I never thought that you were not bright nor did I infer such. I had no idea that my e-mail to you was being sent to everyone. I will have my name removed from the web site. Gina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Jones Hall" <shall@pacbell.net> To: <STATLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [STATLER] Statler/Stotler Surname DNA Reseach Project > Hi Gina, > > I don't know why you think I am not very bright. > Here is a paragraph I am including with every Questionaire which goes to each man > before he will participate > . > "There is a very small percentage, (about 1%) of men who's Y Chromosome will not > match others of their surname group. If this were to happen to you and you would be > very upset, please don't take the test. The reason could be something like an > informal adoption six generations ago, but only you would know how you would feel." > > Gina Pickford wrote: > > > I wonder if you have looked at all the ramifications that this study could > > bring. I know that we recently found that one of Tom's Great-Aunt's adopted > > a child and was brought up as a male heir to the Stotler family and he was > > never told. His grandson recently found out and his grandfather is > > mortified. He is 89 years old. Also doing some of the genealogy work I > > discovered that one of the decedents was not from the father as the mother > > was raped in the civil war and the child was brought as their own. This > > child never knew until he read his mother's diary. As you can imagine there > > was doubt and shame for the rest of his life. He died feeling that he did > > not really belong. I am concerned where this study would lead and who in > > the future would have access to it. As I have recently learned there is no > > safe guards for privacy these days. Even with fire walls anyone can still > > hack into your computer and steal the information. As innocent as this > > study sounds I think there are to many ethical issues not yet considered. > > Also who would pay for the study and would the results be shared with > > everyone? Maybe in thirty years this would be something to be considered > > but I think there are two many legal issues at the present time. > > > > Gina Pickford > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sandra Jones Hall" <shall@pacbell.net> > > To: <STATLER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 7:36 AM > > Subject: [STATLER] Statler/Stotler Surname DNA Reseach Project > > > > > I am coordinating a DNA project for the possibly related surnames of > > > Stadler Statler Stetler Stotler and other variations. > > > > > > When I published the Statler/Stetler/Stotler Newletter in 1986 and 1987 > > > I set up 17 Groups based on their residence in 1790. I have not yet > > > been able to connect any of those groups. I believe that 13 of these > > > Groups have living male descendants. > > > > > > Y chromosome testing could answer some of the questions such as: > > > Do the Stotler's of Morgan County West Virginia share a common ancestor > > > with Casper Statler of Somerset County PA. Do the Statler's in Missouri > > > relate to the Statler's in PA? > > > Do the Stadler families who came from Europe in the 1800's or 1900's > > > match the Statler's in PA before 1790? > > > Do the Stateler families share a common ancestor with Casper Statler or > > > any of the Stetler or Stotler Families? > > > > > > Y chromosome testing provides only information about an unbroken male > > > line, a man, his father, grandfather and on back so it is very suited > > > for surname studies. No health information is obtained by the test. > > > The test is usually made by collecting cells from the inside of the > > > cheek with a small brush. > > > > > > I am very concerned with privacy issues and would do to meet any privacy > > > issues. Unless a person is willing I will not share their name with > > > anyone else. Of course I need to share the name of the ancestor. > > > > > > Please write if you have questions and know of someone who would be > > > interested in taking the test. > > > > > > Sandy (shall@pacbell.net) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >