You are correct and I also left out a word without inserting an ellipsis. I reacted to a pet peeve and apologize. J. R. Camper > [Original Message] > From: Rick Yeager <rjyeager@roadrunner.com> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Date: 12/19/2008 2:44:41 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > > Let's not try to be grammar police when we change the meaning of the post > and we seem to have a problem with apostrophe usage. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R. Camper" <jrcamper@earthlink.net> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:16 PM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > > > > "If it my husband and I..." Lets try to keep English alive > > > > J. R. Camper > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Suzanne Matson <holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com> > >> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: 12/18/2008 9:32:35 AM > >> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > >> > >> If it were me or my husband, that is exactly what I would do. But it > > isn't about us and I feel that it is rather rude and insensitive to tell > > someone to just get over it. I do know he talked to his parents about the > > result. I don't know what they said. Since his brothers did match and he > > did not, this leaves some questions that he may want answered but the > > parents may not be willing to answer. I think this would be a huge shock > > if there were no hint or "family lore" out there lurking. > >> > >> Suzanne Collins Matson > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: ROBERT NICHOLSON <robertnicholson1@cox.net> > >> To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com > >> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:46:29 AM > >> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > >> > >> You just file the information away and move on. There is no point in > >> getting upset about it at this late date. > >> > >> My own DNA testing proved "family lore" that my surname should be be > >> something else so the results were not a shock. It seems that one of my > >> direct ancestors used the surname of his step-father rather than the > > surname > >> of his actual father. > >> > >> In addition, I know of a case where a family researcher had expended a > >> tremendous amount of time and energy in researching what she thought was > > her > >> ancestral line. When her father finally took the DNA test, it came back > >> that they did not connect with their own surname line. That did come as > > a > >> shock to her. > >> > >> So the message is to just accept the results and keep on trucking. > >> > >> Robert Nicholson > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Suzanne Matson" <holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com> > >> Subject: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > >> > >> > >> How have various family groups dealt with the following scenario which > >> happened in my husband's family? > >> > >> Y-DNA studies were done to see if various lines were related. One came > > back > >> as completely unrelated. The parents of the person tested are living. He > > had > >> grown up in his family thinking of course that he was a biological child > > of > >> both parents. Needless to say, this person is devastated and the family > > is > >> in real turmoil. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1855 - Release Date: 12/18/2008 > 10:16 AM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message