I never met my birthfather. I am of mixed ethnictiy. Is there a way to find out what my mix is?

Question

I am 27 years old. The name on the birth certificate is of my step fathers last name. I have never met any of my real fathers family. My mom did not come from a big family. Her parents and siblings are dead. She tells me I was a product of a one night stand.My mother is white but I know I am mixed because my skin is dark. She will not tell me anything about my birth father except that he is dead. When I ask her anything she changes the subject. I am tired of not knowing what my ethnicity is.I would like to know what my mix is (my heritage) without having to get a dna sample from both parents.

Answer 1

Kristen I know how you feel. I am 57 and I will never truly know, my mom has passed away. She would also change the subject or get mad at me for asking. Other people in the family who are of her age stall and act like I am out of line for bringing it up so I have had no luck there. My suggestion to you would to find out who her friends were back then and ask them ask other relatives that are her age, cousins know more than you think. I don't know what kind of relationship you have with your step dad but you could try him. Don't give up ! I will always wonder and my questions will always be unanswered.

Answer 2

Check to see who her friends were during that time -- maybe they will remember her boyfriends. You can always do a name search on http://www.zabasearch.com

I agree with the first post that it the majority of people are mixed with another race along their lineage, but I do understand you wanting to know your background. I think it's a mistake to try to keep things of this nature from children no matter how painful the circumstances of the past may be. But you are a grown adult and know that what you find may not be what you are looking for. Good/bad -- if your paternal half is still alive you should be allowed to look him up.

Answer 3

You can participate in the National Geographic's Genographic Project. You pay for their kit and submit your DNA for testing. Males can get their father or mother's line since they have an X and Y chromosome. Women can only find their mother's line.

If you're male, you can easily get your paternal ancestry. It takes 8 weeks.

Answer 4

Go to this link. https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html
for a $100.00 they'll send you a DNA kit and then when you return the sample they will analyse it and send you a report on what you hertiage is.

Answer 5

Unless you are worried about an ethnic disease, why bother? No one really knows their ethnicity, unless they 90ths generations something or the other. When we can get rid of ethnicity, we will solve some very major problems.