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| knewslady |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 5:26:51 PM
anyone famous or half way famous? I love family history stories.
The only famous person in our family and probably only people from Kentucky may recognize his name is my first cousin Terry Wilcutt.
Terry was the first Kentuckian to be chosen for the Nasa program and has been the pilot on two missions and mission commander on two more.
His brother, Kevin Wilcutt, was the first President Bush helicopter pilot.
It seems those Wilcutt boys turn out better than us Wilcutt girls.
But then again there is the family history about the Wilcutt that was hung in Oklahoma in the 1800s sometime for horse stealing.
I can't wait to hear your stories.
Kathy
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 06:26:11 AM
i have a cousin who is 'big-time' into geneology .. she SWEARS she has traced our family back to being related to:
King Henry VIII had lotsa' women in his life .. among these 'consorts', The Good King it seems had an illicit affair with the Queen's younger sister MARY .. they (supposedly) had a son (she DID have a SON) .. (from whom my family line comes). Mary named her son ... what else .. HENRY!! i have read several accounts of their 'relationship' .. and while the legitimacy of the King having fathered my great great great (oh lotsa' greats) grandpa .. have not been proven .. yet ... overwhelmingly in most reports he is indeed attributed to have passed on his 'genes' to my family! HA! i always KNEW i was a princess!
Mistresses
Historians are sure of the names of only two of Henry's mistresses: Elizabeth Blount and Mary Boleyn (Anne's sister). Elizabeth Blount gave birth to Henry's illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy. The young boy was made Duke of Richmond in June 1525 in what some thought was one step on the path to legitimatizing him. This never occurred, however, and FitzRoy never acceded to the throne. Mary Boleyn was originally the Boleyn/Howard girl that the Duke of Norfolk wanted to place as queen in place of Catherine of Aragon. Contemporary rumors stated that Mary Boleyn's two children, the first being Catherine, and the second being Henry were fathered by Henry, but their paternity has never been proven.
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 8:26:24 PM
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Originally posted by BarefootGoatGirl
i'm not related to anyone famous, but i do come from a long line of trouble makers. my dad's paternal side was a border clan run out of scotland with both the scots and brits after them for stealing horses on both sides of the boarder.
Wow....we're probably related somehow. Either that or they were arch enemies. What clan? or clans? Mine are Johnston, Graham, Bell, and Robertson.Those are the main ones anyway. Many others too. The Johnstons were the border reivers.
My great Grandma Black was a cousin to Buffalo Bill.
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| frannie |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 8:23:00 PM
i am really having fun reading about all the kin folks. sue, my dh says john wesley hardin was born about 15 miles from here and was pretty much raised in fannin county.
he was considered the fastest man with a revolver, except maybe billy the kid. he became a lawyer in his later years and lived in el paso where he is buried.
my dh says there are a lot of wonderful books written about him.
keep those stories comin, i am loving hearing about all the famous folks in our farmgirl past.
love
fran
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 6:02:21 PM
I am related to Frances Eaton who came over on the Mayflower. My grandmother was very into geneology. She had her family traced way back. Her maiden name was Eaton. Her father was a Dr. It was pretty cool because my husband and I took a wonderful trip to MA.
And saw the replica of the Mayflower and there was my ancestors name right there! It gave me goosebumps. He migrated up to Canada and that's where my great-grandfather was born many years later.
MJ
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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 5:24:04 PM
I can't remember all the details, but some how I am related to Belle Starr the outlaw and part of my family can be traced back to the May Flower. There's even some kind of scholarship or grant we can get called Daughters of the May Flower.
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 2:02:08 PM
Lucille Ball? I think that's awesome!
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 1:45:08 PM
My brother has done the geaneology for our family with all the info he could get from family and it comes to my attention that we are related to Lucille Ball. It figures.
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 11:55:52 AM
My dad's great great great gf was John Dodd, who was on the ship that John Smith was on. He was married to Judith PlumeFeather, who was of the Powantan tribe, which is the same tribe as Pocahantos....*S*
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| JessieMae |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 11:11:23 AM
I am a direct descendant of Elisha Wallen, "The Long Hunter." He was a famous hunter and trader, and he was one of the first white men to travel the Wilderness Trail through Cumberland Gap. According to a book that was written about him, on his first long hunt in 1761, he was joined by Daniel Boone during part of the trip. So all you gals who are related to Daniel Boone...our grandaddies were hunting buddies!
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 10:36:53 AM
I am somehow related on my Dad's side to former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
My Scottish decendants were once upon a time Irish Kings until they had to resettle in Scotland a LONG, LONG time ago. Not too sure on the dates, I'd have to look it up, if I still have the information lying around. So, I guess when I call my daughter "your Highness" I am not too far off the mark.
This is fun!!
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 10:20:11 AM
I love this thread!! I'm not related to anyone famous as far as I know, but I love hearing about all your famous relatives!
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| blueroses |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 10:10:03 AM
On father's side, we are descendents of Henry Morgan (buccaneer, privateer and Gov. of Jamaica.)
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 07:08:23 AM
Jonnie dimples could only make you cuter,I would have to ck with Jessie to know if there is any one other than the Jasksons of Levie Jackson State Park in Laurel CO
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 06:09:41 AM
Well, probably only girls from Louisiana would think this interesting, or not, depending on how they were raised politically, but my maiden name is Long, as in Huey P. Long (The Kingfish) and my father and Huey (and Earl) were 2 cousins. Daddy was a young boy in Tioga, Louisiana when Huey was assasinated. Daddy had the dimple in his chin and I do, too, though (thankfully) not as pronounced.
My friend Kristin (who was born and raised in New Orleans) introduced me to her grandmother and grandfather, but not before telling me that if she remarked on my last name (Long) NOT to be goaded into who I was related to because her grandparents hated him so much!!!! She said that when her grandmother was a young woman, over dinner, the men would talk about how to kill Huey P!!!!
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| junebug |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 04:58:22 AM
I'm related to Ben Franklin on my dads side! And my boys are related to John Wesley Hardin, the gunfighter! Did you hear, everyone who has blue eyes is suspose to be related and can be traced back to one person? LOL I really did hear that on the evening news the other night! LOL
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| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 04:06:02 AM
ok, i love the ned christie confession!!!!!!!! outlaws have always facinated me.
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| peggysue |
Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 01:30:32 AM
my ex-hubby is related to pretty boy floyd on his father's side, and on my father's side, i am related to ned christie, a famous indian outlaw.
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| mima |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 10:09:59 PM
I grsaduated high school- Burbank high class of '76 with director Tim Burton! My claim to any fame!!!LOL!
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 10:02:52 PM
my husband is descended from the last judge that presided over the Salem Witch trials..Jonathan Corwin
he would be my husband's great,great,great ++ grandfather..however many removed that is..wayyyy back yonder..ha.
and my great,great grandfather on my real dad's side was was supposed to have helped settle some of the Irish in Utah..at least that's the story that's been passed down to me ..whether that part is true or not I dunno...but the Jonathan Corwin one is.
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| frannie |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 9:17:44 PM
jessica, this is too funny, i told my dh that one of my farmgirl friends was also a "boone sister". thats what they call them in his family.
i honestly dont know about any famous people in my biological family because i was adopted and dont know anything about my birth parents.
i was told my whole life that i was irish, and then about a year ago i got an email asking if i would like to know the name of my biological moom, and since both of my real parents have passed away i thought it would be okay to explore that. anyway, turns out i am not irish, at least on my mom's side, im acadian.
it really makes you think what does it all really mean? but i have always enjoyed hearing other folks family stories and who they are related to.....but i also think untimately we are all related to each other.
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fran
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| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 8:52:28 PM
My Gma (on mom's side) did a lot of geneology going back to the 1600's, but no one famous. Dad's family was never very big on family history stuff so I'm not sure. I've tried to do some investigating, but not seriously.
XH's family was traced back to John Howland (sp?). He came over on the Mayflower and his house is the only surviving building of the era in Plymouth - never been there though. Also related to one of the Wright Brother's - forget which one. |
| Tracey |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 8:52:18 PM
Well, after a great deal of searching through the family tree, the only one I can come up with who's really famous is God...
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| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 8:32:28 PM
i'm not related to anyone famous, but i do come from a long line of trouble makers. my dad's paternal side was a border clan run out of scotland with both the scots and brits after them for stealing horses on both sides of the boarder. my moms family was french/indian fur traders and horse thieves.
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 8:27:31 PM
Texas Frannie...looks like we go back almost together! Squire Boone, the brother of Daniel Boone, is a direct descent in my family. I searched further back and there were quite a few Kings and Queens of England, Spain, and a couple of other places. Gosh, I should drag out that family tree book of mine and comb through it and report back. Who knows...we all may be related in one way or another. :)
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| babysmama |
Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 8:09:50 PM
I am related to one of the signers of the Decloration of Independence. I forget his name at the moment but will look it up.
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