Oscar-winner Julia Roberts was shocked to discover that she actually isn’t a “Roberts,” and was told her last name was drastically different after participating in a DNA test.
The story began with her great-grandfather John Roberts and her great-great-grandmother Rhoda Suttle Roberts.Gates Jr. continued to show Roberts the 1880s census for Douglas Country, Georgia, when he then showed her great-grandfather’s name listed in the archives.
However, Willis passed away in 1864, over a decade before Rhoda gave birth to Julia’s great-grandfather John, Gates Jr. explained. "Julia, Willis Roberts could not possibly be your great-great-grandfather. He was dead," he remarked.The historian unveiled that Julia Roberts' great-great-grandmother had an affair with a married man after her husband Willis Roberts’ death.
His team found"a cluster of matches" that tied Julia and her cousin to one man. Henry McDonald Mitchell Jr. was the name of her biological great-great-grandfather. "You're Julia Mitchell," Gates Jr. confirmed."You are not a Roberts, biologically."
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