family tree

[darthdarrel]

I was wondering if any of you have traced your family tree and found any famous people in your family?
My oldest brother Michael is tracing our family tree and found that on my moms side we are a direct descendant of George washington and that on our dads side we are cousins to Madonna! LOL!

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by darthdarrel
I was wondering if any of you have traced your family tree and found any famous people in your family?
My oldest brother Michael is tracing our family tree and found that on my moms side we are a direct descendant of George washington and that on our dads side we are cousins to Madonna! LOL!

Wow, you're in with the stars there.

I'm distantly related to a quite famous british explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, but thats it.

I think you win Darrel!

 

[Katherine]

Hey I'm related to John Adams and John Quincy-Adams.
Are relatives knew eachother!

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by darthdarrel
I was wondering if any of you have traced your family tree and found any famous people in your family?
My oldest brother Michael is tracing our family tree and found that on my moms side we are a direct descendant of George washington and that on our dads side we are cousins to Madonna! LOL!

So you are in their poor side of the family....
:lol: :lol:
Just kidding! :kiss:

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by darthdarrel
I was wondering if any of you have traced your family tree and found any famous people in your family?
My oldest brother Michael is tracing our family tree and found that on my moms side we are a direct descendant of George washington and that on our dads side we are cousins to Madonna! LOL!

I assume you mean a direct descendent of Washington's adopted children, as he had no known (acknowledged) biological children.

 

[darthdarrel]

Don`t know yet,he`s still working on that!
He`s going by the Mormans library.
He is going to research that further.

 

[darthdarrel]

Re: Re: family tree

Originally posted by Maria


So you are in their poor side of the family....
:lol: :lol:
Just kidding! :kiss:

Actually Maria you are right,when my brother told me about this I also laughed and said then why are we so poor?!:lol:

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by darthdarrel
Don`t know yet,he`s still working on that!
He`s going by the Mormans library.
He is going to research that further.

I only made the remark because some (or even most...I'm not that familiar with them) genealogists don't accept adoptions (kind of conflicts with the "gene" thing. )

Personally, I believe family is family.

 

[The Mom]

Re: Re: Re: family tree

Originally posted by darthdarrel

Actually Maria you are right,when my brother told me about this I also laughed and said then why are we so poor?!:lol:

It's probably the 3rd generation thing! 1st generation works hard to build fortune. 2nd generation may have witnessed or even participated in, the struggle, and probably reaped some of the rewards...with a strong feeling of gratitude...so continues to work hard to preserve said fortune. 3rd generation has known nothing but comfort and wealth, so blows fortune having a good time. 4th generation has to start all over again!

This is just a generalization...obviously,many families avoid this. However, I can think of 3 local businesses (off the top of my head) where this has happened recently.

 

[Maria]

Re: Re: Re: Re: family tree

Originally posted by The Mom


It's probably the 3rd generation thing! 1st generation works hard to build fortune. 2nd generation may have witnessed or even participated in, the struggle, and probably reaped some of the rewards...with a strong feeling of gratitude...so continues to work hard to preserve said fortune. 3rd generation has known nothing but comfort and wealth, so blows fortune having a good time. 4th generation has to start all over again!

ha....there goes your explanation Darth!
It was just your luck to be in the 4th one thus you have no money and have to start all over again! chiiit... :animwink: :lol:

 

[darthdarrel]

jUST MY LUCK EH!

 

[nikimsu2002]

Okay, here goes. My grandpa has traced his side of the family and we are realted to Millard, Fillmore, Louisa May Alcott, Ethan Allen, and a movie star but I can't remember her name.

 

[Legacy]

One of my great uncles on my father's side is Robert E. Lee, and a great uncle on my mother's side is Eli Whitney (inventor of the cotton gin).

 

[darthdarrel]

That is so cool you 2!
Now If I could only get my hands on some of madonnas money,I`d have it made! LOL!

 

[OldKeyWest24]

Keifer and Donald Sutherland..thats about it

Wow you're madonnas cousin..thats awsome!


Susan

 

[darthdarrel]

your are related to The sutherlands kewl!
Yes I just found out about Madonna,but I kind of wondered about it,being that my grandmas maiden name was Chicone

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by darthdarrel
your are related to The sutherlands kewl!
Yes I just found out about Madonna,but I kind of wondered about it,being that my grandmas maiden name was Chicone

I don't like Madonna

 

[Dawn S]

Originally posted by OldKeyWest24
Keifer and Donald Sutherland..thats about it

Wow you're madonnas cousin..thats awsome!


Susan

Keifer was my celeb crush all through high school. LOL

As for myself, My grandmother is astronaut John Glenn's cousin. She has also said that we are direct descendants of some famous Native American involved with a "battle", but in her age, she cannot remember any other details than that, so it doesn't help much. I'm in the process of tracing my Native American roots, so hopefully I'll figure that out eventually.

 

[darthdarrel]

Originally posted by tenchu


I don't like Madonna

LOL! I`m not a big fan of hers either Tenchu! LOL! I think her best cd was Ray of light and her best song was frozen.

 

[Steamboat_Kevin]

Originally posted by OldKeyWest24
Keifer and Donald Sutherland

Oooh! Lucky, Keifer was in my favorite movie!
GAME TIME:
What movie was he in that is my favorite movie?
(NOTE: He was reeeealllly mean)