He volunteered for war service, but ultimately served less than a year, did not fight, and may not even have traveled to Cuba.

How DNA is passed on, what it can tell us about how we are related, and how it can be used in genealogical research on ancestry.com– using Robert Barton as an example.

See what an autosomal DNA test can tell us about where Robert Barton’s ancestors are from.

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