tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post6545710704038229707..comments2024-03-28T14:03:05.228-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: Family History AddictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-40916880953348781032011-12-24T10:56:29.464-07:002011-12-24T10:56:29.464-07:00John,
Several wild stories have emerged in our fa...John,<br /><br />Several wild stories have emerged in our family research. It's like an accountant with two sets of books. You always want to get the unexpurgated version.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-15733225985335207402011-12-24T10:28:09.592-07:002011-12-24T10:28:09.592-07:00Many years ago one of my uncles who lived in Massa...Many years ago one of my uncles who lived in Massachusetts did some digging at the Library and discovered the family had an ancestor who came on the Mayflower. When he mentioned it to my grandmother, presuming it might be important to her she said, "Yes. We knew about him," and seemed to want to drop the matter. Seems the guy was an indentured servant and also got into a fight soon after he arrived and had to be punished for his behavior. So my grandmother was not going to claim him.<br /> <br />I took an interest in our genealogy during high school days and discovered that my parents shared a third great-grandmother making them cousins, which neither of them had any knowledge of, having been born in different states (KY and GA). Since we all have thirty-two third great-grandparents it's not really a big deal but makes an interesting discovery.<br /><br />Yesterday Dr. Phil featured a family, independent Mormons, consisting of one dad, three wives and twenty-four children! <br /><br />http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/1695<br /><br />As the song says, the times they are a-changing.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.com