[Michael W. Harris]

When I was up in Athens I was trying to get the labor places to get me a menial labor job. So I got internet access which is almost required now to get a job. It did not work out for me being old and having a lot of baggage.

But while I was up there I sent a saliva sample to Ancestry.com, joined and created a family tree. All the genealogy work had already been done for me by relatives so all I had to do was input it into the computer. The tree goes back to pre-revolutionary war times on various branches. I have over 400 cousins on Ancestry with common ancestors, meaning we have the same ancestors in our trees. I have over 2000 fourth or closer cousins by DNA, no trees involved.

I am going to be very poor in my old age. I will live the rest of my life here at the Jenkins Domiciliary. I will file for early social security in October and only get about $700 - $800 per month which the domiciliary will take. I pray I get cancer and die by the age of 70. But in thinking about my demise I know that I will not have a grave site. So I called Ancestry and asked them if my tree and profile might be a memorial for me after I am gone. They told me that my tree and profile will be on Ancestry forever. Wow! I am eternal. I emailed my sister and am trying to get her interested in copying my tree and becoming eternal also. So far she is not interested.

But, I thought this was very interesting.

[Skeezyks]

Thanks for sharing this. I've thought about doing it. I actually signed into Ancestry once. But I never did anything with it. The fact is there's no one who would care, no one to pass it on to, & I actually wouldn't want any distant relatives to inadvertently find me.

I am going on 70. I never wanted to live this many years. I pray for death every day. But as far as I can tell, I'm discouragingly healthy. I've donated my body to the University of Minnesota Medical Center. However, they have the right to refuse any donation. So if they don't take it, it'll just be cremated. Throw the ashes in the trash.

[Michael W. Harris]

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

Thanks for sharing this. I've thought about doing it. I actually signed into Ancestry once. But I never did anything with it. The fact is there's no one who would care, no one to pass it on to, & I actually wouldn't want any distant relatives to inadvertently find me.

I am going on 70. I never wanted to live this many years. I pray for death every day. But as far as I can tell, I'm discouragingly healthy. I've donated my body to the University of Minnesota Medical Center. However, they have the right to refuse any donation. So if they don't take it, it'll just be cremated. Throw the ashes in the trash.

Divorced twice. Two other five year relationships. No children. I have got no one who cares either. I did the ancestry thing hoping it would give me some excuse to have contact with my estranged brother and sister. Maybe some second cousins. No. I am still totally isolated. The State of Florida will cremate me and dump me into the County Landfill with the rest of the rats.