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Thank you for your encouraging message Angela! 😊

Thank you Lisa! I actually did try what you suggested a few days ago on Ancestry, and unfortunately I only found what I already had on my grandfather.  No one else came up with his date of birth. 

Lisa in California, thank you for sharing your interesting stories and perspective! I completely forgot to mention...... Once my grandfather came to the United States in 1919, he never ever returned to the Philippines even to visit his family. This further adds to my "theory" that  he did something (committed a crime perhaps) in the Philippines.  I totally agree with you that sometimes cousin matches are not really interested in communicating, but what stands out is that there were several tjst initially expressed interest to me and/or my brother, but as soon as we gave the information of our grandfather's name and date of birth, and that he was born in Pampanga, they would disappear, and even read our messages but not reply after that.  There was one that was even interested enough to give me her cell number, and we had progressed to texting each other.  She had said she was going to talk to her grandparents, but she too disappeared after I gave her Grandpa's information. 

Quote from: michelles5257 on Saturday 01 July 23 12:10 BST (UK)

My brother and I have had a uniq

ue situation with matched cousins not responding to messages.  On 23andMe and Ancestry, we have both contacted cousin matches who stated on their profiles that their grandparents were from the same town as our maternal grandfather.  We wrote to several people and initially got enthusiastic responses.  When we would write back to them and provide our grandfather's name and date of birth, they all "disappeared"! LOL.  If it happened once, we would say it's a coincidence.  But it happened to both my brother and me several times.  Very strange that as soon as our grandfather's name is mentioned, they don't respond.  So now, of course, we're even more curious wondering if our grandfather did something that upset his family.  He was born in the Philippines in 1895 and passed away in 1955.

Welcome to Rootschat.
You do seem to have odd situation there. Have you checked newspapers to see if there was any situation between family members which might have been reported.
I had a great uncle who stole from his family and there was a newspaper report, but they didn't want to press charges.

Hi Lizzie,

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately, my grandfather was born in the Philippines in 1895, so I don't have any access to newspaper reports.  It is truly a mystery.  I wish just one cousin match would tell me what their family told them about my grandfather, instead of "disappearing" the minute they read his name! LOL

My brother and I have had a unique situation with matched cousins not responding to messages.  On 23andMe and Ancestry, we have both contacted cousin matches who stated on their profiles that their grandparents were from the same town as our maternal grandfather.  We wrote to several people and initially got enthusiastic responses.  When we would write back to them and provide our grandfather's name and date of birth, they all "disappeared"! LOL.  If it happened once, we would say it's a coincidence.  But it happened to both my brother and me several times.  Very strange that as soon as our grandfather's name is mentioned, they don't respond.  So now, of course, we're even more curious wondering if our grandfather did something that upset his family.  He was born in the Philippines in 1895 and passed away in 1955.