You just have to know my family. It's a hopeless cause with them. I have too many other avenues to pursue with my family histories. Maybe someday there will be a test for women. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean" <jeanthorp@iprimus.com.au> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] James D. Mitchell, Grainger County > Hi Conni > Don't give up, keep talking about it. Talk about how easy it is > to just swab around the mouth. Talk about how much it means to you > for them to do this. Don't get technical they probably think its > a blood test. > Show them how far you have come in your research - I can't believe > anyone would not want to help you. > Thinking of you. > Jean Australia > > ---------- > >From: "Conni Braun" <cbraun675@wideopenwest.com> > >To: MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] James D. Mitchell, Grainger County > >Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 10:10 PM > > > > > My family just won't participate in the DNA study. I've asked and they just > > aren't interested. My father would have done it but he died in 1991. His > > brother is the only Mitchell uncle and he won't do it nor will my 4 newly > > discovered cousins. Too bad they can't test some of the women. > > > > Fortunately for us we can at least trace the family back to 1764. > > Unfortunately we can't find the records to go back further or know the names > > of his parents or even his wife. > > > > Conni Mitchell Braun > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jean" <jeanthorp@iprimus.com.au> > > To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] James D. Mitchell, Grainger County > > > > > >> Hi Conni > >> A lot of people would not pay $100 but might pay $10 or $20 > >> towards someone in the family (male) being tested - offer > >> it as your christmas/birthday gift from them. And ask females > >> as well as males to participate with this fund raising. The > >> more donors the less the individual needs to pay. Make a list. > >> Offer them a copy of the Pedigree. > >> Jean Australia > >> > >> > >> > >> ---------- > >> >From: "Conni Braun" <cbraun675@wideopenwest.com> > >> >To: MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com > >> >Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] James D. Mitchell, Grainger County > >> >Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 9:09 AM > >> > > >> > >> > I sent the DNA information to my Mitchell cousins but no one wanted to > > pay > >> > to be tested. So guess our line will just have to go on the information > > we > >> > already have. If only our ancestors knew how much their descendants > > would > >> > be interested in their lives! > >> > > >> > Happy researching! > >> > Conni > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Alton Underwood" <alu6@acelink.net> > >> > To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:22 PM > >> > Subject: [MITCHELL] James D. Mitchell, Grainger County > >> > > >> > > >> >> Connie and Gail: > >> >> This "brick wall" may never be crossed. I am hoping I can get the one > > last > >> >> Mitchell in my line to agree to a DNA test if I pay for it. It has to > > be a > >> >> male Mitchell, as only they carry the correct DNA chromosome, or > > whatever > >> >> it is they look for. If others are on file who carry matching DNA, > > maybe > >> >> this will help. > >> >> Alton Underwood > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, please send an unsubscribe message to: > >> > Mitchell-L-request@rootsweb.com. If on digest, substitute a D for the > > L. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > >> > Searchable archives at > >> > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=MITCHELL > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > >> Searchable archives at > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=MITCHELL > >> > > > > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please send an unsubscribe message to: > > Mitchell-L-request@rootsweb.com. If on digest, substitute a D for the L. > > > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, please send a message to: Mitchell-admin@rootsweb.com. >