tie in somewhere, in this huge ‘picture puzzle.’
Let’s compare notes on Charles Vergason some time!

Again, I apologize for not getting back to you earlier. Thanks for your help!
john wetzel
Richmond, VA

From: Jim Merrell
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2018 12:11 PM
To: 'John Wetzel'
Subject: RE: ancestry DNA MW not jcw for Marcia Mitchell

Hi John, thank you for responding. It’s people like you, who are willing to work together, that makes this quest worthwhile.

First of all, let me tell you who I am, then on to Marcia.
I was born in Buffalo in 1944 (will be 74 next Tuesday), and adopted while in the hospital thru a family physician arrangement). Grew up in a happy family, married in 1968 (50 years next month), raised two daughters (living nearby), moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1994. I am a lifelong IT guy (still have a PC business), and I enjoy problem solving.
Started looking for birthparents in 2001, but hit it hard over the last three years. DNA submissions at Ancestry, Family Tree, and 23andme, and upload to MyHeritage. I use GEDmatch heavily, Genome Mate Pro (for chromo marching) and the Ancestry Worldwide Searching subscription . With very few close cousin matches to work with, I did a lot of research and constructed Ancestry trees with 4th and 5th cousins. I ended up with around 15 families in my tree and was only able to connect a few of them with the required marriages. Then in 2016, I got a maternal 1st cousin match on Ancestry which identified my mother. In 2017, my wife and I went on two cross-country motorhome trips to meet my eight new Serbian 1st cousins (my mother was the daughter of a Serbian priest). They all welcomed me into the family (and I looked like many of them).

Last May, I got a paternal 2nd cousin match on Ancestry, a 21-year-old in Orlando. It turns out that she is the grand-daughter of my half-brother who lives in DeLand, FL. I had lunch with him last month and we shared family photos. My birthfather and his family lived in Buffalo in 1940-1947, and apparently he sowed some wild oats.

So now, I am helping Marcia. I have analyzed her 2nd and 3rd cousins and their shared matches and found some groupings that I put into three Ancestry trees (now public). I originally made them private because I have done a lot of Ancestry mirroring over the years. Her Keegan tree would be of most interest to you. Based on her 2nd cousin matches with Jean Johns and Judith Schloegel, I believe that she descends from Frank O’Boyle of Belfast, NY. Frank’s parents were Peter O’Boyle and Anna Durnein (as best as I can tell), and Frank had three siblings (James, Catherine, and Rose) but I found other cousins descending from them.

I wrote up a few letters for Marcia to send to Jean Johns and her two daughters (Judith and Jennifer), asking for help, but I don’t know if Marcia sent them out yet.

I zeroed in on M.W. in Marcia’s cousin list because you have quite a sizable tree and I figured that I could find some connection in there.

Here is a list of M.W’s Shared Matches with Marcia:
3rd cousin - Chasvergason - 152 cms, 7 seg
4th cousins
Cindy Herbert - 55 cms, 3 seg
G.C. (Jennifer Clinton) - 52 cms, 4seg
J.E. (karenwindsor44 - 43 cms, 5 seg
R.M. (Cecelia McCann) - 39 cms, 3 seg
T.M. (Cecelia McCann) - 39 cms, 3 seg (probably sibling of R.M.)
Michelle Hallman - 39 cms, 3 seg
Terry Price - 37 cms, 2 seg
FDSMITH - 32 cms, 2 seg
Paula Hammelman - 30 cms, 3 seg
And several more

I think I’ll start researching Chasvergason and some of these other cousins.

Please keep in touch,
Jim

From: John Wetzel [mailto:wetzupdoc@me.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2018 7:45 AM
To: jmerrell@bellsouth.net
Subject: ancestry DNA MW not jcw for Marcia Mitchell

Hi jmerrell- My mother was from Allegany, NY, which is also where I was born. We moved to Coudersport, PA when I was 1 yr old. Mom died in 2001 but dad still lives there [He turns 90 on Monday; I'm on my way there now- from Richmond, VA- to celebrate.] I have 4 siblings, all born in Coudersport and I've done most of their DNA testing, as well as my dad's, 3 of his siblings and two of my mom's, so it is a little strange that you don't see more matches from 'my administration'. OTOH, that could prove useful...
My mother had 8 siblings, of whom only two survive- one still lives in Allegany, the other near Buffalo- and each of them had up to four kids.
Both of mom's siblings, as well as 4 of the 5 remaining of my dad's- two live in Olean- will be in Coudersport on Sunday.
… Well, that's about me, but I just looked at our match and for Marcia's tree. The reason for the 'short match' is that she does not match me but rather my (surprisingly) half brother, whose biological father has been my DNA quest for the past year!

My email is wetzupdoc@me.com . I am responding here on ancestry, because I get so much email, I may miss something so I thought best to start here. Would you mind sharing the tree you've constructed for her? You can see my tree here on ancestry, but that doesn't actually help you, does it. I can give you a little more about what I've learned over several platforms: ancestryDNA, FTDNA, and 23andMe.
Time to go to email. I will also send this by email.
Thank you for writing; this could help us both- we may be looking for at least the same father!
john wetzel

John C. Wetzel, chemist
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3013 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 iPhone: +1 (803)414-8743 wetzupdoc@me.com

Including your original ancestryDNA note for reference:
Marcia Mitchell
Sep 01, 2018
Dear Wetzupdoc1, you will find this to be a curious story. My name is Jim Merrell, adopted in 1944, and I found my birthparents over the last 2 years via Ancestry.com 1st and 2nd cousin matches.
Now, I am helping my cousin, Marcia Mitchell, also adopted in 1944.
I am currently logged in on her Ancestry account.
Marcia matches you (i.e. Mike) with 66 cms in 5 segments.
She has two 2nd cousin matches and nine 3rd cousins.
I have been able to construct a tree for her and I have connected several cousins. A sizable group is in the Olean, NY area, stretching over to NW PA. I noticed that you have relatives there as well. Your Shared Matches are not matching up with any of Marcia's closer cousins.
Would you be willing to correspond with me on this matter? I am at jmerrell@bellsouth.net. I hope you will help me.

Sources

[S2154] Patty Vella, Public Member Tree- Neilly Family Tree, Owner: pvella92 /, (Name: Ancestry.com; Location: www.ancestry.com;), Neilly Family Tree pvella92.
Record for Cynthia Maria Strong Neilly Family Tree pvella92 20181026HAv (91) facts
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=-1605825523&indiv=try

[S1762] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for William McCean (5) facts
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William McCean in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869
Muster-Out
Potter County, by W. Dwight
Name William McCean
Gender Male
Age 29
Birth abt 1833
Enlistment 16 Aug 1862
Potter Co, Pennsylvania, USA
Muster 26 Aug 1862
Harrisburg, Penna
Rank Private
Unit Infantry
Regiment 149th Pennsylvania
Company K
Mustered
in by- Lt. Brayton
Died Nov 18th, 1862
at Washington, DC
of Nephritis

Died
2. Isaac W. Rounds 21
4. Corpl Samuel R. Stilson 32
5. Corpl Benjamin S. Higley 31
1. Pvt Austin J. Ayres 21
2. Pvt Edwin Bickford 24
3. Pvt Albert O. Card 21 Killed in Action, July 1st 1863 at Gettysburg
6. Pvt James Delany 24
7. Pvt Lewis J. Fisher 21
8. Pvt John Haynes 21
9. Pvt Wm A. Jacobs 24
10. Pvt Wm McCean 29
11. Pvt Wm Marsh 31
15. Pvt Daniel E. Smith 22
16. Pvt John Stockton 21
17. Pvt Arnold Shearer 32
18. Pvt Charles Wilson 29
19. Pvt Washington Wilson 25

Deserters
1. Pvt Chas W. Beldin 21
2. Pvt Martin Fergerson 23
4. Pvt Wm Gross 32
5. Pvt Reuben M. Post 22

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

PA Civil War Muster Rolls 1862 death Wm McCean.jpg
20240329GHLn-
William McCean in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869
Muster-Out
Potter County, by W. Dwight
Name William McCean
Gender Male
Age 29
Birth abt 1833
Enlistment 16 Aug 1862
Potter Co, Pennsylvania, USA
Muster 26 Aug 1862
Harrisburg, Penna
Rank Private
Unit Infantry
Regiment 149th…

[S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, Strong, Orange Wodruff "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 July 2017, 16:38), entry for Orange Strong(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KGCZ-L8M); contributed by various users. PersonID KGCZ-L8M.
Orange Strong
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Orange Woodruff Strong KGCZ-L8M
death: August 1882, Potter, Pennsylvania
birth: 1806, Isle La Motte, Grand Isle, Vermont

father: Luther Strong L4Q1-RJ3
mother: Abigail Woodruff L4Q1-RJR
spouse: Margaret P Dingman L4WX-WHS

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Name Cynthia M Strong
Sex Female
Birth 10 Oct 1835 Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 6 December 1915 Inez, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Burial 1915 Inez, Potter, Pennsylvania

Birth Name Cynthia M Strong
Family Members
Spouses and Children
William Clark McCann 1833-1862 • 9K8Y-WXK ?
Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ?
Marriage: about 1854

Children (6)
Levi O McCann 1856-1944 • LZKJ-X1F ?
Jacob Clark McCann 1859-1936 • L4NB-4WP ?
Jacob 1859-Deceased • KZV1-ZLX ?
Mark McCann 1860-Deceased • LHWL-M9R ?
Mark 1861-Deceased • KHZK-RWK ?
William 1862-1944 • KCKQ-7QV ?

Charles L Vergason 1833-1924 • LTK6-Q3K ?
Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ?
Marriage: 15 April 1867 Sylvania Township, Potter, Pennsylvania
Children

Charles L Vergason 1833-1924 • LTK6-Q3K ?
Alvira Russell 1831-1865 • LTK6-XTY ?
Marriage: 28 Jul 1853 Probably Alma, Allegany Co., NY
Children (3)
Martha Jeanette Vergason 1854-Deceased • LTK6-PW4 ?
George R Vergason 1858-1915 • LTK6-26K ?
Lydia Eliza Vergason 1861-1919 • LC3S-6S3

Parents and Siblings
Orange Strong 1806-1882 • KGCZ-L8M ?
Margaret P Dingman 1814-1870 • L4WX-WHS ?

Marriage: 1834 Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

Children (15)
Cynthia M Strong 1835-1915 • LHVC-CWD ?
Mary Martha Strong 1841-1921 • LH1W-16H ?
Mary Strong 1842-Deceased • MQVY-78J ?
Calvin M. Strong 1844-Deceased • MQVY-7DN ?
Cassius Strong 1845-Deceased • MQVY-764 ?
Adolphus Strong 1847-Deceased • MQVY-7X9 ?
Chauncy D Strong 1848-1892 • 9KZJ-JPN ?
Albert Strong 1849-Deceased • MQVY-7XR ?
Orange Albert Strong 1849-1922 • 9K8Y-WLM ?
Orange Strong 1850-Deceased • MQVY-7N9 ?
Elmina Margaret Strong 1851-1911 • LVY1-GRB ?
Margaret Strong 1852-Deceased • MQVY-7NN ?
Deborah Elizabeth Strong 1854-1913 • LHDP-PWH ?
Alice Strong 1858-Deceased • MQVY-7VS ?
Hellen R. Strong 1860-Deceased • MQVY-7VT

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Joseph Halladay L41X-4CL
death: 30 September 1905, Hewitt, Todd, Minnesota
burial: , Hewitt Cemetery, Todd, Minnesota
birth: 17 January 1837, Elmira, Chemung, New York
father: Bela Halladay LWYX-7G9
mother: Lucinda Baker LH5B-3MC
spouse: Mary Martha Strong LH1W-16H

Isaac B. Baker 27H1-YZC
death: 7 May 1880, Coudersport, Pa.
birth: 4 November 1824, New York
father: Joseph L. Baker K2HP-W3F
mother: Sarah Trump K2XG-WG1
spouse: Permelia Dingman LZ48-CZK
[S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGDT-RJJ : accessed 17 August 2017), Cynthia M Vergason in household of Charles L Vergason, Homer, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 2B, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,375,428.
Cynthia M Vergason in household of Charles L Vergason, "United States Census, 1910"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDT-RJJ
[S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34S-CRH : accessed 17 August 2017), Cynthia M Verguson in household of Charles Vergerson, Summit Township, Sweden Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 7A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,482.
Cynthia M Verguson in household of Charles Vergerson, "United States Census, 1900"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M34S-CRH
[S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWJM-PF5 : 16 July 2017), Cynthia Vergnson in household of Charles Vergnson, Homer, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 106, sheet 489B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1166; FHL microfilm 1,255,166.
Cynthia Vergnson in household of Charles Vergnson, "United States Census, 1880"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJM-PF5
[S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHCW-QZL : 12 April 2016), Cynthia Ferguson in household of Charles Ferguson, Michigan, United States; citing p. 8, family 69, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,189.
Cynthia Ferguson in household of Charles Ferguson, "United States Census, 1870"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCW-QZL

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