This is pretty amazing. I am totally new to the 'hobby' of genealogy and was in the process of closing down my account when I got a notice. I followed the thread, and ran across this post. My birth name is Dennis O'Neal, and my father is James Pitman O'Neal. My limited research showed him as being born in Wathell Mississippi in 1913.
I'm not sure of the exact timing, but my father abandoned, and later divorced my mother either just before or just after I was born, so I never knew him. I took the name of the man she married when I was about 3 years old and was my only father figure.
Since your post is nearly 5 years old, you might be no longer active on the ancestory.com site, and I have no idea if they allow posting of other contact information, but I'm going to post my direct e-mail address anyway.
dmwood102@gmail.comI live in Las Vegas Nv and was born in August 1947. There is a site called 23and me. Another lady contacted me on that site because our DNA showed us to be strongly related. It turns out that she was related to a Georgia Kent who is my grandmother (married to William O'Neal)
It is very interesting to find family ties, and I hope to correspond with others. Please use the email- address that I listed above (assuming that it's not edited out) . My account here will only be active through the 26th of April 2015.
Thanks, and I hope to hear from any of my long lost relatives :) ...... I might find it exciting enough to sign up with Ancestry again :)
Dennis M. Wood (O'Neal)