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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jonathan Mummolo / The Bulletin
August 25, 2008
It’s been four years since Bettye Kearse set out to prove a story that has been handed down through generations of her family: that she, an African American, is a direct descendant of founding father James Madison.
But after a prolonged attempt to arrange DNA testing with Madison....
