Genetic Lincoln

[Steve Whitlock]

I just received the following message from Suzanne Hallstrom:

"All,

Great news to report... A few days ago I received the analysis report from the DNA testing that was done on the Abraham Lincoln assassination relic featured on Genetic Lincoln. Although the DNA on the relic did not match Lincoln, it did match the mtDNA profile of Major Henry Reed Rathbone as determined by the Major Rathbone mtDNA study that Steve and I did a couple of years ago.

I have just announced this news on Genetic Lincoln but am waiting to get FBI clearance to post the full analysis.

I’ll keep you posted,
Suzanne"

Suzanne W. Hallstrom
GENETIC LINCOLN
https://geneticlincoln.com
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In another email Suzanne also acknowledged that Genetic Lincoln was their source for Abraham Lincoln's X1c testing and the Rathbone D4i2 mtdna. The relic used was a wood chip from a chair.

As an aside I would like to mention that one of the donors was a lady who at first declined and later, on her deathbed, insisted that her son take her mtdna for our project as her contribution to history.

Her name is Beverly Ann (Hazen) Donovan.

We are hopeful this might encourage testing of more artifacts, and perhaps we may get a result matching Mr. Lincoln.