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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH won't let anyone in the family share DNA. I think he is worried about cold cases for himself.[/quote]

That's crazy! Your DH has no control over an aunt/uncle, cousins, siblings, parents, etc. doing DNA.  And when his kids are 18 (21?), they can do DNA without his consent. I have been doing genealogy for decades, and although I am not an expert on DNA, I have been able to connect to 2nd and 3rd cousins and more through DNA matches.

For example, several years ago, a college student did his DNA and was a match to me and my mother. I didn't recognize the name but sent him an email. He told me his grandfather's last name which matched my grandmother's maiden name. It turned out my grandmother's father and his grandfather's father were brothers, so we were third cousins. It's often fairly easy to connect the dots even without very close relatives testing. And easier as more and more people test.

Does it concern you that your husband is hiding something or was that a joke comment at the end?[/quote]

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