Hello to the List
On 18 December at 6:03PM I received an e-mail from Robert C. Carpenter
telling me that his just completed DNA Test results matched my DNA test
results. We both had the 25-Marker tests run. It is still hard to believe.
However, these DNA results coupled with a number of other legal documents
about my Great-Grandfather John T. Carpenter that I wanted to believe but
there just wasn't sufficient proof is now history. Parents of my John T.
Carpenter were Joseph Carpenter and Catherine Kiser. Joseph's lineage goes
back to Hans Zimmerman via Frederick and Christian 'CZ' Carpenter.
Now you see that bag of coal that I hid just last week did pay off, Santa
after consulting with God saw fit to grant me this one wish, uh! MIRACLE,
for Christmas 2003.
If you suspect that someone is a relative, or that somewhere along the line,
you and he are descended from the same ancestor. Then by all means have your
DNA tested along with this other person of whom you think is a relative.
Scientists say that the Y-Chromosomes are passed down from father to son for
over 500 generations without a change. Now consider just a period of say
300 years, that is about 10 generations. For approximately $170 via a
Surname-Cousins group with the FTDNA organization you too can have your DNA
tested. I can't even fly from the West Coast to the East Coast for $170, so
Yes it is an inexpensive way to doing genealogical research for me. Granted
you do need conventional data in the form of vital records, etc., then DNA
can make the decision for you, i.e., yes or no with regards to the person
under question being a relative. Its like 99.9 percent sure, you can't get
better than that at the Library or Genealogical Society, or even Bible
records, they are secondary.
Thanks to God, Santa and Robert C. Carpenter of Bessemer City, North
Carolina, I now know that Joseph Carpenter is my GGGF and Catherine Kiser is
my GGGM - Merry Christmas.
If you are even mildly interested go to this site:
http://www.familytreedna.com You could also find an ancestor before next
Christmas.
Bob Carpenter