Sandra...if you are not overwhelmed already, I would love to have this in word. My West line is in MO, going back to NC. You are very generous. Thanks so much! ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Pink FIngers - Blood types - lost West Relatives & DNA Wow! I loved the sites that Clara sent and all the others. Thank you soooooooo much. With this group hot on the trail for facts and confirmations - I don't think the wait will be long to have all of our questions answered. I am in the process of re-reading the Seven Daughters of Eve. And there is an entire chapter devoted to blood types. I know it much be in libraries and by now it should be out in paper. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It will have you running around wanting to scrape everyone's cheek. LOL This entire DNA checking is such a gift to all of us. Not only are we walking upright (I do have my doubts about a couple of cousins though) we are living in a time when we can be connected thousands of years back giving us some idea as to how we ended where we are. The West lines are kinda tough. But my cousin in Moline, Ill has compiled a wonderful list of ALL our West ancestors and not just a straight line down but each and every sibling from the early 1600's as to who they married and who their kids married. It's a large file: 47 or so pages. Some of the lines are of no interest to me but all of the West information might just help you who are looking for lost West's. Some are in Kentucky/ Tennessee/ Montana/ the colonies/Washington, just a whole bunch of West's. If anyone wants this file I will send it to you. I can do it in WORD or WP. let me know. And the ridge at the back of your head (not everyone has one - my husbands head is totally round and smooth) is called the occipital ridge. Run your hand down the back of your heard. I hit a cliff/ridge of sorts, very pronounced as did my brother and sister. All of this is so fun and I appreciate each and everyone of you. Just know that the important thing here is to get the DNA done. I intend to do just that, have talked my brother in to do it. Now I'm trying to get people to chip in since it would take me a long time to safe that much money. But please, if you have done it yet, please consider it. And again, thank you all for being here. Sandra West Prowell ==== WEST Mailing List ==== To contact WEST-L listowner send a post to Myra Chambers at WEST-admin@rootsweb.com