Angela,

A great and well written story, the connecting of the dots with Melvin Collier and Mr. Archie Moore is a wonderful example for a possible case study presentation on what one might call "Genealogical Serendipity".

I posted here on AfriGeneas of a similar experience that happened to me about a year ago.
http://tinyurl.com/7hwyysu

Any other AfriGenean's have an experience of "Serendipity" they would care to share?

Art Thomas