[alani2]

I interviewed with a reporter for an article on DNA. The article ran on February 1st, and the reporter quoted some of the conversation we had. The DNA test that I took in 2003, showed that my Native ancestry, for my straight female line was 8%. My straight female line is almost 90% European. However, our straight male line was Native American from Columbia South America. We thought that line would have been more African, so that was a surprise.

I have posted a link to the article for anyone who is interested.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-01-dna-tests_x.htm?csp=34

Anita

[Linda]

Interesting article. I couldn’t find where you were quoted. Is your name mentioned? OR what words?

[Saponi 1]

alani2 is:

Anita Wills of Oakland used DNA testing to confirm an old family story — and to discover dozens of relatives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Wills searched her paternal DNA against one of the increasing number of databases maintained by genealogy organizations and hobbyist groups. She confirmed what she had long believed: Her ancestors included a white planter in 18th-century Virginia. She also found “DNA cousins” — families with the same genetic pattern — in England, Ireland, Wales and Russia.

“I knew our family’s history was complex, but I really had no idea,” Wills says. “DNA showed me.”

[Author]

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