I've seen this info a few times, and always wondered who did the research to find all this, and when. If it was done before his election, could they have info on Obama that could be helpful, info that hasn't been made public?
Let me look later and see if I can find that particular tree.
One of the problems with genealogy is people do not always have the recorded documents. Without death certificates, baptismal or birth certificates, or some relatives were found among traveling preachers or catholic records during the gold rush as to birth and death records. But without it, you really cannot say anyone is your relative unless all the pieces fit. I have seen mamy place names among my family and they don’t belong there. But I have also seen them take out a gentleman 200 years ago that was african american in my family and he does belong there. I like him there and think that is why I never burn and tan really well. /wink
The story was posted on the board but not in the family tree. Duvall seems to be the magic surname. But look at this. Read the entire story at the baltimoresun.
This researcher gives where he found his information which is really valuable to a genealogist.
http://www.wargs.com/political/obama.html
Census records, genealogical research show forebears of Obama’s mother had slaves
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-te.obama02mar02,0,5765826.story
Genealogical experts who reviewed the Obama family tree at the request of The Sun would not vouch for its findings.
Most of the historical entries lack citations of authenticating source material, such as birth and death certificates or marriage licenses, said Barbara Vines Little, past president of the National Genealogical Society in Virginia, adding that “he has nothing here that I can see that would allow you to make any logical link.”
“You just can’t casually throw some documents together and make a sophisticated analysis,” said Tony Burroughs, author of Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree and a consultant on a project by the New York Daily News that found that relatives of former Sen. Strom Thurmond appear to have owned the ancestors of civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Brad Pitt too!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Barack+Obama+Genealogy+Duvall&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
No way would obama deny any of this. It all makes him a citizen from way back.