I Found my Long Lost Second Cousin
By Sherry
@norcal (4889)
Franklinton, North Carolina
April 30, 2019 4:46pm CST
Well actually, she found me. I got a friend request on Facebook from someone whose maiden name was the same as mine. I accepted her request, and right away asked her how we were related.
It turns out, her dad was my dad's uncle, brother to my dad's dad. I did remember visiting them when I was a little kid. My dad died when I was six, and my mom moved us from Louisiana to California, so we lost contact with my dad's extended family.
My newfound cousin said she always wondered what happened to us. She is only two years older than I am. We chatted for quite a while. It was nice.
Have you ever found a long lost friend or relative online?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
30 Apr 19
Yay and congratulations!
I am glad to hear it.
I think I told you, my father's half sister found me on facebook. She was adopted out when she was very young, and she's older than my father, who is the oldest.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
30 Apr 19
@norcal Yes, isn't it?
Of course this lady helped me find some information out about her mother's side of things. Which was awesome. She also told me who her father was and why she was put up for adoption. I had no idea about her until she told me.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
30 Apr 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum That must have been very emotional for her as well, after not having any blood family.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
30 Apr 19
I hope so too. It's odd how sometimes you connect with people online and then there isn't much interaction after the first contact, but we shall see. Now that we are on the same side of the country, maybe I will make it down to Louisiana sometime.
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@much2say (54009)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Apr 19
Reunited - that's neat! Yes, I have found many ol' friends, family and very distant relatives on FB! I have this whole other sector of family that live in Canada on my dad's side . . . it's funny because they kinda look like us, but our lifestyles are very different from all the family down here.
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@much2say (54009)
• Los Angeles, California
1 May 19
@norcal It's kinda like a whole different species of family 
. So different, right? For me, the family here was more traditionally Japanese but living in America . . . whereas the Canadian side were more "westernized", more religious, with a tight sense of community.
. So different, right? For me, the family here was more traditionally Japanese but living in America . . . whereas the Canadian side were more "westernized", more religious, with a tight sense of community.1 person likes this
@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
30 Apr 19
That's a nice experience. You both have a lot of catching up to do
I found a lot of old friends on Facebook too. Sometimes it ends up in a reunion
I found a lot of old friends on Facebook too. Sometimes it ends up in a reunion1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
1 May 19
Good she actually was related to you and she found you Sherry.
Yes they have found me rather.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
10 May 19
Oh wow, that's exciting! Congrats on finding one another and goodluck on your future relationship with them.
