----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie J. Gaines" <cjay@hughes.net> To: <GENCLASS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: [GENCLASS-L] April Fools Humor > Dear List Members, > > The following may answer some of the questions regarding > some of your ancestors (certainly some of mine) who are so > difficult to trace. > > Connie Gaines > ==================================================== > WERE YOUR ANCESTORS BEAMED DOWN BY ALIENS? NEW DNA EVIDENCE. > > Scientists at The National Academy for the Study of UFO's have > recently confirmed the existence of the "UFO chromosome." While most > genealogists are aware of the x chromosome, passed from one female > generation to the next, and the y chromosome, from which it is possible > to determine descent in an uninterrupted male lineage from a common > ancestor, the "UFO chromosome" had previously been only speculation. Working > with DNA recovered from the aliens of the Roswell, New Mexico crash, the > scientists have discovered the "UFO chromosome" is also present in some > humans. This discovery confirms that aliens have been breeding with humans > for centuries, and beaming their progeny back to earth. > For the "low" price of $10,000, they will test your DNA to see if you > possess the "UFO chromosome." While the test will not tell WHICH > ancestor had the "UFO chromosome," there are several ways to identify that > ancestor. > > For those ancestors to conceal their identity: > > 1. They moved every few years, never spending long at one location. > > 2. They were the only person of that surname in the county. > > 3. The county clerk who was also an alien, assured that your > ancestor's marriage bond would "accidentally" be lost, their deeds set aside > and never recorded, and their entire probate file would turn up "missing" > even though indexes say it once existed. > > 4. The census taker would either not list them, OR he would list > them twice, with slight differences, causing quarrels among descendants > whether they are the same person or not. > > 5. The family Bible was sent "west" with the youngest unmarried > daughter, where she married a "Mr. Smith." > > 6. The family cemetery was sold to outsiders, who used the > headstones to make a sidewalk. > > 7. The church they joined did not believe in recording vital > statistics. > > 8. They started rumors of how they were related to someone famous, > causing descendants to search the wrong family. > > 9. They started rumors of how they were born in England, arrived in > Virginia with two brothers (one of whom was born in France, the other in > Sweden). To conceal their identity, one brother moved to Georgia, the other > to Maine, while they remained in Virginia. > > 10. And, when all else failed and they were about to be discovered, > the county court house would "accidentally" burn. > > If you can prove your ancestor was beamed down by aliens, Halbert's > of Bath, Ohio has recently prepared a family history of the Alien family, > complete with the Alien coat of arms, which you will be proud to display > over your fireplace. > > > > ==== GENCLASS Mailing List ==== > Diana Muir - admin@portaschool.com - List owner, Professional Genealogist > http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ Free Online Genealogy Library > http://www.topica.com/lists/tipworld-genealogy/ Tip-A-Day from Topica Dot Com > SIDEKICK WebPage (to post pictures, obits, download files, etc.) > http://www.egroups.com/group/GenClass-Side-Kick Posting address: GenClassSideKick@egroups.com >