I would be happy to share the letter with anyone that needs a sample. \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----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 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] lost family -- Letter is better > 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 > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Wells Surname List Home Page > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~daveslists/wells/windex.html > >