You know, I had better luck with a letter when I found my guy. I normally am a 'phone call' person because I am impatient, however, when I thought about what there reaction might be ... I thought it would be better to send a letter with all the facts ... lineage, etc. and they ask if they would agree to provide a DNA sample (explaining it was a Q-tip rubbed on the inside of the cheek -- no blood). I told them I would call in a couple weeks to answer any questions. When I called two weeks later ... a week for the mail to get there ... and another week to discuss it with his spouse, etc. His wife answered the phone, I told her who I was and she just said, Yes, he will do it. Of course, I paid for the test (actually two of us descendants of James Wells split the cost) I can probably find some more descendants of the family ... just did a quick search the other night. Bonita \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... Lady Bonita Arizona, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] lost family > This Chester might be a possible. The family seemed to leave their roots > in Louisiana and Mississippi. I see no Chester Wells in Louisiana but > there are two in Jackson, MS. Jackson is where Gordon lived. OK, which > of us is going to cold call these guys? > > At 02:00 AM 9/17/2005, Lady Bonita \(USA\) wrote: > > >>1930 LA Rapides PJW2, family 187 >>Wells, Thomas O., age 36, married age 25, b: LA (same as parents), farmer >>Wells, Hattie G., wife, married age 25, b: LA (father b: MS >>Wells, Mildred, dau, age 7, b: LA >>Wells, Chester, son, age 3, b: LA >> >> >> >> \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) >> ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... >> >>Lady Bonita >>Arizona, USA >> >>==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >> Please Support Rootsweb >> > > > Orin R. Wells > Wells Family Research Association > P. O. Box 5427 > Kent, Washington 98064-5427 > <OrinWells@wells.org> > http://www.wells.org > Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Since list membership changes, > Repost your query occasionally > >

Sounds like your letter followed by a phone call worked well for you. I have just found over the years that a personal phone call works most of the time better than a letter. However, I can't fault the letter followed up with the phone call. At 01:21 PM 9/17/2005, Lady Bonita \(USA\) wrote: >You know, I had better luck with a letter when I found my guy. I normally >am a 'phone call' person because I am impatient, however, when I thought >about what there reaction might be ... I thought it would be better to >send a letter with all the facts ... lineage, etc. and they ask if they >would agree to provide a DNA sample (explaining it was a Q-tip rubbed on >the inside of the cheek -- no blood). I told them I would call in a >couple weeks to answer any questions. When I called two weeks later ... a >week for the mail to get there ... and another week to discuss it with his >spouse, etc. His wife answered the phone, I told her who I was and she >just said, Yes, he will do it. Of course, I paid for the test (actually >two of us descendants of James Wells split the cost) > >I can probably find some more descendants of the family ... just did a >quick search the other night. > >Bonita > > \\\|/// > \\ ~ ~ // > ( @ @ ) > ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... > >Lady Bonita >Arizona, USA > >----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> >To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:23 AM >Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] lost family > > >>This Chester might be a possible. The family seemed to leave their roots >>in Louisiana and Mississippi. I see no Chester Wells in Louisiana but >>there are two in Jackson, MS. Jackson is where Gordon lived. OK, which >>of us is going to cold call these guys? >> >>At 02:00 AM 9/17/2005, Lady Bonita \(USA\) wrote: >> >> >>>1930 LA Rapides PJW2, family 187 >>>Wells, Thomas O., age 36, married age 25, b: LA (same as parents), farmer >>>Wells, Hattie G., wife, married age 25, b: LA (father b: MS >>>Wells, Mildred, dau, age 7, b: LA >>>Wells, Chester, son, age 3, b: LA >>> >>> >>> >>> \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) >>> ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... >>> >>>Lady Bonita >>>Arizona, USA >>> >>>==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >>> Please Support Rootsweb >> >> >>Orin R. Wells >>Wells Family Research Association >>P. O. Box 5427 >>Kent, Washington 98064-5427 >><OrinWells@wells.org> >>http://www.wells.org >>Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb >> >>==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >>Since list membership changes, >>Repost your query occasionally >> > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Please Support Rootsweb > Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb