Franklin learns who his biological dad is.

[@saraschneider6781]

What a sweet guy.

[@julieme66]

I'm so happy or Franklin! Great work DNAngels!!! 💜💚

[@PatriciaMcDowell-Finchum]

Ronald Perkins is my uncle

[@rroadmap]

Wow! I hope you're able to connect and give him more information on his family ​@@PatriciaMcDowell-Finchum

[@spygrl]

What a wonderful gift to give him! I hope he is able to connect to that half sister and answer more of the questions that he might have about his biological family!

[@alanjameson8664]

My father did not live to see the day, but a century after his mother (for inscrutable reasons) ran off with and created a new identity for him, I identified his father. His father's family had been searching for my father for about 30 years, with no luck. Each of us knew different parts of particular stories, and certain unusual shared physical characteristics seemed even more striking than the DNA test results. Suddenly I had a huge increase in the size of my family, and they were by and large a good lot.

[@dnangelsorg2544]

It’s wonderful that you were able to find your father’s family!

[@bakerwannabe4435]

I’m so happy that he can finally have answers. Thank you for helping him!

[@pamelabryson8775]

My DNA Angels just found my paternal side of my family . After 64 years of not knowing, I can now put that question to rest and it’s amazing! Thank you all for what you do to help people!

[@JEANNEHUNTER-q5t]

May he find much more information and comfort, and may his paternal family welcome him with open arms.

[@saraschneider6781]

It's amazing how much work can be done in such a short time. I wish you helped regular clients that aren't looking for parents.

[@Ashleelk]

They do! But they can't afford to help everyone for free. They have paid services for things other than birth parents.

[@traceymmm]

I can help you if you'd like; I'm not a DNAngel but I'd be happy to help you fill out your tree.

[@joannetullini6814]

Great and noble work Lara!

[@pamelacornwell7932]

Wonderful! My uncle and I tested our DNA at three different companies in 2019 to try to find out who my grandfather's (my uncle's dad's) parents were. Family lore told us he and his brother were left on a stranger's doorstep because the parents were too poor to raise him. My uncle died in June of 2022 and just thirteen days later, I finally found out who these two people were. I'm sorry my father and uncle died before I figured it out, but I like to think they're aware. Since then, I've made contact with my grandfather's half sister's descendants and my heart is full! DNA analysis can stitch broken families back together.

[@dnangelsorg2544]

Thank you for sharing your journey! It's incredible how DNA testing can unveil family connections and bring closure. I'm glad to hear that your heart is full with new discoveries!

[@adriennesaunders1420]

That hole in his heart has become smaller by this research that you have done!👍

[@dnangelsorg2544]

We love Franklin. He is unforgettable!

[@DeniseMcNe]

Great works Angles.....hopefully he can meet his relatives and they open their hearts to him and his family. It would be wonderful for his mothers side to also be retrieved. And documented...,

[@audramitchell9894]

So glad you found this information out . Youll get to talk with your 1/2 sister to find out more details

[@dnangelsorg2544]

We haven't done a follow-up, but Franklin has been in contact with his sister and all is going really well!

[@JaneDoe-ng3zm]

Seems like a nice man im glad hes found his family roots

[@sarazimmerman713]

This is fabulous! All the best to Franklin!

[@UToobUzer]

I did my DNA and found a skeleton in the closet. My sister and I couldn’t figure out why there were no maternal maiden names in our ancestry. Long story short, our maternal grandmother had an affair which produced our mother. The grandfather we loved isn’t really our grandpa. Grandma died in the 1940’s of TB at the time, so all this mystery died with her.

[@sydneywood4398]

I don't know which DNA company you used, but it might be good to use both 23 and ancestry. You should be able to see relatives of the man who fathered your mother, did you? I had a similar experience and there were several names that popped up on 23 I had never heard of and I was very familiar with all the names in the family. I quickly built a family tree for them. These mystery people share the same amount of DNA that my mother's cousin's children shared with me, which was generally around 4%. These cousins are also half a generation older than I am. It came down to the two grandfathers of one of the men on 23. I did research on both of them. One lived a very straight arrow life; the other was highly successful. When I took the DNA test on ancestry, more cousins showed up confirming that it was the successful Grandpa. And because he was successful, there were several articles written about him with photos. The photo used in In one of his obituaries was a dead ringer for my father at the same age. I also asked my brother to take both tests because his YDNA should be the same as any of the men descendants of the new grandfather. That would be helpful if the one son I haven't found any information on had sons who had grandsons. But I haven't found that one son or any information on his descendants. I have that this might be helpful to you and identifying the father of your mother.

[@UToobUzer]

@@sydneywood4398 Hi, thank you for your reply. My sister and I used Ancestry. We both have the same "new cousins" on each of ours and reached out to several. Only one responded back. She was just as shocked as we were, but doesn't seem to want to continue with it. (Grandma's affair was in 1925 (Mom was born in 1926) ) We asked for any pictures, if she knew anything about his health. Nothing in return :( I need some type of closure because this really threw me for a loop to the point I was sorry we did our DNA. I'm 67 and glad my mom never found out, she loved her "pa" so much and would have been devastated. (We don't know if he knew about this.) Our beloved aunt (moms sister) recently passed away at the age of 98, she took her DNA for us so we could get more answers. It was hard seeing her as a "half-aunt" on ancestry. She had no idea about any of this either and was equally surprised. Not much we can do about any of this. I would however like to see what he looked like at least or even his first name.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@UToobUzerur gpa was ur gpa, period. He loved u and u loved him and that’s what makes a relationship, not anything else. U should love ur aunt just as deeply too, we are not physical beings but spirit and soul that dwell in a body. If she had married a new man, say 3 yrs after having ur mom, u would have loved him instead as ur gpa as ur mom would have loved him as her dad. And he would have loved u too. A new sister w/him would have been ur half aunt still but would have loved u to bits too. Don’t destroy ur family. (I’m not condoning illicit behavior, that’s completely different)

[@sarahrosen802]

@@UToobUzervery similar story here too!

[@bser2293]

@@UToobUzer, sometimes I wish I hadn’t found out the information in my family as well. I was helping someone else research and found the information on my family. I wish I didn’t know it.

[@mariapierce2707]

Thank you so much for all your hard work ❤

[@FunAfter52]

That is so cool! It gives me hope.

[@lhea57]

So happy for him! My great grandma was a Perkins from NY state.

[@dnangelsorg2544]

Thank you for watching

[@kelvinlambert4249]

Whatever the circumstances, I think the father would have been proud of this son.

[@dnangelsorg2544]

What a beautiful thing to say. Thank you

[@roberthand6436]

G-d bless him, and G-d bless DNAngels! 🥰

[@leighc2982]

Why aren't you spelling out GOD???

[@michelledellapelle7418]

I find my half-brother did search for us because he search for his biological father is my dad. My dad never told me about he had an affair with his mother while they work together!! Long story….

[@lylagothard9989]

Hey from West Virginia. I love your program❤

[@janetwilliams2835]

This is great. Thank you. 😀

[@dnangelsorg2544]

Glad you liked it!

[@marymagnuson5191]

Probably related to me. I have Perkins in Indiana married into my family.

[@elainemiller145]

Through DNA I found a half sister. Unfortunately it was after our father passed so he never knew he had another daughter. Dad never knew and her mom didn’t know who the father was. She was actually born nine months to the day of my parents wedding 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dnangelsorg2544]

Whoa, that was close! Thank you for sharing. I hope you have been able to connect and form a relationship as siblings.

[@rroadmap]

Wow! Nine months before the wedding or 9 months after? If 9 months after, maybe he had too much fun at his bachelor party! That would also explain why the mom didn't know who the father was. But at least you got a sister out of the deal.

[@roxyie1122]

I think everyone has the right to know who their parents are... if you're not willing to be a parent, don't create a baby.

[@melissaford717]

Back when Franklin was conceived, the urge was still there, but there weren't many forms of birth control around. My own maternal grandmother was sent to Ireland from Philadelphia, PA, to give birth to a baby she, as far as we know, never seen again. This was in the 1920s. You take care 🙂

[@alicedyment4219]

Sometimes that's easier to say than do. It's very easy to judge others

[@becksterk23]

@roxyie1122 Nice to meet a perfect person like you.

[@maybeshowme]

How about a follow up?

[@mickmarshall9254]

The researchers' explanations were quiet unclear.

[@ProbablySoonerThanLater]

For an older person, she probably talks a bit too fast but maybe she's hurrying because of the video.

[@maureenviola]

Wonderful guy. Offensive “script reading” questions from the helper “what does it mean to you…” sheesh 🙄

[@LaraSchultz-c8f]

just a note. that "helper" was not associated with DNAngels. We were at RootsTech and it was one of their people in the press room

[@deborahbaker4770]

WOW who’s working that camera 😳 she’s confusing me I can imagine how he’s feeling possibly confused she’s all over the place telling him information last that she should have told him in the beginning but that’s just my opinion 🤔

[@dnangelsorg2544]

You're right, it was intense! She had a lot of information to share and had to make tough decisions about the order.

[@watcher6555]

I cannot find my grandmothers family after searching for years. How do you decide who to help?

[@dnangelsorg2544]

We decide based on your DNA results and if your family in question comes from a country we serve. Grandparents do come with a small fee.

[@watcher6555]

@ how small of a fee? She came from Oklahoma, USA

[@roofrost2271]

Ugh..she talks so fast shot gunning that info at him how in the heck does he absorb it...slow down that ratchet power please lady!

[@dnangelsorg2544]

She’s got the turbo mode on! Maybe we should give him a set of earplugs for that info overload!

[@jeanfrancis8121]

He can go back over the docs later, at his own pace.

[@LaurieBarsness]

My father was interested in finding his father side. His father was adopted

[@dnangelsorg2544]

DNA will lead you to those answers

[@Cate7451]

I thought the narrator was a little invasive. Controlling.

[@dnangelsorg2544]

They were both being filmed for the first time by a film crew. It was also an in person case conclusion when we are normally not in front of our clients and never in front of a camera crew. Let’s give her some grace.