Ancestry

[BoomerUSAF]

I don't remember all the details but I have had family members make books of all my ancestors. I have a book for both my mothers side and my fathers. My great grandmother on my mother's side also wrote a book on her life about getting married in Minnesota and moving to Nebraska where they bought a sheep ranch then onto southDakota where they had a cattle ranch which stayed in the family until just a few years ago. Very interesting having both sides of my family history documented.

That would be cool.

 

[D_Walt]

About half English, quarter Irish, quarter German, my parents are each of about the same mix. My mom was real big on researching ancestry and traced one English line back almost 1000 years to Lady Godiva supposedly. Most recent ancestor to immigrate to the US got here in 1836, ancestors on both sides of the civil war and two fought in the American Revolution.

 

[dgc1963]

My family came over from Ireland and Germany Connors and Burke an Kline
up the line a bit is a relative in my family tree Samuel Clemments my Grandmother was a Clemments

 

[Trial153]

My mothers Mother was first generation Italian American, her parents were both from outside Naples. My mothers father is also a first generation American his parents and all his siblings were born in Sicily.

My fathers mother is second generation generation Italian American and my Fathers father is a mix of German, Irish and English.

That’s all I know ….

 

[choc dogs]

I’m pretty sure my ancestors got kicked out of every civilized country in Europe.

Some aunts spent a ton of time 30 years ago in the LDS genealogy department and looked it all up. I never paid much attention to it, but I do remember that the paternal family emigrated with the second or third wave into the salt lake valley.

 

[Chad Gus]

I'm a mix of Swedish, German and Polish

 

[howl]

100% mutt

 

[WildWill]

Side note: my family that fought in the civil war was a father, son duo. The latter coming to Nebraska. The former was wounded in combat in Arkansas and later died from it.

It came full circle. My wife’s grandfather was an avid collector of historical items, and after him and his wife’s passing I came across a badge in a box of stuff that was going to get thrown away that was 1st Nebraska Calvary Regiment. Which was in Arkansas about the same time my family member was wounded there. I don’t know if the badge was passed down on my wife’s side or just something he came across. But I have to conclude that somehow my family interacted with the Nebraska Calvary and maybe that’s how they ended up here, possibly guided by my wife’s family.

Very cool. I had several family members that fought for the south in the Arkansas, Kansas, Indian territory area. The battle of pea ridge being the largest I know of. Crazy to think our ancestors may have shot at one another.

 

[Scott85]

My family came to the new land in 1613 to Virginia.

 

[buckbull]

Both of my grandparents on my dads side immigrated from germany when they were kids when WW1 started or was about to start. My grandma's family started a farm near fairbury nebraska. Grandfathers family were all coal miners and settled in southern illinois. Grandpa was an explosives specialist. So my dad is 100% german. My moms side of the family is all mutts, mostly german and english. Do a search on my last name and its a village in germany. Unfortunately it was home to a concentration camp.

 

[jrabq]

100% 'Merican, as far as I know.

 

[Hem]

Mutt.
English/Scott on Father's side.

Mothers side, Dutch, Spanish, German.
My Uncle tracked our family tree to Dutch ancestors, first settlers in some part of New York 1605.

Amazing to see the military background in 350 years.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I've been told I'm a mix of European decent. But my wife and I just ordered the 23 and me kits yesterday so we'll see. Really hoping for a bunch of Neanderthal or something cool.

 

[devon deer]

I'm 100% English

 

[SaskHunter]

DNA results are in: 100% annoying.

My wife agrees.

 

[tarheel]

We've been here since 1634, emigrated from mostly England and Scotland picking up some Welsh and French along the way and settling around Jamestown, VA, later to around Yorktown. GGGrandfather wore the grey, died in Richmond in 1862.

My late wife was the duke's mixture in the Union. Her DNA came back 14% Native American, 50% European Jew, Central Asian, 17% Spanish and a spattering of Italian, Greek, English, Irish, Eastern European, Middle East, Caucasus region and North African.

Her people came out of Trinidad, CO area where there was a lot of mining, accounting for such a polyglot of nationalities.

 

[NoWiser]

My mom’s side is mostly mutt from what I gather. On my dads side, my grandma was 100% Czech and my grandpa was 100% German. My great great great grandpa on my dad’s side was headed to fight for the North when the war ended. He turned around and came back to Minnesota where he settled on the farm where I’m currently raising my family. My kids are the 7th generation to call this piece of land home.

 

[CRJR45]

I was born a long time ago in a galaxy far far away .

 

[CRJR45]

My dads family was English , Irish and Dutch and didn't amount to much , was the family joke .
Mothers was part Cherokee and Gypsy and who knows what else .

 

[westbranch]

Both sides of my family says 100% Finnish. All ancestors came from northern Finland to MN in 1880s/90s. Haven't done any DNA tests but assume there is Swedish mixed in as well.