Luanne Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 You know the one who had the debates with Abraham Lincoln? My father's mother's maiden name was Lola Douglas. Yes, that is right. We are directly related to Stephen Douglas. My daughter said "but I never liked him because I liked Abraham Lincoln." LOL How cool is that though? My direct ancesor could have been president of the United States. My uncle has been doing a lot of research on this stuff lately. (he is my father's brother) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Very cool!!! I grew up knowing I was related to Jesse James on my Dad's side -- he was my paternal Grandma's cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 My grandmother's maiden name was Booth. Yes, that Booth. I can't remember the exact relation, but I think he was my grandmother's great uncle. You should probably be glad Douglas wasn't elected! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 It's fun all the interesting people--good, bad, ugly--that we find in our family closets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 ... and apparently we also have family from my father's side who were thrown out of Scotland for trying to overthrow the government. If you knew my father, you wouldn't be totally surprised to hear that. LOL :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Anyone related to anyone who argued with Lincoln is alright with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 ... and apparently we also have family from my father's side who were thrown out of Scotland for trying to overthrow the government. If you knew my father, you wouldn't be totally surprised to hear that. LOL :lol: The Irish part of my husband's side was tossed out of South Carolina...they were just. that. wild. Now my dad's side is pretty wild also, same sins, but were never tossed out. Of course, they would have to toss out half the state to get rid of every relation ;) We have an ancestor caught for watering down the communion wine in Scotland. A notorious publisher. Moonshiners. Senator. Protestants run out of Switzerland and France. Directly descended from Charlemagne. Ancestors that walked the Trail of Tears. Baptist ministers. Sea Captains. And on my stepdad's side, you can add Frances Scott Key(es) and THE McCoys (of Hatfields and McCoys). I'm certain there are more, but that is what I have at the moment in my research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Anyone related to anyone who argued with Lincoln is alright with me. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 That is so cool! We have been reading about him (all last week, in fact)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Anyone related to anyone who argued with Lincoln is alright with me. :iagree: So what do you all have against Lincoln? I'm genuinely curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamaMama Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 So what do you all have against Lincoln? I'm genuinely curious. I think they just mean that it would have to be somebody of high caliber to have the ability to intelligently argue with Lincoln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I think they just mean that it would have to be somebody of high caliber to have the ability to intelligently argue with Lincoln. :lol::lol::lol::lol: if only. Do some research on the "real" Lincoln...there are plenty of books out there that address the issues with him rather than just follow the status quo idolatry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieB Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 You know the one who had the debates with Abraham Lincoln? My father's mother's maiden name was Lola Douglas. Yes, that is right. We are directly related to Stephen Douglas. My daughter said "but I never liked him because I liked Abraham Lincoln." LOL How cool is that though? My direct ancesor could have been president of the United States. My uncle has been doing a lot of research on this stuff lately. (he is my father's brother) My husband's family claims Abrahama Lincoln as a cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Wm. Wallace (Braveheart guy) - the other relatives were just chicken thieves that got kicked out of England! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Grover Cleveland is my great-great-great-great-great uncle! Cool heh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olan719 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I was very happy to discover "Isaac Newton" in my lineage...until I realized he was off by a century or two :lol: Thought it might explain my love for science! Seriously, we are descendents of King Charlemagne. My dad always wanted to know where the family fortune went - he didn't care about the royal bloodline! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Seriously, we are descendents of King Charlemagne. My dad always wanted to know where the family fortune went - he didn't care about the royal bloodline! :D :lol: I'd like to know that also. Seems like us descendants got ripped :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Well I am the proud descendant of numerous criminals and ex-cons. So there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Grover Cleveland is my great-great-great-great-great uncle! Cool heh? That is cool! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Well I am the proud descendant of numerous criminals and ex-cons. So there. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Wm. Wallace (Braveheart guy) - the other relatives were just chicken thieves that got kicked out of England! That we are distantly related. My daughter is actually a Wallace descendant on both sides of her family. Her grandmother (maternal) on her father's side was a Wallace. My grandfather (my mother's father) ... his mother was a Wallace. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 on the chicken thief side - now that is classy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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