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The Missing Branch of My Family Tree, Part Two: A Name Without Answers

For more than 80 years, the identity of my maternal grandfather has remained a mystery.

In Part Two of The Missing Branch of My Family Tree, I follow the DNA clues, handwritten letters, and family connections that may finally lead me to the man my grandmother called Sam.

After nearly three years of unanswered messages, a phone call connects me with a woman who shares 15.30% of her DNA with my mother. What she reveals introduces a familiar surname, two sisters whose names appear in my grandmother's letters, and the possibility of a family connection I never imagined.

But every discovery seems…

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