Last year, I sent off for my DNA test and got it back. What was interesting was that I have a person working with me ( a distant cousin on my Guth side) who helped explain to me how the DNA testing works. She found that, although we could never identify the grandmother of George Robert Guth, the DNA led to matches with a group of people from Lake Pleasant, New York, who had the last name of 'Carnrike'. Well, there is a Julia Carnrike who married a Robert Grinlinton. In case you are lost in who these people are and how they are related to the Guths, here it is:
George Robert Guth, born 1890 in NY, son of George William Guth and Capitola Grinlinton. We do know that Capitola Grinlinton's father was Robert Grinlinton, but nowhere are we given any information on who the mother was.
There was a Robert Grinlinton who seemed to be in trouble legally because of his violence, who lived in NYC. However, he was arrested just a couple of years before Capitola was born and was guilty of killing a man. As I study this one, it just doesn't seem likely that he would have been Capitola's father.
Capitola was born in New York, somewhere, we aren't told where though. Her death record says that she was born in Illinois. That must have been some kind of error, but I will keep it in the back of my mind.
Even though Grinlinton is a rare last name, there are several Robert Grinlintons who lived in or around New York during the 1800s. There was one who was married to Julia Carnrike, and their children are listed here and there, but no Capitola. (Capitola's first name was Georgianna). There is a little information listed about the children in this family. There was a daughter named Emma. Perhaps Emma was one who worked at the hat factory. There were a few sons, and it looks like when one passed away, Julia moved to Essex County. Perhaps Julia and Capitola were estranged from each other. Whatever the case may have been, this looks like the possibility of the genuine mother of Capitola.
More to come as I find more info.
