tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post7160933175698057948..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: We Are Family! I Got Ethelred the Unready in Me!Kathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-48456187439766116552009-02-03T20:25:00.000-06:002009-02-03T20:25:00.000-06:00Hey, cousin!!! Old Ethelred is supposedly my 29gre...Hey, cousin!!! Old Ethelred is supposedly my 29greats-grandfather. *g*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-26741830581228568512009-01-28T19:32:00.000-06:002009-01-28T19:32:00.000-06:00My husband's uncle does genealogy and I'm pretty s...My husband's uncle does genealogy and I'm pretty sure we had a horse thief or two lol. I had a distant relative do some work on my father's side - unfortunately we never got a copy of it but I do remember him saying there was some Italian royalty way back when.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-72268964663105005202009-01-28T18:25:00.000-06:002009-01-28T18:25:00.000-06:00I wish we were related to the Godiva of chocolate ...I wish we were related to the Godiva of chocolate making.. I would so use that to get some free stuff. I can so totally see the naked lady riding on horseback as being from our gene pool though. I guess that's pretty cool too. I want to know more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36704948742183345302009-01-28T17:36:00.000-06:002009-01-28T17:36:00.000-06:00You're the Mars Candy Heiress??? I'll need an aut...You're the Mars Candy Heiress??? I'll need an autographed Mars bar!<BR/><BR/>You guys have some great stuff! And I'm with you on the deranged relatives thingy!Leslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-37116661195306105352009-01-28T17:13:00.000-06:002009-01-28T17:13:00.000-06:00Everyone in my family tree is a little derangedEveryone in my family tree is a little derangedCrazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314169732607777830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-52107806420920241642009-01-28T15:36:00.000-06:002009-01-28T15:36:00.000-06:00My Dad and I are big into genealogy. We can trace...My Dad and I are big into genealogy. We can trace his side of the family back to 1535. Not quite so far on mom's side, but almost. <BR/><BR/>We've discovered that we're related to Lord and Lady Macdonald of Scotland, Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, & Woodrow Wilson, William Beebe (biologist and explorer,)Elswyth Thane (Author, related by marriage,) Don Beebe (NFL player,) and the Mars family (Mars Candy Company.)<BR/><BR/>There are 2 odd things that run through the generations. There's been a William or John in every generation on my dad's side since 1535 to present day. And we're extremly clumsy. (Some of our relatives actually blew themselves up with natural gas.)Refhaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064218599795539844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-19445175175384156262009-01-28T10:34:00.000-06:002009-01-28T10:34:00.000-06:00Gemma, sounds like we need a road trip to the loca...Gemma, sounds like we need a road trip to the location of this pub! And William Wallace's sister! Awesome! <BR/><BR/>I love hearing from you guys on this subject. It might have to be a multi-part series or something.<BR/><BR/>Did you know Ivan the Terrible was known originally as Ivan the Great? Then he snapped and got the other moniker. <BR/><BR/>I'm such a geek.Leslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-43698675052745230182009-01-28T10:20:00.000-06:002009-01-28T10:20:00.000-06:00I'm Russian so perhaps I'm distantly related to Iv...I'm Russian so perhaps I'm distantly related to Ivan the Terrible? Not a big history fan but I did enjoy your post he he!Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73074404087226606982009-01-28T09:36:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:36:00.000-06:00"(Anyone interesting/strange/possibly demented in ..."(Anyone interesting/strange/possibly demented in your family tree?)"<BR/><BR/>I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Possibely.<BR/><BR/>Are we related?Bookmobilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698377864458267666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-17871412092552663612009-01-28T09:31:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:31:00.000-06:00It’s like we were separated at birth. I love gene...It’s like we were separated at birth. I love genealogy! Okay, the highlights of my family tree: the first pub owners in the US, one of George Washington’s spies, and Braveheart’s sister. (The real one, not Mel Gibson.) <BR/> <BR/>~Gemma<BR/><BR/>P.S. I’m reading Stand By Your Hitman. I’m at the Bob part. I laughed so hard on the Stairmaster at the gym, I almost fell off. You have a demented mind, girl. I love it!Gemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53857881895990604062009-01-28T08:29:00.000-06:002009-01-28T08:29:00.000-06:00This must have taken some major research (or stumb...This must have taken some major research (or stumbling) to find. But it's cool none the less. Imagine if we gave our presidents names like that in the history books. W the....<BR/><BR/>Years ago I learned I had some great uncle Marmaduke who owned a plantation before the civil war. But he was from my dad's adoptive father, so no blood relation. Whew.<BR/><BR/>My relatives are less strange and more angry. There are so many on both sides who refuse to speak to each other. No idea what's up with that.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-50736832503672447772009-01-28T08:27:00.000-06:002009-01-28T08:27:00.000-06:00My grandma has been doing this for years. All I kn...My grandma has been doing this for years. All I know is that from my momma's side of the family we came from Scotland. <BR/><BR/>So I might have some of that wild highlander in me. :O)pass the mead.Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-21936883854221128362009-01-28T07:39:00.000-06:002009-01-28T07:39:00.000-06:00Oh, I hear you sister. I totally hear you. And a...Oh, I hear you sister. I totally hear you. And aren't they surprised when they find themselves in our books! <BR/><BR/>Then again, maybe we're the interesting/strange/demented ones?<BR/><BR/>Hmmmmm...Leslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-15791646378117766212009-01-28T07:32:00.000-06:002009-01-28T07:32:00.000-06:00Ahh Leslie,Your question baffles me: (Anyone inte...Ahh Leslie,<BR/><BR/>Your question baffles me: (Anyone interesting/strange/possibly demented in your family tree?)<BR/><BR/>The reason it baffles me is that I don't have to look back to history to find those relatives. They are alive and kicking. <BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.com