It
is always exciting to hear about someone’s success using DNA testing to make
“connection” both to family and places!
The News & Observer (Raleigh ,
NC ) recently published such an article with
the subheading “Woman finds she has connection to Orange
county historical site.”
CHAPEL HILL -- Sitting at a table at
the Outback Steakhouse in Suwanee, Ga., Ernest Dollar insisted on making a
brief speech before presenting the envelope – with such a flourish that his
wife asked him whether he really had to be so dramatic – to Deardra Green-Campbell.
“Ernie made a big production out of
it,” said Green-Campbell, an economic development consultant in Atlanta
Inside the envelope were the results
of a DNA analysis comparing her family’s genetic makeup with that of the Hogan
family, among the first to settle in Orange
County
The conclusion: a strong indication
that Green-Campbell was descended from Harriet Hogan – a slave of Thomas Lloyd
Hogan – and William Johnston Hogan, the slave-owner’s white son...
When looking for a
link to the article, I found a companion piece “Woman visits Orange County
CHAPEL HILL -- Deardra
Green-Campbell stood for the first time Wednesday in the home of her enslaved
ancestor.
Dirt and cobwebs covered the floor
from years of neglect, and the original horsehair plaster crumbled off the wall
in chunks.
In the midst of remnants from her
family’s past, Green-Campbell broke down with emotion. Tears streamed down her
face, and she collapsed into her son’s arms.
“There’s no place I can be or step
in this house that she has not touched,” Green-Campbell said. “It’s just
overwhelming.”
Such a priceless
journey for this individual and her family.
Tell us of a
priceless journey taken by you based on DNA results!
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