RobertBruceFerguson
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Does anybody know if the olde general is going to have his DNA extracted?
Well even though its pretty taboo, I'd be good with it just so all the jackals running amok can be exposed or confirmed, but I don't see it happening.Those samples (locks of hair, blood on cloth) could easily be false, purposeful or not. A sample from his remains would be invaluable as it is most certainly the olde general's DNA.
There are a LOT of folks who claim to be direct descendants, even some from a supposed, (and I'd call a hundred percent fraudulent), line claiming he had illegitimate children in Texas and elsewhere after the war. Heck I seem to remember something about some Jamaicans claiming him...What is gained by securing DNA samples from Forrest? All his relatives have been ID, or have they not?
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David
I can think of more reasons not to do it than to do it, if I were them
Very well said !Forrest requested that he be buried in Elmwood Cemetery near his four brothers who all served in the Confederate Cavalry. As per his directions he was buried in Elmwood in 1877. However, his son William, gave the consent for his father and mother’s remains to be moved about 1 1/2 miles to Forrest Park in 1904.
Now that the remains are being removed and relocated once more, why in the world would they take DNA samples from Forrest’s bones? With all the indignities this intensely proud man’s body has suffered, why would you want to do more? He was positively ID when he was buried, interred and reburied so there is no need to further prove that it is Forrest’s remains!!
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David
Absolutely !DNA testing is fine when you're trying to establish a relationship where documentation doesn't exist but that shouldn't be the case here. I'd expect that birth, marriage and death records are sufficient to establish lineage from and to Forrest.
Is there a specific reason to study his DNA, i.e., a record of family illness, ancestry research, and others?Does anybody know if the olde general is going to have his DNA extracted?
Amen,let him rest in peaceForrest requested that he be buried in Elmwood Cemetery near his four brothers who all served in the Confederate Cavalry. As per his directions he was buried in Elmwood in 1877. However, his son William, gave the consent for his father and mother’s remains to be moved about 1 1/2 miles to Forrest Park in 1904.
Now that the remains are being removed and relocated once more, why in the world would they take DNA samples from Forrest’s bones? With all the indignities this intensely proud man’s body has suffered, why would you want to do more? He was positively ID when he was buried, interred and reburied so there is no need to further prove that it is Forrest’s remains!!
Regards
David
Well ... that is indeed interesting.I'd like to see a sample of Grant's DNA to test my theory that he lacked the gene that is responsible for producing the alcohol metabolizing enzymes, and would account for his appearing intoxicated with only a small amount of wine or whiskey.
The question is why extract or attempt to extract DNA?