It's funny how things work out sometimes!
My g-grandpappy was a man named Joseph Pleasant Barber. Ol' Joe had a little trouble with the bottle and keeping his pants on, so g-grandmother divorced him. He remarried, and had a son with his second wife. I searched on Ancestry, and found a private tree (no access unless granted by the person posting the tree) that had the name of the son on it.
I quickly sent off an electronic missive, requesting additional information about the son, and thru the son, hopefully to find more information about my g-grandfather, who we knew little about. There was no response, and I wrote it off as someone who either wanted nothing to do with me, or someone who didn't check her emails or Ancestry account much.
About a month and a half ago, I get a message on Facebook, asking if I was the same person that had sent an email asking about her grandfather, Beverly Burton Barber? I immediately sent a message back, saying YES! I am!
I added her to my friend's list immediately, and when I enlarged her photo...it was one of my former customers!!!!!!! She didn't recognise my photo...the last time they'd seen me, I weighed 300lbs! I had the advantage, and the onery in me oozed out all over... ~grin~
I asked if she was the same (name) that lived in this area, and she responded with a guarded "yes", and offered me her email. I responded, "how about I just call you? Is your number still.....?" She got very quiet. Minutes passed. I was giggling. I finally dashed off an email to the addy she'd given me and told her "JoAnne! It's ME! Charlee...from ..." and gave her my phone number. Within a few minutes, the phone rang and we enjoyed a good laugh, not only over my teasing her and making her think I was some kind of cyber-stalker, but over the fact that we've enjoyed each other's company many times over the years and didn't have a clue that we were cousins!
Those tree can be worth a fortune! ;)