Swimming in the Gene Pool
Elliot discovered that she had third and fourth cousins in Iowa. But since her cousins were all focused on such a small area, there was the inevitable issue of intermarriage – or what Belza called endogamy in genealogical terms.
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The problem that Belza highlighted was that when too many family trees intertwine, it becomes next to impossible to track down the primary source. Spending some time may help detangle the roots, but time was a luxury that Elliot didn’t have much of. Belza, taking into account this factor, was able to quickly work through Elliot’s heritage and found that she had German ancestors. Digging deeper into the gene pool, narrowed down the search to two names: Freda and Walter Roth. Could these be Elliot’s biological parents?