Finding My American Roots

The Lost Son of Castleton Wednesday February 13 2019 mrs. Bates, my mum, sent a message to my brothers, Len and Al: " We need to chat ". The entire family agreed on meeting at mums house the following Saturday afternoon. Only Al's wife was not able to be there due to work. Mum sat down the family and began to tell what had happened. Len interrupted, learning what it was all about, telling he already knew they had another brother they thought had passed away. Dad had told him years ago, but asked him not to bring up the subject again, as it always had been a great pain in mums heart. Len had kept this promise. Al, who is not at Facebook, had somehow heard the stir in the town about my name, so he had googled my name and found a picture. He then knew for sure, that we were related. He just couldn't figure out how. A stone fell of the chest of my mum, and after she had explained to everyone what happened, everybody was full of understanding, joy and happiness. ...