Famous ancestors? - Page 3

G G · 03-05-2010, 10:15 AM

Free douche for life.

Lucky_Hippo · 03-05-2010, 10:59 AM

On my Father's side we're related to some guy who founded a famouse Chicago newspaper.

My wife's family is related to the the fife player in the famous painting of the drummer, american flag carrier, and fife player that you see everywhere around the forth of July.

McSmokey · 03-05-2010, 11:07 AM

My Wife is either 2nd or 3rd Cousin to Nancy Stafford [played Michelle Thomas, Matlocks Law Partner]

JackSchwartz · 03-05-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Goldie

So my other thread asking about what type of work you guys and gals do seems to have gone well. So I thought I would ask another.

Again, if there is an existing thread, I couldn't find it, so please feel free to shut this down if so.

So who are you related to that is famous, infamous, well known, etc.

I'll give this a go.

My Great Great Grandfather, Great Great Grandmother, and Great Grandfather we're all passengers abourd the Titanic whilst she was making her trip across the pond.

Encyclopedia-titanica.org lists them as 3rd class passengers, but I have always heard they were actually in steerage which is worse than 3rd class.

My Great Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather both made it off the Titanic and onto the Carpathia. So I guess I would consider myself part of the really freaking lucky gene pool.

If anyone is interested, here's a link http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org...goldsmith.html

So who are you folks related to?

Well I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it now but my Great Great Grandfather was actually the ice berg that sank the Titanic.

I'm not absolutely positive about it but I've heard that I'm related to Claude Provost, a hockey player for the Montreal Canadians from the mid-50's to the early 70's.

chachee52 · 03-05-2010, 08:02 PM

My great + a bunch (used to know, now I forget how many) grandmother is Mrs. Bixby. Who? you may ask? It's a famous letter from Lincoln that was used as the basis of the movie "Saving Private Ryan". She is the one in the Civil War that lost all but one of her sons during the war and Lincoln hand wrote her a letter basically saying that she shouldn't of had to lose all of her sons. In the movie, this is the reason that they went and saved Private Ryan so that Mrs Ryan didn't have to have the same fait.

Blueface · 03-05-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Boy did I want her to take me to the point of no return, lol! I saw them perform a couple of times back in the day. They were so hot! Great act!

+1
I think I am still at the "point of no return".

Blueface · 03-05-2010, 08:13 PM

No one in my ancestry ever did a darn thing that I can think of to make them famous other than practice for an event never to ever have been seen in the Olympics after all (90 mile rafting).

Goldie · 03-06-2010, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JackSchwartz

Well I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it now but my Great Great Grandfather was actually the ice berg that sank the Titanic.

I'm not absolutely positive about it but I've heard that I'm related to Claude Provost, a hockey player for the Montreal Canadians from the mid-50's to the early 70's.

Well played sir!!

Emjaysmash · 03-06-2010, 12:30 AM

I have two ancestors who were in the Confederate army. One was 75 years old when he joined, so he really didn't do anything, but one of the cousins was reported to be in the Savannah Artillery. As the story goes, he was captured as a POW and resided in a northern holding facility until he was pardoned by President Abe Lincoln just 3 days before the President's assassination.

sikk50 · 03-06-2010, 12:33 AM

My cousin (through several marages) is Scott Fujita line backer for the Saints.

One of my (insert random number of greats) grandfather was Dr. Mudd, fixed John Wilcks Booth (Sp?) leg after his fall off the balcony.

And randomly found out today that one of my (again insert random amount of greats) grandmas was hung during the Salem witch trials. I don't think I'm a wizzard though

Emjaysmash · 03-06-2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sikk50

My cousin (through several marages) is Scott Fujita line backer for the Saints.

One of my (insert random number of greats) grandfather was Dr. Mudd, fixed John Wilcks Booth (Sp?) leg after his fall off the balcony.

And randomly found out today that one of my (again insert random amount of greats) grandmas was hung during the Salem witch trials. I don't think I'm a wizzard though

So shall we call you Gandalf, or Harry Potter?

mosesbotbol · 03-06-2010, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

No one in my ancestry ever did a darn thing that I can think of to make them famous other than practice for an event never to ever have been seen in the Olympics after all (90 mile rafting).

If you complete it you get more than a gold medal too.

kugie · 03-06-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

I am rumored to have ties to the Massengill clan.

I met that Clan on a Summers Eve

03-06-2010, 09:27 AM

I'm related to the Romans. They ruled the world for about two thousand years.

pnoon · 03-06-2010, 09:33 AM

I am a direct descendant of Lord Poon of Flatulence.

Emjaysmash · 03-06-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I am a direct descendant of Lord Poon of Flatulence.

Fixed that for ya, Lord Poon!

pnoon · 03-06-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Fixed that for ya, Lord Poon!

Kreth · 03-06-2010, 10:19 AM

Well, there's my "great to the nth power" grandma. But much like I doubt any of you will brag about your great-great-uncle Abner the horse thief, we don't talk much about Eve due to "the Garden incident."

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icehog3 · 03-06-2010, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kugie

I met that Clan on a Summers Eve

cbsmokin · 03-06-2010, 01:28 PM

My wife frequently states that I resemble an a**hole. Does that count for something?

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