Help us DNA test more Georgetown, South Carolina relatives of a young man who died almost 100 years ago! We need your help to give South Island John Doe back his name.

Following Hurricane Irma in 2017, the skeletal remains of a young fisherman were discovered near the site of ongoing archaeological research in Georgetown County, South Carolina. He was thought to have been 16 - 20 years old and worked as a fisherman. Clothing dates his death between 1890 and 1940.

Archival research identified the area where he was found as a 19th century fishing village, located between Mosquito Creek and Winyah Bay. Genealogy For Justice™ and FHD Forensics are working with the SC Department of Natural Resources to help tell this young man’s story and provide him with a proper burial.

Extensive investigation of his distant genetic matches is underway, as is interviewing and testing of elder family members. We won't stop until we say his name for the first time in 100 years.

South Island John Doe

By Genealogy for Justice™

South Island John Doe

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