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Biographical information
Richard (Dick) Johnson is a software engineer, web developer, writer, and researcher.
In his spare time, Dick enjoys running, family history, travel, and photography.
Dick’s email is rjohnson42@gmail.com.
Anna van Raaphorst-Johnson is a content specialist. For technical, scientific, historic, and general-audience content, she does research and analysis, writing, editing, and indexing. Anna has had broad experience as employee, consultant, contractor, and pro-bono volunteer.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys active sports, family history, travel, photography, and languages.
Anna’s email is avanraaphorst@gmail.com.
For more information
- vrcommunications.us (our professional website)
- My High-Tech Adventure: Computing As I Knew It 1960-2012 (Dick’s reminiscences of his career in the computer industry 1960-2012)
Genealogical information
Dick’s ancestry
- Johnson-Moseley family history (2014) (history of the Johnson and Moseley families – Dick’s ancestors)
Genealogical information
Based on information currently in Dick’s family tree
- 7/16 German
- 5/16 English
- 2/16 Irish
- 1/16 French
- 1/16 Danish
Dick’s ethnicity
Based on Family Tree DNA (2016)
- West and Central Europe: 90%
- Scandinavia: 8%
- South America: <1%
- British Isles: <1%
- East Europe: <1%
Based on 23andMe data (2018)
- British & Irish: 41.3%
- French & German: 12.3%
- Scandinavian: 8.5%
- Broadly Northwestern European: 25.9%
- Sardinian: 0.7%
- Balkan: 0.5%
- Broadly Southern European: 5.2%
- Eastern European: 3%
- Broadly European: 2.5%
Based on AncestryDNA data (2012)
- Great Britain: 58%
- Scandinavia: 18%
- Iberian Peninsula: 7%
- Europe East: 4%
- Europe West: 4%
- Ireland: 4%
- Italy/Greece: 1%
- Finland/Northwest Russia: <1%
- Caucasus: 3%
Based on AncestryDNA data (2018)
In 2018 AncestryDNA updated their results based on additional reference samples (16,000 instead of 3,000); the breakdown above has been changed to the following:
- England, Wales & Northwestern Europe: 73%
- Germanic Europe: 11%
- Norway: 9%
- Ireland and Scotland: 6%
- Spain: 1%
Dick’s haplogroups
Based on 23andMe data
- Maternal haplogroup: T1a1
- Paternal haplogroup: R1a1a
Anna’s ancestry
- van Raaphorst-Metsch family history (2014) (history of the van Raaphorst and Metsch families – Anna’s paternal ancestors)
- Riedel-Schreiter family history (2014) (history of the Riedel and Schreiter families – Anna’s maternal ancestors)
- Anna’s Ancestor Report (25 Mar 2018)
Based on the information currently in Anna’s family tree
- 9/16 German
- 7/16 Dutch
Anna’s ethnicity
Based on Family Tree DNA data (2016)
- West and Central Europe: 69%
- Scandinavia: 14%
- East Europe: 12%
- Finland: 4%
- Undetermined region: 1%
Based on 23andMe data (2018)
- French & German: 43.4%
- Scandinavian: 8.1%
- British & Irish: 3.4%
- Eastern European: 2.7%
- Balkan: 2.3%
- Broadly Northwestern European: 33.7%
- Broadly Southern European: 1%
- Broadly European: 4.8%
- North African: 0.2%
- Broadly Western Asian and North African: 0.1%
- Siberian: 0.1%
Based on AncestryDNA data (2012)
- Great Britain (includes The Netherlands): 64%
- Europe West: 12%
- Europe East: 11%
- Scandinavia: 5%
- Finland/Northwest Russia: 2%
- Iberian Peninsula: 1%
- Middle East: 3%
- Caucasus: 2%
Based on AncestryDNA data (2018)
In 2018 AncestryDNA updated their results based on additional reference samples (16,000 instead of 3,000); the breakdown above has been changed to “Germanic Europe: 100%.”
Anna’s haplogroups
Based on Family Tree DNA and 23andMe data
- Maternal haplogroup: T2b (a European lineage that originated in the Near East 45,000 years ago and entered Europe about 10,000 years ago)
Anna’s ancient origins
- Hunter-Gatherers: 44%
- Farmers: 44%
- Metal Age Invaders: 12%
- Non-European: 0%