Genealogy DNA Testing—A Case Study Richard Carpenter remembers an argument that broke out among his Carpenter relatives at a family reunion in the late 1920’s. Richard’s father shouted, “Well, I’m just going to change my name to Medlock, which is what it’s supposed to be anyway!” Family legend had it that their ancestor, John

John Joseph Filleman (1861-1942) married Annie Chisholm (1864-1931) in Uvalde, Texas in 1889. Soon after their marriage, they removed to eastern Arizona. They eventually purchased a cattle ranch in Graham County, along Eagle Creek, with the Four Bar brand. They raised nine children on Eagle Creek. The closest town, Clifton, was about fifty miles away