THE LONG JOURNEY FROM AFRICA TO SWEDEN AND BACK AGAIN
The ancestors of Gustavus Aspeling, the father of Eric Gustavus Aspeling
(the progenitor or the Aspeling family in South Africa) probably lived in northeast
Africa in the region of the Rift Valley, perhaps in present day Ethiopia, Kenya, or
Tanzania. Scientists put the likely date for when he lived at around 50,000 years ago.
Ref: Genetic History of Roger Lewis Aspeling. National Geographic
HOW TO USE THE WEB SITE
To make the best use of the web site I suggest you do
the following:
Click on the name index button and select the name of
the individual you are interested in. Aspelings have a propensity, like many
families, to hand down their names to their children and grandchildren. So
check them all out as you may be in the wrong generation. Then, click on the
parents of the individual and continue on up the tree in this fashion to see
your ancestors. If there are notes about these people you can read them by
clicking on the notes button. If there is a scrapbook icon next to their name,
then you can see photographs and copies of documents related to that person. If
the person's name has a "UL " behind their name it indicates that this
person is unlinked and has not been fully researched and still has to be linked
to a family. If you should know them please ask them to contact me about
their parents and grandparents. If it is marked "ULP" this means there
is a family tree but it is not yet linked up to the main branch because I do
not have enough information on the ancestors. Please note than when a person's
name is shown as "NN" (nomen nescio) it indicates that I do not have the
name of this person. If you know the name of this person please leave a message
for me in the guest book or e-mail me at genealogy@aspeling.com.
You may also want to check out other families that are
related by marriage to the Aspelings by clicking on other surnames. Some of
these families are quite extensive.
If you wish to send me copies of photographs please send me an
e-mail and I will give you an address in South Africa or the U.S.A. to send
them. Please have a look at Aspelings (note s) Missing and let me know if you
know these individuals
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HEALTH ALERT:
· I have a condition called
Hemochromatosis (he-ma-kro-ma-to-sis) for some
years. It is a hereditary disorder affecting iron metabolism in which
excessive amounts of iron accumulate in body tissues. The disorder is
characterized by diabetes mellitus, liver dysfunction, heart problems, and
other conditions.
How does a person become affected by Hemochromatosis?
Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by a pair
of genes that do not work properly due to a mutation - or change - in the gene.
People with this disorder inherit one copy of the improperly working gene from
each of their parents. Currently, three mutations are known to contribute to
HH, and they are called the "Cys" (C282Y, Cys282Tyr) and "His" (H63D, His63
Asp) and "Ser" (S65C, Ser65Cys) mutations.
People who inherit only one gene with a mutation
are called "carriers." Some carriers have symptoms of HH. Their children are
also at risk of inheriting the mutation. When both parents are either carriers
or affected with HH, a child can inherit the potential to develop HH.
Symptoms of HH are not seen in all individuals with two
mutations. Many environment factors such as diet and alcohol consumption affect
the development and severity of symptoms. Although the genetic cause of the
disease cannot be fixed, HH can be managed by phlebotomy (removing blood from
the body).
Symptoms of HH can be very vague and often go undiagnosed
for years. During this time, storage of iron can do damage to the
internal organs. Determining a person's HH gene status can identify those at
risk to develop iron overload before overload occurs. Monitoring blood iron
levels and implementing treatment early may prevent symptoms from developing
and organ damage from occurring. (Stranglely people who are anemic may have
HH.)
More than 1.5 million Americans are affected by HH.
Including at least one South African!
If you need to know more about HH please visit the web.
There are many interesting articles
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PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF LIVING PEOPLE:
When I started doing genealogy about 15 years ago
cyberspace was in it's infancy and I never envisioned the explosion of data and
the resources one can have access to. Most of the data collected was from
family and friends and spending hours at the Cape Archives and GISA taking down
hand written notes. When I set up the web site I thought I had removed all home
addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. It has been pointed out to me
that some of them have crept in. My apologies for this. Please let me know if I
have done so in your case by e-mailing me at genealogy@aspeling.com
There is so much data that is now
available from Census records, voter roles, telephone directories, and web-
sites like http://www.national.archives.gov.za , Church of the Latter Day
Saints, Ancestry.com, Cindi's list and hundreds more that it is difficult.
Please note, however, that on this web site, details on living people cannot be
viewed.