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Subject: Family History Blog

Posted by: mpkitty
Date: Jun 17 18

I believe all should keep their family history alive, if you know it. If you don't, your experiences are important to keep alive. Can we share some?
I'll start...

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terraorca

I am adopted.

Reply #1. Jun 17 18, 2:12 AM

mpkitty

Without much detail. I'd rather hear from you, I am the offspring of two different parts of the American experience.
On my mothers side, they traveled over the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail, in 1843. Death from cholera was the greatest danger and both owners of the Buffington Bible, which I have now, died on the trail. My Great great grandmother, aged 3 survived, thanks, Granny!

More later from me, now tell us your story...

Reply #2. Jun 17 18, 2:20 AM

mpkitty

Terra orca, even so, you have a story to keep alive, a story from your childhood, what you liked, what you did. It is part of you. I know you liked the sea, tell us..

Reply #3. Jun 17 18, 2:26 AM

C30

Back in the 1960's, my Uncle traced our "family tree" back as far as he could.
He got back to French Revolution, during which records got burnt, so he could get back no further.
It seems my ancestor was pro-Royalist, and escaped to Britain one step ahead of "Madam Guillotine", wisely (IMO) opted to stay here, married a British woman..........and in fullness of time, family became British.

Reply #4. Jun 17 18, 2:52 AM

sadwings

Don't know much about my family history other than we are a bunch of potato farming, leprechaun-chasing Irish people who are always after each other's Lucky Charms.

Reply #5. Jun 17 18, 4:27 AM

Jazmee27

Pennsylvania Dutch/German heritage
All I have is really guesswork; history itself interests me more than family trees.
Don't know my father in any case, so it would be incomplete at best.

Reply #6. Jun 17 18, 7:29 AM

ToucheLaBeau

I cannot tell a lie.

I chopped down my family tree.

Reply #7. Jun 17 18, 7:58 AM

daver852

Never trust your family history until you look it up. On "Find-A-Grave," for example, it says my great-grandmother's mother was "Katherine Grizzell." Took me just a few minutes of searching online to discover that her mother's name was actually Nancy Catherine Frizzell (not Grizzell), and that she was born in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1840. Makes me wonder if I'm related to the late, great Lefty Frizzell, since the surname is not very common.

Reply #8. Jun 17 18, 11:06 AM

terraorca

Lefty was born in Brian's hometown.

Reply #9. Jun 17 18, 11:13 AM

C30	Well if you can sing as well daver, your wasted on here! Lol Reply #10. Jun 17 18, 11:14 AM

mpkitty

On my father's side, my great grandfather came from Finland in early 1900's, leaving his family behind. When his wife and 5 small children came to the U.S., they had to first travel from the depths of Finnish forests to their ship on a raft. Can you imagine? She came from Sweden, and I was told by my old aunt that she was a close relative (sister??) of Greta Garbo.

Upon her arrival in the U.S., they went west to Centerville, Washington, never to leave. They had 6 more children.
You would think I have a lot of relatives, but if I do, I don't know of Many, they have scattered.

My Grandmother came later, to the U.S., with her 18 year old brother. She was only sixteen, but she was the leader. Without knowing much English, she led them from New York to Portland, Oregon by train. They then traveled 100 miles back up the Columbia River, and over the mountain to the valley where the Finnish settlement was. There, she met my Grandfather. What fun and adventures!

Reply #11. Jun 17 18, 5:32 PM

mpkitty

On my father's side, my great grandfather came from Finland in early 1900's, leaving his family behind. When his wife and 5 small children came to the U.S., they had to first travel from the depths of Finnish forests to their ship on a raft. Can you imagine? She came from Sweden, and I was told by my old aunt that she was a close relative (aunt??) of Greta Garbo.

Upon her arrival in the U.S., they went west to Centerville, Washington, never to leave. They had 6 more children.
You would think I have a lot of relatives, but if I do, I don't know of Many, they have scattered.

My Grandmother came later, to the U.S., with her 18 year old brother. She was only sixteen, but she was the leader. Without knowing much English, she led them from New York to Portland, Oregon by train. They then traveled 100 miles back up the Columbia River, and over the mountain to the valley where the Finnish settlement was. There, she met my Grandfather. What fun and adventures!

Reply #12. Jun 17 18, 5:34 PM

mpkitty

Sorryfor double post , don't know how that happened!

Thanks to everyone who already posted here...More, please!

Reply #13. Jun 17 18, 5:36 PM

Jazmee27

Wow, Stephanie, that's really fascinating.

Reply #14. Jun 17 18, 6:08 PM

mpkitty

Thank you Jazmee!! It's fun to remember those things. We found a large studio picture of my GreatgreatGrandfather, I had it restored as a Christmas present for my son, they share the same first name, Lars, and actually look alike.

Reply #15. Jun 18 18, 2:03 PM

Jazmee27

Awesome

Reply #16. Jun 18 18, 2:30 PM

daver852

I read a little more today, and found out that my great-great grandmother Nancy Catherine had 19 (not a typo) brothers and sisters, almost all of whom lived to adulthood. The mind boggles. She herself had only eight children, of whom my great-grandmother was the youngest.

Reply #17. Jun 18 18, 4:57 PM

mpkitty

Kind of bizarre...in our day, isn't it Daver, not unusual then, but can you imagine us prima donnas of today doing that to our bodies? Plus, I believe people should only reproduce one human per person. Population explosion is real and should be curbed.

Reply #18. Jun 18 18, 6:19 PM

mpkitty

One of my mother's ancestors lived in N. Carolina and fought in the Revolutionary War with Lafayette. Years later he was drowned in a steam boat sinking as he was traveling down to New Orleans to collect his veterans pension. Other than his name, that is about all I know about him.
Much of that family was lost in their move on the Oregon Trail; I guess no one thought to write about it.

Reply #19. Jun 19 18, 9:38 PM

mpkitty

I meant much about the family history was lost, not so many family members, but some.

I hope others will contribute here, could be things from your own life. Future generations might want to know.

Reply #20. Jun 19 18, 9:47 PM

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