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This image displays a personalized DNA ethnicity estimate for an individual named Nheena, as generated by AncestryDNA. The background map highlights regions of Europe with color-coded overlays representing the percentage of ancestry traced to each region.
- Scandinavia (yellow): 45% – The largest portion of Nheena’s ancestry, covering modern-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
- Europe West (green): 28% – Including countries such as France, Germany, and the Low Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg).
- Europe East (teal): 12% – Covering countries like Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and surrounding areas.
- Europe South (blue): 8% – Encompassing regions in Italy and the Mediterranean.
- Iberian Peninsula (purple): 6% – Including Spain and Portugal.
- +1 Other Region: The label implies that one additional region is included but not named in the summary.
Below the ethnicity estimates, a section titled Migrations shows historical family migration patterns within the United States. These are marked with colored pins and corresponding labels:
- Red Pin: Mid-Atlantic States Settlers
- Pink Pin: Pennsylvania Settlers
- Purple Pin: Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana Settlers
The map in the background visually connects Nheena’s European ancestral regions to North America, suggesting how genetic and historical records trace migration pathways across continents and generations.
I was born in Midland, Michigan to Donald Evan Weyer and Donna Jean Kuhlman Weyer. My dad was a chemical engineer at Dow Corning and my mother was a math professor. In my elementary years, I took on a professorship at Delta College located near our home. I earned an art teaching degree from the University of Michigan and taught in two downstate schools until I moved to the U.P. in 1980. From 1980-1987, I taught art at Ishpeming High School. In 1987, I started a hand painted clothing business where I sold clothing to businesses, small stores and through art fairs across the country. In 1987, I also began planting the seeds toward the development of the Children's Museum in Marquette and was the museum's board chair until 1992 when I was hired as its director. After many years of development with the assistance of hundreds of kids and their ideas, the Museum opened its doors in 1997 and I remain the director of the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum today. I have two daughters, Ilsa and Ricci, a grandson named Mattias and a dog named Flower. In May of 2016, I married Dr. Neil Cumberlidge, a professor at NMU, and the world-renowned expert of the fresh water crabs of Africa.
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This image is a genealogical chart from the National Archives titled “Ancestral Chart”, documenting the family lineage of Nheena Weyer Ittner. The chart traces four generations of ancestry through both paternal and maternal lines, with birthplaces and dates provided for most individuals.
Nheena Weyer Ittner was born in Midland, Michigan, and is the daughter of Donald Evan Wire and Donna Jean Kuhlman. Her spouse is listed as Neil Cumberlidge.
- Parents:
- Donald Evan Wire: Born January 29, 1924 in New Middletown, Ohio; married Donna Jean Kuhlman on September 9, 1950; died August 6, 1991 in Midland, Michigan.
- Donna Jean Kuhlman: Born March 21, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio; died December 10, 2013 in Midland, Michigan.
- Grandparents:
- Paul Oliver Wire: Born March 15, 1894 in Springfield Township, Ohio; died June 15, 1966 in Youngstown, Ohio. Occupation: Carpenter.
- Mary Velma Johnson: Born June 20, 1898 in Halmstad, Sweden; died May 11, 1973 in Midland, Michigan.
- William George Kuhlman: Born February 14, 1893 in Youngstown, Ohio; died May 29, 1952 in New Middletown, Ohio.
- Vera May Duesing: Born July 24, 1894 in Brier Hill, Ohio; died April 1956 in Midland, Michigan.
- Great-Grandparents:
- Henry E. Wire: Born October 11, 1856 in Ohio; died December 7, 1925 in Mahoning County, Ohio. Occupation: Carpenter/Barn Builder.
- Celesta Beight: Born October 2, 1857 in Mahoning County, Ohio; died January 30, 1948 in New Middletown, Ohio.
- Gustav Johnson: Born April 22, 1872 in Halmstad, Sweden; died March 6, 1951. Occupation: Bricklayer/Farmer.
- Matilda Benson: Born October 12, 1873 in Halmstad, Sweden; died January 16, 1963 in Poland, Ohio.
- Henry Chas Kuhlman: Born March 4, 1863 in Germany; died January 2, 1945.
- Elizabeth Mary Robb (Raub): Born November 3, 1865 in Prussia; died June 27, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio.
- Herman Duesing: Born in Mecklenburg, Strelitz, Germany in 1872; immigrated in 1908. Occupation: Grocer/Civic Leader.
- Bertha Sophia Bayer: Born May 1, 1872 in Youngstown, Ohio; died March 21, 1917 in Youngstown, Ohio.
The chart is formatted according to U.S. National Archives standards and includes dates and places of birth, marriage, and death where available. It serves as a record of Nheena Weyer Ittner’s European and American ancestry, connecting her to family lines in Sweden, Germany, Prussia, and Ohio.
