Finding Your Roots

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Narrator

We noticed that Anita shares DNA with many people in publicly available databases, all of whom trace back to one couple. And we found that couple in the 1870 census, living in Bowie County, Texas. Could you please read their names? Grandison Lewis and Penny. -

Male

Have you ever heard those names before, Grandison, Penny or the surname Lewis? No. Well, Anita based on the genetic evidence, we believe that Grandison and Penny Lewis are likely one set of Ida's grandparents, which makes them your great, great grandparents. Oh, wow. Oh wow. What's it like to see that? I can't explain it, but it really just goes to something deep inside me that feels like I'm connected. I mean, a real feeling of connection before it's all been an abstract and I have a name and a location. Yeah. And where they were, I didn't know where they were. Right. It's wonderful. It really is wonderful.