>Jessica Lippincott grew up as an only child in Wyoming and didn't know she was "donor-conceived" until she did a DNA test in 2017. Last week, she told an audience for the first time that she is one of 50 half-siblings who have embraced each other as an extended family. >Thermopolis resident Jessica Lippincott grew up a small-town Wyoming girl and an only child until 2017. Now, she’s part of a thriving family with 49 half-siblings. >Lippincott has had an unorthodox life, even for a rural girl from the Cowboy State. That life was upended when she learned she had an extended family she never knew about — and never would’ve known about had she not submitted a DNA sample to 23andMe. >“It's a fascinating story,” she told Cowboy State Daily. “I always felt like I was trying to find myself, and all the questions I had growing up have been answered.” . . [Source](https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/11/17/she-grew-up-in-wyoming-an-only-child-now-shes-one-of-50-siblings/)