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Interesting side note: the DNA test produced an exact 25 marker match with another guy who lives in Texas. We do not have the same surname and my family has no known connection to Texas.

You know, someone told me that if you match 25/25 that you are very likely to match pretty close if you upgrade. This has been the case for us. People who matched 25/25 upgraded to 37 and matched 36/37 (different surnames). Turns out there was an unknown adoption back in the late 18th century that no one knew about. Technically, not an adoption, but the child was raised by someone else and the story got lost through the years. If I were you, I'd upgrade and/or look more into this. There is probably something there that you don't know about! A great mystery!

There is probably something there that you don't know about! A great mystery!
Without a doubt there's more there and it certainly is a mystery. However, upgrading won't solve this particular case.
With the client's permission (which I gave), Family Tree DNA provides your email address along with your name to anyone on your list of matches. I communicated with my newly found cousin and we could not find a reasonable explanation for our relationship.
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