It has often been said that if you go back far enough in Perry County, Ohio, you'll find everyone is related to everyone else. The goal of this project is to test that claim. This project welcomes members whose Y-DNA and/or mtDNA plus autosomal DNA tests represent descent from an ancestor who lived in Perry County, Ohio, any time since the county's formation in 1818 through the beginning of World War II. This project requires you to request membership so that you can inform project administrators of your link to Perry County. Please provide name(s) of your earliest known Perry County, Ohio, ancestor on your patrilineal and/or matrilineal line, and the dates when he or she lived there. In addition, please list any other related Perry County surnames from your family lines. Thank you for your interest in the Perry County, Ohio, project. Your request should receive a reply from the project administrator within 48 hours.