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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:02:31 AM EDT
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The commanding general of the Wehrmacht's 76th Infantry division on the Eastern front was my great uncle.
My mother's maiden name was McLane, i.e., the Scottish clan that began with Gillean of the Battle Axe. (Not sure if he was a warrior and that was his weapon of choice, or if he was some henpecked Miquetoast and it refers to his mother-in-law...) |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:13:06 AM EDT
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ive never researched into it...
but my whole life ive been told im related to Jesse James ( the original ) through marriage. i personally dont know whether to believe it or not. my mothers great aunt ( through marriage ) in michigan, her last name is bishop, is who im suppose to be related to him through. it would be cool to find out if its true or not, but i really dont care. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:24:14 AM EDT
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I'm related to Jesse James, too. A bunch of other people, too. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:28:16 AM EDT
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There is a Catholic Cardinal in my family, from way back.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:38:41 AM EDT
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Otto von Bismarck.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:38:55 AM EDT
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My great, great, great grandfather was a Colonel in the 8th GA Confederate Calvary.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:41:04 AM EDT
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My grandfather from my dads side is from Germany and has the last name Mauser so its possible, unlikely but poss.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:41:10 AM EDT
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John Wilkes Booth, and a Captain Beall ( confederate ), that was executed by the yankee's.
   . Also another guy that assasinate another of our presidents.... WarDawg
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:42:40 AM EDT
[#9]
Heck Thomas
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:44:43 AM EDT
[#10]
No one. A lot of heroes, but no one famous.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:45:23 AM EDT
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My dad has always said that John Adams was his 5th great grandfather (unverified). Perhaps we're distantly related, KimberWarrior?
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:50:45 AM EDT
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My cousin is the CEO of ID Software. They have created:
Castle Wolfenstien DOOM and the ever popular... QUAKE... |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:53:09 AM EDT
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John Hancock, Admiral Dewey, Thomas E. Dewey
Wardawg: A friend of mine is related to JW, as well... in fact, his last name IS Booth. Family legend has it that the body they found in that barn was NOT Ol' Uncle JW... 
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:53:18 AM EDT
[#14]
Adam
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:54:13 AM EDT
[#15]
Cossacks.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:55:35 AM EDT
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Adam
ETA: Missed it by that much. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:57:15 AM EDT
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Robert Morris (signed articles of confederation, constitution, declaration of independence. Werhner von Braun. Doc Holliday. Howard Hughes, mark Twain, Gerald Ford, Rutherford B Hayes, The Younger Brothers, of the James-Younger gang.
Also... A ways back we were Gossetts. Louis Gossett Jr is my cousin...(This incident involved slave/owner sexual relations  )
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Posted: 6/17/2007 6:59:22 AM EDT
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Im actually related to Rob Roy. (the rob roy depicted in the self titled movie.)
Im also related to the man known as the "King of the fanning islands" www.ayrshirehistory.org.uk/Shorts/fanningis.htm |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:04:07 AM EDT
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I've been doing genealogy for people for years, and the only person I've ever legitimately found related to anyone truly famous was a decendent of a sibling of Benedict Arnold.
If anyone is interested, PM and I'll look some stuff up for you. I'm pretty good and if you can get me back past 1930, I can usually find info..in the US anyway. Overseas can be done but its harder and I don't have the time to put into it for free. <Nerd. Yep. 'Fraid so. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:05:58 AM EDT
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King David on my Fathers side and Robert the Bruce on my mother's side. Through the Davidic line though I would likely be related to most of the crown heads of Europe. Oh, and that American AQ fella is likely a distant relative too.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:09:03 AM EDT
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Dr. Mudd, he was the doctor that set John Wilkes Booth broken leg.
Pretty much got screwed, as he was imprisoned as being part of the conspiracy to kill Abe Lincoln. (Can anyone say "falsely imprisoned".) |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:12:37 AM EDT
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Related to Yankees 2nd baseman Joe Gordon, who was also a 1942 MVP. Joe is the guy pointing his bat at the camera.
 ETA: The photo was taken by the famous George Brace. I spoke with him before he died about this photo. I wish I would have followed through on getting him to personally sign this before he died. The title of the famous photo is Murderer's Row. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:14:39 AM EDT
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Direct descendant of Patrick Henry and member of the Descendant's organization.
This, and 50 cents, will buy you a phone call in any American city. Its great. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:18:41 AM EDT
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John W Dickerson PFC Kentucky Calvary
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:20:15 AM EDT
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Thats my mothers maiden name as well. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:24:10 AM EDT
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All of this info is from RootsWeb. I have no idea how accurate it is. But anyway:
Patrick Henry is in the family tree on my mom's side. Also, mom's family is supposedly descended from one William de Warrene, 1st Earl of Surrey, who fought with William the Conqueror at Hastings. I understand that this (if true) makes us very, very, very distant cousins of Dr. Joseph Warren. Also, some of the marriages in that family would relate us to French and English royalty, possibly including Charlemagne. EDIT: W00T, first Page 2 ownage and a relative in Tirador223. Sweet. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:27:02 AM EDT
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Well...
Had a great, great Aunt that dated Abe Lincoln. Related to Lord North (No, not Peter North ) He was the Brit prime minister during the Revolution.Related to the one Frenchman who wasn't a coward and didn't suck: William the Conquerer. Was told once they hit Royalty in the family tree, it shot straight back to Julius Caesar. *shrug* Probably more but I don't remember :P ETA: Hey Polupharmakos, if SHTF, perhaps it would be a good thing if we worked together... you know, for old time's sake
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:31:02 AM EDT
[#28]
Awesome. We Normans gots to stick together!
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:54:49 AM EDT
[#29]
Thomas Fortune Ryan.
Jimmy Fortune of Statler brothers fame. Danny
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Posted: 6/17/2007 7:59:21 AM EDT
[#30]
My Great Great Great Great(may be off a great) Grandfather was in an Artillery company with 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry(Mosby's Rangers) if that counts.
My dad had always told me he had been told that, I confirmed it when they opened up all the records at ancestry.com earlier this month for a few days. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:00:35 AM EDT
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King Richard the Lionhearted on my Dad's side.
I've always been proud to be related to a guy who spent his entire ruling term killing Muslims in the name of the crown and who to this day, pisses them off and strikes fear in their hearts just talking about him. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:04:00 AM EDT
[#32]
Abe Lincoln by a marriage, Russian czar Nicholas I by blood.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:11:04 AM EDT
[#33]
Uncle Sam Houston, space chicken and the red brutha's.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:14:12 AM EDT
[#34]
Jesus Christ!
End of thread... 
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:17:04 AM EDT
[#35]
Orel Hersheiser (2nd cousin)
William the Conqueror (30th Great-Grandfather) |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 8:50:36 AM EDT
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Although I can never prove it.....I'm sure I'm related to the caveman that was the inspiration to the people who created the Geico 'Caveman' commercials....
 ETA: Do you know why cavemen drag their women by the hair???? Because they fill up with dirt if you drag them the other way!!!...
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:03:57 AM EDT
[#37]
Martin Luther, as in the Lutheran Church. (No King on the end of it.)
The original Jamestown settlers included my direct ancestor, Giles Carter. Possibly you never heard of him but who knows who I might be related to via that branch of the family tree alone? CJ |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:09:06 AM EDT
[#38]
Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:11:48 AM EDT
[#39]
Somewhere along the line I am related to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:13:20 AM EDT
[#40]
 Captain Martin Van Buren Bates (7' 11") and his wife Anna Hannon Bates (8'). Tallest married couple. "Giant of the Hills" |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:29:32 AM EDT
[#41]
Very historic...
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:32:45 AM EDT
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My great-great grandmother was the first white child born in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:32:55 AM EDT
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I did a geneology project back in elemetary school, in which I learned that Daniel Boone was my 7th great uncle.
At the time, I thought that I should have been entitled to part of Kentucky. 
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:42:25 AM EDT
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I'm related to the famous "Dockery."
Actually, there are quite a few black Americans who live around this area that have the same last name. Considering this used to be a plantation area, it is possible my ancestors enslaved them, which creates some sort of a bond. Then again, my ancestors were probably poor as hell. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:48:23 AM EDT
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My great, great uncle (Grandma's uncle) was Ray Haroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. His average speed was 74 mph, and he took home a whopping $10,000 in prize money.
He also pioneered the use of rear view mirrors on automobiles, after seeing the idea in horse carriages. On my wifes side a lot of Scottish notables, the Bishop of Yarmouth, and some Royal appointments. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:48:38 AM EDT
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Daniel B. Tompkins vice President under James Monroe
Bill Wampler Sr. former Senator, Virginia Bill Wampler Jr. state legislature Virginia. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 9:54:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/17/2007 10:14:42 AM EDT
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The original John Adams came to Plymouth in 1630, and settled in Newbury Mass. I am a direct descendant of him, through another son. Both Johns, (John being the son), as well as Samuel, are descended from the same John............ I have the family tree going back centuries........... 
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Posted: 6/17/2007 10:26:01 AM EDT
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My great-great grandfather was Henry Miller.
www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/hmiller.html He once said he could ride a horse from his home near San Francisco to the Mexican border and not leave the land that he owned. The probate for his son Henry Miller Jr. was really ugly. There was a generation skipping will/trust or something. My grandmother was represented by Melvin Belli. She wouldn't discuss the details and I only have pieces of the story. I know someone attempted to kill her during the time of the probate. |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 10:32:50 AM EDT
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