Genealogical Interests
Communication Preferences: I am interested in communicating with cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
Here is my family tree.
I am interested in finding possibly-related Treece, Wall, and Pittman surname male testers who are interested in doing Y DNA testing.
These are active research projects going back to at least Colonial America, with various Y DNA lines that may match.
I'll help research DNA connections and on-the-ground genealogy research as best I can.
DNA tested:
Most active surname contributions in 2026:
Following:
Jef Treece
Ancestors
Son of [private father (1950s - unknown)] and Margaret (Shuman) Treece
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Jef
Jef Treece
Ancestors
Son of [private father (1950s - unknown)] and Margaret (Shuman) Treece
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Grandparents
31 Mar 1892 - 05 Jul 1967
Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
08 Feb 1898 - 26 Nov 1977
Goin, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
06 Mar 1908 - 23 Aug 2003
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
06 Sep 1910 - 15 Oct 2003
Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
16 Jan 1856 - 23 Mar 1938
Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
15 Apr 1859 - 24 Sep 1939
Missouri, United States
03 Oct 1865 - 25 Mar 1931
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
27 Mar 1865 - 11 Jul 1954
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
21 Mar 1880 - 14 Oct 1958
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
29 Sep 1879 - 29 Jun 1956
Alabama, USA
27 Aug 1885 - 22 Dec 1957
Cortland County, New York, USA
19 Nov 1887 - 28 Dec 1980
Cortland County, New York, USA
2nd-Great-Grandparents
abt 1812 - 24 Apr 1867
abt 01 Jul 1817 - 17 Sep 1899
1818 - aft 1862
07 May 1837 - 11 Jan 1900
1818 - 09 Jul 1889
1822 - 12 Sep 1902
21 Apr 1829 - 12 May 1921
28 May 1829 - 28 Jun 1900
Jan 1857 - 13 Apr 1949
03 Feb 1860 - 22 May 1956
abt 1845 - 06 Jun 1916
13 Jan 1852 - 08 Mar 1925
11 Jul 1855 - 20 Jul 1928
abt 13 Sep 1865 - 27 Nov 1936
Aug 1861 - 17 Dec 1906
1863 - 22 Jan 1930
Descendants of Jef Treece
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Biography
- As of April 2026: I am in West Lafayette, Indiana
Brief intro
- Hi, I'm Jef Treece. I work regularly on genealogy for myself besides volunteering to help others. I assist with a few DNA Projects, and I'm knowledgeable in genetic genealogy. I regularly update wikitree for a range of profiles - often Walls. My genetic Y-DNA goes back to a Wall, and is also connected to the "Captain Thomas Pitman" lineage, which includes many Pittman and Wall DNA members. I have written some software programs for helping with DNA matches. Besides genetic genealogy, I also have a hobby of growing giant vegetables. Common concept with genetic genealogy: growing a giant vegetable requires keeping track of the pedigree of the seed.
Autosomal DNA Project - Captain Thomas Pitman and Joseph Wall
- If you think you are a descendant of Thomas Pittman or Joseph Wall and have DNA results at gedmatch, please request to join the ancestor project there (under "Free Tools" at the main menu) - look for Ancestors connecting back to Captain Thomas Pitman or Joseph Wall of Colonial Virginia. Include why you think you are a descendant in your join request.
Recruiting for DNA Projects!!
- Jef helps with several Y DNA project (generally aligned with researching certain surnames).
- The Pittman DNA Project seeks new Y-DNA testers. Please contact Jef, if you're interested, and we can see if yours is a good fit for the project. If your lineage may be part of the "Captain Thomas Pittman" line (see CTP DNA Study) there may be funding available to sponsor the expense. This is an international project, so it doesn't matter where you're located. See also the project page.
- Also, the Wall DNA Project needs new testers in certain lines. I'm also interested in talking to Wall/Walls potential testers around the globe. project page.
- Jef also actively recruits testers for the Treece DNA Project and the Shuman DNA Project.
- If you have interest in any of these projects, even if it's just to ask questions, please contact Jef, and he will be happy to talk to you.
Bio
- Jef Treece is a graduate of Purdue University (home page), and he worked in Electrical and Software Engineering until retirement. He is knowledgeable in software, databases, and associated technologies, including SQL, Python, Linux, spreadsheets, scripting and automating and web.
- His hobbies include growing giant vegetables (current Oregon record-holder for giant field pumpkins URL, as well as a few Indiana records - field pumpkin, long gourd, and bushel gourd; previous eggplant record holder) and of course, genetic genealogy.
- He is a volunteer co-administrator and research analyst of the Treece[1], Pittman[2], Wall[3], Clegg[4], Shuman[5] and Place[6] surname projects at FamilyTreeDNA. In this role, he assists with the Y DNA and autosomal DNA study, matching, reporting and test advice. He also helps research records and genealogy of family lines represented in the projects. His top area of expertise is Y DNA and NGS tests such as Big-Y.
- Based on DNA results and genealogy, he's a known patrilineal descendant of John Treece, b.1812 in Surry County, North Carolina. John, his 2nd GGF, is an active puzzle. John's biological father was likely an unknown Wall of Group A in the Pittman project. Ultimately, this line is thought to connect to Captain Thomas Pitman of Colonial Virginia.
- Traditional genealogy has John as a son of George Treece, b.1787 in North Carolina, making John a grandson of Michael Treece, b.1759 in PA. These patrilineal connections do not hold up to DNA scrutiny. Numerous descendants of Michael, George, and John have DNA results available for comparison.
DNA
- Y-DNA: R1b, U106, DF98, FGC48870, FT82227
- Jef has DNA results in the CTP DNA Study (page contains more detailed info about the Y-DNA haplotype).
- mtDNA: W3b, full sequence at FTDNA
- gedmatch: LD4076864
- AncestryDNA: treece47
- FTDNA: N4826
- 23andMe: Jef Treece
- MyHeritage: J Treece
- FGC Elite
- Dante FGS
Publications and Presentations
- Four Generations of Descendants of Andreas Driess with DNA Findings, Jef Treece and Mary Lou Treece Clegg, 2016, First Edition available as PDF and epub download, free
- Class material for advanced Y DNA testing for genealogy (2018) can be downloaded (PDF) here
- Class material for a class on gedmatch (2019) can be downloaded (PDF) here
- Main author of the Y-DNA branch charts in the Pittman and Wall projects, showing the genetic trees of related male testers based primarily on Big-Y results.
- Presentation about pollinating field pumpkins for saving seeds, talk given at Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers spring seminar 2022 view or download in PDF here
- Presentation 23 Apr 2022 at the DNA Advanced Group of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, gfo.org, on the topic of DNA match lists, https://tinyurl.com/gfo13579, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSCjYt1jyCE.
- Demo on how to pollinate squash and pumpkins so you can save the seeds on youtube.
- Small presentation on personal on a program I wrote to display pile-up regions on chromosomes with DNA matching, 18 Apr 2023, gfo.org DNA Q&A session, slides: https://tinyurl.com/Treece-GFO-hotspots
Source Code
- Some utilities for working with autosomal DNA raw data files, in Python, GIT link. Some things here may seem stale, but I'm still here to answer questions and fix problems. Drop me a note if you have needs. I still use them.
- Utility to get matches from AncestryDNA into a spreadsheet, same link as above.
- A program to display visually via histograms, one's "personal pile-up regions" based on matching autosomal DNA segment data (as a .csv file) - see same link as above.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Jef Treece. It's me, so yes I have some first-hand information!
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA match between Jef Treece and T.Shuman, where the common ancestors are Charles Franklin Shuman (1880-1958) and Jessie May Hart (1879-1956), the actual known relationship is 2C, and the expected shared DNA is 229cM (Shared cM Project, version 4.0), and the actual shared DNA is 209cM.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA match between Jef Treece and Carl Treece, where the known relationship is parent/child, and the reported relationship is parent/child, at 3480cM. Both also have Y-DNA test results, which match exactly at 111 markers.
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- Jef's formal name
- e-mail address
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:- Jef Treece: FamilyTreeDNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-FT82227, FTDNA kit #N4826, MitoYDNA ID T17883 + Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-FGC48870
- Jef Treece: FamilyTreeDNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup W3b, FTDNA kit #N4826
- Donald Crombie : FamilyTreeDNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup W3b, FTDNA kit #691535
- 100.00% 100.00% Jef Treece: 23andMe, GEDmatch LD4076864 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LD4076864, Ancestry member treece47 + FamilyTreeDNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LD4076864, FTDNA kit #N4826
- 50.00% 100.00% Margaret (Shuman) Treece : 23andMe, GEDmatch WL5152160 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WL5152160, Ancestry member margarettreece + FamilyTreeDNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WL5152160, FTDNA kit #347412 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch WL5152160
- ~12.50% ~25.00% Donald Crombie : FamilyTreeDNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DM1923873, FTDNA kit #691535
- ~1.56% Mary Treece : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A696625, Ancestry member redhouseaustell
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I noticed you uploaded a GEDCOM. Here's a link to a great step-by-step of the process including screenshots that you might find helpful. The help pages give lots of information about the process, best to start with 'Before you import a GEDCOM'. Billy
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